Whitsunday Anglican School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Beaconsfield, Queensland 4740 · Mackay LGA
#57 of 275 combined schools in QLD
#328 of 1,259 nationally
About Whitsunday Anglican School
Whitsunday Anglican School is an independent combined (K–12) school located in Beaconsfield, Queensland (4740), within the Mackay local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,151 students (616 girls and 535 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools Queensland.
Whitsunday Anglican School has an ICSEA value of 1102, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 85th percentile of Australian schools. 43% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 8% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 91 teachers (86.9 full-time equivalent) and 53 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.2 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 70% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Whitsunday Anglican School scores 66.8 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of combined schools nationally and 57th of 275 combined schools in QLD (1st of 4 in the Mackay area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1102
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)43% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+70% enrolments since 2020 (area median +3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-7 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Whitsunday Anglican School's 1,151 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Whitsunday Anglican School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Whitsunday Anglican School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Mackay District Special School
Beaconsfield · Government special · Prep-12
82 students · ICSEA 949 · 672 m away
Pioneer State High School
Andergrove · Government high school · 7-12
536 students · ICSEA 875 · 829 m away
Beaconsfield State School
Beaconsfield · Government primary · Prep-6
481 students · ICSEA 924 · 829 m away
Carlisle Adventist College
Beaconsfield · Independent combined · Prep-12
281 students · ICSEA 990 · 983 m away
Mackay North State High School
North Mackay · Government high school · 7-12
1,253 students · ICSEA 958 · 1.7 km away
Fitzgerald State School
North Mackay · Government primary · Prep-6
632 students · ICSEA 955 · 1.8 km away
Mackay Christian College
North Mackay · Independent combined · Prep-12
879 students · ICSEA 1000 · 1.9 km away
Emmanuel Catholic Primary School
Mount Pleasant · Catholic primary · Prep-6
597 students · ICSEA 1025 · 2.1 km away
Holy Spirit College
Mount Pleasant · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,139 students · ICSEA 1023 · 2.1 km away
Andergrove State School
Andergrove · Government primary · Prep-6
270 students · ICSEA 887 · 2.1 km away
Similar schools
Independent combined schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Trinity Anglican School
White Rock · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,204 students · ICSEA 1103
Samford Valley Steiner School
Wights Mountain · Independent combined · Prep-12
500 students · ICSEA 1103
The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James
Mundingburra · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,205 students · ICSEA 1100
Montessori International College
Forest Glen · Independent combined · Prep-12
276 students · ICSEA 1104
Hillcrest Christian College
Reedy Creek · Independent combined · Prep-12
2,055 students · ICSEA 1104
Prince of Peace Lutheran College
Everton Park · Independent combined · Prep-12
653 students · ICSEA 1104
Frequently asked questions
Is Whitsunday Anglican School a public or private school?
Whitsunday Anglican School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools Queensland.
What year levels does Whitsunday Anglican School offer?
Whitsunday Anglican School offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Whitsunday Anglican School?
In 2025, Whitsunday Anglican School had 1,151 enrolled students (616 girls, 535 boys), a change of 70% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Whitsunday Anglican School?
Whitsunday Anglican School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1102. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Whitsunday Anglican School rank in QLD?
Whitsunday Anglican School ranks 57th of 275 combined schools in Queensland on the Success Index (66.8/100), and 328th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Whitsunday Anglican School?
Whitsunday Anglican School has about 13.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Whitsunday Anglican School?
In 2025, Whitsunday Anglican School had 105 students in Year 7 and 70 in Year 12.
Is Whitsunday Anglican School co-ed?
Yes. Whitsunday Anglican School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Whitsunday Anglican School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Whitsunday Anglican School in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
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