Whitsunday Christian College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Cannonvale, Queensland 4802 · Whitsunday LGA
#182 of 275 combined schools in QLD
#861 of 1,259 nationally
About Whitsunday Christian College
Whitsunday Christian College is an independent combined (K–12) school located in Cannonvale, Queensland (4802), within the Whitsunday local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 421 students (226 girls and 195 boys). The school is affiliated with Christian Community Ministries Ltd.
Whitsunday Christian College has an ICSEA value of 1015, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 54th percentile of Australian schools. 12% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 21% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 30 teachers (29.4 full-time equivalent) and 28 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.3 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 25% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Whitsunday Christian College scores 40.1 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of combined schools nationally and 182nd of 275 combined schools in QLD (2nd of 2 in the Whitsunday area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1015
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)12% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+25% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-30 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 Christian College's 421 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Whitsunday Christian College have changed over the past decade.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Whitsunday Christian College a public or private school?
Whitsunday Christian College is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Christian Community Ministries Ltd.
What year levels does Whitsunday Christian College offer?
Whitsunday Christian College offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Whitsunday Christian College?
In 2025, Whitsunday Christian College had 421 enrolled students (226 girls, 195 boys), a change of 25% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Whitsunday Christian College?
Whitsunday Christian College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1015. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Whitsunday Christian College rank in QLD?
Whitsunday Christian College ranks 182nd of 275 combined schools in Queensland on the Success Index (40.1/100), and 861st of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Whitsunday Christian College?
Whitsunday Christian College has about 14.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Whitsunday Christian College?
In 2025, Whitsunday Christian College had 47 students in Year 7 and 5 in Year 12.
Is Whitsunday Christian College co-ed?
Yes. Whitsunday Christian College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Whitsunday Christian College?
There are 1 other schools within 15 km of Whitsunday Christian College 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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