Xavier Catholic College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Hervey Bay, Queensland 4655 · Fraser Coast LGA
#192 of 275 combined schools in QLD
#906 of 1,259 nationally
About Xavier Catholic College
Xavier Catholic College is a catholic combined (K–12) school located in Hervey Bay, Queensland (4655), within the Fraser Coast local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,322 students (657 girls and 665 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
Xavier Catholic College has an ICSEA value of 1021, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 56th percentile of Australian schools. 13% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 20% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 87 teachers (83.6 full-time equivalent) and 60 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.8 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 17% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Xavier Catholic College scores 37.8 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of combined schools nationally and 192nd of 275 combined schools in QLD (4th of 5 in the Fraser Coast area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1021
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)13% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+17% enrolments since 2020 (area median +17%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-13 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 Xavier Catholic College's 1,322 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Xavier Catholic College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Xavier Catholic College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Yarrilee State School
Urraween · Government primary · Prep-6
732 students · ICSEA 965 · 372 m away
St James Lutheran College
Urraween · Independent combined · Prep-12
754 students · ICSEA 1038 · 1.6 km away
Bayside Christian College Hervey Bay
Urraween · Independent combined · Prep-12
631 students · ICSEA 1010 · 1.7 km away
Hervey Bay State High School
Pialba · Government high school · 7-12
1,280 students · ICSEA 963 · 2.8 km away
Pialba State School
Pialba · Government primary · Prep-6
367 students · ICSEA 901 · 2.9 km away
Carinity Education - Glendyne
Nikenbah · Independent special · 6-12
142 students · ICSEA 882 · 3.1 km away
Kawungan State School
Kawungan · Government primary · Prep-6
877 students · ICSEA 976 · 4.7 km away
Hervey Bay Special School
Kawungan · Government special · Prep-12
105 students · ICSEA 970 · 4.9 km away
Torquay State School
Torquay · Government primary · Prep-6
183 students · ICSEA 875 · 6.0 km away
Fraser Coast Anglican College
Wondunna · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,010 students · ICSEA 1098 · 6.0 km away
Similar schools
Catholic combined schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Our Lady of the Southern Cross College
Dalby · Catholic combined · Prep-12
681 students · ICSEA 1021
Emmaus College
Jimboomba · Catholic combined · Prep-12
1,501 students · ICSEA 1022
Ryan Catholic College
Kirwan · Catholic combined · Prep-12
2,019 students · ICSEA 1020
St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays
Proserpine · Catholic combined · Prep-12
725 students · ICSEA 1017
St Mary's College
Toowoomba · Catholic combined · 5-12
930 students · ICSEA 1017
St Joseph's School
Stanthorpe · Catholic combined · Prep-12
492 students · ICSEA 1017
Frequently asked questions
Is Xavier Catholic College a public or private school?
Xavier Catholic College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does Xavier Catholic College offer?
Xavier Catholic College offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Xavier Catholic College?
In 2025, Xavier Catholic College had 1,322 enrolled students (657 girls, 665 boys), a change of 17% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Xavier Catholic College?
Xavier Catholic College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1021. 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 Xavier Catholic College rank in QLD?
Xavier Catholic College ranks 192nd of 275 combined schools in Queensland on the Success Index (37.8/100), and 906th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Xavier Catholic College?
Xavier Catholic College has about 15.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Xavier Catholic College?
In 2025, Xavier Catholic College had 137 students in Year 7 and 89 in Year 12.
Is Xavier Catholic College co-ed?
Yes. Xavier Catholic College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Xavier Catholic College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Xavier Catholic 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.
Where can I get tutoring near Xavier Catholic College?
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