St Joseph's Catholic School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Queenstown, Tasmania 7467 · West Coast LGA
About St Joseph's Catholic School
St Joseph's Catholic School is a catholic primary school located in Queenstown, Tasmania (7467), within the West Coast local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 59 students (28 girls and 31 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Tasmania.
St Joseph's Catholic School has an ICSEA value of 902, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 11th percentile of Australian schools. 4% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 68% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 10 teachers (8.8 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 6.7 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 35% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Joseph's Catholic School scores 25.2 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 902
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)4% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)6.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-35% enrolments since 2020 (area median -23%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-48 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 St Joseph's Catholic School's 59 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Joseph's Catholic School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Joseph's Catholic School
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Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in TAS with a comparable ICSEA.
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John Paul II Catholic School
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St Joseph's Catholic School
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Frequently asked questions
Is St Joseph's Catholic School a public or private school?
St Joseph's Catholic School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Tasmania.
What year levels does St Joseph's Catholic School offer?
St Joseph's Catholic School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Joseph's Catholic School?
In 2025, St Joseph's Catholic School had 59 enrolled students (28 girls, 31 boys), a change of -35% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Joseph's Catholic School?
St Joseph's Catholic School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 902. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Joseph's Catholic School?
St Joseph's Catholic School has about 6.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at St Joseph's Catholic School each year?
In 2025, St Joseph's Catholic School had 9 students in Prep and 9 in Year 6.
Is St Joseph's Catholic School co-ed?
Yes. St Joseph's Catholic School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Joseph's Catholic School?
There are 1 other schools within 15 km of St Joseph's Catholic 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.
Where can I get tutoring near St Joseph's Catholic School?
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