Good Counsel College (Innisfail)
66 Owen Street, Innisfail QLD 4860
Good Counsel College (Innisfail) is a Catholic secondary school in Innisfail, QLD for Years 7–12 with about 414 students. Its ICSEA is 982, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the publisher's site. About this link
ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Public information about Good Counsel College describes a Catholic co-educational secondary school in Innisfail, run by the Diocese of Cairns, catering to Years 7-12 students from Innisfail and surrounding areas including Babinda, Tully, Mission Beach and Millaa Millaa. The school is noted for its academic curriculum alongside vocational education pathways, sporting programs with district and regional representation, and a Trade Training Centre featuring an engineering workshop and commercial-grade hospitality kitchen. It also offers Chinese and Japanese language study with exchange opportunities.
Often praised
- Trade Training Centre facilities
- vocational education pathways
- language exchange programs
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Good Counsel College (Innisfail) on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innisfail State College | Innisfail Estate | Public high school | 1.0 km | 889 | 951 |
| Radiant Life College (East Innisfail) | East Innisfail | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.2 km | 749 | 137 |
| Babinda State School | Babinda | Public k–12 / combined | 23.0 km | 931 | 280 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in QLD
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilroy Santa Maria College (Ingham) | Ingham | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 313 | 982 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic College (Mount Isa) | Mount Isa | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 434 | 978 |
| St James College (Brisbane) | Brisbane | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 980 | 978 |
| St Saviour's College (Toowoomba) | Toowoomba | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 295 | 986 |
| Burdekin Catholic High School (Ayr) | Ayr | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 293 | 989 |
| St Anthony's Catholic College (Veales Rd and Joanne St, Deeragun) | Deeragun | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 1,485 | 992 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.