Highlands Christian College (Toowoomba)
505 Hume Street, Toowoomba QLD 4350
Highlands Christian College (Toowoomba) is an independent combined primary and secondary school in Toowoomba, QLD from Prep to Year 12 with about 670 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 1,060, where the national average is 1000.
ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Enrolments and staff cover all campuses of this school. Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Highlands Christian College is an independent, non-denominational, co-educational Prep to Year 12 school at Kearneys Spring, Toowoomba, established in 1982 and renamed in 2019. It has roughly 670 students. Offerings include teaching from a Biblical worldview, Christian Studies, a Middle Years distinctive program, music from Prep to Year 12, and Japanese from primary through secondary.
Often praised
- Music program Prep to Year 12
- Japanese language offered
- Biblical worldview curriculum
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NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Glennie School (Toowoomba) | Toowoomba | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.4 km | 1,073 | 700 |
| St Mary's College (Toowoomba) | Toowoomba | Catholic k–12 / combined | 4.4 km | 1,017 | 930 |
| Toowoomba Grammar School (East Toowoomba) | East Toowoomba | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.5 km | 1,096 | 1,145 |
| Toowoomba Anglican School (Toowoomba) | Toowoomba | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.3 km | 1,132 | 682 |
| Darling Downs Christian School (Toowoomba) | Toowoomba | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.5 km | 1,038 | 362 |
| Fairholme College (Toowoomba) | Toowoomba | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.7 km | 1,110 | 849 |
| Downlands College (Toowoomba) | Toowoomba | Catholic k–12 / combined | 7.2 km | 1,060 | 1,187 |
| Toowoomba Christian College (Highfields) | Highfields | Independent k–12 / combined | 12.5 km | 1,066 | 810 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Christian College (Cooroy) | Cooroy | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 478 | 1,060 |
| Cairns Hinterland Steiner School (Kuranda) | Kuranda | Independent k–12 / combined · P-11 | 157 | 1,059 |
| Good Shepherd Christian School (Albany Creek) | Albany Creek | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 214 | 1,061 |
| Caloundra Christian College (Caloundra) | Caloundra | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 438 | 1,058 |
| Kimberley College (Carbrook) | Carbrook | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 745 | 1,058 |
| Islamic College of Brisbane (Karawatha) | Karawatha | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 1,712 | 1,057 |
About this data
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