Marist College (Emerald)
Jeppesen Drive, Emerald QLD 4720
Marist College (Emerald) is a Catholic secondary school in Emerald, QLD for Years 7–12 with about 697 students. Its ICSEA is 999, 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 sources describe Marist College Emerald as a Catholic co-educational secondary school (Years 7-12) in the Central Highlands region, founded in 1996 by the Marist Brothers and serving around 570 students. The school promotes a strong pastoral care culture alongside a diverse curriculum blending academic and vocational pathways. It runs an active instrumental music program and offers social-justice and cultural immersion trips to Fiji, Japan and Vietnam, plus a well-regarded house-based co-curricular sport and community program.
Often praised
- strong pastoral care culture
- instrumental music program
- international immersion trips
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capricornia (Emerald Campus) School of Distance Education | Emerald | Public k–12 / combined | 1.4 km | 960 | 5,463 |
| Emerald Christian College (Emerald) | Emerald | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.6 km | 996 | 107 |
| Ontrack College Emerald (Emerald) | Emerald | Independent high school | 2.6 km | 904 | 23 |
| Emerald State High School | Emerald | Public high school | 3.3 km | 945 | 847 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmaus College (Park Avenue) | Park Avenue | Catholic high school · 10-12 | 1,320 | 997 |
| Assumption College (Warwick) | Warwick | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 444 | 994 |
| St Brendan's College (Yeppoon) | Yeppoon | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 1,034 | 994 |
| St Anthony's Catholic College (Veales Rd and Joanne St, Deeragun) | Deeragun | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 1,485 | 992 |
| Burdekin Catholic High School (Ayr) | Ayr | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 293 | 989 |
| St Patrick's College (Mackay) | Mackay | Catholic high school · 11-12 | 1,394 | 1,009 |
About this data
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