Our Lady of the Southern Cross College (Dalby)
2 Nicholson Street, Dalby QLD 4405
Our Lady of the Southern Cross College (Dalby) is a Catholic combined primary and secondary school in Dalby, QLD from Prep to Year 12 with about 681 students. Its ICSEA is 1,021, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the school's own page. 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
Drawn from public online sources: Our Lady of the Southern Cross College is a co-educational, non-boarding Catholic school for Prep to Year 12 in Dalby, Queensland, part of the Toowoomba Catholic Schools network. It has around 680 students and a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.5 to 1. Its history traces to the Sisters of Mercy teaching in Dalby from 1877, and after-school care is available.
Often praised
- Prep to Year 12
- Long local history
- After-school care
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalby Christian College (Dalby) | Dalby | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.0 km | 1,009 | 419 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Catholic College (Hervey Bay) | Hervey Bay | Catholic k–12 / combined · P-12 | 1,322 | 1,021 |
| Emmaus College (Jimboomba) | Jimboomba | Catholic k–12 / combined · P-12 | 1,501 | 1,022 |
| Ryan Catholic College (Kirwan) | Kirwan | Catholic k–12 / combined · P-12 | 2,019 | 1,020 |
| St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays (Proserpine) | Proserpine | Catholic k–12 / combined · P-12 | 725 | 1,017 |
| St Joseph's School (Stanthorpe) | Stanthorpe | Catholic k–12 / combined · P-12 | 492 | 1,017 |
| St Mary's College (Toowoomba) | Toowoomba | Catholic k–12 / combined · 5-12 | 930 | 1,017 |
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.