Ryan Catholic College (Kirwan)
59 Canterbury Road, Kirwan QLD 4817
Ryan Catholic College (Kirwan) is a Catholic combined primary and secondary school in Kirwan, QLD from Prep to Year 12 with about 2,019 students. Its ICSEA is 1,020, 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: a co-educational Catholic college in Kirwan, Townsville, teaching Prep to Year 12 across a Junior Campus (Prep-4) and a Senior Campus (Years 5-12). It lists VET, school-based apprenticeships and senior pathways, plus music, drama, dance, visual arts and film. Camps, retreats, overseas trips and an active parents' association feature in community life.
Often praised
- Arts programs
- Senior pathways
- Two campuses
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NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Ryan Catholic College (Kirwan) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shalom Christian College Condon Campus (Condon) | Condon | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.9 km | 688 | 237 |
| Calvary Christian College (Mount Louisa) | Mount Louisa | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.5 km | 1,020 | 1,128 |
| Townsville Christian College (Vincent) | Vincent | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.4 km | 871 | 442 |
| Annandale Christian College (Annandale) | Annandale | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.4 km | 1,069 | 687 |
| The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James (Mundingburra) | Mundingburra | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.7 km | 1,100 | 1,205 |
| Southern Cross Catholic College (Townsville) | Annandale | Catholic k–12 / combined | 8.7 km | 1,048 | 1,479 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of the Southern Cross College (Dalby) | Dalby | Catholic k–12 / combined · P-12 | 681 | 1,021 |
| 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 |
| 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.