St Finbarr's School (Quilpie)
Jabiru Street, Quilpie QLD 4480
St Finbarr's School (Quilpie) is a Catholic primary school in Quilpie, QLD from Prep to Year 6 with about 31 students. Its ICSEA is 932, 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). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: St Finbarr's is a small co-educational Catholic school in remote Quilpie, serving Prep to Year 6 with around 30 students. It has been part of the Quilpie community since the Sisters of St Joseph began a day and boarding school there in 1950, and belongs to the Toowoomba Catholic Schools network. Small class sizes give a low student-to-teacher ratio.
Often praised
- Small close-knit classes
- Long community history
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quilpie State College | Quilpie | Public k–12 / combined | 0.2 km | 782 | 50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Paul's School (Woodridge) | Woodridge | Catholic primary · P-6 | 346 | 935 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic School (Rasmussen) | Rasmussen | Catholic primary · P-6 | 276 | 928 |
| St Patrick's Catholic School (Winton) | Winton | Catholic primary · P-6 | 47 | 928 |
| St Teresa's School (Ravenshoe) | Ravenshoe | Catholic primary · P-6 | 85 | 939 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School (Thursday Island) | Thursday Island | Catholic primary · P-6 | 131 | 918 |
| St Joseph's Parish School (Weipa) | Weipa | Catholic primary · P-6 | 161 | 949 |
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.