St Francis' School (Ayr)
99 Edwards Street, Ayr QLD 4807
St Francis' School (Ayr) is a Catholic primary school in Ayr, QLD from Prep to Year 6 with about 222 students. Its ICSEA is 1,007, 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: St Francis Catholic School in Ayr is a co-educational Prep to Year 6 school with more than 230 students and smaller class sizes designed to support individual learning. Its motto is "Inspiring Excellence, Nurturing Belonging". Built on Gospel values, it offers a learning and teaching framework, pastoral care, co-curricular and sports programs, and emphasises partnership between students, school, family and parish.
Often praised
- Smaller class sizes
- Pastoral care focus
- Strong parish partnership
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at October 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: low. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See St Francis' School (Ayr) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr State School | Ayr | Public primary | 1.0 km | 763 | 60 |
| Burdekin Christian College (Melbourne St, Ayr) | Ayr | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.7 km | 949 | 380 |
| East Ayr State School | Ayr | Public primary | 1.7 km | 952 | 500 |
| Maidavale State School | Airville | Public primary | 5.6 km | 957 | 11 |
| Brandon State School | Brandon | Public primary | 5.8 km | 834 | 18 |
| Kalamia State School | Brandon | Public primary | 6.0 km | 883 | 15 |
| Jarvisfield State School | Jarvisfield | Public primary | 7.1 km | 839 | 39 |
| Home Hill State School | Home Hill | Public primary | 9.4 km | 875 | 128 |
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 Clare's School (Tully) | Tully | Catholic primary · P-6 | 170 | 1,008 |
| St Mary's Primary School (Maryborough) | Maryborough | Catholic primary · P-6 | 359 | 1,005 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic School (Cranbrook) | Cranbrook | Catholic primary · P-6 | 686 | 1,010 |
| St Joseph's School (Mount Isa) | Mount Isa | Catholic primary · P-6 | 313 | 1,010 |
| Star of the Sea Catholic School (Torquay) | Torquay | Catholic primary · P-6 | 388 | 1,010 |
| St Clare's Primary School (Yarrabilba) | Yarrabilba | Catholic primary · P-6 | 529 | 1,003 |
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.