St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Blackall)
109 Thistle Street, Blackall QLD 4472
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Blackall) is a Catholic primary school in Blackall, QLD from Prep to Year 6 with about 53 students. Its ICSEA is 972, 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 Joseph's in Blackall is a co-educational Catholic school established in 1917, serving Prep to Year 6 with a separate play-based kindergarten for the year before Prep. Its motto is 'Big heart, little school'. It offers religious education, personal development and co-curricular activities, and emphasises partnership between parents and school in a caring, inclusive community.
Often praised
- Small caring community
- Parent-school partnership
- On-site kindergarten
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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackall State School | Blackall | Public k–12 / combined | 1.2 km | 892 | 90 |
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 Joseph's School (Millmerran) | Millmerran | Catholic primary · P-6 | 82 | 972 |
| St Rita's School (South Johnstone) | South Johnstone | Catholic primary · P-6 | 107 | 970 |
| St Mary's School (Charleville) | Charleville | Catholic primary · P-6 | 157 | 968 |
| St Monica's School (Oakey) | Oakey | Catholic primary · P-6 | 193 | 968 |
| St Mary's Catholic School (Bowen) | Bowen | Catholic primary · P-6 | 146 | 967 |
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary School (Longreach) | Longreach | Catholic primary · P-6 | 117 | 978 |
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.