St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (North Mackay)
4 Canberra Street, North Mackay QLD 4740
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (North Mackay) is a Catholic primary school in North Mackay, QLD from Prep to Year 6 with about 349 students. Its ICSEA is 1,016, 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 North Mackay is a Prep to Year 6 Catholic school with a strong history in the Diocese of Rockhampton, shaped by the values of its founders, the Sisters of Mercy. It offers specialist music, technology and physical education, sporting, cultural and service activities, and Outside School Hours Care, describing a family-oriented community and an education with breadth.
Often praised
- Music, arts and sport
- Outside school hours care
- Family-oriented community
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackay North State School | North Mackay | Public primary | 0.3 km | 933 | 401 |
| Fitzgerald State School | North Mackay | Public primary | 2.1 km | 955 | 632 |
| Mackay Central State School | Mackay | Public primary | 2.6 km | 908 | 216 |
| Whitsunday Anglican School (Beaconsfield) | Beaconsfield | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.7 km | 1,102 | 1,151 |
| Victoria Park State School | East Mackay | Public primary | 2.9 km | 927 | 602 |
| Emmanuel Catholic Primary School (Mount Pleasant) | Mount Pleasant | Catholic primary | 3.3 km | 1,025 | 597 |
| Carlisle Adventist Christian College (Beaconsfield) | Beaconsfield | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.4 km | 990 | 281 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Mackay South) | Mackay South | Catholic primary | 3.5 km | 1,050 | 384 |
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 Francis Catholic Primary School (Tannum Sands) | Tannum Sands | Catholic primary · P-6 | 218 | 1,015 |
| All Saints' School (Boonah) | Boonah | Catholic primary · P-6 | 137 | 1,018 |
| St Benedict's Catholic School (Shaw) | Shaw | Catholic primary · P-6 | 613 | 1,014 |
| St Brendan's Catholic Primary School (Mackay) | Rural View, Mackay | Catholic primary · P-6 | 439 | 1,018 |
| St Joseph's Tobruk Memorial School (Beenleigh) | Beenleigh | Catholic primary · P-6 | 518 | 1,018 |
| St Mary's School (Beaudesert) | Beaudesert | Catholic primary · P-6 | 414 | 1,014 |
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.