St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Wandal)
4 Herbert Street, Wandal QLD 4700
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Wandal) is a Catholic primary school in Wandal, QLD from Prep to Year 6 with about 366 students. Its ICSEA is 1,026, 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 Joseph's in Wandal, Rockhampton, is a co-educational Prep to Year 6 Catholic school operated by the Diocese of Rockhampton, established by the Sisters of St Joseph in 1912. It has around 366 students and the motto 'To love is to serve'. Influenced by the charism of Mary MacKillop, it offers specialist learning in the arts, physical education and STEM.
Often praised
- Over 100 years of history
- Arts, PE and STEM specialists
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hall State School | Wandal | Public primary | 0.3 km | 936 | 309 |
| Crescent Lagoon State School | West Rockhampton | Public primary | 1.2 km | 903 | 362 |
| The Rockhampton Grammar School (Agnes St, Rockhampton) | Rockhampton | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.3 km | 1,069 | 1,472 |
| Rockhampton Girls Grammar School (Rockhampton) | Rockhampton | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.8 km | 1,022 | 405 |
| Park Avenue State School | Park Avenue | Public primary | 2.0 km | 864 | 163 |
| Kingsley College (North Rockhampton) | North Rockhampton | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.3 km | 966 | 274 |
| Allenstown State School | Allenstown | Public primary | 2.3 km | 884 | 296 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Park Avenue) | Park Avenue | Catholic primary | 2.4 km | 990 | 341 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Catholic Primary School (Mount Pleasant) | Mount Pleasant | Catholic primary · P-6 | 597 | 1,025 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School (Earlville) | Earlville | Catholic primary · P-6 | 506 | 1,025 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (Yeppoon) | Yeppoon | Catholic primary · P-6 | 552 | 1,025 |
| St Ann's School (Redbank Plains) | Redbank Plains | Catholic primary · P-6 | 450 | 1,027 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School (Toowoomba) | Toowoomba | Catholic primary · P-6 | 454 | 1,029 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School (Gladstone) | Gladstone | Catholic primary · P-6 | 649 | 1,023 |
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.