St Joseph's Catholic School, The Strand (North Ward)
Fryer Street, North Ward QLD 4810
St Joseph's Catholic School, The Strand (North Ward) is a Catholic primary school in North Ward, QLD from Prep to Year 6 with about 355 students. Its ICSEA is 1,100, 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: A co-educational Catholic primary school in Townsville, Prep to Year 6, with an on-site kindergarten and roughly 360 students. Described as the first Catholic school established in Townsville, in 1873. It lists the Sounds-Write literacy program, an instrumental music program, sport, guidance counselling, outside school hours care and a motto of Love, Community, Excellence.
Often praised
- Sounds-Write literacy program
- Instrumental music program
- Historic Catholic school
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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 Joseph's Catholic School, The Strand (North Ward) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Townsville Central State School | North Ward | Public primary | 0.6 km | 930 | 144 |
| Townsville South State School | South Townsville | Public primary | 1.4 km | 909 | 95 |
| Townsville West State School | West End | Public primary | 2.1 km | 866 | 111 |
| Railway Estate State School | Railway Estate | Public primary | 2.3 km | 916 | 179 |
| Belgian Gardens State School | Belgian Gardens | Public primary | 2.6 km | 1,055 | 595 |
| Hermit Park State School | Hyde Park | Public primary | 3.7 km | 1,028 | 630 |
| Garbutt State School | Garbutt | Public primary | 4.5 km | 775 | 78 |
| Marian Catholic School (Currajong) | Currajong | Catholic primary | 4.6 km | 1,042 | 374 |
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 Mary of the Cross School (Windsor) | Windsor | Catholic primary · P-6 | 56 | 1,100 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School (Sunnybank) | Sunnybank | Catholic primary · P-6 | 560 | 1,099 |
| St James Primary School (Coorparoo) | Coorparoo | Catholic primary · P-6 | 132 | 1,102 |
| St Andrew's Catholic School (Ferny Grove) | Ferny Grove | Catholic primary · P-6 | 539 | 1,097 |
| Our Lady of the Assumption School (Enoggera) | Enoggera | Catholic primary · P-6 | 303 | 1,104 |
| St John Vianney's Primary School (Manly) | Manly | Catholic primary · P-6 | 452 | 1,096 |
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.