St Mary's College (Toowoomba)
129 West Street, Toowoomba QLD 4350
St Mary's College (Toowoomba) is a Catholic combined primary and secondary school in Toowoomba, QLD for Years 5–12 with about 930 students. Its ICSEA is 1,017, 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 Mary's College is a Catholic boys' school in Toowoomba for Years 5 to 12, founded in 1899 in the Edmund Rice tradition. It offers academic, vocational and apprenticeship pathways and co-curricular sport, arts, STEM and aerospace, with a Liverpool FC International Academy, partnerships with industry, and an active Old Boys' Association.
Often praised
- Edmund Rice tradition
- Academic and vocational pathways
- STEM, aerospace and sport
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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 Glennie School (Toowoomba) | Toowoomba | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.7 km | 1,073 | 700 |
| Toowoomba Grammar School (East Toowoomba) | East Toowoomba | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.6 km | 1,096 | 1,145 |
| Downlands College (Toowoomba) | Toowoomba | Catholic k–12 / combined | 3.1 km | 1,060 | 1,187 |
| Toowoomba Anglican School (Toowoomba) | Toowoomba | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.3 km | 1,132 | 682 |
| Fairholme College (Toowoomba) | Toowoomba | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.4 km | 1,110 | 849 |
| Darling Downs Christian School (Toowoomba) | Toowoomba | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.8 km | 1,038 | 362 |
| Highlands Christian College (Toowoomba) | Toowoomba | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.4 km | 1,060 | 670 |
| Toowoomba Christian College (Highfields) | Highfields | Independent k–12 / combined | 8.1 km | 1,066 | 810 |
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 Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays (Proserpine) | Proserpine | Catholic k–12 / combined · P-12 | 725 | 1,017 |
| St Joseph's School (Stanthorpe) | Stanthorpe | Catholic k–12 / combined · P-12 | 492 | 1,017 |
| Ryan Catholic College (Kirwan) | Kirwan | Catholic k–12 / combined · P-12 | 2,019 | 1,020 |
| Our Lady of the Southern Cross College (Dalby) | Dalby | Catholic k–12 / combined · P-12 | 681 | 1,021 |
| Xavier Catholic College (Hervey Bay) | Hervey Bay | Catholic k–12 / combined · P-12 | 1,322 | 1,021 |
| Emmaus College (Jimboomba) | Jimboomba | Catholic k–12 / combined · P-12 | 1,501 | 1,022 |
About this data
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