St Patrick's College (Mackay)
Gregory Street, Mackay QLD 4740
St Patrick's College (Mackay) is a Catholic secondary school in Mackay, QLD for Years 11–12 with about 1,394 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 1,009, 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). Enrolments and staff cover all campuses of this school. Terms
About this school, from public sources
Based on the school's own website and its published annual report, St Patrick's College is a Catholic secondary school in Mackay whose senior years are based at a dedicated River Street campus. It offers a broad curriculum with strengths in music, drama and visual arts, well-equipped facilities including specialty rooms and strong technology access, and describes itself as a close-knit learning community involving students, staff, parents and parish. Its bi-annual theatre productions are noted as a point of local community pride.
Often praised
- strong music and drama programs
- well-equipped specialty facilities
- close, faith-based community
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 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: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
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 Patrick's College (Mackay) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kutta Mulla Gorinna Special Assistance School (Mackay) | Mackay | Independent high school | 0.8 km | 811 | 75 |
| Mackay State High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | South Mackay | Public high school | 1.7 km | 936 | 1,254 |
| Mercy College (Mackay) | Mackay | Catholic high school | 1.7 km | — | — |
| Mackay Christian College (Quarry St, North Mackay) | North Mackay | Independent high school | 2.7 km | 1,000 | 879 |
| Mackay North State High School | North Mackay | Public high school | 2.9 km | 958 | 1,253 |
| Whitsunday Anglican School (Beaconsfield) | Beaconsfield | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.3 km | 1,102 | 1,151 |
| Holy Spirit College (Mount Pleasant) | Mount Pleasant | Catholic high school | 4.3 km | 1,023 | 1,139 |
| Carlisle Adventist Christian College (Beaconsfield) | Beaconsfield | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.8 km | 990 | 281 |
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's College (Maryborough) | Maryborough | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 313 | 1,010 |
| St Peter Claver College (Riverview) | Riverview | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 1,103 | 1,013 |
| St Margaret Mary's College (Hyde Park) | Hyde Park | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 707 | 1,014 |
| St Ursula's College (Yeppoon) | Yeppoon | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 606 | 1,014 |
| Mt Maria College - Petrie (Petrie) | Petrie | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 403 | 1,015 |
| McAuley College (Beaudesert) | Beaudesert | Catholic high school · 7-9 | 363 | 1,016 |
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.