St Rita's School (South Johnstone)
8 Green Street, South Johnstone QLD 4859
St Rita's School (South Johnstone) is a Catholic primary school in South Johnstone, QLD from Prep to Year 6 with about 107 students. Its ICSEA is 970, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the publisher's site. 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 South Johnstone, in the Innisfail region of the Diocese of Cairns. It describes itself as a faith community living Gospel values and a caring, secure and supportive environment, with families working together in their children's education. It offers religious education, the school curriculum and a playgroup program.
Often praised
- Caring, supportive environment
- Playgroup program
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at October 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: low. 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 Rita's School (South Johnstone) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Johnstone State School | South Johnstone | Public primary | 0.7 km | 864 | 20 |
| Mundoo State School | Wangan | Public primary | 3.9 km | 901 | 30 |
| Mourilyan State School | Mourilyan | Public primary | 5.3 km | 943 | 165 |
| Mena Creek State School | Mena Creek | Public primary | 7.6 km | 907 | 19 |
| Radiant Life College (East Innisfail) | East Innisfail | Independent k–12 / combined | 7.7 km | 749 | 137 |
| Innisfail East State School | East Innisfail | Public primary | 8.1 km | 814 | 148 |
| Goondi State School | Goondi Bend | Public primary | 8.6 km | 919 | 330 |
| Good Counsel Primary School (Innisfail) | Innisfail | Catholic primary | 9.3 km | 1,001 | 340 |
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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Blackall) | Blackall | Catholic primary · P-6 | 53 | 972 |
| St Joseph's School (Millmerran) | Millmerran | Catholic primary · P-6 | 82 | 972 |
| St Mary's School (Charleville) | Charleville | Catholic primary · P-6 | 157 | 968 |
| St Monica's School (Oakey) | Oakey | Catholic primary · P-6 | 193 | 968 |
| St Mary's Catholic School (Bowen) | Bowen | Catholic primary · P-6 | 146 | 967 |
| St Colman's School (Home Hill) | Home Hill | Catholic primary · P-6 | 118 | 964 |
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.