Xavier Catholic College (Hervey Bay)
1 Wide Bay Drive, Hervey Bay QLD 4655
Xavier Catholic College (Hervey Bay) is a Catholic combined primary and secondary school in Hervey Bay, QLD from Prep to Year 12 with about 1,322 students. Its ICSEA is 1,021, 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: Xavier Catholic College is a Catholic school in Hervey Bay serving families across the region, with a kindergarten, junior, middle and senior curriculum. It describes learner-centred education within the Catholic tradition, pastoral care through a house system, and co-curricular sport, cultural and leadership activities. A virtual tour, bus services, tuckshop and outside school hours care are available.
Often praised
- Catholic tradition
- House-system pastoral care
- Sport, cultural and leadership activities
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St James Lutheran College (Urraween) | Urraween | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.6 km | 1,038 | 754 |
| Bayside Christian College Hervey Bay (Urraween) | Urraween | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.7 km | 1,010 | 631 |
| Carinity Education - Glendyne (Nikenbah) | Nikenbah | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.1 km | 882 | 142 |
| Fraser Coast Anglican College (Wondunna) | Wondunna | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.9 km | 1,098 | 1,010 |
| Riverside Christian College (Maryborough) | Maryborough | Independent k–12 / combined | 29.3 km | 1,004 | 1,329 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of the Southern Cross College (Dalby) | Dalby | Catholic k–12 / combined · P-12 | 681 | 1,021 |
| Emmaus College (Jimboomba) | Jimboomba | Catholic k–12 / combined · P-12 | 1,501 | 1,022 |
| Ryan Catholic College (Kirwan) | Kirwan | Catholic k–12 / combined · P-12 | 2,019 | 1,020 |
| 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 |
| St Mary's College (Toowoomba) | Toowoomba | Catholic k–12 / combined · 5-12 | 930 | 1,017 |
About this data
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