St Mary's School is a Catholic co-ed community in Goondiwindi with a strong emphasis on pastoral care and close family-like connections.
NAPLAN in line with national year-level averages; the result is a B overall.
St Mary's School is a Catholic co-ed community in Goondiwindi with a strong emphasis on pastoral care and close family-like connections. The school stands out for its music program, offering choirs, bands, and instrumental tuition, alongside sport with pathways to representative play. It suits families seeking a nurturing environment where students are known well and can pursue music or sporting interests within a tight-knit setting.
St Mary's School is also known as SMS Goondiwindi.
St Mary's School has an overall SchoolRank score of 58.1/100, rated "Average". This score is calculated from academic results, student growth, wellbeing, extracurricular programs, and value for money. Academically, the school scores 56/100, indicating moderate performance relative to other Australian schools. The school's ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) is 1043, above the national average of 1,000.
In 2025 NAPLAN testing at St Mary's School, Year 3 students averaged 400 across the tested NAPLAN domains, in line with the national average of 407 for that year level, and Year 5 students averaged 488, in line with the national average of 490 for that year level, and Year 7 students averaged 548, in line with the national average of 540 for that year level, and Year 9 students averaged 574, in line with the national average of 569 for that year level. Relative to national year-level averages, the school's strongest domain is Writing. National averages are specific to each year level, because NAPLAN scores are scaled so older year levels score higher, a school-wide average can't be compared with a single national figure.
St Mary's School is a small catholic combined school with approximately 385 students. It offers education for years Prep-10. As a catholic school, enrolment typically involves an application process. Contact the school directly for enrolment criteria, waiting lists, and open day information.
St Mary's School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. This is around the national average of approximately 14:1, meaning class sizes are typical for Australian schools. Support staff make up 39% of the workforce, providing additional learning assistance and pastoral care. The student attendance rate is 92%, which is strong.
St Mary's School is located in Goondiwindi, QLD, classified as a outer regional school. With an ICSEA of 1043 (65th percentile), the school community's socio-educational advantage is around the national average. ICSEA measures the educational advantage of a school's community, not the school's quality, a lower ICSEA school with strong academic scores may indicate particularly effective teaching.