Newman Catholic College is a catholic secondary school in Smithfield, Queensland, with 625 reported enrolments, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1, and an ICSEA percentile of 67.
Quick school snapshot
School model
Newman Catholic College is listed as Catholic and Secondary, with a reported year range of 7-10.
Enrolment size
The school reports 625 total enrolments, including 299 girls and 326 boys where available.
ICSEA context
The ICSEA value is 1,046, with percentile 67 in the current dataset.
Gender profile
The gender type is Co-educational, with a reported mix of 47.8% girls and 52.2% boys.
Staff ratio
The student-teacher ratio is 10.9:1, based on 57.4 FTE teaching staff where available.
Local area
The campus is in Smithfield, Queensland, within Cairns.
Profile signals
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Newman Catholic College is listed as a catholic secondary school in Smithfield, Queensland. The profile reports 625 total enrolments, an ICSEA value of 1,046, and a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1 where available. The reported year range is 7-10, and the campus sits within Cairns local government area.
Enrolment
625
reported total enrolments
299 girls
326 boys
Newman Catholic College reports 625 total enrolments, including 299 girls and 326 boys. The reported enrolment mix is 47.8% girls and 52.2% boys.
Socio-educational
67
percentile where available
ICSEA
1,046
Newman Catholic College sits at the 67 ICSEA percentile in the reported dataset.
SEA quarters
Bottom
11%
Lower-middle
32%
Upper-middle
38%
Top
19%
The socio-educational distribution lists 11% in the bottom quarter, 32% in the lower-middle quarter, 38% in the upper-middle quarter, and 19% in the top quarter.
Staff
Teaching staff
61
FTE teaching
57.4
Non-teaching
33
Student-teacher
10.9:1
The profile reports 61 teaching staff and 33 non-teaching staff, with a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
Location
Location context combines suburb, postcode, administrative areas and a direct maps link where data is available.
Governance
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Community
Student community indicators are reported as percentages where available.
Nearby
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FAQ
Newman Catholic College has 625 reported total enrolments. The student profile lists 299 girls and 326 boys where gender enrolment fields are available.
Newman Catholic College is listed as a Catholic school with school type Secondary. The reported year range is 7-10.
Newman Catholic College is located in Smithfield, QLD 4878. The local government area is Cairns.
The ICSEA value for Newman Catholic College is 1,046 and the ICSEA percentile is 67. If either value is missing in the source data, it is shown as Not available rather than zero.
Newman Catholic College is listed as Co-educational. The reported gender mix is 47.8% girls and 52.2% boys where percentage fields are available.
Data note
This page uses structured 2025 Australian school profile data. Some values may be unavailable where they are not reported in the source dataset. Profile pages are designed to make enrolment, ICSEA, location and school context easier to compare.
