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A B Paterson College | Arundel, Queensland | SchoolGuide.au

IndependentCombined (K–12)

A B Paterson College

Arundel, QLD, 4214

1,652 students enrolled

School details

Address: 10 A B Paterson Drive, Arundel, QLD, 4214
Phone: (07) 5594 7947
Website: Visit website
School type: Combined
ICSEA: 1,123
School code: 5817
ACARA ID: 48096

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How this school compares

Benchmarks against nearby schools and similar peers (Queensland independent combined) using ICSEA, enrolments, staffing, and student background data.

ICSEA

84%

1,123 · Higher than 84% of peers

Enrolment

Top 7%

1,652 · Larger than 93% of peers

Students per FTE teacher

18%

14.6 · More than 82% of peers

ICSEA ranks in the top quartile among Queensland independent combined schools.
A higher share of students have a language background other than English than typical peers (49% vs 21.6%).
No Indigenous enrolments reported, versus a peer average of 11.5%.
More students per FTE teacher than peer average (14.6 vs 12.2).
Enrolment has grown 24.7% from 2008 to 2025 (1,325 → 1,652). Peer median change was +46.7% (schools with ≥50 students at start of their span).

Enrolment trend

1,325 (2008) → 1,652 (2025) · +24.7%

Peer median change: +46.7%

Enrolment history

School profile data

Program and context details. Student and staffing benchmarks are in How this school compares above.

Remoteness (2026): Major Cities
Campus type (2025): School Single Entity
Commonwealth Electoral Division (2026): Fadden
Geolocation (2025): Major Cities
Governing Body (2025): Independent Schools Queensland
Governing Body Url (2025): https://www.isq.qld.edu.au/
Lga Name (2026): Gold Coast
Qld Education Region: South East
Rolled Reporting (2025): Individual Reporting
Sa2 Name (2026): Arundel
Sa3 Name (2026): Gold Coast - North

Nearby schools

Coombabah State High School

Government1.8 km away

Arundel State School

Government2.0 km away

Helensvale State School

Government3.4 km away

Biggera Waters State School

Government3.6 km away

A B Paterson College

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