IndependentCombined (K–12)

Josiah College

Carrara, QLD, 4211

102 students enrolled

School details

Address: 1 Emerald Lakes Drive, Carrara, QLD, 4211
Phone: (07) 5561 4000
Website: Visit website
School type: Special
ICSEA: 1,084
School code: A623
ACARA ID: 52604

Location

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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

69%

1,084 · Higher than 69% of peers

Enrolment

14%

102 · Smaller than 86% of peers

Students per FTE teacher

92%

7.7 · Fewer than 92% of peers

A lower share of students have a language background other than English than typical peers (7% vs 21.8%).
Indigenous enrolment share is lower than peers (1% vs average 11.5%).
Fewer students per FTE teacher than peer average (7.7 vs 12.2).
Enrolment has grown 628.6% from 2018 to 2025 (14 → 102). Peer median change was +46.1% (schools with ≥50 students at start of their span).
Gender split is about 75% male / 25% female.

Enrolment trend

14 (2018) → 102 (2025) · +628.6%

Peer median change: +46.1%

ICSEA

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): Moncrieff
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): Carrara
Sa3 Name (2026): Nerang

Nearby schools

Emmanuel College

Independent363 m away

Benowa State High School

Government2.0 km away

Benowa State School

Government2.1 km away

St Kevin's School

Catholic2.2 km away

This school: 1,084 · higher than 69% of peers

vs Postcode 4211(13 schools)

59 above average

This school: 1,084
Average: 1,025

vs Queensland independent combined(205 schools)

52 above average

This school: 1,084
Average: 1,032

Enrolment

This school: 102 (2025) · smaller than 86% of peers

vs Postcode 4211(13 schools)

652 below average

This school: 102
Average: 754

vs Queensland independent combined(206 schools)

650 below average

This school: 102
Average: 752

Students per FTE teacher

This school: 7.7 (2025) · fewer than 92% of peers

vs Postcode 4211(13 schools)

6 below average

This school: 7.7
Average: 13.7

vs Queensland independent combined(206 schools)

4.5 below average

This school: 7.7
Average: 12.2

Indigenous enrolments

This school: 1% (2025)

vs Postcode 4211(13 schools)

3.3 pts below average

This school: 1%
Average: 4.3%

vs Queensland independent combined(206 schools)

10.5 pts below average

This school: 1%
Average: 11.5%

LBOTE (language background other than English)

This school: 7% (2025)

vs Postcode 4211(13 schools)

6.2 pts below average

This school: 7%
Average: 13.2%

vs Queensland independent combined(205 schools)

14.8 pts below average

This school: 7%
Average: 21.8%

Students in top SEA quarter

This school: 29% (2025) · higher than 61% of peers

vs Postcode 4211(13 schools)

12.8 pts above average

This school: 29%
Average: 16.2%

vs Queensland independent combined(205 schools)

2.5 pts above average

This school: 29%
Average: 26.5%

Students in bottom SEA quarter

This school: 8% (2025) · fewer than 65% of peers

vs Postcode 4211(13 schools)

14.9 pts below average

This school: 8%
Average: 22.9%

vs Queensland independent combined(205 schools)

14.3 pts below average

This school: 8%
Average: 22.3%

Teaching staff

This school: 15 (2025)

vs Postcode 4211(13 schools)

43 below average

This school: 15
Average: 58

vs Queensland independent combined(206 schools)

49 below average

This school: 15
Average: 64

FTE teaching staff

This school: 13 (2025)

vs Postcode 4211(13 schools)

40 below average

This school: 13
Average: 53

vs Queensland independent combined(206 schools)

45 below average

This school: 13
Average: 58

Peer group = same state, sector, and education level. ICSEA describes socio-educational advantage of the school community, not school quality. Indigenous and LBOTE shares are context only (shown in the detail comparisons below, not as ranking tiles). Each comparison shows this school and the group average as two bars on one shared scale.

Sa4 Name (2026)

Gold Coast

School Url (2025)

https://www.josiah.qld.edu.au/

Special school (2026)

1

State Electoral Division (2026)

Gaven

Year range (2025)

U

Enrolments by grade

Offers: primary ungraded, secondary ungraded

Enrolments · primary ungraded: 58
Enrolments · secondary ungraded: 44