Arethusa College (Deception Bay)
1-83 Deception Bay Road, Deception Bay, 4508 — in Deception Bay
Arethusa College (Deception Bay) is an independent secondary school in Deception Bay, Brisbane, teaching Years 7–12. Its ICSEA is 938, below the national average of 1000 (21st percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Arethusa College (Deception Bay) are published on its My School profile (ACARA).
Student background
ACARA · 2025ICSEA measures the socio-educational advantage of a school's intake against the national average of 1000. The quarters bar shows how its students spread across the four national bands; an average school sits at 25% in each.
Socio-educational advantage
All Australian students — 25% in each quarter
Who’s enrolled
Girls and boys
- Girls 807 · 47%
- Boys 926 · 53%
Language background
- Language other than English 5%
- English only 95%
- Not stated 0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
21% of enrolment
Arethusa College (Deception Bay) has an ICSEA of 938, below the national average of 1000 and higher than 21% of Australian schools. 6% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 52% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 1,733 students in 2025 (807 girls, 926 boys), 21% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 5% with a language background other than English.
Show the data table
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| ICSEA | 938 |
| ICSEA vs national average (1000) | -62 |
| ICSEA percentile | 21 |
| Bottom quarter of advantage | 52% |
| Lower-middle quarter of advantage | 28% |
| Upper-middle quarter of advantage | 13% |
| Top quarter of advantage | 6% |
| Total enrolment | 1,733 |
| Girls | 807 (47%) |
| Boys | 926 (53%) |
| Language other than English | 5% |
| English only | 95% |
| Not stated | 0% |
| Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander | 21% |
School details
- Sector
- Independent school
- Type
- Secondary
- Year levels
- 7–12
- ICSEA
- 938 · 21st percentile
- Address
- 1-83 Deception Bay Road, Deception Bay 4508
- Phone
- 1300 720 371
- Website
- arethusa.qld.edu.au
Other schools in Deception Bay
School list: Queensland Government Department of Education — State and non-state school details, CC BY 4.0. Catchments: QLD “SchoolsAndSchoolCatchments” service, CC BY 4.0. ICSEA & student background: ACARA School Profile 2025. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).