Brisbane Youth Education and Training Centre
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Wacol, Queensland 4076 · Brisbane LGA
About Brisbane Youth Education and Training Centre
Brisbane Youth Education and Training Centre is a public special school located in Wacol, Queensland (4076), within the Brisbane local government area. It caters for students from 5 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 195 students (31 girls and 164 boys).
Brisbane Youth Education and Training Centre has an ICSEA value of 832, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 4th percentile of Australian schools. 4% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 69% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 101 teachers (95.8 full-time equivalent) and 70 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 2.0 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 49% over the past five years.
Brisbane Youth Education and Training Centre is a special school. Special schools support students with disability or specific needs and are deliberately excluded from the Success Index and rankings, which would not be a fair measure of what they do.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Brisbane Youth Education and Training Centre's 195 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Brisbane Youth Education and Training Centre have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Brisbane Youth Education and Training Centre
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Carole Park State School
Wacol · Government primary · Prep-6
167 students · ICSEA 905 · 2.5 km away
St Francis Xavier School
Goodna · Catholic primary · Prep-6
470 students · ICSEA 989 · 2.6 km away
Goodna State School
Goodna · Government primary · Prep-6
650 students · ICSEA 921 · 2.6 km away
Camira State School
Camira · Government primary · Prep-6
679 students · ICSEA 983 · 3.3 km away
Goodna Special School
Goodna · Government special · Prep-12
359 students · ICSEA 982 · 3.3 km away
Westside Christian College
Goodna · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,293 students · ICSEA 1079 · 3.4 km away
Middle Park State School
Middle Park · Government primary · Prep-6
578 students · ICSEA 1070 · 3.7 km away
Good News Lutheran School
Middle Park · Independent primary · Prep-6
366 students · ICSEA 1181 · 4.4 km away
Jamboree Heights State School
Jamboree Heights · Government primary · Prep-6
893 students · ICSEA 1103 · 4.5 km away
Moggill State School
Moggill · Government primary · Prep-6
698 students · ICSEA 1099 · 4.5 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Mount Isa Special School
Pioneer · Government special · Prep-12
35 students · ICSEA 877
Cairns State Special School
Woree · Government special · Prep-12
130 students · ICSEA 913
Rockhampton Special School
Rockhampton · Government special · Prep-12
103 students · ICSEA 925
Townsville Community Learning Centre - A State Special School
Mundingburra · Government special · Prep-12
198 students · ICSEA 930
Clifford Park Special School
Newtown · Government special · 7-12
183 students · ICSEA 937
Rockhampton North Special School
Frenchville · Government special · Prep-12
90 students · ICSEA 940
Frequently asked questions
Is Brisbane Youth Education and Training Centre a public or private school?
Brisbane Youth Education and Training Centre is a public (government) school run by the Queensland education department.
What year levels does Brisbane Youth Education and Training Centre offer?
Brisbane Youth Education and Training Centre offers 5 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Brisbane Youth Education and Training Centre?
In 2025, Brisbane Youth Education and Training Centre had 195 enrolled students (31 girls, 164 boys), a change of 49% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Brisbane Youth Education and Training Centre?
Brisbane Youth Education and Training Centre has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 832. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Brisbane Youth Education and Training Centre?
Brisbane Youth Education and Training Centre has about 2.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Brisbane Youth Education and Training Centre?
In 2025, Brisbane Youth Education and Training Centre had 2 students in Year 7 and 56 in Year 12.
Is Brisbane Youth Education and Training Centre co-ed?
Yes. Brisbane Youth Education and Training Centre is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Brisbane Youth Education and Training Centre?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Brisbane Youth Education and Training Centre in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near Brisbane Youth Education and Training Centre?
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