Bundaberg Special School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Norville, Queensland 4670 · Bundaberg LGA
About Bundaberg Special School
Bundaberg Special School is a public special school located in Norville, Queensland (4670), within the Bundaberg local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 106 students (24 girls and 82 boys).
Bundaberg Special School has an ICSEA value of 961, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 29th percentile of Australian schools. 11% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 44% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 34 teachers (29.1 full-time equivalent) and 42 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 3.6 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 7% over the past five years.
Bundaberg Special School 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 Bundaberg Special School's 106 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Bundaberg Special School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Bundaberg Special School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Norville State School
Norville · Government primary · Prep-6
518 students · ICSEA 939 · 267 m away
Shalom College
Bundaberg · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,558 students · ICSEA 1027 · 986 m away
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Bundaberg West · Catholic primary · Prep-6
510 students · ICSEA 1029 · 1.1 km away
Bundaberg West State School
Bundaberg West · Government primary · Prep-6
267 students · ICSEA 915 · 1.3 km away
Bundaberg State High School
Bundaberg South · Government high school · 7-12
1,593 students · ICSEA 944 · 1.6 km away
Bundaberg Central State School
Bundaberg Central · Government primary · Prep-6
82 students · ICSEA 860 · 2.1 km away
Walkervale State School
Walkervale · Government primary · Prep-6
350 students · ICSEA 900 · 2.2 km away
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Bundaberg · Catholic primary · Prep-6
167 students · ICSEA 1003 · 2.4 km away
Avoca State School
Avoca · Government primary · Prep-6
310 students · ICSEA 957 · 2.6 km away
Thabeban State School
Thabeban · Government primary · Prep-6
95 students · ICSEA 858 · 2.8 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Gympie Special School
Gympie · Government special · Prep-12
88 students · ICSEA 962
Ipswich Special School
Ipswich · Government special · Prep-12
108 students · ICSEA 962
Caboolture Special School
Caboolture South · Government special · Prep-6
197 students · ICSEA 962
Logan City Special School
Logan Central · Government special · Prep-12
381 students · ICSEA 963
Claremont Special School
Silkstone · Government special · Prep-12
199 students · ICSEA 964
Redcliffe Special School
Redcliffe · Government special · 7-12
89 students · ICSEA 957
Frequently asked questions
Is Bundaberg Special School a public or private school?
Bundaberg Special School is a public (government) school run by the Queensland education department.
What year levels does Bundaberg Special School offer?
Bundaberg Special School offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Bundaberg Special School?
In 2025, Bundaberg Special School had 106 enrolled students (24 girls, 82 boys), a change of 7% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Bundaberg Special School?
Bundaberg Special School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 961. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Bundaberg Special School?
Bundaberg Special School has about 3.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Bundaberg Special School?
In 2025, Bundaberg Special School had 11 students in Year 7 and 7 in Year 12.
Is Bundaberg Special School co-ed?
Yes. Bundaberg Special School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Bundaberg Special School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Bundaberg Special School 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 Bundaberg Special School?
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