Burnett Youth Learning Centre
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Elliott, Queensland 4670 · Bundaberg LGA
About Burnett Youth Learning Centre
Burnett Youth Learning Centre is an independent special school located in Elliott, Queensland (4670), within the Bundaberg local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 76 students (29 girls and 47 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools Queensland.
Burnett Youth Learning Centre has an ICSEA value of 898, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 10th percentile of Australian schools. 1% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 64% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 17 teachers (17.0 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.5 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 13% over the past five years.
Burnett Youth Learning 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 Burnett Youth Learning Centre's 76 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Burnett Youth Learning Centre have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Burnett Youth Learning Centre
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Alloway State School
Alloway · Government primary · Prep-6
63 students · ICSEA 938 · 6.2 km away
Thabeban State School
Thabeban · Government primary · Prep-6
95 students · ICSEA 858 · 12 km away
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Bundaberg · Catholic primary · Prep-6
490 students · ICSEA 995 · 13 km away
Shalom College
Bundaberg · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,558 students · ICSEA 1027 · 13 km away
Walkervale State School
Walkervale · Government primary · Prep-6
350 students · ICSEA 900 · 14 km away
Bundaberg Special School
Norville · Government special · Prep-12
106 students · ICSEA 961 · 14 km away
Norville State School
Norville · Government primary · Prep-6
518 students · ICSEA 939 · 14 km away
Kepnock State High School
Kepnock · Government high school · 7-12
1,074 students · ICSEA 927 · 15 km away
Woongarra State School
Woongarra · Government primary · Prep-6
346 students · ICSEA 969 · 15 km away
Bundaberg State High School
Bundaberg South · Government high school · 7-12
1,593 students · ICSEA 944 · 15 km away
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Independent special schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
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Y Schools Queensland - Logan
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346 students · ICSEA 908
Carinity Education - Glendyne
Nikenbah · Independent special · 6-12
142 students · ICSEA 882
Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South
Acacia Ridge · Independent special · 7-12
180 students · ICSEA 882
YOS Lawnton
Lawnton · Independent special · 10-12
132 students · ICSEA 915
Y Schools Queensland - Ipswich
Bundamba · Independent special · 7-12
173 students · ICSEA 880
Frequently asked questions
Is Burnett Youth Learning Centre a public or private school?
Burnett Youth Learning Centre is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools Queensland.
What year levels does Burnett Youth Learning Centre offer?
Burnett Youth Learning Centre offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Burnett Youth Learning Centre?
In 2025, Burnett Youth Learning Centre had 76 enrolled students (29 girls, 47 boys), a change of 13% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Burnett Youth Learning Centre?
Burnett Youth Learning Centre has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 898. 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 Burnett Youth Learning Centre?
Burnett Youth Learning Centre has about 4.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Burnett Youth Learning Centre?
In 2025, Burnett Youth Learning Centre had 4 students in Year 7 and 10 in Year 12.
Is Burnett Youth Learning Centre co-ed?
Yes. Burnett Youth Learning Centre is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Burnett Youth Learning Centre?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Burnett Youth Learning 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 Burnett Youth Learning Centre?
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