Calamvale Special School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Calamvale, Queensland 4116 · Brisbane LGA
About Calamvale Special School
Calamvale Special School is a public special school located in Calamvale, Queensland (4116), within the Brisbane local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 252 students (72 girls and 180 boys).
Calamvale Special School has an ICSEA value of 992, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 43rd percentile of Australian schools. 14% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 38% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 60 teachers (55.4 full-time equivalent) and 80 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.5 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 58% over the past five years.
Calamvale 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 Calamvale Special School's 252 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Calamvale Special School have changed over the past decade.
Free academic assessment
Is your child on track at Calamvale Special School?
Rankings tell you about a school community. A free Success Tutoring assessment tells you about your child: exactly where they are in English and Maths, where the gaps are, and a plan to close them. Small-group, Australian-curriculum tutoring with no lock-in contracts.
- Personalised learning plan mapped to the Australian Curriculum
- English & Maths from Kindergarten to Year 12
- Flexible memberships, no lock-in contracts
- Your nearest centre: Success Tutoring Mount Gravatt East
Schools near Calamvale Special School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Calamvale Community College
Calamvale · Government combined · Prep-12
2,461 students · ICSEA 1026 · 512 m away
Wisdom College
Calamvale · Independent combined · Prep-12
456 students · ICSEA 1050 · 1.4 km away
Stretton State College
Stretton · Government combined · Prep-12
3,578 students · ICSEA 1068 · 1.6 km away
Algester State School
Algester · Government primary · Prep-6
917 students · ICSEA 1041 · 2.0 km away
St Stephen's School
Algester · Catholic primary · Prep-6
516 students · ICSEA 1077 · 2.1 km away
Autism Queensland Education & Therapy Centre
Sunnybank Hills · Independent special · U
246 students · ICSEA 1054 · 3.6 km away
Runcorn Heights State School
Runcorn · Government primary · Prep-6
553 students · ICSEA 1028 · 3.7 km away
Indie School, Logan
Browns Plains · Independent high school · 9-12
586 students · ICSEA 955 · 3.8 km away
Sunnybank Hills State School
Sunnybank Hills · Government primary · Prep-6
1,686 students · ICSEA 1119 · 4.0 km away
Browns Plains State School
Browns Plains · Government primary · Prep-6
597 students · ICSEA 934 · 4.3 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Woody Point Special School
Woody Point · Government special · Prep-6
129 students · ICSEA 985
Goodna Special School
Goodna · Government special · Prep-12
359 students · ICSEA 982
Nambour Special School
Burnside · Government special · Prep-12
132 students · ICSEA 1002
Currumbin Community Special School
Currumbin Waters · Government special · Prep-12
95 students · ICSEA 1003
Redland District Special School
Thornlands · Government special · Prep-12
236 students · ICSEA 1004
Coomera State Special School
Coomera · Government special · Prep-12
278 students · ICSEA 1005
Frequently asked questions
Is Calamvale Special School a public or private school?
Calamvale Special School is a public (government) school run by the Queensland education department.
What year levels does Calamvale Special School offer?
Calamvale Special School offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Calamvale Special School?
In 2025, Calamvale Special School had 252 enrolled students (72 girls, 180 boys), a change of 58% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Calamvale Special School?
Calamvale Special School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 992. 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 Calamvale Special School?
Calamvale Special School has about 4.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Calamvale Special School?
In 2025, Calamvale Special School had 15 students in Year 7 and 20 in Year 12.
Is Calamvale Special School co-ed?
Yes. Calamvale Special School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Calamvale Special School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Calamvale 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 Calamvale Special School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Mount Gravatt East, about 12 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.