Claremont Special School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Silkstone, Queensland 4304 · Ipswich LGA
About Claremont Special School
Claremont Special School is a public special school located in Silkstone, Queensland (4304), within the Ipswich local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 199 students (53 girls and 146 boys).
Claremont Special School has an ICSEA value of 964, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 31st percentile of Australian schools. 11% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 42% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 54 teachers (46.5 full-time equivalent) and 67 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.3 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 24% over the past five years.
Claremont 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 Claremont Special School's 199 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Claremont Special School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Claremont Special School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Silkstone State School
Silkstone · Government primary · Prep-6
675 students · ICSEA 937 · 1.1 km away
Raceview State School
Raceview · Government primary · Prep-6
679 students · ICSEA 933 · 1.4 km away
Sacred Heart School
Booval · Catholic primary · Prep-6
548 students · ICSEA 1022 · 1.5 km away
Bethany Lutheran Primary School
Raceview · Independent primary · Prep-6
356 students · ICSEA 1062 · 1.5 km away
Ipswich Central State School
Ipswich · Government primary · Prep-6
529 students · ICSEA 980 · 2.1 km away
Ipswich Girls' Grammar School
East Ipswich · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,047 students · ICSEA 1122 · 2.4 km away
Bundamba State School
Bundamba · Government primary · Prep-6
374 students · ICSEA 897 · 2.5 km away
Ipswich Flexible School
Ipswich · Catholic special · 7-12
111 students · ICSEA 892 · 2.6 km away
Ipswich East State School
East Ipswich · Government primary · Prep-6
287 students · ICSEA 878 · 2.6 km away
Ipswich Special School
Ipswich · Government special · Prep-12
108 students · ICSEA 962 · 2.7 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Logan City Special School
Logan Central · Government special · Prep-12
381 students · ICSEA 963
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
Bundaberg Special School
Norville · Government special · Prep-12
106 students · ICSEA 961
Hervey Bay Special School
Kawungan · Government special · Prep-12
105 students · ICSEA 970
Frequently asked questions
Is Claremont Special School a public or private school?
Claremont Special School is a public (government) school run by the Queensland education department.
What year levels does Claremont Special School offer?
Claremont Special School offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Claremont Special School?
In 2025, Claremont Special School had 199 enrolled students (53 girls, 146 boys), a change of 24% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Claremont Special School?
Claremont Special School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 964. 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 Claremont Special School?
Claremont Special School has about 4.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Claremont Special School?
In 2025, Claremont Special School had 23 students in Year 7 and 9 in Year 12.
Is Claremont Special School co-ed?
Yes. Claremont Special School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Claremont Special School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Claremont 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 Claremont Special School?
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