Currumbin Community Special School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Currumbin Waters, Queensland 4223 · Gold Coast LGA
About Currumbin Community Special School
Currumbin Community Special School is a public special school located in Currumbin Waters, Queensland (4223), within the Gold Coast local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 95 students (24 girls and 71 boys).
Currumbin Community Special School has an ICSEA value of 1003, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 48th percentile of Australian schools. 13% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 31% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 32 teachers (27.1 full-time equivalent) and 40 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 3.5 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 4% over the past five years.
Currumbin Community 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 Currumbin Community Special School's 95 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Currumbin Community Special School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Currumbin Community Special School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Augustine's Parish Primary School
Currumbin Waters · Catholic primary · Prep-6
482 students · ICSEA 1086 · 1.3 km away
Currumbin State School
Currumbin · Government primary · Prep-6
1,144 students · ICSEA 1017 · 1.6 km away
Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School
Palm Beach · Government high school · 7-12
2,819 students · ICSEA 1022 · 2.3 km away
Elanora State School
Elanora · Government primary · Prep-6
924 students · ICSEA 1061 · 2.4 km away
Elanora State High School
Elanora · Government high school · 7-12
949 students · ICSEA 1023 · 3.4 km away
Tallebudgera State School
Tallebudgera · Government primary · Prep-6
751 students · ICSEA 1074 · 4.4 km away
Palm Beach State School
Palm Beach · Government primary · Prep-6
894 students · ICSEA 1059 · 4.7 km away
St Andrews Lutheran College
Tallebudgera · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,377 students · ICSEA 1104 · 5.1 km away
Coolangatta State School
Coolangatta · Government primary · Prep-6
285 students · ICSEA 989 · 6.0 km away
The Village School Gold Coast
Coolangatta · Independent primary · Prep-6
88 students · ICSEA 1047 · 6.8 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Redland District Special School
Thornlands · Government special · Prep-12
236 students · ICSEA 1004
Nambour Special School
Burnside · Government special · Prep-12
132 students · ICSEA 1002
Coomera State Special School
Coomera · Government special · Prep-12
278 students · ICSEA 1005
Currimundi Special School
Dicky Beach · Government special · Prep-12
177 students · ICSEA 1006
Kuraby Special School
Kuraby · Government special · Prep-12
88 students · ICSEA 1008
Pine Rivers Special School
Lawnton · Government special · Prep-12
348 students · ICSEA 1009
Frequently asked questions
Is Currumbin Community Special School a public or private school?
Currumbin Community Special School is a public (government) school run by the Queensland education department.
What year levels does Currumbin Community Special School offer?
Currumbin Community Special School offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Currumbin Community Special School?
In 2025, Currumbin Community Special School had 95 enrolled students (24 girls, 71 boys), a change of -4% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Currumbin Community Special School?
Currumbin Community Special School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1003. 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 Currumbin Community Special School?
Currumbin Community Special School has about 3.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Currumbin Community Special School?
In 2025, Currumbin Community Special School had 11 students in Year 7 and 8 in Year 12.
Is Currumbin Community Special School co-ed?
Yes. Currumbin Community Special School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Currumbin Community Special School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Currumbin Community 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 Currumbin Community Special School?
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