Darling Point Special School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Manly, Queensland 4179 · Brisbane LGA
About Darling Point Special School
Darling Point Special School is a public special school located in Manly, Queensland (4179), within the Brisbane local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 182 students (53 girls and 129 boys).
Darling Point Special School has an ICSEA value of 1021, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 56th percentile of Australian schools. 22% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 26% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 43 teachers (39.9 full-time equivalent) and 63 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.6 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 53% over the past five years.
Darling Point 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 Darling Point Special School's 182 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Darling Point Special School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Darling Point Special School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Guardian Angels' Primary School
Wynnum · Catholic primary · Prep-6
447 students · ICSEA 1083 · 1.1 km away
St John Vianney's Primary School
Manly · Catholic primary · Prep-6
452 students · ICSEA 1096 · 1.1 km away
Manly State School
Manly · Government primary · Prep-6
691 students · ICSEA 1105 · 1.3 km away
Wynnum State High School
Wynnum · Government high school · 7-12
1,109 students · ICSEA 1035 · 1.3 km away
Lota State School
Lota · Government primary · Prep-6
244 students · ICSEA 1061 · 2.3 km away
Manly West State School
Manly West · Government primary · Prep-6
232 students · ICSEA 992 · 2.7 km away
Wynnum State School
Wynnum · Government primary · Prep-6
627 students · ICSEA 1022 · 2.7 km away
Moreton Bay Boys' College
Manly West · Independent combined · Prep-12
568 students · ICSEA 1125 · 3.0 km away
Wondall Heights State School
Manly West · Government primary · Prep-6
588 students · ICSEA 1041 · 3.3 km away
Wynnum West State School
Wynnum West · Government primary · Prep-6
340 students · ICSEA 964 · 3.3 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Palmview State Special School
Palmview · Government special · Prep-12
102 students · ICSEA 1023
Narbethong State Special School
Woolloongabba · Government special · Prep-12
53 students · ICSEA 1018
Southport Special School
Southport · Government special · Prep-12
212 students · ICSEA 1027
Mitchelton Special School
Mitchelton · Government special · Prep-12
78 students · ICSEA 1014
Aspley Special School
Aspley · Government special · 7-12
142 students · ICSEA 1014
Sunnybank Special School
Sunnybank · Government special · Prep-12
112 students · ICSEA 1028
Frequently asked questions
Is Darling Point Special School a public or private school?
Darling Point Special School is a public (government) school run by the Queensland education department.
What year levels does Darling Point Special School offer?
Darling Point Special School offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Darling Point Special School?
In 2025, Darling Point Special School had 182 enrolled students (53 girls, 129 boys), a change of 53% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Darling Point Special School?
Darling Point Special School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1021. 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 Darling Point Special School?
Darling Point Special School has about 4.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Darling Point Special School?
In 2025, Darling Point Special School had 15 students in Year 7 and 19 in Year 12.
Is Darling Point Special School co-ed?
Yes. Darling Point Special School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Darling Point Special School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Darling Point 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 Darling Point Special School?
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