Deception Bay Flexible School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Deception Bay, Queensland 4508 · Moreton Bay LGA
About Deception Bay Flexible School
Deception Bay Flexible School is a catholic special school located in Deception Bay, Queensland (4508), within the Moreton Bay local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 122 students (59 girls and 63 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
Deception Bay Flexible School has an ICSEA value of 863, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 6th percentile of Australian schools. 2% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 74% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 12 teachers (10.7 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.4 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 3% over the past five years.
Deception Bay Flexible 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 Deception Bay Flexible School's 122 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Deception Bay Flexible School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Deception Bay Flexible School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Deception Bay State School
Deception Bay · Government primary · Prep-6
292 students · ICSEA 882 · 55 m away
Kairos Community College
Deception Bay · Independent special · 10-12
125 students · ICSEA 965 · 351 m away
Deception Bay State High School
Deception Bay · Government high school · 7-12
1,374 students · ICSEA 923 · 1.0 km away
Christ the King Catholic Primary School
Deception Bay · Catholic primary · Prep-6
361 students · ICSEA 989 · 1.5 km away
Moreton Downs State School
Deception Bay · Government primary · Prep-6
586 students · ICSEA 945 · 1.7 km away
Deception Bay North State School
Deception Bay · Government primary · Prep-6
362 students · ICSEA 887 · 1.7 km away
Bounty Boulevard State School
North Lakes · Government primary · Prep-6
1,134 students · ICSEA 1011 · 3.6 km away
Mueller College
Rothwell · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,867 students · ICSEA 1078 · 3.9 km away
Grace Lutheran College
Rothwell · Independent high school · 7-12
1,567 students · ICSEA 1080 · 4.0 km away
Arethusa College
Deception Bay · Independent special · 7-12
1,733 students · ICSEA 938 · 4.5 km away
Similar schools
Catholic special schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
The Centre Education Programme
Kingston · Catholic special · 7-12
122 students · ICSEA 864
Rockhampton Flexible School
Rockhampton · Catholic special · 7-12
86 students · ICSEA 868
Gympie Flexible School
Gympie · Catholic special · 7-12
103 students · ICSEA 880
Townsville Flexible School
West End · Catholic special · 7-12
204 students · ICSEA 842
Ipswich Flexible School
Ipswich · Catholic special · 7-12
111 students · ICSEA 892
Hemmant Flexible School
Hemmant · Catholic special · 7-12
81 students · ICSEA 903
Frequently asked questions
Is Deception Bay Flexible School a public or private school?
Deception Bay Flexible School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does Deception Bay Flexible School offer?
Deception Bay Flexible School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Deception Bay Flexible School?
In 2025, Deception Bay Flexible School had 122 enrolled students (59 girls, 63 boys), a change of -3% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Deception Bay Flexible School?
Deception Bay Flexible School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 863. 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 Deception Bay Flexible School?
Deception Bay Flexible School has about 11.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Deception Bay Flexible School?
In 2025, Deception Bay Flexible School had 6 students in Year 7 and 27 in Year 12.
Is Deception Bay Flexible School co-ed?
Yes. Deception Bay Flexible School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Deception Bay Flexible School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Deception Bay Flexible 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 Deception Bay Flexible School?
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