Goodna Special School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Goodna, Queensland 4300 · Ipswich LGA
About Goodna Special School
Goodna Special School is a public special school located in Goodna, Queensland (4300), within the Ipswich local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 359 students (93 girls and 266 boys).
Goodna Special School has an ICSEA value of 982, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 39th percentile of Australian schools. 12% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 38% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 99 teachers (88.6 full-time equivalent) and 138 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.0 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 116% over the past five years.
Goodna 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 Goodna Special School's 359 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Goodna Special School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Goodna Special School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Francis Xavier School
Goodna · Catholic primary · Prep-6
470 students · ICSEA 989 · 741 m away
Westside Christian College
Goodna · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,293 students · ICSEA 1079 · 816 m away
Goodna State School
Goodna · Government primary · Prep-6
650 students · ICSEA 921 · 995 m away
Camira State School
Camira · Government primary · Prep-6
679 students · ICSEA 983 · 2.2 km away
Kruger State School
Bellbird Park · Government primary · Prep-6
673 students · ICSEA 937 · 2.4 km away
Bellbird Park State School
Bellbird Park · Government primary · Prep-6
361 students · ICSEA 983 · 2.8 km away
Bellbird Park State Secondary College
Bellbird Park · Government high school · 7-12
1,795 students · ICSEA 950 · 2.9 km away
Collingwood Park State School
Collingwood Park · Government primary · Prep-6
497 students · ICSEA 958 · 3.0 km away
Collingwood Park State Secondary College
Collingwood Park · Government high school · 7-8
256 students · ICSEA 962 · 3.1 km away
Redbank State School
Redbank · Government primary · Prep-6
136 students · ICSEA 895 · 3.2 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
Beenleigh Special School
Mount Warren Park · Government special · Prep-12
381 students · ICSEA 973
Western Suburbs State Special School
Inala · Government special · Prep-12
220 students · ICSEA 972
Calamvale Special School
Calamvale · Government special · Prep-12
252 students · ICSEA 992
Hervey Bay Special School
Kawungan · Government special · Prep-12
105 students · ICSEA 970
Claremont Special School
Silkstone · Government special · Prep-12
199 students · ICSEA 964
Frequently asked questions
Is Goodna Special School a public or private school?
Goodna Special School is a public (government) school run by the Queensland education department.
What year levels does Goodna Special School offer?
Goodna Special School offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Goodna Special School?
In 2025, Goodna Special School had 359 enrolled students (93 girls, 266 boys), a change of 116% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Goodna Special School?
Goodna Special School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 982. 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 Goodna Special School?
Goodna Special School has about 4.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Goodna Special School?
In 2025, Goodna Special School had 28 students in Year 7 and 12 in Year 12.
Is Goodna Special School co-ed?
Yes. Goodna Special School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Goodna Special School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Goodna 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 Goodna Special School?
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