Gympie Flexible School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Gympie, Queensland 4570 · Gympie LGA
About Gympie Flexible School
Gympie Flexible School is a catholic special school located in Gympie, Queensland (4570), within the Gympie local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 103 students (55 girls and 48 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
Gympie Flexible School has an ICSEA value of 880, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 7th percentile of Australian schools. 1% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 67% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 13 teachers (10.6 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.7 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 7% over the past five years.
Gympie 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 Gympie Flexible School's 103 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Gympie Flexible School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Gympie Flexible School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Gympie Special School
Gympie · Government special · Prep-12
88 students · ICSEA 962 · 247 m away
Gympie State High School
Gympie · Government high school · 7-12
1,012 students · ICSEA 955 · 280 m away
St Patrick's College
Gympie · Catholic high school · 7-12
514 students · ICSEA 1037 · 1.3 km away
Gympie Central State School
Gympie · Government primary · Prep-6
138 students · ICSEA 931 · 1.4 km away
One Mile State School
Gympie · Government primary · Prep-6
316 students · ICSEA 925 · 1.5 km away
St Patrick's Primary School
Gympie · Catholic primary · Prep-6
346 students · ICSEA 1039 · 1.5 km away
Gympie West State School
Gympie · Government primary · Prep-6
384 students · ICSEA 948 · 2.2 km away
James Nash State High School
Gympie · Government high school · 7-12
1,027 students · ICSEA 976 · 2.6 km away
Victory College
Gympie · Independent combined · Prep-12
851 students · ICSEA 1026 · 3.1 km away
Monkland State School
Monkland · Government primary · Prep-6
128 students · ICSEA 922 · 3.1 km away
Similar schools
Catholic special schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Ipswich Flexible School
Ipswich · Catholic special · 7-12
111 students · ICSEA 892
Rockhampton Flexible School
Rockhampton · Catholic special · 7-12
86 students · ICSEA 868
The Centre Education Programme
Kingston · Catholic special · 7-12
122 students · ICSEA 864
Deception Bay Flexible School
Deception Bay · Catholic special · 7-12
122 students · ICSEA 863
Hemmant Flexible School
Hemmant · Catholic special · 7-12
81 students · ICSEA 903
Townsville Flexible School
West End · Catholic special · 7-12
204 students · ICSEA 842
Frequently asked questions
Is Gympie Flexible School a public or private school?
Gympie Flexible School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does Gympie Flexible School offer?
Gympie Flexible School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Gympie Flexible School?
In 2025, Gympie Flexible School had 103 enrolled students (55 girls, 48 boys), a change of 7% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Gympie Flexible School?
Gympie Flexible School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 880. 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 Gympie Flexible School?
Gympie Flexible School has about 9.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Gympie Flexible School?
In 2025, Gympie Flexible School had 5 students in Year 7 and 16 in Year 12.
Is Gympie Flexible School co-ed?
Yes. Gympie Flexible School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Gympie Flexible School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Gympie 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 Gympie Flexible School?
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