Gympie Special School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Gympie, Queensland 4570 · Gympie LGA
About Gympie Special School
Gympie Special School is a public special school located in Gympie, Queensland (4570), within the Gympie local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 88 students (29 girls and 59 boys).
Gympie Special School has an ICSEA value of 962, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 30th percentile of Australian schools. 9% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 42% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 27 teachers (23.2 full-time equivalent) and 34 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 3.8 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 29% over the past five years.
Gympie 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 Gympie Special School's 88 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Gympie Special School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Gympie Special School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Gympie Flexible School
Gympie · Catholic special · 7-12
103 students · ICSEA 880 · 247 m away
Gympie State High School
Gympie · Government high school · 7-12
1,012 students · ICSEA 955 · 272 m away
One Mile State School
Gympie · Government primary · Prep-6
316 students · ICSEA 925 · 1.4 km away
St Patrick's College
Gympie · Catholic high school · 7-12
514 students · ICSEA 1037 · 1.5 km away
Gympie Central State School
Gympie · Government primary · Prep-6
138 students · ICSEA 931 · 1.6 km away
St Patrick's Primary School
Gympie · Catholic primary · Prep-6
346 students · ICSEA 1039 · 1.6 km away
Gympie West State School
Gympie · Government primary · Prep-6
384 students · ICSEA 948 · 2.4 km away
James Nash State High School
Gympie · Government high school · 7-12
1,027 students · ICSEA 976 · 2.8 km away
Monkland State School
Monkland · Government primary · Prep-6
128 students · ICSEA 922 · 2.9 km away
Victory College
Gympie · Independent combined · Prep-12
851 students · ICSEA 1026 · 3.3 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Ipswich Special School
Ipswich · Government special · Prep-12
108 students · ICSEA 962
Caboolture Special School
Caboolture South · Government special · Prep-6
197 students · ICSEA 962
Logan City Special School
Logan Central · Government special · Prep-12
381 students · ICSEA 963
Bundaberg Special School
Norville · Government special · Prep-12
106 students · ICSEA 961
Claremont Special School
Silkstone · Government special · Prep-12
199 students · ICSEA 964
Redcliffe Special School
Redcliffe · Government special · 7-12
89 students · ICSEA 957
Frequently asked questions
Is Gympie Special School a public or private school?
Gympie Special School is a public (government) school run by the Queensland education department.
What year levels does Gympie Special School offer?
Gympie Special School offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Gympie Special School?
In 2025, Gympie Special School had 88 enrolled students (29 girls, 59 boys), a change of 29% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Gympie Special School?
Gympie Special School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 962. 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 Gympie Special School?
Gympie Special School has about 3.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Gympie Special School?
In 2025, Gympie Special School had 11 students in Year 7 and 4 in Year 12.
Is Gympie Special School co-ed?
Yes. Gympie Special School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Gympie Special School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Gympie 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 Gympie Special School?
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