Hervey Bay Special School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Kawungan, Queensland 4655 · Fraser Coast LGA
About Hervey Bay Special School
Hervey Bay Special School is a public special school located in Kawungan, Queensland (4655), within the Fraser Coast local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 105 students (36 girls and 69 boys).
Hervey Bay Special School has an ICSEA value of 970, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 33rd percentile of Australian schools. 10% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 38% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 27 teachers (24.9 full-time equivalent) and 34 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.2 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 5% over the past five years.
Hervey Bay 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 Hervey Bay Special School's 105 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Hervey Bay Special School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Hervey Bay Special School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Kawungan State School
Kawungan · Government primary · Prep-6
877 students · ICSEA 976 · 298 m away
Torquay State School
Torquay · Government primary · Prep-6
183 students · ICSEA 875 · 1.6 km away
Sandy Strait State School
Urangan · Government primary · Prep-6
706 students · ICSEA 965 · 2.4 km away
Urangan State High School
Urangan · Government high school · 7-12
1,342 students · ICSEA 961 · 2.4 km away
Star of the Sea Catholic School
Torquay · Catholic primary · Prep-6
388 students · ICSEA 1010 · 2.4 km away
Fraser Coast Anglican College
Wondunna · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,010 students · ICSEA 1098 · 2.5 km away
Hervey Bay State High School
Pialba · Government high school · 7-12
1,280 students · ICSEA 963 · 2.6 km away
Pialba State School
Pialba · Government primary · Prep-6
367 students · ICSEA 901 · 2.7 km away
Bayside Christian College Hervey Bay
Urraween · Independent combined · Prep-12
631 students · ICSEA 1010 · 3.7 km away
St James Lutheran College
Urraween · Independent combined · Prep-12
754 students · ICSEA 1038 · 3.9 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Western Suburbs State Special School
Inala · Government special · Prep-12
220 students · ICSEA 972
Beenleigh Special School
Mount Warren Park · Government special · Prep-12
381 students · ICSEA 973
Claremont Special School
Silkstone · Government special · Prep-12
199 students · ICSEA 964
Logan City Special School
Logan Central · Government special · Prep-12
381 students · ICSEA 963
Gympie Special School
Gympie · Government special · Prep-12
88 students · ICSEA 962
Ipswich Special School
Ipswich · Government special · Prep-12
108 students · ICSEA 962
Frequently asked questions
Is Hervey Bay Special School a public or private school?
Hervey Bay Special School is a public (government) school run by the Queensland education department.
What year levels does Hervey Bay Special School offer?
Hervey Bay Special School offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Hervey Bay Special School?
In 2025, Hervey Bay Special School had 105 enrolled students (36 girls, 69 boys), a change of 5% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Hervey Bay Special School?
Hervey Bay Special School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 970. 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 Hervey Bay Special School?
Hervey Bay Special School has about 4.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Hervey Bay Special School?
In 2025, Hervey Bay Special School had 10 students in Year 7 and 6 in Year 12.
Is Hervey Bay Special School co-ed?
Yes. Hervey Bay Special School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Hervey Bay Special School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Hervey Bay 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 Hervey Bay Special School?
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