Ipswich Flexible School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Ipswich, Queensland 4305 · Ipswich LGA
About Ipswich Flexible School
Ipswich Flexible School is a catholic special school located in Ipswich, Queensland (4305), within the Ipswich local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 111 students (51 girls and 60 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
Ipswich Flexible School has an ICSEA value of 892, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 9th percentile of Australian schools. 2% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 63% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 13 teachers (10.7 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.4 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 13% over the past five years.
Ipswich 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 Ipswich Flexible School's 111 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Ipswich Flexible School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Ipswich Flexible School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Ipswich Special School
Ipswich · Government special · Prep-12
108 students · ICSEA 962 · 146 m away
Ipswich Girls' Grammar School
East Ipswich · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,047 students · ICSEA 1122 · 446 m away
Ipswich Central State School
Ipswich · Government primary · Prep-6
529 students · ICSEA 980 · 719 m away
The Industry School - Ipswich
North Ipswich · Independent high school · 10-12
208 students · ICSEA 1017 · 1.0 km away
St Mary's Primary School
Woodend · Catholic primary · Prep-6
556 students · ICSEA 1041 · 1.1 km away
St Mary's College
Ipswich · Catholic high school · 7-12
730 students · ICSEA 1033 · 1.3 km away
St Edmund's College
Woodend · Catholic combined · 5-12
1,171 students · ICSEA 1049 · 1.4 km away
Ipswich East State School
East Ipswich · Government primary · Prep-6
287 students · ICSEA 878 · 1.4 km away
Ipswich Grammar School
Ipswich · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,336 students · ICSEA 1114 · 1.5 km away
Ipswich North State School
North Ipswich · Government primary · Prep-6
206 students · ICSEA 904 · 1.5 km away
Similar schools
Catholic special schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Hemmant Flexible School
Hemmant · Catholic special · 7-12
81 students · ICSEA 903
Gympie Flexible School
Gympie · Catholic special · 7-12
103 students · ICSEA 880
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
Southport Flexible School
Southport · Catholic special · 7-12
90 students · ICSEA 935
Frequently asked questions
Is Ipswich Flexible School a public or private school?
Ipswich Flexible School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does Ipswich Flexible School offer?
Ipswich Flexible School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Ipswich Flexible School?
In 2025, Ipswich Flexible School had 111 enrolled students (51 girls, 60 boys), a change of 13% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Ipswich Flexible School?
Ipswich Flexible School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 892. 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 Ipswich Flexible School?
Ipswich Flexible School has about 10.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Ipswich Flexible School?
In 2025, Ipswich Flexible School had 8 students in Year 7 and 17 in Year 12.
Is Ipswich Flexible School co-ed?
Yes. Ipswich Flexible School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Ipswich Flexible School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Ipswich 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 Ipswich Flexible School?
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