Mackay District Special School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Beaconsfield, Queensland 4740 · Mackay LGA
About Mackay District Special School
Mackay District Special School is a public special school located in Beaconsfield, Queensland (4740), within the Mackay local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 82 students (22 girls and 60 boys).
Mackay District Special School has an ICSEA value of 949, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 24th percentile of Australian schools. 8% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 49% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 22 teachers (20.4 full-time equivalent) and 31 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.0 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
Mackay District 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 Mackay District Special School's 82 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mackay District Special School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mackay District Special School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Beaconsfield State School
Beaconsfield · Government primary · Prep-6
481 students · ICSEA 924 · 208 m away
Whitsunday Anglican School
Beaconsfield · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,151 students · ICSEA 1102 · 672 m away
Carlisle Adventist College
Beaconsfield · Independent combined · Prep-12
281 students · ICSEA 990 · 915 m away
Pioneer State High School
Andergrove · Government high school · 7-12
536 students · ICSEA 875 · 1.0 km away
Andergrove State School
Andergrove · Government primary · Prep-6
270 students · ICSEA 887 · 2.1 km away
MacKillop Catholic Primary School
Andergrove · Catholic primary · Prep-6
149 students · ICSEA 990 · 2.1 km away
Emmanuel Catholic Primary School
Mount Pleasant · Catholic primary · Prep-6
597 students · ICSEA 1025 · 2.2 km away
Holy Spirit College
Mount Pleasant · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,139 students · ICSEA 1023 · 2.2 km away
Fitzgerald State School
North Mackay · Government primary · Prep-6
632 students · ICSEA 955 · 2.3 km away
Mackay North State High School
North Mackay · Government high school · 7-12
1,253 students · ICSEA 958 · 2.3 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Ipswich West Special School
West Ipswich · Government special · Prep-12
135 students · ICSEA 950
Maryborough Special School
Maryborough · Government special · Prep-12
75 students · ICSEA 946
Burdekin School
Ayr · Government special · Prep-12
19 students · ICSEA 945
Toowoomba West Special School
Newtown · Government special · Prep-6
140 students · ICSEA 953
Rosella Park School
West Gladstone · Government special · Prep-12
87 students · ICSEA 942
Redcliffe Special School
Redcliffe · Government special · 7-12
89 students · ICSEA 957
Frequently asked questions
Is Mackay District Special School a public or private school?
Mackay District Special School is a public (government) school run by the Queensland education department.
What year levels does Mackay District Special School offer?
Mackay District Special School offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Mackay District Special School?
In 2025, Mackay District Special School had 82 enrolled students (22 girls, 60 boys), a change of 0% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mackay District Special School?
Mackay District Special School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 949. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Mackay District Special School?
Mackay District 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 Mackay District Special School?
In 2025, Mackay District Special School had 3 students in Year 7 and 6 in Year 12.
Is Mackay District Special School co-ed?
Yes. Mackay District Special School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Mackay District Special School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Mackay District 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 Mackay District Special School?
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