Mount Isa Flexible School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Sunset, Queensland 4825 · Mount Isa LGA
About Mount Isa Flexible School
Mount Isa Flexible School is a catholic special school located in Sunset, Queensland (4825), within the Mount Isa local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 53 students (18 girls and 35 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
Mount Isa Flexible School has an ICSEA value of 736, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 2nd percentile of Australian schools. 1% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 79% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 5 teachers (4.2 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.6 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 61% over the past five years.
Mount Isa 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 Mount Isa Flexible School's 53 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mount Isa Flexible School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mount Isa Flexible School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Sunset State School
Sunset · Government primary · Prep-6
257 students · ICSEA 727 · 313 m away
St Kieran's Catholic School
Mount Isa · Catholic primary · Prep-6
140 students · ICSEA 858 · 559 m away
Mount Isa School of the Air
Pioneer · Government combined · Prep-10
175 students · ICSEA 1009 · 1.0 km away
Mount Isa Special School
Pioneer · Government special · Prep-12
35 students · ICSEA 877 · 1.3 km away
Good Shepherd Catholic College
Mount Isa · Catholic high school · 7-12
434 students · ICSEA 978 · 2.0 km away
Barkly Highway State School
Soldiers Hill · Government primary · Prep-6
266 students · ICSEA 935 · 2.3 km away
Mount Isa Central State School
Mount Isa · Government primary · Prep-6
211 students · ICSEA 791 · 2.3 km away
Townview State School
Townview · Government primary · Prep-6
209 students · ICSEA 776 · 2.4 km away
Healy State School
Healy · Government primary · Prep-6
217 students · ICSEA 887 · 3.4 km away
Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct
Parkside · Government high school · 7-12
926 students · ICSEA 866 · 3.5 km away
Similar schools
Catholic special schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Holy Spirit College
Cooktown · Catholic special · 7-12
122 students · ICSEA 811
Inala Flexible School
Inala · Catholic special · 7-12
94 students · ICSEA 823
Townsville Flexible School
West End · Catholic special · 7-12
204 students · ICSEA 842
Deception Bay Flexible School
Deception Bay · Catholic special · 7-12
122 students · ICSEA 863
The Centre Education Programme
Kingston · Catholic special · 7-12
122 students · ICSEA 864
Rockhampton Flexible School
Rockhampton · Catholic special · 7-12
86 students · ICSEA 868
Frequently asked questions
Is Mount Isa Flexible School a public or private school?
Mount Isa Flexible School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does Mount Isa Flexible School offer?
Mount Isa Flexible School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Mount Isa Flexible School?
In 2025, Mount Isa Flexible School had 53 enrolled students (18 girls, 35 boys), a change of 61% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mount Isa Flexible School?
Mount Isa Flexible School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 736. 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 Mount Isa Flexible School?
Mount Isa Flexible School has about 12.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Mount Isa Flexible School?
In 2025, Mount Isa Flexible School had 7 students in Year 7 and 14 in Year 12.
Is Mount Isa Flexible School co-ed?
Yes. Mount Isa Flexible School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Mount Isa Flexible School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Mount Isa 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 Mount Isa Flexible School?
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