Mount Isa Special School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Pioneer, Queensland 4825 · Mount Isa LGA
About Mount Isa Special School
Mount Isa Special School is a public special school located in Pioneer, Queensland (4825), within the Mount Isa local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 35 students (10 girls and 25 boys).
Mount Isa Special School has an ICSEA value of 877, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 7th percentile of Australian schools. 9% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 48% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 9 teachers (8.8 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.0 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
Mount Isa 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 Mount Isa Special School's 35 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mount Isa Special School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mount Isa Special School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Mount Isa School of the Air
Pioneer · Government combined · Prep-10
175 students · ICSEA 1009 · 459 m away
St Kieran's Catholic School
Mount Isa · Catholic primary · Prep-6
140 students · ICSEA 858 · 1.2 km away
Townview State School
Townview · Government primary · Prep-6
209 students · ICSEA 776 · 1.2 km away
Mount Isa Flexible School
Sunset · Catholic special · 7-12
53 students · ICSEA 736 · 1.3 km away
Sunset State School
Sunset · Government primary · Prep-6
257 students · ICSEA 727 · 1.7 km away
Good Shepherd Catholic College
Mount Isa · Catholic high school · 7-12
434 students · ICSEA 978 · 1.9 km away
Mount Isa Central State School
Mount Isa · Government primary · Prep-6
211 students · ICSEA 791 · 2.1 km away
Healy State School
Healy · Government primary · Prep-6
217 students · ICSEA 887 · 2.3 km away
Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct
Parkside · Government high school · 7-12
926 students · ICSEA 866 · 2.9 km away
Barkly Highway State School
Soldiers Hill · Government primary · Prep-6
266 students · ICSEA 935 · 3.0 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Cairns State Special School
Woree · Government special · Prep-12
130 students · ICSEA 913
Brisbane Youth Education and Training Centre
Wacol · Government special · 5-12
195 students · ICSEA 832
Rockhampton Special School
Rockhampton · Government special · Prep-12
103 students · ICSEA 925
Townsville Community Learning Centre - A State Special School
Mundingburra · Government special · Prep-12
198 students · ICSEA 930
Clifford Park Special School
Newtown · Government special · 7-12
183 students · ICSEA 937
Rockhampton North Special School
Frenchville · Government special · Prep-12
90 students · ICSEA 940
Frequently asked questions
Is Mount Isa Special School a public or private school?
Mount Isa Special School is a public (government) school run by the Queensland education department.
What year levels does Mount Isa Special School offer?
Mount Isa Special School offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Mount Isa Special School?
In 2025, Mount Isa Special School had 35 enrolled students (10 girls, 25 boys), a change of 0% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mount Isa Special School?
Mount Isa Special School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 877. 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 Special School?
Mount Isa 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 Mount Isa Special School?
In 2025, Mount Isa Special School had 9 students in Year 7 and 1 in Year 12.
Is Mount Isa Special School co-ed?
Yes. Mount Isa Special School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Mount Isa Special School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Mount Isa 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 Mount Isa Special School?
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