Nambour Special School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Burnside, Queensland 4560 · Sunshine Coast LGA
About Nambour Special School
Nambour Special School is a public special school located in Burnside, Queensland (4560), within the Sunshine Coast local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 132 students (40 girls and 92 boys).
Nambour Special School has an ICSEA value of 1002, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 48th percentile of Australian schools. 15% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 34% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 44 teachers (37.5 full-time equivalent) and 57 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 3.5 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 11% over the past five years.
Nambour 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 Nambour Special School's 132 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Nambour Special School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Nambour Special School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Burnside State School
Burnside · Government primary · Prep-6
368 students · ICSEA 984 · 334 m away
Burnside State High School
Burnside · Government high school · 7-12
809 students · ICSEA 988 · 353 m away
St John's College
Nambour · Catholic high school · 7-12
927 students · ICSEA 1059 · 576 m away
St Joseph's Primary School
Nambour · Catholic primary · Prep-6
341 students · ICSEA 1045 · 1.4 km away
Nambour Christian College
Woombye · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,309 students · ICSEA 1083 · 1.8 km away
Nambour State College
Nambour · Government combined · Prep-12
1,469 students · ICSEA 977 · 2.0 km away
Suncoast Christian College
Woombye · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,136 students · ICSEA 1084 · 4.7 km away
Woombye State School
Woombye · Government primary · Prep-6
423 students · ICSEA 1014 · 4.7 km away
Blackall Range Independent School
Kureelpa · Independent combined · Prep-12
108 students · ICSEA 1039 · 4.8 km away
Palmwoods State School
Palmwoods · Government primary · Prep-6
485 students · ICSEA 1030 · 6.7 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Currumbin Community Special School
Currumbin Waters · Government special · Prep-12
95 students · ICSEA 1003
Redland District Special School
Thornlands · Government special · Prep-12
236 students · ICSEA 1004
Coomera State Special School
Coomera · Government special · Prep-12
278 students · ICSEA 1005
Currimundi Special School
Dicky Beach · Government special · Prep-12
177 students · ICSEA 1006
Kuraby Special School
Kuraby · Government special · Prep-12
88 students · ICSEA 1008
Pine Rivers Special School
Lawnton · Government special · Prep-12
348 students · ICSEA 1009
Frequently asked questions
Is Nambour Special School a public or private school?
Nambour Special School is a public (government) school run by the Queensland education department.
What year levels does Nambour Special School offer?
Nambour Special School offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Nambour Special School?
In 2025, Nambour Special School had 132 enrolled students (40 girls, 92 boys), a change of -11% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Nambour Special School?
Nambour Special School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1002. 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 Nambour Special School?
Nambour Special School has about 3.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Nambour Special School?
In 2025, Nambour Special School had 8 students in Year 7 and 9 in Year 12.
Is Nambour Special School co-ed?
Yes. Nambour Special School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Nambour Special School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Nambour 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 Nambour Special School?
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