Noosa Flexible School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Sunshine Beach, Queensland 4567 · Noosa LGA
About Noosa Flexible School
Noosa Flexible School is a catholic special school located in Sunshine Beach, Queensland (4567), within the Noosa local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 102 students (56 girls and 46 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
Noosa Flexible School has an ICSEA value of 958, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 28th percentile of Australian schools. 5% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 44% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 12 teachers (11.3 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.8 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 13% over the past five years.
Noosa 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 Noosa Flexible School's 102 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Noosa Flexible School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Noosa Flexible School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Thomas More Primary School
Sunshine Beach · Catholic primary · Prep-6
578 students · ICSEA 1086 · 283 m away
Montessori Noosa
Sunshine Beach · Independent primary · Prep-6
58 students · ICSEA 1057 · 290 m away
Sunshine Beach State School
Sunshine Beach · Government primary · Prep-6
706 students · ICSEA 1083 · 448 m away
Sunshine Beach State High School
Sunshine Beach · Government high school · 7-12
1,405 students · ICSEA 1043 · 587 m away
Good Shepherd Lutheran College
Noosaville · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,121 students · ICSEA 1117 · 4.9 km away
St Teresa's Catholic College
Noosaville · Catholic high school · 7-12
801 students · ICSEA 1066 · 6.7 km away
Tewantin State School
Tewantin · Government primary · Prep-6
560 students · ICSEA 1018 · 6.8 km away
Noosaville State School
Noosaville · Government primary · Prep-6
418 students · ICSEA 1039 · 7.0 km away
Noosa Pengari Steiner School
Doonan · Independent combined · Prep-12
324 students · ICSEA 1089 · 8.5 km away
Peregian Beach College
Peregian Beach · Independent combined · Prep-12
347 students · ICSEA 1069 · 8.8 km away
Similar schools
Catholic special schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Good Samaritan College
Toowoomba · Catholic special · 7-12
79 students · ICSEA 950
Albert Park Flexible School
Milton · Catholic special · 7-12
104 students · ICSEA 943
Southport Flexible School
Southport · Catholic special · 7-12
90 students · ICSEA 935
Hemmant Flexible School
Hemmant · Catholic special · 7-12
81 students · ICSEA 903
Ipswich Flexible School
Ipswich · Catholic special · 7-12
111 students · ICSEA 892
Gympie Flexible School
Gympie · Catholic special · 7-12
103 students · ICSEA 880
Frequently asked questions
Is Noosa Flexible School a public or private school?
Noosa Flexible School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does Noosa Flexible School offer?
Noosa Flexible School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Noosa Flexible School?
In 2025, Noosa Flexible School had 102 enrolled students (56 girls, 46 boys), a change of 13% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Noosa Flexible School?
Noosa Flexible School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 958. 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 Noosa Flexible School?
Noosa Flexible School has about 8.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Noosa Flexible School?
In 2025, Noosa Flexible School had 2 students in Year 7 and 27 in Year 12.
Is Noosa Flexible School co-ed?
Yes. Noosa Flexible School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Noosa Flexible School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Noosa 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 Noosa Flexible School?
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