Nursery Road State Special School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Holland Park West, Queensland 4121 · Brisbane LGA
About Nursery Road State Special School
Nursery Road State Special School is a public special school located in Holland Park West, Queensland (4121), within the Brisbane local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 158 students (52 girls and 106 boys).
Nursery Road State Special School has an ICSEA value of 1034, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 61st percentile of Australian schools. 27% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 25% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 54 teachers (46.1 full-time equivalent) and 89 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 3.4 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 7% over the past five years.
Nursery Road State 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 Nursery Road State Special School's 158 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Nursery Road State Special School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Nursery Road State Special School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Holland Park State High School
Holland Park West · Government high school · 7-12
529 students · ICSEA 1055 · 648 m away
St Agnes School
Mount Gravatt · Catholic primary · Prep-6
455 students · ICSEA 1106 · 821 m away
Mount Gravatt State High School
Mount Gravatt · Government high school · 7-12
1,217 students · ICSEA 1079 · 918 m away
Mount Gravatt State School
Mount Gravatt · Government primary · Prep-6
259 students · ICSEA 1051 · 990 m away
Yarranlea Primary School
Mount Gravatt · Independent primary · Prep-6
58 students · ICSEA 1146 · 1.0 km away
Marshall Road State School
Holland Park West · Government primary · Prep-6
499 students · ICSEA 1135 · 1.1 km away
Seville Road State School
Holland Park · Government primary · Prep-6
111 students · ICSEA 970 · 1.3 km away
St Joachim's School
Holland Park · Catholic primary · Prep-6
333 students · ICSEA 1124 · 1.6 km away
Wellers Hill State School
Tarragindi · Government primary · Prep-6
762 students · ICSEA 1139 · 2.0 km away
Cavendish Road State High School
Holland Park · Government high school · 7-12
2,037 students · ICSEA 1103 · 2.1 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Mudgeeraba Special School
Mudgeeraba · Government special · Prep-12
167 students · ICSEA 1030
Geebung Special School
Geebung · Government special · Prep-6
150 students · ICSEA 1029
Sunnybank Special School
Sunnybank · Government special · Prep-12
112 students · ICSEA 1028
Southport Special School
Southport · Government special · Prep-12
212 students · ICSEA 1027
Mackenzie State Special School
Mackenzie · Government special · Prep-12
118 students · ICSEA 1045
Palmview State Special School
Palmview · Government special · Prep-12
102 students · ICSEA 1023
Frequently asked questions
Is Nursery Road State Special School a public or private school?
Nursery Road State Special School is a public (government) school run by the Queensland education department.
What year levels does Nursery Road State Special School offer?
Nursery Road State Special School offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Nursery Road State Special School?
In 2025, Nursery Road State Special School had 158 enrolled students (52 girls, 106 boys), a change of 7% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Nursery Road State Special School?
Nursery Road State Special School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1034. 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 Nursery Road State Special School?
Nursery Road State Special School has about 3.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Nursery Road State Special School?
In 2025, Nursery Road State Special School had 10 students in Year 7 and 8 in Year 12.
Is Nursery Road State Special School co-ed?
Yes. Nursery Road State Special School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Nursery Road State Special School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Nursery Road State 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 Nursery Road State Special School?
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