Palmview State Special School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Palmview, Queensland 4553 · Sunshine Coast LGA
About Palmview State Special School
Palmview State Special School is a public special school located in Palmview, Queensland (4553), within the Sunshine Coast local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 102 students (32 girls and 70 boys).
Palmview State Special School has an ICSEA value of 1023, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 57th percentile of Australian schools. 14% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 24% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 35 teachers (30.0 full-time equivalent) and 42 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 3.4 to 1.
Palmview 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 Palmview State Special School's 102 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Palmview State Special School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Palmview State Special School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Palmview State Primary School
Palmview · Government primary · Prep-6
596 students · ICSEA 1037 · 0 m away
Palmview State Secondary College
Palmview · Government high school · 7-10
379 students · ICSEA 1021 · 384 m away
Siena Catholic Primary School
Sippy Downs · Catholic primary · Prep-6
616 students · ICSEA 1081 · 3.1 km away
Chancellor State College
Sippy Downs · Government combined · Prep-12
2,609 students · ICSEA 1042 · 3.2 km away
Siena Catholic College
Sippy Downs · Catholic high school · 7-12
889 students · ICSEA 1073 · 3.2 km away
Pacific Lutheran College
Meridan Plains · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,204 students · ICSEA 1114 · 3.9 km away
Meridan State College
Meridan Plains · Government combined · Prep-12
1,795 students · ICSEA 1013 · 4.7 km away
Matthew Flinders Anglican College
Buderim · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,426 students · ICSEA 1155 · 5.0 km away
Brightwater State School
Mountain Creek · Government primary · Prep-6
733 students · ICSEA 1055 · 5.4 km away
Kawana Waters State College
Bokarina · Government combined · Prep-12
2,495 students · ICSEA 1034 · 5.5 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Darling Point Special School
Manly · Government special · Prep-12
182 students · ICSEA 1021
Southport Special School
Southport · Government special · Prep-12
212 students · ICSEA 1027
Sunnybank Special School
Sunnybank · Government special · Prep-12
112 students · ICSEA 1028
Narbethong State Special School
Woolloongabba · Government special · Prep-12
53 students · ICSEA 1018
Geebung Special School
Geebung · Government special · Prep-6
150 students · ICSEA 1029
Mudgeeraba Special School
Mudgeeraba · Government special · Prep-12
167 students · ICSEA 1030
Frequently asked questions
Is Palmview State Special School a public or private school?
Palmview State Special School is a public (government) school run by the Queensland education department.
What year levels does Palmview State Special School offer?
Palmview State Special School offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Palmview State Special School?
In 2025, Palmview State Special School had 102 enrolled students (32 girls, 70 boys).
What is the ICSEA of Palmview State Special School?
Palmview State Special School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1023. 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 Palmview State Special School?
Palmview 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 Palmview State Special School?
In 2025, Palmview State Special School had 1 students in Year 7 and 6 in Year 12.
Is Palmview State Special School co-ed?
Yes. Palmview State Special School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Palmview State Special School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Palmview 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 Palmview State Special School?
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