Pine Rivers Special School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Lawnton, Queensland 4501 · Moreton Bay LGA
About Pine Rivers Special School
Pine Rivers Special School is a public special school located in Lawnton, Queensland (4501), within the Moreton Bay local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 348 students (100 girls and 248 boys).
Pine Rivers Special School has an ICSEA value of 1009, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 51st percentile of Australian schools. 19% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 28% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 93 teachers (86.8 full-time equivalent) and 101 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.0 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 52% over the past five years.
Pine Rivers 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 Pine Rivers Special School's 348 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Pine Rivers Special School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Pine Rivers Special School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
YOS Lawnton
Lawnton · Independent special · 10-12
132 students · ICSEA 915 · 167 m away
Lawnton State School
Lawnton · Government primary · Prep-6
643 students · ICSEA 967 · 929 m away
Strathpine State School
Strathpine · Government primary · Prep-6
372 students · ICSEA 976 · 1.4 km away
Bray Park State School
Bray Park · Government primary · Prep-6
480 students · ICSEA 973 · 1.5 km away
Pine Rivers State High School
Strathpine · Government high school · 7-12
902 students · ICSEA 960 · 1.6 km away
Holy Spirit School
Bray Park · Catholic primary · Prep-6
484 students · ICSEA 1031 · 1.8 km away
Our Lady of the Way School
Petrie · Catholic primary · Prep-6
246 students · ICSEA 1037 · 1.9 km away
Petrie State School
Petrie · Government primary · Prep-6
492 students · ICSEA 973 · 2.0 km away
Mt Maria College - Petrie
Petrie · Catholic high school · 7-12
403 students · ICSEA 1015 · 2.1 km away
Bray Park State High School
Bray Park · Government high school · 7-12
1,830 students · ICSEA 991 · 2.9 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Kuraby Special School
Kuraby · Government special · Prep-12
88 students · ICSEA 1008
Currimundi Special School
Dicky Beach · Government special · Prep-12
177 students · ICSEA 1006
Coomera State Special School
Coomera · Government special · Prep-12
278 students · ICSEA 1005
Mitchelton Special School
Mitchelton · Government special · Prep-12
78 students · ICSEA 1014
Aspley Special School
Aspley · Government special · 7-12
142 students · ICSEA 1014
Redland District Special School
Thornlands · Government special · Prep-12
236 students · ICSEA 1004
Frequently asked questions
Is Pine Rivers Special School a public or private school?
Pine Rivers Special School is a public (government) school run by the Queensland education department.
What year levels does Pine Rivers Special School offer?
Pine Rivers Special School offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Pine Rivers Special School?
In 2025, Pine Rivers Special School had 348 enrolled students (100 girls, 248 boys), a change of 52% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Pine Rivers Special School?
Pine Rivers Special School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1009. 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 Pine Rivers Special School?
Pine Rivers 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 Pine Rivers Special School?
In 2025, Pine Rivers Special School had 18 students in Year 7 and 21 in Year 12.
Is Pine Rivers Special School co-ed?
Yes. Pine Rivers Special School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Pine Rivers Special School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Pine Rivers 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 Pine Rivers Special School?
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