Red Hill Special School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Red Hill, Queensland 4059 · Brisbane LGA
About Red Hill Special School
Red Hill Special School is a public special school located in Red Hill, Queensland (4059), within the Brisbane local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 83 students (29 girls and 54 boys).
Red Hill Special School has an ICSEA value of 1090, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 82nd percentile of Australian schools. 40% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 11% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 34 teachers (29.1 full-time equivalent) and 58 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 2.9 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 5% over the past five years.
Red Hill 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 Red Hill Special School's 83 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Red Hill Special School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Red Hill Special School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Finbarr's School
Ashgrove · Catholic primary · Prep-6
187 students · ICSEA 1151 · 820 m away
Ithaca Creek State School
Bardon · Government primary · Prep-6
604 students · ICSEA 1170 · 888 m away
Kelvin Grove State College
Kelvin Grove · Government combined · Prep-12
3,617 students · ICSEA 1135 · 1.1 km away
St Ambrose's Primary School
Newmarket · Catholic primary · Prep-6
152 students · ICSEA 1160 · 1.3 km away
Compass Independent School
Kelvin Grove · Independent combined · Prep-7
47 students · ICSEA 1157 · 1.3 km away
Petrie Terrace State School
Paddington · Government primary · Prep-6
257 students · ICSEA 1130 · 1.4 km away
Mt St Michael's College
Ashgrove · Catholic combined · 5-12
849 students · ICSEA 1155 · 1.4 km away
Queensland Academy for Creative Industries
Kelvin Grove · Government high school · 10-12
436 students · ICSEA 1128 · 1.4 km away
Milton State School
Milton · Government primary · Prep-6
607 students · ICSEA 1151 · 1.8 km away
Brisbane Grammar School
Brisbane · Independent combined · 5-12
1,996 students · ICSEA 1210 · 1.9 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Mount Ommaney Special School
Mount Ommaney · Government special · Prep-12
156 students · ICSEA 1056
Mackenzie State Special School
Mackenzie · Government special · Prep-12
118 students · ICSEA 1045
Nursery Road State Special School
Holland Park West · Government special · Prep-12
158 students · ICSEA 1034
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
Frequently asked questions
Is Red Hill Special School a public or private school?
Red Hill Special School is a public (government) school run by the Queensland education department.
What year levels does Red Hill Special School offer?
Red Hill Special School offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Red Hill Special School?
In 2025, Red Hill Special School had 83 enrolled students (29 girls, 54 boys), a change of 5% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Red Hill Special School?
Red Hill Special School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1090. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Red Hill Special School?
Red Hill Special School has about 2.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Red Hill Special School?
In 2025, Red Hill Special School had 9 students in Year 7 and 5 in Year 12.
Is Red Hill Special School co-ed?
Yes. Red Hill Special School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Red Hill Special School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Red Hill 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 Red Hill Special School?
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