Silver Lining School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Ficks Crossing, Queensland 4606 · South Burnett LGA
About Silver Lining School
Silver Lining School is an independent special school located in Ficks Crossing, Queensland (4606), within the South Burnett local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 34 students (15 girls and 19 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools Queensland.
Silver Lining School has an ICSEA value of 745, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 2nd percentile of Australian schools. 1% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 69% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 4 teachers (4.0 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.5 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 38% over the past five years.
Silver Lining 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 Silver Lining School's 34 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Silver Lining School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Silver Lining School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Murgon State School
Murgon · Government primary · Prep-6
108 students · ICSEA 865 · 5.3 km away
Wheatlands State School
Wheatlands · Government primary · Prep-6
77 students · ICSEA 926 · 5.4 km away
Murgon State High School
Murgon · Government high school · 7-12
318 students · ICSEA 818 · 5.6 km away
St Joseph's School
Murgon · Catholic primary · Prep-6
105 students · ICSEA 800 · 5.6 km away
Wondai State School
Wondai · Government combined · Prep-9
141 students · ICSEA 885 · 7.8 km away
Cherbourg State School
Cherbourg · Government primary · Prep-6
174 students · ICSEA 626 · 7.8 km away
Moffatdale State School
Moffatdale · Government primary · Prep-6
72 students · ICSEA 923 · 13 km away
Tingoora State School
Tingoora · Government primary · Prep-6
21 students · ICSEA 861 · 14 km away
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Glenlee · Independent special · 7-12
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Bundamba · Independent special · 7-12
173 students · ICSEA 880
Carinity Education - Glendyne
Nikenbah · Independent special · 6-12
142 students · ICSEA 882
Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South
Acacia Ridge · Independent special · 7-12
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Burnett Youth Learning Centre
Elliott · Independent special · 7-12
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Frequently asked questions
Is Silver Lining School a public or private school?
Silver Lining School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools Queensland.
What year levels does Silver Lining School offer?
Silver Lining School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Silver Lining School?
In 2025, Silver Lining School had 34 enrolled students (15 girls, 19 boys), a change of -38% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Silver Lining School?
Silver Lining School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 745. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Silver Lining School?
Silver Lining School has about 8.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Silver Lining School?
In 2025, Silver Lining School had 3 students in Year 7 and 6 in Year 12.
Is Silver Lining School co-ed?
Yes. Silver Lining School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Silver Lining School?
There are 8 other schools within 15 km of Silver Lining 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 Silver Lining School?
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