Southport Flexible School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Southport, Queensland 4215 · Gold Coast LGA
About Southport Flexible School
Southport Flexible School is a catholic special school located in Southport, Queensland (4215), within the Gold Coast local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 90 students (36 girls and 54 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
Southport Flexible School has an ICSEA value of 935, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 20th percentile of Australian schools. 4% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 56% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 8 teachers (6.4 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.1 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 8% over the past five years.
Southport Flexible 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 Southport Flexible School's 90 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Southport Flexible School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Southport Flexible School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Musgrave Hill State School
Southport · Government primary · Prep-6
636 students · ICSEA 1028 · 40 m away
Southport Special School
Southport · Government special · Prep-12
212 students · ICSEA 1027 · 272 m away
Southport State High School
Southport · Government high school · 7-12
2,231 students · ICSEA 1031 · 969 m away
Queensland Academy for Health Sciences
Southport · Government high school · 10-12
468 students · ICSEA 1109 · 1.4 km away
Southport State School
Southport · Government primary · Prep-6
538 students · ICSEA 1012 · 1.5 km away
Guardian Angels' Catholic Primary School
Ashmore · Catholic primary · Prep-6
815 students · ICSEA 1074 · 1.8 km away
St Hilda's School
Southport · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,258 students · ICSEA 1135 · 1.9 km away
Labrador State School
Labrador · Government primary · Prep-6
670 students · ICSEA 997 · 2.0 km away
Aquinas College
Ashmore · Catholic high school · 7-12
805 students · ICSEA 1058 · 2.0 km away
Men of Business Academy
Southport · Independent special · 11-12
238 students · ICSEA 993 · 2.3 km away
Similar schools
Catholic special schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Albert Park Flexible School
Milton · Catholic special · 7-12
104 students · ICSEA 943
Good Samaritan College
Toowoomba · Catholic special · 7-12
79 students · ICSEA 950
Noosa Flexible School
Sunshine Beach · Catholic special · 7-12
102 students · ICSEA 958
Hemmant Flexible School
Hemmant · Catholic special · 7-12
81 students · ICSEA 903
Ipswich Flexible School
Ipswich · Catholic special · 7-12
111 students · ICSEA 892
Gympie Flexible School
Gympie · Catholic special · 7-12
103 students · ICSEA 880
Frequently asked questions
Is Southport Flexible School a public or private school?
Southport Flexible School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does Southport Flexible School offer?
Southport Flexible School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Southport Flexible School?
In 2025, Southport Flexible School had 90 enrolled students (36 girls, 54 boys), a change of 8% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Southport Flexible School?
Southport Flexible School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 935. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Southport Flexible School?
Southport Flexible School has about 14.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Southport Flexible School?
In 2025, Southport Flexible School had 4 students in Year 7 and 12 in Year 12.
Is Southport Flexible School co-ed?
Yes. Southport Flexible School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Southport Flexible School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Southport Flexible 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 Southport Flexible School?
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