Southport Special School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Southport, Queensland 4215 · Gold Coast LGA
About Southport Special School
Southport Special School is a public special school located in Southport, Queensland (4215), within the Gold Coast local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 212 students (59 girls and 153 boys).
Southport Special School has an ICSEA value of 1027, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 59th percentile of Australian schools. 19% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 26% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 60 teachers (54.7 full-time equivalent) and 74 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 3.9 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 27% over the past five years.
Southport 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 Southport Special School's 212 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Southport Special School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Southport Special School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Musgrave Hill State School
Southport · Government primary · Prep-6
636 students · ICSEA 1028 · 235 m away
Southport Flexible School
Southport · Catholic special · 7-12
90 students · ICSEA 935 · 272 m away
Southport State High School
Southport · Government high school · 7-12
2,231 students · ICSEA 1031 · 765 m away
Southport State School
Southport · Government primary · Prep-6
538 students · ICSEA 1012 · 1.2 km away
Queensland Academy for Health Sciences
Southport · Government high school · 10-12
468 students · ICSEA 1109 · 1.3 km away
St Hilda's School
Southport · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,258 students · ICSEA 1135 · 1.7 km away
Guardian Angels' Catholic Primary School
Ashmore · Catholic primary · Prep-6
815 students · ICSEA 1074 · 1.7 km away
Aquinas College
Ashmore · Catholic high school · 7-12
805 students · ICSEA 1058 · 1.9 km away
Men of Business Academy
Southport · Independent special · 11-12
238 students · ICSEA 993 · 2.1 km away
Labrador State School
Labrador · Government primary · Prep-6
670 students · ICSEA 997 · 2.2 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Sunnybank Special School
Sunnybank · Government special · Prep-12
112 students · ICSEA 1028
Geebung Special School
Geebung · Government special · Prep-6
150 students · ICSEA 1029
Mudgeeraba Special School
Mudgeeraba · Government special · Prep-12
167 students · ICSEA 1030
Palmview State Special School
Palmview · Government special · Prep-12
102 students · ICSEA 1023
Darling Point Special School
Manly · Government special · Prep-12
182 students · ICSEA 1021
Nursery Road State Special School
Holland Park West · Government special · Prep-12
158 students · ICSEA 1034
Frequently asked questions
Is Southport Special School a public or private school?
Southport Special School is a public (government) school run by the Queensland education department.
What year levels does Southport Special School offer?
Southport Special School offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Southport Special School?
In 2025, Southport Special School had 212 enrolled students (59 girls, 153 boys), a change of -27% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Southport Special School?
Southport Special School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1027. 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 Southport Special School?
Southport Special School has about 3.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Southport Special School?
In 2025, Southport Special School had 23 students in Year 7 and 10 in Year 12.
Is Southport Special School co-ed?
Yes. Southport Special School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Southport Special School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Southport 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 Southport Special School?
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