Toogoolawa School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Ormeau, Queensland 4208 · Gold Coast LGA
About Toogoolawa School
Toogoolawa School is an independent boys' special school located in Ormeau, Queensland (4208), within the Gold Coast local government area. It caters for students from 4 to 10 and in 2025 enrolled 116 students. The school is affiliated with Independent Schools Queensland.
Toogoolawa School has an ICSEA value of 955, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 27th percentile of Australian schools. 4% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 43% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 14 teachers (13.8 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.4 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
Toogoolawa 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 Toogoolawa School's 116 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Toogoolawa School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Toogoolawa School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Livingstone Christian College
Ormeau · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,222 students · ICSEA 1043 · 631 m away
Ormeau State School
Pimpama · Government primary · Prep-6
897 students · ICSEA 998 · 1.4 km away
Mother Teresa Primary School
Ormeau · Catholic primary · Prep-6
213 students · ICSEA 1031 · 2.0 km away
Lutheran Ormeau Rivers District School
Pimpama · Independent combined · Prep-12
794 students · ICSEA 1056 · 2.2 km away
Pimpama State School
Pimpama · Government primary · Prep-6
792 students · ICSEA 993 · 2.7 km away
Ormeau Woods State High School
Ormeau · Government high school · 7-12
1,404 students · ICSEA 996 · 3.0 km away
Norfolk Village State School
Ormeau · Government primary · Prep-6
625 students · ICSEA 1005 · 3.2 km away
Gainsborough State School
Pimpama · Government primary · Prep-6
849 students · ICSEA 1003 · 5.3 km away
Coomera Springs State School
Upper Coomera · Government primary · Prep-6
654 students · ICSEA 999 · 6.5 km away
Pimpama State Secondary College
Pimpama · Government high school · 7-12
1,222 students · ICSEA 966 · 7.0 km away
Similar schools
Independent special schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Kairos Community College
Deception Bay · Independent special · 10-12
125 students · ICSEA 965
Eaton College
Mount Louisa · Independent special · U
27 students · ICSEA 967
Y Schools Queensland - Moreton Bay
North Lakes · Independent special · 7-12
259 students · ICSEA 942
Arethusa College
Deception Bay · Independent special · 7-12
1,733 students · ICSEA 938
Carinity Education - Southside
Sunnybank · Independent special · 7-12
121 students · ICSEA 936
Horizons College of Learning and Enrichment
Caboolture · Independent special · 7-12
225 students · ICSEA 918
Frequently asked questions
Is Toogoolawa School a public or private school?
Toogoolawa School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools Queensland.
What year levels does Toogoolawa School offer?
Toogoolawa School offers 4 to 10. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Toogoolawa School?
In 2025, Toogoolawa School had 116 enrolled students (0 girls, 116 boys), a change of -2% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Toogoolawa School?
Toogoolawa School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 955. 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 Toogoolawa School?
Toogoolawa School has about 8.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Toogoolawa School?
In 2025, Toogoolawa School had 22 students in Year 7.
Is Toogoolawa School co-ed?
No. Toogoolawa School is a boys' school.
What other schools are near Toogoolawa School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Toogoolawa 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 Toogoolawa School?
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