Toowoomba West Special School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Newtown, Queensland 4350 · Toowoomba LGA
About Toowoomba West Special School
Toowoomba West Special School is a public special school located in Newtown, Queensland (4350), within the Toowoomba local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 140 students (42 girls and 98 boys).
Toowoomba West Special School has an ICSEA value of 953, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 26th percentile of Australian schools. 13% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 42% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 42 teachers (37.8 full-time equivalent) and 61 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 3.7 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 35% over the past five years.
Toowoomba West 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 Toowoomba West Special School's 140 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Toowoomba West Special School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Toowoomba West Special School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Holy Name Primary School
Toowoomba · Catholic primary · Prep-6
148 students · ICSEA 987 · 600 m away
St Ursula's College
Toowoomba · Catholic high school · 7-12
401 students · ICSEA 1043 · 891 m away
Toowoomba North State School
Toowoomba · Government primary · Prep-6
237 students · ICSEA 909 · 1.3 km away
Sacred Heart Primary School
Toowoomba · Catholic primary · Prep-6
246 students · ICSEA 998 · 1.3 km away
Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School
Toowoomba · Catholic primary · Prep-6
454 students · ICSEA 1029 · 1.3 km away
Newtown State School
Newtown · Government primary · Prep-6
337 students · ICSEA 900 · 1.4 km away
St Mary's College
Toowoomba · Catholic combined · 5-12
930 students · ICSEA 1017 · 1.4 km away
Harlaxton State School
Harlaxton · Government primary · Prep-6
177 students · ICSEA 828 · 1.6 km away
The Glennie School
Toowoomba · Independent combined · Prep-12
700 students · ICSEA 1073 · 1.7 km away
Wilsonton State School
Wilsonton · Government primary · Prep-6
438 students · ICSEA 893 · 1.9 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Ipswich West Special School
West Ipswich · Government special · Prep-12
135 students · ICSEA 950
Redcliffe Special School
Redcliffe · Government special · 7-12
89 students · ICSEA 957
Mackay District Special School
Beaconsfield · Government special · Prep-12
82 students · ICSEA 949
Maryborough Special School
Maryborough · Government special · Prep-12
75 students · ICSEA 946
Burdekin School
Ayr · Government special · Prep-12
19 students · ICSEA 945
Bundaberg Special School
Norville · Government special · Prep-12
106 students · ICSEA 961
Frequently asked questions
Is Toowoomba West Special School a public or private school?
Toowoomba West Special School is a public (government) school run by the Queensland education department.
What year levels does Toowoomba West Special School offer?
Toowoomba West Special School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Toowoomba West Special School?
In 2025, Toowoomba West Special School had 140 enrolled students (42 girls, 98 boys), a change of 35% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Toowoomba West Special School?
Toowoomba West Special School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 953. 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 Toowoomba West Special School?
Toowoomba West Special School has about 3.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Toowoomba West Special School each year?
In 2025, Toowoomba West Special School had 15 students in Prep and 21 in Year 6.
Is Toowoomba West Special School co-ed?
Yes. Toowoomba West Special School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Toowoomba West Special School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Toowoomba West 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.
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