Townsville Flexible School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025West End, Queensland 4810 · Townsville LGA
About Townsville Flexible School
Townsville Flexible School is a catholic special school located in West End, Queensland (4810), within the Townsville local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 204 students (97 girls and 107 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
Townsville Flexible School has an ICSEA value of 842, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 4th percentile of Australian schools. 1% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 69% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 28 teachers (24.0 full-time equivalent) and 23 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.5 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 29% over the past five years.
Townsville 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 Townsville Flexible School's 204 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Townsville Flexible School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Townsville Flexible School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Townsville West State School
West End · Government primary · Prep-6
111 students · ICSEA 866 · 225 m away
Townsville State High School
Railway Estate · Government high school · 7-12
841 students · ICSEA 924 · 821 m away
St Margaret Mary's College
Hyde Park · Catholic high school · 7-12
707 students · ICSEA 1014 · 1.0 km away
Hermit Park State School
Hyde Park · Government primary · Prep-6
630 students · ICSEA 1028 · 1.4 km away
Railway Estate State School
Railway Estate · Government primary · Prep-6
179 students · ICSEA 916 · 1.5 km away
Townsville Grammar School
North Ward · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,288 students · ICSEA 1116 · 1.9 km away
Townsville Central State School
North Ward · Government primary · Prep-6
144 students · ICSEA 930 · 2.2 km away
Belgian Gardens State School
Belgian Gardens · Government primary · Prep-6
595 students · ICSEA 1055 · 2.3 km away
St Joseph's Catholic School, The Strand
North Ward · Catholic primary · Prep-6
355 students · ICSEA 1100 · 2.3 km away
St Patrick's College Townsville
Townsville · Catholic high school · 7-12
663 students · ICSEA 1024 · 2.4 km away
Similar schools
Catholic special schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Inala Flexible School
Inala · Catholic special · 7-12
94 students · ICSEA 823
Deception Bay Flexible School
Deception Bay · Catholic special · 7-12
122 students · ICSEA 863
The Centre Education Programme
Kingston · Catholic special · 7-12
122 students · ICSEA 864
Rockhampton Flexible School
Rockhampton · Catholic special · 7-12
86 students · ICSEA 868
Holy Spirit College
Cooktown · Catholic special · 7-12
122 students · ICSEA 811
Gympie Flexible School
Gympie · Catholic special · 7-12
103 students · ICSEA 880
Frequently asked questions
Is Townsville Flexible School a public or private school?
Townsville Flexible School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does Townsville Flexible School offer?
Townsville Flexible School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Townsville Flexible School?
In 2025, Townsville Flexible School had 204 enrolled students (97 girls, 107 boys), a change of 29% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Townsville Flexible School?
Townsville Flexible School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 842. 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 Townsville Flexible School?
Townsville Flexible 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 Townsville Flexible School?
In 2025, Townsville Flexible School had 21 students in Year 7 and 18 in Year 12.
Is Townsville Flexible School co-ed?
Yes. Townsville Flexible School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Townsville Flexible School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Townsville 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 Townsville Flexible School?
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