Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Acacia Ridge, Queensland 4110 · Brisbane LGA
About Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South
Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South is an independent special school located in Acacia Ridge, Queensland (4110), within the Brisbane local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 180 students (82 girls and 98 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools Queensland.
Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South has an ICSEA value of 882, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 8th percentile of Australian schools. 2% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 67% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 19 teachers (13.6 full-time equivalent) and 59 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.2 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 100% over the past five years.
Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South 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 Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South's 180 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Aboriginal & Islander Independent Community School
Acacia Ridge · Independent combined · Prep-12
260 students · ICSEA 710 · 435 m away
Our Lady of Fatima Primary School
Acacia Ridge · Catholic primary · Prep-6
174 students · ICSEA 1034 · 649 m away
Acacia Ridge State School
Acacia Ridge · Government primary · Prep-6
312 students · ICSEA 930 · 1.1 km away
Watson Road State School
Acacia Ridge · Government primary · Prep-6
124 students · ICSEA 872 · 1.2 km away
Autism Queensland Education & Therapy Centre
Sunnybank Hills · Independent special · U
246 students · ICSEA 1054 · 2.2 km away
Coopers Plains State School
Coopers Plains · Government primary · Prep-6
211 students · ICSEA 972 · 2.4 km away
St Thomas More College
Sunnybank · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,161 students · ICSEA 1067 · 2.6 km away
Sunnybank Special School
Sunnybank · Government special · Prep-12
112 students · ICSEA 1028 · 2.7 km away
Sunnybank State School
Sunnybank · Government primary · Prep-6
317 students · ICSEA 1003 · 2.9 km away
Carinity Education - Southside
Sunnybank · Independent special · 7-12
121 students · ICSEA 936 · 3.1 km away
Similar schools
Independent special schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Carinity Education - Glendyne
Nikenbah · Independent special · 6-12
142 students · ICSEA 882
Y Schools Queensland - Ipswich
Bundamba · Independent special · 7-12
173 students · ICSEA 880
Carinity Education - Rockhampton
Glenlee · Independent special · 7-12
269 students · ICSEA 872
Burnett Youth Learning Centre
Elliott · Independent special · 7-12
76 students · ICSEA 898
Ontrack College Emerald
Emerald · Independent special · 7-10
23 students · ICSEA 904
Y Schools Queensland - Logan
Kingston · Independent special · 7-12
346 students · ICSEA 908
Frequently asked questions
Is Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South a public or private school?
Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools Queensland.
What year levels does Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South offer?
Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South?
In 2025, Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South had 180 enrolled students (82 girls, 98 boys), a change of 100% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South?
Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 882. 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 Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South?
Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South has about 13.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South?
In 2025, Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South had 17 students in Year 7 and 29 in Year 12.
Is Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South co-ed?
Yes. Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South 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 Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Mount Gravatt East, about 8.9 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.