Y Schools Queensland - Ipswich
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Bundamba, Queensland 4304 · Ipswich LGA
About Y Schools Queensland - Ipswich
Y Schools Queensland - Ipswich is an independent special school located in Bundamba, Queensland (4304), within the Ipswich local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 173 students (96 girls and 77 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools Queensland.
Y Schools Queensland - Ipswich has an ICSEA value of 880, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 7th percentile of Australian schools. 3% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 65% 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 12.7 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 68% over the past five years.
Y Schools Queensland - Ipswich 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 - Ipswich's 173 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Y Schools Queensland - Ipswich have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Y Schools Queensland - Ipswich
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Bundamba State School
Bundamba · Government primary · Prep-6
374 students · ICSEA 897 · 965 m away
Bundamba State Secondary College
Bundamba · Government high school · 7-12
794 students · ICSEA 896 · 1.3 km away
Sacred Heart School
Booval · Catholic primary · Prep-6
548 students · ICSEA 1022 · 2.1 km away
St Peter Claver College
Riverview · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,103 students · ICSEA 1013 · 2.8 km away
Silkstone State School
Silkstone · Government primary · Prep-6
675 students · ICSEA 937 · 3.0 km away
Ipswich East State School
East Ipswich · Government primary · Prep-6
287 students · ICSEA 878 · 3.1 km away
Claremont Special School
Silkstone · Government special · Prep-12
199 students · ICSEA 964 · 3.5 km away
Riverview State School
Riverview · Government primary · Prep-6
258 students · ICSEA 844 · 3.6 km away
Tivoli State School
Tivoli · Government primary · Prep-6
201 students · ICSEA 904 · 3.9 km away
Ipswich Girls' Grammar School
East Ipswich · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,047 students · ICSEA 1122 · 4.0 km away
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Independent special schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
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Nikenbah · Independent special · 6-12
142 students · ICSEA 882
Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South
Acacia Ridge · Independent special · 7-12
180 students · ICSEA 882
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 - Ipswich a public or private school?
Y Schools Queensland - Ipswich is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools Queensland.
What year levels does Y Schools Queensland - Ipswich offer?
Y Schools Queensland - Ipswich offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Y Schools Queensland - Ipswich?
In 2025, Y Schools Queensland - Ipswich had 173 enrolled students (96 girls, 77 boys), a change of 68% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Y Schools Queensland - Ipswich?
Y Schools Queensland - Ipswich has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 880. 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 - Ipswich?
Y Schools Queensland - Ipswich has about 12.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Y Schools Queensland - Ipswich?
In 2025, Y Schools Queensland - Ipswich had 16 students in Year 7 and 38 in Year 12.
Is Y Schools Queensland - Ipswich co-ed?
Yes. Y Schools Queensland - Ipswich is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Y Schools Queensland - Ipswich?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Y Schools Queensland - Ipswich 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 - Ipswich?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Mount Gravatt East, about 29 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.