Calamvale Special School
29 Nottingham Road, Calamvale QLD 4116
Calamvale Special School is a government special school in Calamvale, QLD from Prep to Year 12 with about 252 students. Its ICSEA is 992, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the publisher's site. About this link
ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Publicly available information describes Calamvale Special School as a Queensland state special school in Brisbane's south, opened in 1985, that delivers highly individualised education to students aged five to seventeen with intellectual disability, who may also have autism spectrum disorder or sensory and multiple impairments. Programs are delivered by a multidisciplinary team of teachers and support staff, with a student-to-teacher ratio around 1 to 4, drawing enrolments from a wide catchment spanning Algester, Forestdale, Stretton and Beaudesert.
Often praised
- individualised learning programs
- multidisciplinary support team
- low student-to-teacher ratio
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NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calamvale Community CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Calamvale | Public k–12 / combined | 0.5 km | 1,026 | 2,461 |
| Wisdom College (Calamvale) | Calamvale | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.3 km | 1,050 | 456 |
| Stretton State CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Stretton | Public k–12 / combined | 1.6 km | 1,068 | 3,578 |
| Autism Queensland Education & Therapy Centre (Sunnybank Hills) | Sunnybank Hills | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.6 km | 1,054 | 246 |
| Islamic College of Brisbane (Karawatha) | Karawatha | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.9 km | 1,057 | 1,712 |
| Kuraby Special School | Kuraby | Public special | 5.3 km | 1,008 | 88 |
| Aboriginal & Islander Independent Community School (Acacia Ridge) | Acacia Ridge | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.7 km | 710 | 260 |
| Logan City Special School | Logan Central | Public special | 5.8 km | 963 | 381 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in QLD
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woody Point Special School | Woody Point | Public special · K-6 | 129 | 985 |
| Goodna Special School | Goodna | Public special · P-12 | 359 | 982 |
| Nambour Special School | Burnside | Public special · P-12 | 132 | 1,002 |
| Currumbin Community Special School | Currumbin Waters | Public special · P-12 | 95 | 1,003 |
| Redland District Special School | Thornlands | Public special · K-12 | 236 | 1,004 |
| Currimundi Special School | Dicky Beach | Public special · P-12 | 177 | 1,006 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.