Currimundi Special School
Buderim Street, Dicky Beach QLD 4551
Currimundi Special School is a government special school in Dicky Beach, QLD from Prep to Year 12 with about 177 students. Its ICSEA is 1,006, 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
Public online sources describe Currimundi Special School as a Queensland state special school catering to students from Prep to Year 12 with complex educational needs, drawing enrolments from Maroochydore to Pelican Waters and west to Beerwah. The school promotes individualised, highly adapted learning in a safe, supportive environment under the motto "Together we grow," supported by a Positive Behaviour for Learning framework, a chaplaincy program, and family-facing facilities including a resource centre, playgroup, tuckshop and uniform shop. An active P&C and volunteer community are noted alongside regular parent-teacher communication via the QParents app.
Often praised
- individualised, highly adapted learning
- supportive, caring school environment
- active parent and school community
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Currimundi Special School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caloundra Christian College (Caloundra) | Caloundra | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.0 km | 1,058 | 438 |
| Meridan State College | Meridan Plains | Public k–12 / combined | 3.3 km | 1,013 | 1,795 |
| Pacific Lutheran College (Meridan Plains) | Meridan Plains | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.9 km | 1,114 | 1,204 |
| Kawana Waters State CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Bokarina | Public k–12 / combined | 4.2 km | 1,034 | 2,495 |
| Unity College (Caloundra West) | Caloundra West | Catholic k–12 / combined | 5.4 km | 1,065 | 1,450 |
| Caloundra City Private School (Pelican Waters) | Pelican Waters | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.0 km | 1,095 | 228 |
| Chancellor State College | Sippy Downs | Public k–12 / combined | 9.9 km | 1,042 | 2,609 |
| Matthew Flinders Anglican College (Buderim) | Buderim | Independent k–12 / combined | 11.6 km | 1,155 | 1,426 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuraby Special School | Kuraby | Public special · P-12 | 88 | 1,008 |
| Redland District Special School | Thornlands | Public special · K-12 | 236 | 1,004 |
| Currumbin Community Special School | Currumbin Waters | Public special · P-12 | 95 | 1,003 |
| Pine Rivers Special School | Lawnton | Public special · K-12 | 348 | 1,009 |
| Nambour Special School | Burnside | Public special · P-12 | 132 | 1,002 |
| Aspley Special School | Aspley | Public special · 7-12 | 142 | 1,014 |
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.