Gympie Special School
52 Cootharaba Road, Gympie QLD 4570
Gympie Special School is a government special school in Gympie, QLD from Prep to Year 12 with about 88 students. Its ICSEA is 962, 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 information from the school's own website describes Gympie Special School as a Queensland state school for Prep to Year 12 students with significant intellectual disability, often alongside a second identified disability. It follows the Australian Curriculum adapted to each student's needs, with an Individual Curriculum Plan set and reviewed for every student, aiming to build the knowledge, skills and confidence to take part in school and community life.
Often praised
- individualised curriculum plans
- focus on community participation
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: low. 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 Gympie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victory College (Gympie) | Gympie | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.3 km | 1,026 | 851 |
| Cooloola Christian College (Gympie) | Gympie | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.0 km | 1,013 | 537 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caboolture Special School | Caboolture South | Public special · P-12 | 197 | 962 |
| Ipswich Special School | Ipswich | Public special · K-12 | 108 | 962 |
| Bundaberg Special School | Norville | Public special · P-12 | 106 | 961 |
| Logan City Special School | Logan Central | Public special · K-12 | 381 | 963 |
| Claremont Special School | Silkstone | Public special · P-12 | 199 | 964 |
| Redcliffe Special School | Redcliffe | Public special · 7-12 | 89 | 957 |
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.