Mackay District Special School
63 Mansfield Drive, Beaconsfield QLD 4740
Mackay District Special School is a government special school in Beaconsfield, QLD from Prep to Year 12 with about 82 students. Its ICSEA is 949, 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 describes Mackay District Special School as a government P-12 special school in Beaconsfield, Mackay, supporting students with intellectual impairment and, in some cases, autism, physical, visual, hearing, or multiple impairments. The school's own materials highlight low student-to-teacher ratios, individualised developmental-curriculum programs, and a team of teachers, therapists, and aides working within modern facilities and outdoor learning spaces, in partnership with parents and carers to build student independence and confidence.
Often praised
- low student-to-teacher ratio
- individualised developmental curriculum
- on-site therapist support
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 Mackay District 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitsunday Anglican School (Beaconsfield) | Beaconsfield | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.9 km | 1,102 | 1,151 |
| Carlisle Adventist Christian College (Beaconsfield) | Beaconsfield | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.9 km | 990 | 281 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich West Special School | West Ipswich | Public special · P-12 | 135 | 950 |
| Maryborough Special School | Maryborough | Public special · P-12 | 75 | 946 |
| Burdekin School | Ayr | Public special · K-12 | 19 | 945 |
| Toowoomba West Special School | Newtown | Public special · K-6 | 140 | 953 |
| Rosella Park School | West Gladstone | Public special · P-12 | 87 | 942 |
| Lee Street State Special School | Caboolture | Public special · 7-12 | 131 | 941 |
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.