Pine Rivers Special School
10 Lawnton Pocket Road, Lawnton QLD 4501
Pine Rivers Special School is a government special school in Lawnton, QLD from Kindergarten to Year 12 with about 348 students. Its ICSEA is 1,009, 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 indicates Pine Rivers Special School is a purpose-built state school in Lawnton, north of Brisbane, catering for students aged 5 to 18 with a verified intellectual disability, some also with autism, physical, vision or hearing impairment. The school is fully wheelchair accessible and supported by an in-house team including physiotherapists, occupational therapists, a speech language pathologist, guidance officer and school nurse, alongside a large staff of teachers and teacher aides.
Often praised
- Purpose-built, fully accessible campus
- On-site allied health support team
- High staff-to-student ratio
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 Pine Rivers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis Christian College (Bray Park) | Bray Park | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.0 km | 1,099 | 1,618 |
| Charlotte Mason College (Kallangur) | Kallangur | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.6 km | — | — |
| St Paul's School (Bald Hills) | Bald Hills | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.2 km | 1,141 | 1,283 |
| North Lakes State CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | North Lakes | Public k–12 / combined | 6.4 km | 1,018 | 2,407 |
| The Lakes College (North Lakes) | North Lakes | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.7 km | 1,125 | 1,169 |
| Northpine Christian College (Dakabin) | Dakabin | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.9 km | 1,068 | 952 |
| Good Shepherd Christian School (Albany Creek) | Albany Creek | Independent k–12 / combined | 7.0 km | 1,061 | 214 |
| Aspley Special School | Aspley | Public special | 9.0 km | 1,014 | 142 |
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 |
| Currimundi Special School | Dicky Beach | Public special · P-12 | 177 | 1,006 |
| Aspley Special School | Aspley | Public special · 7-12 | 142 | 1,014 |
| Mitchelton Special School | Mitchelton | Public special · K-12 | 78 | 1,014 |
| 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 |
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.