Southport Special School
Cnr Kumbari Avenue & Smith Street, Southport QLD 4215
Southport Special School is a government special school in Southport, QLD from Prep to Year 12 with about 212 students. Its ICSEA is 1,027, 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
Based on public sources, Southport Special School is a government special school in Southport, Queensland, serving students from Prep to Year 12 with a range of disabilities. Its own site describes a curriculum structured across junior, middle and senior school phases, with tailored teaching and assessment approaches, a music program, and student welfare and behaviour support. The school reports a low student-to-teacher ratio and maintains an active Parent and Community (P&C) group, alongside published newsletters and annual reports for transparency with families.
Often praised
- low student-to-teacher ratio
- structured junior/middle/senior curriculum
- active parent and community group
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 Southport 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Hilda's School (Southport) | Southport | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.6 km | 1,135 | 1,258 |
| The Southport School (Southport) | Southport | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.1 km | 1,118 | 1,621 |
| Trinity Lutheran College (Ashmore Rd, Ashmore) | Ashmore | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.7 km | 1,086 | 1,322 |
| A B Paterson College (Arundel) | Arundel | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.0 km | 1,123 | 1,652 |
| Emmanuel College (Carrara) | Carrara | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.7 km | 1,139 | 1,686 |
| Silkwood School (Mount Nathan) | Mount Nathan | Independent k–12 / combined | 11.2 km | 1,073 | 765 |
| All Saints Anglican School (Merrimac) | Merrimac | Independent k–12 / combined | 11.6 km | 1,137 | 1,828 |
| Saint Stephen's College (Coomera) | Coomera | Independent k–12 / combined | 13.3 km | 1,109 | 1,315 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnybank Special School | Sunnybank | Public special · K-12 | 112 | 1,028 |
| Geebung Special School | Geebung | Public special · K-6 | 150 | 1,029 |
| Mudgeeraba Special School | Mudgeeraba | Public special · P-12 | 167 | 1,030 |
| Darling Point Special School | Manly | Public special · P-12 | 182 | 1,021 |
| Nursery Road State Special School | Holland Park West | Public special · K-12 | 158 | 1,034 |
| Narbethong State Special School | Woolloongabba | Public special · K-12 | 53 | 1,018 |
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.