Sunnybank Special School
79 Troughton Road, Sunnybank QLD 4109
Sunnybank Special School is a government special school in Sunnybank, QLD from Kindergarten to Year 12 with about 112 students. Its ICSEA is 1,028, 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 Sunnybank Special School is a Queensland government special school in Sunnybank catering to students from Prep to Year 12, including an Early Childhood Development Program, with a low student-to-teacher ratio. The school's own materials describe curricula tailored to special education needs, a motto of "exceeding expectations," and an active school community with P&C involvement, volunteering, and family engagement events promoted on social media.
Often praised
- Low student-to-teacher ratio
- Early Childhood Development Program
- Active parent/community involvement
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 Sunnybank 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aboriginal & Islander Independent Community School (Acacia Ridge) | Acacia Ridge | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.5 km | 710 | 260 |
| Autism Queensland Education & Therapy Centre (Sunnybank Hills) | Sunnybank Hills | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.9 km | 1,054 | 246 |
| Nursery Road State Special School | Holland Park West | Public special | 4.5 km | 1,034 | 158 |
| Wisdom College (Calamvale) | Calamvale | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.6 km | 1,050 | 456 |
| Kuraby Special School | Kuraby | Public special | 5.7 km | 1,008 | 88 |
| Brisbane Adventist College (Mansfield) | Mansfield | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.7 km | 1,072 | 587 |
| Calamvale Community CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Calamvale | Public k–12 / combined | 6.0 km | 1,026 | 2,461 |
| Calamvale Special School | Calamvale | Public special | 6.4 km | 992 | 252 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geebung Special School | Geebung | Public special · K-6 | 150 | 1,029 |
| Southport Special School | Southport | Public special · P-12 | 212 | 1,027 |
| Mudgeeraba Special School | Mudgeeraba | Public special · P-12 | 167 | 1,030 |
| Nursery Road State Special School | Holland Park West | Public special · K-12 | 158 | 1,034 |
| Darling Point Special School | Manly | Public special · P-12 | 182 | 1,021 |
| 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.