Toowoomba West Special School
26 Gladstone Street, Newtown QLD 4350
Toowoomba West Special School is a government special school in Newtown, QLD from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 140 students. Its ICSEA is 953, 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 information from the school's own website and Queensland education directories, Toowoomba West Special School is a small government special school in Newtown serving students from Prep to Year 6 under the Australian Curriculum. It emphasises building student independence, with a strong focus on social skills and communication taught in meaningful, age-appropriate contexts. Individual student programs are developed in collaboration with parents and carers, and the school actively incorporates technology into learning alongside a published Learning and Wellbeing Framework.
Often praised
- individualised programs with families
- strong social/communication skills focus
- small class sizes, low student-teacher 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: low. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's College (Toowoomba) | Toowoomba | Catholic k–12 / combined | 1.4 km | 1,017 | 930 |
| The Glennie School (Toowoomba) | Toowoomba | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.7 km | 1,073 | 700 |
| Downlands College (Toowoomba) | Toowoomba | Catholic k–12 / combined | 2.2 km | 1,060 | 1,187 |
| Clifford Park Special School | Newtown | Public special | 2.4 km | 937 | 183 |
| Toowoomba Grammar School (East Toowoomba) | East Toowoomba | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.3 km | 1,096 | 1,145 |
| Fairholme College (Toowoomba) | Toowoomba | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.7 km | 1,110 | 849 |
| Toowoomba Anglican School (Toowoomba) | Toowoomba | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.7 km | 1,132 | 682 |
| Darling Downs Christian School (Toowoomba) | Toowoomba | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.2 km | 1,038 | 362 |
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 |
| Mackay District Special School | Beaconsfield | Public special · P-12 | 82 | 949 |
| Redcliffe Special School | Redcliffe | Public special · 7-12 | 89 | 957 |
| Maryborough Special School | Maryborough | Public special · P-12 | 75 | 946 |
| Bundaberg Special School | Norville | Public special · P-12 | 106 | 961 |
| Burdekin School | Ayr | Public special · K-12 | 19 | 945 |
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.