Townsville Community Learning Centre - A State Special School
78 Thompson Street, Mundingburra QLD 4812
Townsville Community Learning Centre - A State Special School is a government special school in Mundingburra, QLD from Prep to Year 12 with about 198 students. Its ICSEA is 930, 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 publicly available information, Townsville Community Learning Centre (TCLC) is a Queensland state special school in Mundingburra catering for students from Prep to Year 12 with a verified intellectual disability. Younger students follow the Australian Curriculum across key learning areas, while senior students in Years 11 and 12 access individualised learning pathways, ASDAN courses and Certificate-level studies. Formed in 2001 through the merger of the former Aitkenvale and Mundingburra special schools, it operates as a dedicated, small-cohort specialist setting within the Townsville community.
Often praised
- dedicated intellectual disability specialisation
- individualised senior pathways (ASDAN, Certificates)
- small, community-based specialist setting
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 Townsville Community Learning Centre - A State 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James (Mundingburra) | Mundingburra | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.9 km | 1,100 | 1,205 |
| Annandale Christian College (Annandale) | Annandale | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.0 km | 1,069 | 687 |
| Townsville Christian College (Vincent) | Vincent | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.9 km | 871 | 442 |
| Southern Cross Catholic College (Townsville) | Annandale | Catholic k–12 / combined | 2.9 km | 1,048 | 1,479 |
| Calvary Christian College (Mount Louisa) | Mount Louisa | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.5 km | 1,020 | 1,128 |
| Cleveland Education and Training Centre | Rowes Bay | Public special | 6.1 km | 720 | 98 |
| Ryan Catholic College (Kirwan) | Kirwan | Catholic k–12 / combined | 6.2 km | 1,020 | 2,019 |
| Shalom Christian College Condon Campus (Condon) | Condon | Independent k–12 / combined | 7.1 km | 688 | 237 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockhampton Special School | Rockhampton | Public special · P-12 | 103 | 925 |
| Clifford Park Special School | Newtown | Public special · 7-12 | 183 | 937 |
| Rockhampton North Special School | Frenchville | Public special · P-12 | 90 | 940 |
| Lee Street State Special School | Caboolture | Public special · 7-12 | 131 | 941 |
| Rosella Park School | West Gladstone | Public special · P-12 | 87 | 942 |
| 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.