Darling Point Special School
368 Upper Esplanade, Manly, 4179 — in Manly - Lota
Darling Point Special School is a state special school in Manly - Lota, Brisbane, teaching Prep–12. It had 117 students at the most recent Queensland state census. Its ICSEA is 1021, above the national average of 1000 (56th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Darling Point Special School are published on its My School profile (ACARA).
Student background
ACARA · 2025ICSEA measures the socio-educational advantage of a school's intake against the national average of 1000. The quarters bar shows how its students spread across the four national bands; an average school sits at 25% in each.
Socio-educational advantage
All Australian students — 25% in each quarter
Who’s enrolled
Girls and boys
- Girls 53 · 29%
- Boys 129 · 71%
Language background
- Language other than English 11%
- English only 86%
- Not stated 2%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
13% of enrolment
Darling Point Special School has an ICSEA of 1021, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 56% of Australian schools. 22% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 26% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 182 students in 2025 (53 girls, 129 boys), 13% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 11% with a language background other than English.
Show the data table
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| ICSEA | 1021 |
| ICSEA vs national average (1000) | +21 |
| ICSEA percentile | 56 |
| Bottom quarter of advantage | 26% |
| Lower-middle quarter of advantage | 24% |
| Upper-middle quarter of advantage | 27% |
| Top quarter of advantage | 22% |
| Total enrolment | 182 |
| Girls | 53 (29%) |
| Boys | 129 (71%) |
| Language other than English | 11% |
| English only | 86% |
| Not stated | 2% |
| Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander | 13% |
School details
- Sector
- State school
- Type
- Special
- Year levels
- Prep–12
- Enrolment
- 117 students
- ICSEA
- 1021 · 56th percentile
- Address
- 368 Upper Esplanade, Manly 4179
- Phone
- (07) 3348 0111
- Website
- darlingpointspecs.eq.edu.au
Other schools in Manly - Lota
School list: Queensland Government Department of Education — State and non-state school details, CC BY 4.0. Catchments: QLD “SchoolsAndSchoolCatchments” service, CC BY 4.0. ICSEA & student background: ACARA School Profile 2025. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).