Western Suburbs State Special School is a state special school in Durack, Brisbane, teaching Prep–12. It had 179 students at the most recent Queensland state census. Its ICSEA is 972, below the national average of 1000 (34th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Western Suburbs State 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 59 · 27%
- Boys 161 · 73%
Language background
- Language other than English 55%
- English only 45%
- Not stated 0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
13% of enrolment
Western Suburbs State Special School has an ICSEA of 972, below the national average of 1000 and higher than 34% of Australian schools. 13% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 39% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 220 students in 2025 (59 girls, 161 boys), 13% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 55% with a language background other than English.
Show the data table
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| ICSEA | 972 |
| ICSEA vs national average (1000) | -28 |
| ICSEA percentile | 34 |
| Bottom quarter of advantage | 39% |
| Lower-middle quarter of advantage | 28% |
| Upper-middle quarter of advantage | 19% |
| Top quarter of advantage | 13% |
| Total enrolment | 220 |
| Girls | 59 (27%) |
| Boys | 161 (73%) |
| Language other than English | 55% |
| English only | 45% |
| Not stated | 0% |
| Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander | 13% |
School details
- Sector
- State school
- Type
- Special
- Year levels
- Prep–12
- Enrolment
- 179 students
- ICSEA
- 972 · 34th percentile
- Address
- Glenala Road, Inala 4077
- Phone
- (07) 3714 0666
Other schools in Durack
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).