Government · Special · Newtown

Toowoomba West Special School

140

Students

98 boys · 42 girls

Prep-6

Year range

953

ICSEA

avg = 1000

Students from non-English speaking background

ICSEA - socio-educational intake context 953

ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of students at this school - it is an intake measure, not a teaching quality or outcomes ranking. National average is 1000. Range is roughly 500–1300. This school's ICSEA places it above 26% of Australian schools.

Suburb Newtown 4350

Local government area Toowoomba

Remoteness Inner Regional

Sector Government

School type Special

Indigenous students 19%

Statistical area (SA2) Newtown (Qld)

Official website toowoombawestspecs.eq.edu.au

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Other schools in Newtown (Qld)

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA

Clifford Park Special School Government 7-12 183 937

Newtown State School Government Prep-6 337 900

Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School Catholic Prep-6 454 1029

St Mary's College Catholic 5-12 930 1017

St Ursula's College Catholic 7-12 401 1043

The Glennie School Independent Prep-12 700 1073

Source: ACARA School Profile & School Location 2025 (Data Access Program). VIC and NSW government catchment zones from DET School Zones 2027 and NSW DoE School Intake Zones 2026. ICSEA is a socio-educational intake index - it measures student background, not teaching quality or outcomes. Methodology →