Gympie Special School is a Qld Department of Education facility that provides specialised education for students from Prep to Year 12 with verified significant intellectual disabilities. The school's core mission is to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to engage meaningfully in both school life and the broader community. Our educational programs are tailored to support each student's individual learning, communication, and developmental goals.
While Gympie Special School is located within the township of Gympie, we currently enrol students from across the broader Gympie region, including Kingaroy, Kilkivan, Rainbow Beach, Imbil, and Mary Valley. This is necessitated by the absence of special schools in these surrounding areas, positioning our school as a vital educational resource for students throughout the region.
Why choose our school?
Gympie Special School is proud of its reputation as a school that provides evidence-based teaching and relevant curriculum within a values-based framework of quality leadership, positive behaviour support and warm, supportive relationships.
Features that attract families to our school:
- Dedicated prep, early years, middle years, and senior years precincts and programs
- Curriculum programs offered in a wide range of subject areas across the Australian Curriculum including literacy, numeracy, science, health and physical education, swimming, music.
- Committed, enthusiastic Principal and leadership team
- Dedicated and experienced special education trained teachers
- All classrooms air-conditioned with Electronic TouchBoards and student access to iPads
- Low student to staff ratios across classes
- Dedicated purpose built ‘Cafe precinct facility’
- External work experience programs on offer for senior students
- Dedicated staff who focus with family members and students to achieve the very best possible outcomes.
- Positive behaviour support methods embedded in practice.
- Quality student support and medical plans
- Transition programs to maximise success in the post-school options
- Therapy services including occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech language pathology
