Is Carinity Education - Southside a government, Catholic or independent school?

Carinity Education - Southside is an independent special school in Queensland. Its governing body is Independent Schools Queensland.

What years does Carinity Education - Southside teach?

Carinity Education - Southside teaches Years 7 to 12, for girls only.

How many students are enrolled at Carinity Education - Southside?

Carinity Education - Southside had 121 students in 2025, according to ACARA. That is about 9.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, which is not the same as class size.

Independent special school in Sunnybank

Carinity Education - Southside

Carinity Education - Southside is an independent special school for girls, from Year 7 to Year 12, in Sunnybank, Queensland.

School website

Carinity Education - Southside: Two staff members and a student sit together under a shelter with Aboriginal artwork.

About the school

What Carinity Education - Southside is like

It has 121 students and the equivalent of 12.4 full-time teachers, about 10 students for each teacher.

Compared with the 4 other secondary schools within about 3 km, it is smaller than most of them.

The school is run by Independent Schools Queensland.

As an independent school it sets its own fees. Ask the school for the current fee schedule, including any scholarships or bursaries.

Its ICSEA value is 936, against a national average of 1000. ICSEA describes the educational advantage of the families a school serves, not the quality of the school; read it alongside the school's results on My School.

At a glance

Carinity Education - Southside at a glance

Students: 121; 2025
Girls and boys: Girls only
Teachers: 12.4; full-time equivalent
Students per teacher: 9.8 to 1; not the same as class size
Years: Years 7 to 12

Students, staff and years: Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), School Profile 2025. Results are on My School, not here.

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Inside Carinity Education - Southside

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Fees

Carinity Education - Southside fees

Carinity Education - Southside has not published its fees with us yet. Fees at independent schools in Australia usually rise with the year level, and many schools offer sibling discounts, scholarships and bursaries. The quickest way to get the current fee schedule is to ask the school; enquiries are free.

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Results

NAPLAN results and the school profile

Australian schools are not given inspection grades. Each school’s NAPLAN results, finances, attendance and student background are published by ACARA on My School: Carinity Education - Southside on My School.

Non-government schools are registered and reviewed by the school registration authority in Queensland. Ask the school for its most recent annual report, which every Australian school publishes.

Enrolment

How to get a place

Independent schools run their own enrolment. Most invite families to an open day or a tour, then ask for an application form and fee; popular schools fill their entry years (often Prep and Year 7) a year or more ahead. Ask Carinity Education - Southside about places for your child’s year level.

Open day dates for Carinity Education - Southside are not listed yet. Enquire and the school can send you the next dates directly.

Questions

Common questions about Carinity Education - Southside

Is Carinity Education - Southside a government, Catholic or independent school?: Carinity Education - Southside is an independent special school in Queensland. Its governing body is Independent Schools Queensland.
What years does Carinity Education - Southside teach?: Carinity Education - Southside teaches Years 7 to 12, for girls only.
How many students are enrolled at Carinity Education - Southside?: Carinity Education - Southside had 121 students in 2025, according to ACARA. That is about 9.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, which is not the same as class size.
What is the ICSEA value of Carinity Education - Southside?: Carinity Education - Southside has an ICSEA value of 936, against a national average of 1000. ICSEA describes the educational advantage of the families a school serves, not the quality of the school; read it alongside the school's results on My School.

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