Narbethong State Special School is a specialist school catering for students with a vision impairment. We offer an Early Childhood Developmental Program (ECDP) from birth to pre-Prep and a school-age program for students with a vision impairment and intellectual impairment from Prep to Year 12. Due to our specialist programs, students travel from all over the greater Brisbane area to attend Narbethong.
Our ECDP offers two programs for students with vision impairment in two age groups which are:
The department’s education site has a tool which allows parent to calculate which year their child can start Prep. For parents who are interested in prep starting ages please see the
prep starting age ready reckoner.
To attend Narbethong's school-age program, a student must be verified during their Prep year as having both:
- intellectual impairment; and
- vision impairment.
If you believe your child may be eligible please
contact us for further information for either ECDP or school-age programs.
Alternatively, visit the following sites for more information about departmental enrolment processes:
You may wish to view the "Our School" section of our website for more information about Narbethong Special School. We would also invite you to read some
Testimonials from some of our past and current families about their experiences with our school.
Call our school on 3823 0777 to receive a copy of our full Enrolment Package (which includes necessary forms) or view the Enrolment Pack document here: 2020 Enrolment Pack.pdf