Best Schools in Tasmania · 2026

Key figures

• Tasmania has 255 schools, teaching around 82,962 students.
• By sector that is 186 government, 37 Catholic and 32 independent.
• By level, 157 primary, 42 secondary and 56 combined primary and secondary.
• Schools in Tasmania average 44/100 on our academic score, which compares NAPLAN results within the same year level nationally.
• The largest school communities are Devonport (8 schools), Sandy bay (6 schools) and Ulverstone (5 schools).

Top schools in Tasmania

1. Albuera Street Primary School
   Battery Point · Government · Primary — Overall 74/100
2. Lenah Valley Primary School
   Lenah Valley · Government · Primary — Overall 73/100
3. The Cottage School
   Bellerive · Independent · Primary — Overall 71/100
4. Channel Christian School
   Margate · Independent · Primary — Overall 70/100
5. OneSchool Global Tas
   Claremont · Independent · Combined — Overall 69/100
6. Mount Nelson Primary School
   Mount Nelson · Government · Primary — Overall 67/100
7. The Launceston Preparatory School
   Launceston · Independent · Primary — Overall 67/100
8. Princes Street Primary School
   Sandy Bay · Government · Primary — Overall 67/100
9. South Hobart Primary School
   South Hobart · Government · Primary — Overall 66/100
10. Waimea Heights Primary School
    Sandy Bay · Government · Primary — Overall 66/100

Suburbs with the most schools in Tasmania

• Devonport (8 schools) · avg academic 45/100
• Sandy bay (6 schools) · avg academic 65/100
• Ulverstone (5 schools) · avg academic 45/100
• Claremont (5 schools) · avg academic 44/100
• Launceston (5 schools) · avg academic 60/100
• Newstead (5 schools) · avg academic 58/100
• Bellerive (4 schools) · avg academic 55/100
• Glenorchy (4 schools) · avg academic 34/100
• North hobart (4 schools) · avg academic 59/100
• Kingston (4 schools) · avg academic 53/100

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