Top 94 largest schools in Hobart (2025)

Schools with the highest total enrolments. Ordered by the measure shown, with the Success Index for context; 94 schools shown out of all eligible largest schools in Hobart.

#	School	Sector	Students	Success Index	ICSEA	Students	Students : teacher
1	Hobart College Mount Nelson · Secondary · 11-12	Government	1,369	66.0 Top 50%	1049	1,369	14.0
2	The Friends' School North Hobart · Combined · Prep-12	Independent	1,269	79.8 Top 10%	1149	1,269	9.9
3	Taroona High School Taroona · Secondary · 7-12	Government	1,134	75.9 Top 10%	1119	1,134	13.9
4	St Aloysius Catholic College Huntingfield · Combined · Prep-12	Catholic	1,120	42.1 Lower 50%	1018	1,120	13.2
5	Dominic College Glenorchy · Combined · Prep-10	Catholic	1,007	46.0 Lower 50%	1018	1,007	13.3
6	The Hutchins School Sandy Bay · Combined · Prep-12	Independent	986	78.8 Top 10%	1140	986	8.9
7	Rosny College Rosny Park · Secondary · 11-12	Government	968	45.7 Lower 50%	987	968	11.7
8	St Mary's College Hobart · Combined · Prep-12	Catholic	951	63.8 Top 50%	1069	951	10.8
9	Sacred Heart College New Town · Combined · Prep-10	Catholic	934	45.4 Lower 50%	1017	934	12.5
10	MacKillop Catholic College Mornington · Secondary · 7-12	Catholic	895	73.0 Top 25%	1046	895	11.7
11	Hobart City High School New Town · Secondary · 7-12	Government	844	48.4 Lower 50%	987	844	11.9
12	Guilford Young College Glenorchy · Secondary · 11-12	Catholic	839	55.2 Top 50%	1020	839	12.2
13	Sorell School Sorell · Combined · K-12	Government	792	29.6 Lower 50%	924	792	11.5
14	St Virgil's College Austins Ferry · Combined · Prep-12	Catholic	792	47.1 Lower 50%	1024	792	12.1
15	Calvin Christian School Kingston · Combined · Prep-12	Independent	788	66.5 Top 25%	1088	788	13.9
16	Elizabeth College North Hobart · Secondary · 11-12	Government	738	45.5 Lower 50%	996	738	12.1
17	Lauderdale Primary School Lauderdale · Primary · K-6	Government	689	63.9 Top 50%	1037	689	13.6
18	St Michael's Collegiate School Hobart · Combined · Prep-12	Independent	636	69.4 Top 25%	1125	636	10.4
19	Howrah Primary School Howrah · Primary · K-6	Government	630	61.6 Top 50%	1057	630	15.7
20	Clarence High School Bellerive · Secondary · 7-12	Government	626	59.7 Top 50%	1021	626	12.4
21	Kingston High School Kingston · Secondary · 7-12	Government	577	49.7 Lower 50%	1000	577	12.2
22	Mount Carmel College Sandy Bay · Combined · Prep-10	Catholic	572	65.0 Top 50%	1077	572	13.0
23	Rose Bay High School Rose Bay · Secondary · 7-10	Government	533	45.5 Lower 50%	982	533	11.1
24	Dodges Ferry Primary School Dodges Ferry · Primary · K-6	Government	533	46.3 Lower 50%	981	533	14.2
25	Lenah Valley Primary School Lenah Valley · Primary · K-6	Government	525	74.3 Top 25%	1080	525	13.9
26	Brighton Primary School Brighton · Primary · K-6	Government	507	22.1 Lower 50%	910	507	12.9
27	Montrose Bay High School Rosetta · Secondary · 7-10	Government	498	24.3 Lower 50%	903	498	9.9
28	Claremont College Claremont · Secondary · 11-12	Government	467	20.4 Lower 50%	907	467	12.1
29	Bellerive Primary School Bellerive · Primary · K-6	Government	458	62.2 Top 50%	1060	458	16.1
30	Windermere Primary School Claremont · Primary · K-6	Government	452	23.7 Lower 50%	902	452	12.1
31	South Hobart Primary School South Hobart · Primary · K-6	Government	436	74.8 Top 10%	1137	436	15.0
32	Fahan School Sandy Bay · Combined · Prep-12	Independent	419	81.6 Top 10%	1154	419	10.1
33	Austins Ferry Primary School Claremont · Primary · K-6	Government	416	23.5 Lower 50%	894	416	11.2
34	Corpus Christi Catholic School Bellerive · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	413	61.2 Top 50%	1060	413	17.1
35	Lansdowne Crescent Primary School West Hobart · Primary · K-6	Government	404	78.1 Top 10%	1130	404	15.6
36	Illawarra Primary School Blackmans Bay · Primary · K-6	Government	391	71.0 Top 25%	1082	391	14.2
37	Holy Rosary Catholic School Claremont · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	374	35.8 Lower 50%	977	374	15.7
38	Margate Primary School Margate · Primary · K-6	Government	364	53.9 Top 50%	1014	364	13.3
39	Waimea Heights Primary School Sandy Bay · Primary · K-6	Government	359	75.2 Top 10%	1135	359	16.0
40	Bayview Secondary College Rokeby · Secondary · 7-12	Government	357	30.4 Lower 50%	873	357	9.2
41	Cambridge Primary School Cambridge · Primary · K-6	Government	350	60.4 Top 50%	1041	350	14.0
42	Princes Street Primary School Sandy Bay · Primary · K-6	Government	343	79.4 Top 5%	1150	343	15.0
43	Mount Stuart Primary School Mount Stuart · Primary · K-6	Government	340	82.3 Top 5%	1138	340	14.2
44	Kingston Primary School Kingston · Primary · K-6	Government	338	53.2 Top 50%	1002	338	13.8
45	JRLF - East Derwent Primary School Bridgewater · Primary · K-6	Government	337	22.4 Lower 50%	800	337	9.9
46	Lindisfarne Primary School Lindisfarne · Primary · K-6	Government	331	67.4 Top 25%	1060	331	14.5
47	Snug Primary School Snug · Primary · K-6	Government	323	56.4 Top 50%	1005	323	12.9
48	Lindisfarne North Primary School Geilston Bay · Primary · K-6	Government	321	44.1 Lower 50%	995	321	14.0
49	New Norfolk High School New Norfolk · Secondary · 7-12	Government	319	20.9 Lower 50%	881	319	9.8
50	Montagu Bay Primary School Montagu Bay · Primary · K-6	Government	318	70.3 Top 25%	1081	318	14.2
51	JRLF - Senior School Bridgewater · Secondary · 7-12	Government	315	20.0 Lower 50%	800	315	8.6
52	Cosgrove High School Glenorchy · Secondary · 7-12	Government	313	34.1 Lower 50%	867	313	9.4
53	Southern Christian College Kingston · Combined · Prep-12	Independent	312	55.2 Top 50%	1059	312	11.4
54	Rosetta Primary School Rosetta · Primary · K-6	Government	309	34.3 Lower 50%	965	309	13.4
55	New Town Primary School New Town · Primary · K-6	Government	305	65.9 Top 25%	1057	305	13.0
56	St John's Catholic School Richmond · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	291	49.7 Top 50%	1010	291	14.0
57	Taroona Primary School Taroona · Primary · K-6	Government	274	80.5 Top 5%	1149	274	14.6
58	Emmanuel Christian School Rokeby · Combined · Prep-10	Independent	265	35.4 Lower 50%	981	265	12.5
59	Glenorchy Primary School Glenorchy · Primary · K-6	Government	261	31.6 Lower 50%	896	261	10.2
60	Blackmans Bay Primary School Blackmans Bay · Primary · K-6	Government	257	64.4 Top 50%	1035	257	12.8
61	St Cuthbert's Catholic School Lindisfarne · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	254	61.8 Top 50%	1035	254	14.5
62	Eastside Lutheran College Warrane · Combined · Prep-10	Independent	253	46.7 Lower 50%	1003	253	9.9
63	Albuera Street Primary School Battery Point · Primary · K-6	Government	252	79.7 Top 5%	1133	252	14.4
64	Hilliard Christian School West Moonah · Combined · Prep-10	Independent	248	52.9 Top 50%	1012	248	11.9
65	Tarremah Steiner School Huntingfield · Combined · Prep-10	Independent	247	74.9 Top 25%	1128	247	11.2
66	Fairview Primary School New Norfolk · Primary · K-6	Government	235	24.2 Lower 50%	889	235	10.7
67	Mount Nelson Primary School Mount Nelson · Primary · K-6	Government	233	71.1 Top 25%	1107	233	14.3
68	Campbell Street Primary School North Hobart · Primary · K-6	Government	219	70.2 Top 25%	1075	219	14.8
69	Goulburn Street Primary School West Hobart · Primary · K-6	Government	218	73.4 Top 25%	1112	218	15.5
70	Moonah Primary School Derwent Park · Primary · K-6	Government	214	38.0 Lower 50%	942	214	10.7
71	Bowen Road Primary School Moonah · Primary · K-6	Government	212	46.5 Lower 50%	973	212	11.9
72	New Norfolk Primary School New Norfolk · Primary · K-6	Government	208	24.3 Lower 50%	894	208	11.1
73	St Therese's Catholic School Moonah · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	207	62.3 Top 50%	1035	207	14.6
74	John Paul II Catholic School Clarendon Vale · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	199	46.0 Lower 50%	968	199	13.0
75	Rokeby Primary School Rokeby · Primary · K-6	Government	199	22.8 Lower 50%	860	199	9.3
76	Richmond Primary School Richmond · Primary · K-6	Government	198	56.7 Top 50%	1021	198	12.8
77	Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School Lenah Valley · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	195	62.5 Top 50%	1033	195	14.0
78	Springfield Gardens Primary School West Moonah · Primary · K-6	Government	192	32.9 Lower 50%	918	192	10.6
79	St Brigid's Catholic School New Norfolk · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	187	39.4 Lower 50%	969	187	13.8
80	St Paul's Catholic School Bridgewater · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	178	26.5 Lower 50%	895	178	9.8
81	Risdon Vale Primary School Risdon Vale · Primary · K-6	Government	172	23.7 Lower 50%	875	172	11.2
82	Warrane Primary School Warrane · Primary · K-6	Government	158	28.5 Lower 50%	904	158	10.5
83	Channel Christian School Margate · Primary · Prep-6	Independent	150	75.4 Top 10%	1092	150	14.2
84	Northern Christian School Bridgewater · Primary · Prep-6	Independent	149	34.7 Lower 50%	952	149	14.6
85	JRLF - Herdsmans Cove Primary School Herdsmans Cove · Primary · K-6	Government	144	18.2 Lower 50%	772	144	7.0
86	Dunalley Primary School Dunalley · Primary · K-6	Government	136	43.9 Lower 50%	970	136	13.1
87	Brighton High School Brighton · Secondary · 7-11	Government	133	23.2 Lower 50%	921	133	6.8
88	Molesworth Primary School Molesworth · Primary · K-6	Government	129	46.0 Lower 50%	984	129	12.0
89	Clarendon Vale Primary School Clarendon Vale · Primary · K-6	Government	124	20.1 Lower 50%	754	124	8.5
90	JRLF - Gagebrook Primary School Gagebrook · Primary · K-6	Government	123	19.6 Lower 50%	787	123	7.7
91	Australian Christian College - Hobart Geilston Bay · Combined · Prep-10	Independent	119	51.3 Top 50%	1014	119	10.4
92	Goodwood Primary School Derwent Park · Primary · K-6	Government	101	21.4 Lower 50%	861	101	7.8
93	OneSchool Global Tas Claremont · Combined · 3-12	Independent	92	33.0 Lower 50%	970	92	7.4
94	Sandy Bay Infant School Sandy Bay · Primary · K-2	Government	84	80.0 Top 5%	1131	84	10.4

There are 94 largest schools in Hobart eligible for this list; the top 94 are shown. Hobart College in Mount Nelson is ranked first (students: 1,369). 63 of the top 94 are government schools and 31 are Catholic or independent; the median ICSEA across the list is 1013.

The top 10 largest schools in Hobart for 2025 are: 1. Hobart College (Mount Nelson); 2. The Friends' School (North Hobart); 3. Taroona High School (Taroona); 4. St Aloysius Catholic College (Huntingfield); 5. Dominic College (Glenorchy); 6. The Hutchins School (Sandy Bay); 7. Rosny College (Rosny Park); 8. St Mary's College (Hobart); 9. Sacred Heart College (New Town); 10. MacKillop Catholic College (Mornington).

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best largest school in Hobart?

Hobart College in Mount Nelson ranks first among largest schools in Hobart with a Success Index of 66.0 out of 100 and an ICSEA of 1049.

How are largest schools in Hobart ranked?

Schools with the highest total enrolments. Only schools eligible for the Success Index (ICSEA published, 80+ students, not a special school) are included; the Success Index is shown alongside for context.

How many public schools are in the top 100 largest schools in Hobart?

63 of the top 94 largest schools in Hobart are government schools; 31 are Catholic or independent.

Do these rankings include NAPLAN or ATAR results?

Not yet. ACARA does not publish school-level NAPLAN results in bulk, and ATAR results are released by state authorities in different formats. The Success Index uses the measures ACARA publishes for every school so that all schools are compared on identical data. Where a school publishes its own results we link to its website.