Top 16 public high schools in Hobart (2025)
Government schools offering secondary years. Ranked by the Success Index from official ACARA data; 16 schools shown out of all eligible public high schools in Hobart.
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- 176Taroona High SchoolTaroona · Government SecondaryICSEA 1119 · 1,134 students
- 266Hobart CollegeMount Nelson · Government SecondaryICSEA 1049 · 1,369 students
- 360Clarence High SchoolBellerive · Government SecondaryICSEA 1021 · 626 students
- 450Kingston High SchoolKingston · Government SecondaryICSEA 1000 · 577 students
- 548Hobart City High SchoolNew Town · Government SecondaryICSEA 987 · 844 students
- 646Rosny CollegeRosny Park · Government SecondaryICSEA 987 · 968 students
- 746Elizabeth CollegeNorth Hobart · Government SecondaryICSEA 996 · 738 students
- 846Rose Bay High SchoolRose Bay · Government SecondaryICSEA 982 · 533 students
- 934Cosgrove High SchoolGlenorchy · Government SecondaryICSEA 867 · 313 students
- 1030Bayview Secondary CollegeRokeby · Government SecondaryICSEA 873 · 357 students
- 1130Sorell SchoolSorell · Government CombinedICSEA 924 · 792 students
- 1224Montrose Bay High SchoolRosetta · Government SecondaryICSEA 903 · 498 students
- 1323Brighton High SchoolBrighton · Government SecondaryICSEA 921 · 133 students
- 1421New Norfolk High SchoolNew Norfolk · Government SecondaryICSEA 881 · 319 students
- 1520Claremont CollegeClaremont · Government SecondaryICSEA 907 · 467 students
- 1620JRLF - Senior SchoolBridgewater · Government SecondaryICSEA 800 · 315 students
| # | School | Sector | Success Index | ICSEA | Students | Students : teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taroona High School Taroona · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 75.9 Top 10% | 1119 | 1,134 | 13.9 |
| 2 | Hobart College Mount Nelson · Secondary · 11-12 | Government | 66.0 Top 50% | 1049 | 1,369 | 14.0 |
| 3 | Clarence High School Bellerive · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 59.7 Top 50% | 1021 | 626 | 12.4 |
| 4 | Kingston High School Kingston · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 49.7 Lower 50% | 1000 | 577 | 12.2 |
| 5 | Hobart City High School New Town · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 48.4 Lower 50% | 987 | 844 | 11.9 |
| 6 | Rosny College Rosny Park · Secondary · 11-12 | Government | 45.7 Lower 50% | 987 | 968 | 11.7 |
| 7 | Elizabeth College North Hobart · Secondary · 11-12 | Government | 45.5 Lower 50% | 996 | 738 | 12.1 |
| 8 | Rose Bay High School Rose Bay · Secondary · 7-10 | Government | 45.5 Lower 50% | 982 | 533 | 11.1 |
| 9 | Cosgrove High School Glenorchy · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 34.1 Lower 50% | 867 | 313 | 9.4 |
| 10 | Bayview Secondary College Rokeby · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 30.4 Lower 50% | 873 | 357 | 9.2 |
| 11 | Sorell School Sorell · Combined · K-12 | Government | 29.6 Lower 50% | 924 | 792 | 11.5 |
| 12 | Montrose Bay High School Rosetta · Secondary · 7-10 | Government | 24.3 Lower 50% | 903 | 498 | 9.9 |
| 13 | Brighton High School Brighton · Secondary · 7-11 | Government | 23.2 Lower 50% | 921 | 133 | 6.8 |
| 14 | New Norfolk High School New Norfolk · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 20.9 Lower 50% | 881 | 319 | 9.8 |
| 15 | Claremont College Claremont · Secondary · 11-12 | Government | 20.4 Lower 50% | 907 | 467 | 12.1 |
| 16 | JRLF - Senior School Bridgewater · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 20.0 Lower 50% | 800 | 315 | 8.6 |
There are 16 public high schools in Hobart eligible for this list; the top 16 are shown. Taroona High School in Taroona is ranked first with a Success Index of 75.9 and an ICSEA of 1119. 16 of the top 16 are government schools and 0 are Catholic or independent; the median ICSEA across the list is 953.
The top 10 public high schools in Hobart for 2025 are: 1. Taroona High School (Taroona); 2. Hobart College (Mount Nelson); 3. Clarence High School (Bellerive); 4. Kingston High School (Kingston); 5. Hobart City High School (New Town); 6. Rosny College (Rosny Park); 7. Elizabeth College (North Hobart); 8. Rose Bay High School (Rose Bay); 9. Cosgrove High School (Glenorchy); 10. Bayview Secondary College (Rokeby).
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best public secondary school in Hobart?
Taroona High School in Taroona ranks first among public high schools in Hobart with a Success Index of 75.9 out of 100 and an ICSEA of 1119.
How are public high schools in Hobart ranked?
Each school's Success Index combines five factors from ACARA's 2025 school profile data: ICSEA (50%), share of students in the top socio-educational quarter (15%), students per teacher (15%), five-year enrolment growth (10%) and five-year ICSEA trend (10%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type nationally. Schools with fewer than 80 students are excluded.
How many public schools are in the top 100 public high schools in Hobart?
16 of the top 16 public high schools in Hobart are government schools; 0 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.