Top 58 public high schools in Tasmania (2025)
Government schools offering secondary years. Ranked by the Success Index from official ACARA data; 58 schools shown out of all eligible public high schools in Tasmania.
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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
- 454Launceston Big Picture SchoolInvermay · Government SecondaryICSEA 1000 · 95 students
- 550Kingston High SchoolKingston · Government SecondaryICSEA 1000 · 577 students
- 648Hobart City High SchoolNew Town · Government SecondaryICSEA 987 · 844 students
- 747Riverside High SchoolRiverside · Government SecondaryICSEA 1009 · 624 students
- 846Woodbridge SchoolWoodbridge · Government CombinedICSEA 1011 · 336 students
- 946Rosny CollegeRosny Park · Government SecondaryICSEA 987 · 968 students
- 1046Elizabeth CollegeNorth Hobart · Government SecondaryICSEA 996 · 738 students
- 1146Rose Bay High SchoolRose Bay · Government SecondaryICSEA 982 · 533 students
- 1242Latrobe High SchoolLatrobe · Government SecondaryICSEA 956 · 555 students
- 1341Launceston CollegeLaunceston · Government SecondaryICSEA 986 · 1,368 students
- 1440Prospect High SchoolProspect · Government SecondaryICSEA 958 · 572 students
- 1539Don CollegeDevonport · Government SecondaryICSEA 959 · 672 students
- 1636Mountain Heights SchoolQueenstown · Government CombinedICSEA 893 · 199 students
- 1735Oatlands District High SchoolOatlands · Government CombinedICSEA 914 · 198 students
- 1835Kings Meadows High SchoolKings Meadows · Government SecondaryICSEA 963 · 567 students
- 1935Campania District SchoolCampania · Government CombinedICSEA 900 · 202 students
- 2035Queechy High SchoolNorwood · Government SecondaryICSEA 949 · 575 students
- 2134Cosgrove High SchoolGlenorchy · Government SecondaryICSEA 867 · 313 students
- 2234Tasman District SchoolNubeena · Government CombinedICSEA 930 · 152 students
- 2333Flinders Island District High SchoolWhitemark · Government CombinedICSEA 924 · 95 students
- 2433King Island District High SchoolCurrie · Government CombinedICSEA 950 · 170 students
- 2533Cressy District High SchoolCressy · Government CombinedICSEA 936 · 415 students
- 2632St Helens District High SchoolSt Helens · Government CombinedICSEA 958 · 505 students
- 2732Lilydale District SchoolLilydale · Government CombinedICSEA 939 · 291 students
- 2831St Marys District SchoolSt Marys · Government CombinedICSEA 928 · 215 students
- 2931Newstead CollegeNewstead · Government SecondaryICSEA 947 · 422 students
- 3031Penguin District SchoolPenguin · Government CombinedICSEA 960 · 676 students
- 3131Deloraine High SchoolDeloraine · Government SecondaryICSEA 932 · 235 students
- 3230Bayview Secondary CollegeRokeby · Government SecondaryICSEA 873 · 357 students
- 3330Campbell Town District High SchoolCampbell Town · Government CombinedICSEA 911 · 193 students
- 3430Sorell SchoolSorell · Government CombinedICSEA 924 · 792 students
- 3529Burnie High SchoolCooee · Government SecondaryICSEA 951 · 502 students
- 3629Dover District SchoolDover · Government CombinedICSEA 863 · 144 students
- 3729Wynyard High SchoolWynyard · Government SecondaryICSEA 922 · 222 students
- 3828Yolla District SchoolYolla · Government CombinedICSEA 880 · 110 students
- 3928Reece High SchoolDevonport · Government SecondaryICSEA 921 · 520 students
- 4028Winnaleah District High SchoolWinnaleah · Government CombinedICSEA 859 · 111 students
- 4127Exeter High SchoolExeter · Government SecondaryICSEA 941 · 325 students
- 4227Triabunna District SchoolTriabunna · Government CombinedICSEA 883 · 151 students
- 4327Glenora District SchoolGlenora · Government CombinedICSEA 890 · 203 students
- 4426Sheffield SchoolSheffield · Government CombinedICSEA 921 · 365 students
- 4525Hellyer CollegeShorewell Park · Government SecondaryICSEA 938 · 656 students
- 4624Montrose Bay High SchoolRosetta · Government SecondaryICSEA 903 · 498 students
- 4724Devonport High SchoolDevonport · Government SecondaryICSEA 939 · 342 students
- 4823Brighton High SchoolBrighton · Government SecondaryICSEA 921 · 133 students
- 4923Ulverstone Secondary CollegeUlverstone · Government SecondaryICSEA 915 · 504 students
- 5023Parklands High SchoolRomaine · Government SecondaryICSEA 885 · 408 students
- 5122Huonville High SchoolHuonville · Government SecondaryICSEA 901 · 281 students
- 5222Port Dalrymple SchoolGeorge Town · Government CombinedICSEA 858 · 381 students
- 5321Scottsdale High SchoolScottsdale · Government SecondaryICSEA 908 · 260 students
- 5421New Norfolk High SchoolNew Norfolk · Government SecondaryICSEA 881 · 319 students
- 5520Claremont CollegeClaremont · Government SecondaryICSEA 907 · 467 students
- 5620JRLF - Senior SchoolBridgewater · Government SecondaryICSEA 800 · 315 students
- 5714Brooks High SchoolRocherlea · Government SecondaryICSEA 886 · 451 students
- 5812Smithton High SchoolSmithton · Government SecondaryICSEA 849 · 283 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 | Launceston Big Picture School Invermay · Secondary · 9-12 | Government | 54.0 Top 50% | 1000 | 95 | 7.1 |
| 5 | Kingston High School Kingston · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 49.7 Lower 50% | 1000 | 577 | 12.2 |
| 6 | Hobart City High School New Town · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 48.4 Lower 50% | 987 | 844 | 11.9 |
| 7 | Riverside High School Riverside · Secondary · 7-11 | Government | 46.6 Lower 50% | 1009 | 624 | 12.3 |
| 8 | Woodbridge School Woodbridge · Combined · K-12 | Government | 46.4 Lower 50% | 1011 | 336 | 10.8 |
| 9 | Rosny College Rosny Park · Secondary · 11-12 | Government | 45.7 Lower 50% | 987 | 968 | 11.7 |
| 10 | Elizabeth College North Hobart · Secondary · 11-12 | Government | 45.5 Lower 50% | 996 | 738 | 12.1 |
| 11 | Rose Bay High School Rose Bay · Secondary · 7-10 | Government | 45.5 Lower 50% | 982 | 533 | 11.1 |
| 12 | Latrobe High School Latrobe · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 41.7 Lower 50% | 956 | 555 | 12.1 |
| 13 | Launceston College Launceston · Secondary · 11-12 | Government | 41.1 Lower 50% | 986 | 1,368 | 15.4 |
| 14 | Prospect High School Prospect · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 39.8 Lower 50% | 958 | 572 | 12.0 |
| 15 | Don College Devonport · Secondary · 11-12 | Government | 39.0 Lower 50% | 959 | 672 | 11.9 |
| 16 | Mountain Heights School Queenstown · Combined · K-12 | Government | 35.9 Lower 50% | 893 | 199 | 7.9 |
| 17 | Oatlands District High School Oatlands · Combined · K-12 | Government | 35.4 Lower 50% | 914 | 198 | 8.6 |
| 18 | Kings Meadows High School Kings Meadows · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 35.3 Lower 50% | 963 | 567 | 12.5 |
| 19 | Campania District School Campania · Combined · K-12 | Government | 35.0 Lower 50% | 900 | 202 | 8.5 |
| 20 | Queechy High School Norwood · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 34.7 Lower 50% | 949 | 575 | 10.8 |
| 21 | Cosgrove High School Glenorchy · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 34.1 Lower 50% | 867 | 313 | 9.4 |
| 22 | Tasman District School Nubeena · Combined · K-12 | Government | 33.6 Lower 50% | 930 | 152 | 9.1 |
| 23 | Flinders Island District High School Whitemark · Combined · K-12 | Government | 33.3 Lower 50% | 924 | 95 | 6.7 |
| 24 | King Island District High School Currie · Combined · K-12 | Government | 33.3 Lower 50% | 950 | 170 | 8.7 |
| 25 | Cressy District High School Cressy · Combined · K-12 | Government | 32.6 Lower 50% | 936 | 415 | 12.0 |
| 26 | St Helens District High School St Helens · Combined · K-12 | Government | 31.7 Lower 50% | 958 | 505 | 12.7 |
| 27 | Lilydale District School Lilydale · Combined · K-12 | Government | 31.6 Lower 50% | 939 | 291 | 9.2 |
| 28 | St Marys District School St Marys · Combined · K-12 | Government | 31.4 Lower 50% | 928 | 215 | 9.3 |
| 29 | Newstead College Newstead · Secondary · 11-12 | Government | 31.1 Lower 50% | 947 | 422 | 11.0 |
| 30 | Penguin District School Penguin · Combined · K-12 | Government | 31.0 Lower 50% | 960 | 676 | 12.8 |
| 31 | Deloraine High School Deloraine · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 30.9 Lower 50% | 932 | 235 | 10.6 |
| 32 | Bayview Secondary College Rokeby · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 30.4 Lower 50% | 873 | 357 | 9.2 |
| 33 | Campbell Town District High School Campbell Town · Combined · K-12 | Government | 30.4 Lower 50% | 911 | 193 | 8.0 |
| 34 | Sorell School Sorell · Combined · K-12 | Government | 29.6 Lower 50% | 924 | 792 | 11.5 |
| 35 | Burnie High School Cooee · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 29.1 Lower 50% | 951 | 502 | 12.3 |
| 36 | Dover District School Dover · Combined · K-12 | Government | 29.1 Lower 50% | 863 | 144 | 7.1 |
| 37 | Wynyard High School Wynyard · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 29.1 Lower 50% | 922 | 222 | 10.7 |
| 38 | Yolla District School Yolla · Combined · K-12 | Government | 28.0 Lower 50% | 880 | 110 | 5.1 |
| 39 | Reece High School Devonport · Secondary · 7-11 | Government | 27.5 Lower 50% | 921 | 520 | 12.5 |
| 40 | Winnaleah District High School Winnaleah · Combined · K-12 | Government | 27.5 Lower 50% | 859 | 111 | 7.7 |
| 41 | Exeter High School Exeter · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 27.1 Lower 50% | 941 | 325 | 12.7 |
| 42 | Triabunna District School Triabunna · Combined · K-12 | Government | 27.0 Lower 50% | 883 | 151 | 8.3 |
| 43 | Glenora District School Glenora · Combined · K-12 | Government | 26.6 Lower 50% | 890 | 203 | 9.1 |
| 44 | Sheffield School Sheffield · Combined · K-12 | Government | 25.9 Lower 50% | 921 | 365 | 10.3 |
| 45 | Hellyer College Shorewell Park · Secondary · 11-12 | Government | 24.9 Lower 50% | 938 | 656 | 13.0 |
| 46 | Montrose Bay High School Rosetta · Secondary · 7-10 | Government | 24.3 Lower 50% | 903 | 498 | 9.9 |
| 47 | Devonport High School Devonport · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 24.0 Lower 50% | 939 | 342 | 12.7 |
| 48 | Brighton High School Brighton · Secondary · 7-11 | Government | 23.2 Lower 50% | 921 | 133 | 6.8 |
| 49 | Ulverstone Secondary College Ulverstone · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 22.9 Lower 50% | 915 | 504 | 11.3 |
| 50 | Parklands High School Romaine · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 22.7 Lower 50% | 885 | 408 | 10.5 |
| 51 | Huonville High School Huonville · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 22.2 Lower 50% | 901 | 281 | 10.1 |
| 52 | Port Dalrymple School George Town · Combined · K-12 | Government | 22.2 Lower 50% | 858 | 381 | 9.0 |
| 53 | Scottsdale High School Scottsdale · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 21.2 Lower 50% | 908 | 260 | 9.8 |
| 54 | New Norfolk High School New Norfolk · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 20.9 Lower 50% | 881 | 319 | 9.8 |
| 55 | Claremont College Claremont · Secondary · 11-12 | Government | 20.4 Lower 50% | 907 | 467 | 12.1 |
| 56 | JRLF - Senior School Bridgewater · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 20.0 Lower 50% | 800 | 315 | 8.6 |
| 57 | Brooks High School Rocherlea · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 14.0 Lower 50% | 886 | 451 | 12.8 |
| 58 | Smithton High School Smithton · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 11.6 Lower 50% | 849 | 283 | 12.0 |
There are 58 public high schools in Tasmania eligible for this list; the top 58 are shown. Taroona High School in Taroona is ranked first with a Success Index of 75.9 and an ICSEA of 1119. 58 of the top 58 are government schools and 0 are Catholic or independent; the median ICSEA across the list is 929.
The top 10 public high schools in Tasmania for 2025 are: 1. Taroona High School (Taroona); 2. Hobart College (Mount Nelson); 3. Clarence High School (Bellerive); 4. Launceston Big Picture School (Invermay); 5. Kingston High School (Kingston); 6. Hobart City High School (New Town); 7. Riverside High School (Riverside); 8. Woodbridge School (Woodbridge); 9. Rosny College (Rosny Park); 10. Elizabeth College (North Hobart).
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best public secondary school in Tasmania?
Taroona High School in Taroona ranks first among public high schools in Tasmania with a Success Index of 75.9 out of 100 and an ICSEA of 1119.
How are public high schools in Tasmania 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 Tasmania?
58 of the top 58 public high schools in Tasmania 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.