Australian Christian College - Burnie
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Somerset, Tasmania 7322 · Waratah-Wynyard LGA
About Australian Christian College - Burnie
Australian Christian College - Burnie is an independent combined (K–12) school located in Somerset, Tasmania (7322), within the Waratah-Wynyard local government area. It caters for students from 1 to 10 and in 2025 enrolled 28 students (9 girls and 19 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools Tasmania.
Australian Christian College - Burnie has an ICSEA value of 979, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 37th percentile of Australian schools. 13% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 36% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 5 teachers (3.5 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.0 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 35% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Australian Christian College - Burnie scores 41.3 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 979
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)13% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)8.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-35% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+39 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Australian Christian College - Burnie's 28 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Australian Christian College - Burnie have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Australian Christian College - Burnie
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Somerset Primary School
Somerset · Government primary · K-6
370 students · ICSEA 926 · 1.0 km away
Burnie High School
Cooee · Government high school · 7-12
502 students · ICSEA 951 · 4.7 km away
Cooee Primary School
Cooee · Government primary · K-6
174 students · ICSEA 984 · 4.7 km away
Hellyer College
Shorewell Park · Government high school · 11-12
656 students · ICSEA 938 · 6.3 km away
Marist Regional College
Burnie · Catholic high school · 7-12
889 students · ICSEA 1006 · 6.4 km away
Burnie Primary School
Park Grove · Government primary · K-6
330 students · ICSEA 984 · 6.5 km away
Stella Maris Catholic School
Burnie · Catholic primary · Prep-6
382 students · ICSEA 1024 · 6.6 km away
Montello Primary School
Montello · Government primary · K-6
270 students · ICSEA 885 · 7.6 km away
North West Support School
Acton · Government special · K-12
132 students · ICSEA 938 · 7.6 km away
Romaine Park Primary School
Romaine · Government primary · K-6
331 students · ICSEA 873 · 8.5 km away
Similar schools
Independent combined schools in TAS with a comparable ICSEA.
Emmanuel Christian School
Rokeby · Independent combined · Prep-10
265 students · ICSEA 981
North West Christian School
Penguin · Independent combined · Prep-12
123 students · ICSEA 985
OneSchool Global Tas
Claremont · Independent combined · 3-12
92 students · ICSEA 970
Eastside Lutheran College
Warrane · Independent combined · Prep-10
253 students · ICSEA 1003
Lambert School
North Hobart · Independent combined · 1-10
33 students · ICSEA 1007
Geneva Christian College
Latrobe · Independent combined · Prep-12
297 students · ICSEA 1011
Frequently asked questions
Is Australian Christian College - Burnie a public or private school?
Australian Christian College - Burnie is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools Tasmania.
What year levels does Australian Christian College - Burnie offer?
Australian Christian College - Burnie offers 1 to 10. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Australian Christian College - Burnie?
In 2025, Australian Christian College - Burnie had 28 enrolled students (9 girls, 19 boys), a change of -35% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Australian Christian College - Burnie?
Australian Christian College - Burnie has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 979. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Australian Christian College - Burnie?
Australian Christian College - Burnie has about 8.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Australian Christian College - Burnie?
In 2025, Australian Christian College - Burnie had 3 students in Year 7.
Is Australian Christian College - Burnie co-ed?
Yes. Australian Christian College - Burnie is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Australian Christian College - Burnie?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Australian Christian College - Burnie in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near Australian Christian College - Burnie?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Torquay, about 329 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.