Brooks High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Rocherlea, Tasmania 7248 · Launceston LGA
About Brooks High School
Brooks High School is a public high school located in Rocherlea, Tasmania (7248), within the Launceston local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 451 students (222 girls and 229 boys).
Brooks High School has an ICSEA value of 886, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 8th percentile of Australian schools. 2% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 73% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 38 teachers (35.0 full-time equivalent) and 42 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.8 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Brooks High School scores 14.0 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 41st of 42 secondary schools in TAS (8th of 8 in the Launceston area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 886
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)2% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+2% enrolments since 2020 (area median +3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-17 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 Brooks High School's 451 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Brooks High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Brooks High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Australian Christian College - Launceston
Newnham · Independent combined · Prep-10
129 students · ICSEA 1011 · 990 m away
East Tamar Primary School
Mayfield · Government primary · K-6
336 students · ICSEA 863 · 1.3 km away
Mowbray Heights Primary School
Mowbray · Government primary · K-6
494 students · ICSEA 925 · 2.9 km away
Launceston Church Grammar School
Mowbray · Independent combined · Prep-12
723 students · ICSEA 1094 · 3.4 km away
Launceston Christian School
Riverside · Independent combined · Prep-12
742 students · ICSEA 1070 · 3.7 km away
St Anthony's Catholic School
Riverside · Catholic primary · Prep-6
180 students · ICSEA 1026 · 3.8 km away
Riverside High School
Riverside · Government high school · 7-11
624 students · ICSEA 1009 · 3.9 km away
Riverside Primary School
Riverside · Government primary · K-6
673 students · ICSEA 1018 · 4.2 km away
St Finn Barr's Catholic Primary School
Invermay · Catholic primary · Prep-6
282 students · ICSEA 984 · 4.3 km away
Invermay Primary School
Invermay · Government primary · K-6
295 students · ICSEA 925 · 4.9 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in TAS with a comparable ICSEA.
Parklands High School
Romaine · Government high school · 7-12
408 students · ICSEA 885
New Norfolk High School
New Norfolk · Government high school · 7-12
319 students · ICSEA 881
Bayview Secondary College
Rokeby · Government high school · 7-12
357 students · ICSEA 873
Huonville High School
Huonville · Government high school · 7-12
281 students · ICSEA 901
Montrose Bay High School
Rosetta · Government high school · 7-10
498 students · ICSEA 903
Cosgrove High School
Glenorchy · Government high school · 7-12
313 students · ICSEA 867
Frequently asked questions
Is Brooks High School a public or private school?
Brooks High School is a public (government) school run by the Tasmania education department.
What year levels does Brooks High School offer?
Brooks High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Brooks High School?
In 2025, Brooks High School had 451 enrolled students (222 girls, 229 boys), a change of 2% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Brooks High School?
Brooks High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 886. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Brooks High School rank in TAS?
Brooks High School ranks 41st of 42 secondary schools in Tasmania on the Success Index (14.0/100), and 1463rd of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Brooks High School?
Brooks High School has about 12.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Brooks High School?
In 2025, Brooks High School had 103 students in Year 7 and 4 in Year 12.
Is Brooks High School co-ed?
Yes. Brooks High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Brooks High School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Brooks High School 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 Brooks High School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Torquay, about 416 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.