Cape Barren Island School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Cape Barren Island, Tasmania 7257 · Flinders (Tas.) LGA
About Cape Barren Island School
Cape Barren Island School is a public combined (K–12) school located in Cape Barren Island, Tasmania (7257), within the Flinders (Tas.) local government area. It caters for students from K to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 10 students.
Cape Barren Island School has an ICSEA value of 703, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 1st percentile of Australian schools. 0% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 82% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 3 teachers (3.3 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff.
On the Success Index, Cape Barren Island School scores 12.4 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 703
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)0% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)Not available
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)Not available
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-74 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 Cape Barren Island School's 10 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Cape Barren Island School have changed over the past decade.
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Yolla District School
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Frequently asked questions
Is Cape Barren Island School a public or private school?
Cape Barren Island School is a public (government) school run by the Tasmania education department.
What year levels does Cape Barren Island School offer?
Cape Barren Island School offers K to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Cape Barren Island School?
In 2025, Cape Barren Island School had 10 enrolled students (5 girls, 5 boys).
What is the ICSEA of Cape Barren Island School?
Cape Barren Island School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 703. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Cape Barren Island School?
In 2025, Cape Barren Island School had 1 students in Year 7.
Where can I get tutoring near Cape Barren Island School?
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