Channel Christian School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Margate, Tasmania 7054 · Kingborough LGA
About Channel Christian School
Channel Christian School is an independent primary school located in Margate, Tasmania (7054), within the Kingborough local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 150 students (71 girls and 79 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools Tasmania.
Channel Christian School has an ICSEA value of 1092, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 82nd percentile of Australian schools. 37% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 5% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 17 teachers (10.6 full-time equivalent) and 35 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.2 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 55% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Channel Christian School scores 75.4 out of 100, placing it in the top 10% of primary schools nationally and 8th of 132 primary schools in TAS (2nd of 7 in the Kingborough area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1092
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)37% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+55% enrolments since 2020 (area median -9%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+33 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 Channel Christian School's 150 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Channel Christian School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Channel Christian School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Margate Primary School
Margate · Government primary · K-6
364 students · ICSEA 1014 · 782 m away
Tarremah Steiner School
Huntingfield · Independent combined · Prep-10
247 students · ICSEA 1128 · 3.6 km away
St Aloysius Catholic College
Huntingfield · Catholic combined · Prep-12
1,120 students · ICSEA 1018 · 3.6 km away
Illawarra Primary School
Blackmans Bay · Government primary · K-6
391 students · ICSEA 1082 · 4.4 km away
Snug Primary School
Snug · Government primary · K-6
323 students · ICSEA 1005 · 4.5 km away
Southern Christian College
Kingston · Independent combined · Prep-12
312 students · ICSEA 1059 · 5.0 km away
Blackmans Bay Primary School
Blackmans Bay · Government primary · K-6
257 students · ICSEA 1035 · 5.3 km away
Calvin Christian School
Kingston · Independent combined · Prep-12
788 students · ICSEA 1088 · 5.9 km away
Kingston Primary School
Kingston · Government primary · K-6
338 students · ICSEA 1002 · 6.2 km away
Kingston High School
Kingston · Government high school · 7-12
577 students · ICSEA 1000 · 6.6 km away
Similar schools
Independent primary schools in TAS with a comparable ICSEA.
The Cottage School
Bellerive · Independent primary · Prep-6
77 students · ICSEA 1113
Tamar Valley Steiner School
Launceston · Independent primary · Prep-6
93 students · ICSEA 1054
Peregrine
Nicholls Rivulet · Independent primary · Prep-10
90 students · ICSEA 1048
The Launceston Preparatory School
Launceston · Independent primary · Prep-6
112 students · ICSEA 1143
Devonport Christian School
Don · Independent primary · Prep-9
377 students · ICSEA 1009
Northern Christian School
Bridgewater · Independent primary · Prep-6
149 students · ICSEA 952
Frequently asked questions
Is Channel Christian School a public or private school?
Channel Christian School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools Tasmania.
What year levels does Channel Christian School offer?
Channel Christian School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Channel Christian School?
In 2025, Channel Christian School had 150 enrolled students (71 girls, 79 boys), a change of 55% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Channel Christian School?
Channel Christian School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1092. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Channel Christian School rank in TAS?
Channel Christian School ranks 8th of 132 primary schools in Tasmania on the Success Index (75.4/100), and 501st of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Channel Christian School?
Channel Christian School has about 14.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Channel Christian School each year?
In 2025, Channel Christian School had 21 students in Prep and 12 in Year 6.
Is Channel Christian School co-ed?
Yes. Channel Christian School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Channel Christian School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Channel Christian 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 Channel Christian School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Torquay, about 580 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.