Indie School - Glenorchy
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Glenorchy, Tasmania 7010 · Glenorchy LGA
About Indie School - Glenorchy
Indie School - Glenorchy is an independent special school located in Glenorchy, Tasmania (7010), within the Glenorchy local government area. It caters for students from 9 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 270 students (156 girls and 114 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools Tasmania.
Indie School - Glenorchy has an ICSEA value of 947, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 24th percentile of Australian schools. 7% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 48% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 41 teachers (33.6 full-time equivalent) and 130 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.0 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 671% over the past five years.
Indie School - Glenorchy is a special school. Special schools support students with disability or specific needs and are deliberately excluded from the Success Index and rankings, which would not be a fair measure of what they do.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Indie School - Glenorchy's 270 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Indie School - Glenorchy have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Indie School - Glenorchy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Cosgrove High School
Glenorchy · Government high school · 7-12
313 students · ICSEA 867 · 408 m away
Guilford Young College
Glenorchy · Catholic high school · 11-12
839 students · ICSEA 1020 · 805 m away
Goodwood Primary School
Derwent Park · Government primary · K-6
101 students · ICSEA 861 · 1.1 km away
Glenorchy Primary School
Glenorchy · Government primary · K-6
261 students · ICSEA 896 · 1.1 km away
Moonah Primary School
Derwent Park · Government primary · K-6
214 students · ICSEA 942 · 1.4 km away
Springfield Gardens Primary School
West Moonah · Government primary · K-6
192 students · ICSEA 918 · 1.6 km away
St Therese's Catholic School
Moonah · Catholic primary · Prep-6
207 students · ICSEA 1035 · 1.7 km away
Montrose Bay High School
Rosetta · Government high school · 7-10
498 students · ICSEA 903 · 1.8 km away
Rosetta Primary School
Rosetta · Government primary · K-6
309 students · ICSEA 965 · 2.2 km away
Hilliard Christian School
West Moonah · Independent combined · Prep-10
248 students · ICSEA 1012 · 2.3 km away
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Frequently asked questions
Is Indie School - Glenorchy a public or private school?
Indie School - Glenorchy is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools Tasmania.
What year levels does Indie School - Glenorchy offer?
Indie School - Glenorchy offers 9 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Indie School - Glenorchy?
In 2025, Indie School - Glenorchy had 270 enrolled students (156 girls, 114 boys), a change of 671% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Indie School - Glenorchy?
Indie School - Glenorchy has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 947. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Indie School - Glenorchy?
Indie School - Glenorchy has about 8.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Indie School - Glenorchy co-ed?
Yes. Indie School - Glenorchy is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Indie School - Glenorchy?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Indie School - Glenorchy in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
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