Northern Support School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Ravenswood, Tasmania 7250 · Launceston LGA
About Northern Support School
Northern Support School is a public special school located in Ravenswood, Tasmania (7250), within the Launceston local government area. It caters for students from K to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 107 students (33 girls and 74 boys).
Northern Support School has an ICSEA value of 931, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 18th percentile of Australian schools. 9% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 51% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 37 teachers (30.4 full-time equivalent) and 70 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 2.7 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 4% over the past five years.
Northern Support School 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 Northern Support School's 107 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Northern Support School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Northern Support School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Ravenswood Heights Primary School
Ravenswood · Government primary · K-6
264 students · ICSEA 829 · 596 m away
Newstead College
Newstead · Government high school · 11-12
422 students · ICSEA 947 · 1.4 km away
Newstead Christian School
Newstead · Independent combined · Prep-10
93 students · ICSEA 1080 · 1.7 km away
Waverley Primary School
Waverley · Government primary · K-6
122 students · ICSEA 870 · 1.8 km away
The Launceston Preparatory School
Launceston · Independent primary · Prep-6
112 students · ICSEA 1143 · 1.9 km away
East Launceston Primary School
East Launceston · Government primary · K-6
501 students · ICSEA 1046 · 2.7 km away
St Thomas More's Catholic School
Newstead · Catholic primary · Prep-6
315 students · ICSEA 1033 · 2.7 km away
Launceston Big Picture School
Invermay · Government high school · 9-12
95 students · ICSEA 1000 · 2.8 km away
Scotch Oakburn College
Newstead · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,164 students · ICSEA 1119 · 2.9 km away
Queechy High School
Norwood · Government high school · 7-12
575 students · ICSEA 949 · 3.2 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in TAS with a comparable ICSEA.
Frequently asked questions
Is Northern Support School a public or private school?
Northern Support School is a public (government) school run by the Tasmania education department.
What year levels does Northern Support School offer?
Northern Support School offers K to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Northern Support School?
In 2025, Northern Support School had 107 enrolled students (33 girls, 74 boys), a change of 4% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Northern Support School?
Northern Support School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 931. 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 Northern Support School?
Northern Support School has about 2.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Northern Support School?
In 2025, Northern Support School had 6 students in Year 7 and 10 in Year 12.
Is Northern Support School co-ed?
Yes. Northern Support School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Northern Support School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Northern Support 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.
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