Southern Support School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Howrah, Tasmania 7018 · Clarence LGA
About Southern Support School
Southern Support School is a public special school located in Howrah, Tasmania (7018), within the Clarence local government area. It caters for students from K to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 99 students (27 girls and 72 boys).
Southern Support School has an ICSEA value of 948, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 24th percentile of Australian schools. 8% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 48% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 39 teachers (35.2 full-time equivalent) and 72 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 2.5 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 5% over the past five years.
Southern 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 Southern Support School's 99 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Southern Support School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Southern Support School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Howrah Primary School
Howrah · Government primary · K-6
630 students · ICSEA 1057 · 108 m away
Clarence High School
Bellerive · Government high school · 7-12
626 students · ICSEA 1021 · 1.0 km away
MacKillop Catholic College
Mornington · Catholic high school · 7-12
895 students · ICSEA 1046 · 2.5 km away
Warrane Primary School
Warrane · Government primary · K-6
158 students · ICSEA 904 · 2.6 km away
Corpus Christi Catholic School
Bellerive · Catholic primary · Prep-6
413 students · ICSEA 1060 · 2.7 km away
Bellerive Primary School
Bellerive · Government primary · K-6
458 students · ICSEA 1060 · 2.7 km away
The Cottage School
Bellerive · Independent primary · Prep-6
77 students · ICSEA 1113 · 2.8 km away
Rosny College
Rosny Park · Government high school · 11-12
968 students · ICSEA 987 · 3.2 km away
Rokeby Primary School
Rokeby · Government primary · K-6
199 students · ICSEA 860 · 3.3 km away
Eastside Lutheran College
Warrane · Independent combined · Prep-10
253 students · ICSEA 1003 · 3.5 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in TAS with a comparable ICSEA.
Frequently asked questions
Is Southern Support School a public or private school?
Southern Support School is a public (government) school run by the Tasmania education department.
What year levels does Southern Support School offer?
Southern Support School offers K to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Southern Support School?
In 2025, Southern Support School had 99 enrolled students (27 girls, 72 boys), a change of 5% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Southern Support School?
Southern Support School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 948. 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 Southern Support School?
Southern Support School has about 2.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Southern Support School?
In 2025, Southern Support School had 7 students in Year 7 and 4 in Year 12.
Is Southern Support School co-ed?
Yes. Southern Support School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Southern Support School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Southern 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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