St Francis Flexible Learning Centre
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Chigwell, Tasmania 7011 · Glenorchy LGA
About St Francis Flexible Learning Centre
St Francis Flexible Learning Centre is a catholic special school located in Chigwell, Tasmania (7011), within the Glenorchy local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 172 students (73 girls and 99 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Tasmania.
St Francis Flexible Learning Centre has an ICSEA value of 866, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 6th percentile of Australian schools. 4% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 65% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 23 teachers (20.0 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.6 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 79% over the past five years.
St Francis Flexible Learning Centre 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 St Francis Flexible Learning Centre's 172 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Francis Flexible Learning Centre have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Francis Flexible Learning Centre
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Claremont College
Claremont · Government high school · 11-12
467 students · ICSEA 907 · 1.1 km away
Windermere Primary School
Claremont · Government primary · K-6
452 students · ICSEA 902 · 1.2 km away
OneSchool Global Tas
Claremont · Independent combined · 3-12
92 students · ICSEA 970 · 1.7 km away
Holy Rosary Catholic School
Claremont · Catholic primary · Prep-6
374 students · ICSEA 977 · 1.7 km away
Rosetta Primary School
Rosetta · Government primary · K-6
309 students · ICSEA 965 · 2.2 km away
Austins Ferry Primary School
Claremont · Government primary · K-6
416 students · ICSEA 894 · 2.2 km away
Montrose Bay High School
Rosetta · Government high school · 7-10
498 students · ICSEA 903 · 2.5 km away
St Virgil's College
Austins Ferry · Catholic combined · Prep-12
792 students · ICSEA 1024 · 3.4 km away
Glenorchy Primary School
Glenorchy · Government primary · K-6
261 students · ICSEA 896 · 3.4 km away
Guilford Young College
Glenorchy · Catholic high school · 11-12
839 students · ICSEA 1020 · 3.9 km away
Frequently asked questions
Is St Francis Flexible Learning Centre a public or private school?
St Francis Flexible Learning Centre is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Tasmania.
What year levels does St Francis Flexible Learning Centre offer?
St Francis Flexible Learning Centre offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend St Francis Flexible Learning Centre?
In 2025, St Francis Flexible Learning Centre had 172 enrolled students (73 girls, 99 boys), a change of 79% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Francis Flexible Learning Centre?
St Francis Flexible Learning Centre has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 866. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Francis Flexible Learning Centre?
St Francis Flexible Learning Centre has about 8.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at St Francis Flexible Learning Centre?
In 2025, St Francis Flexible Learning Centre had 13 students in Year 7 and 27 in Year 12.
Is St Francis Flexible Learning Centre co-ed?
Yes. St Francis Flexible Learning Centre is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Francis Flexible Learning Centre?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Francis Flexible Learning Centre 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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