St Michael's Collegiate School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Hobart, Tasmania 7000 · Hobart LGA
About St Michael's Collegiate School
St Michael's Collegiate School is an independent girls' combined (K–12) school located in Hobart, Tasmania (7000), within the Hobart local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 636 students. The school is affiliated with Independent Schools Tasmania.
St Michael's Collegiate School has an ICSEA value of 1125, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 90th percentile of Australian schools. 54% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 3% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 100 teachers (61.3 full-time equivalent) and 118 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.4 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 7% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Michael's Collegiate School scores 69.4 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of combined schools nationally and 6th of 51 combined schools in TAS (4th of 7 in the Hobart area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1125
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)54% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-7% enrolments since 2020 (area median +4%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-7 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 St Michael's Collegiate School's 636 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Michael's Collegiate School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Michael's Collegiate School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Albuera Street Primary School
Battery Point · Government primary · K-6
252 students · ICSEA 1133 · 393 m away
Goulburn Street Primary School
West Hobart · Government primary · K-6
218 students · ICSEA 1112 · 532 m away
St Mary's College
Hobart · Catholic combined · Prep-12
951 students · ICSEA 1069 · 772 m away
South Hobart Primary School
South Hobart · Government primary · K-6
436 students · ICSEA 1137 · 1.2 km away
Elizabeth College
North Hobart · Government high school · 11-12
738 students · ICSEA 996 · 1.3 km away
Princes Street Primary School
Sandy Bay · Government primary · K-6
343 students · ICSEA 1150 · 1.3 km away
Lambert School
North Hobart · Independent combined · 1-10
33 students · ICSEA 1007 · 1.4 km away
Lansdowne Crescent Primary School
West Hobart · Government primary · K-6
404 students · ICSEA 1130 · 1.4 km away
Mount Carmel College
Sandy Bay · Catholic combined · Prep-10
572 students · ICSEA 1077 · 1.7 km away
Campbell Street Primary School
North Hobart · Government primary · K-6
219 students · ICSEA 1075 · 1.7 km away
Similar schools
Independent combined schools in TAS with a comparable ICSEA.
Tarremah Steiner School
Huntingfield · Independent combined · Prep-10
247 students · ICSEA 1128
Scotch Oakburn College
Newstead · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,164 students · ICSEA 1119
The Hutchins School
Sandy Bay · Independent combined · Prep-12
986 students · ICSEA 1140
The Friends' School
North Hobart · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,269 students · ICSEA 1149
Fahan School
Sandy Bay · Independent combined · Prep-12
419 students · ICSEA 1154
Launceston Church Grammar School
Mowbray · Independent combined · Prep-12
723 students · ICSEA 1094
Frequently asked questions
Is St Michael's Collegiate School a public or private school?
St Michael's Collegiate School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools Tasmania.
What year levels does St Michael's Collegiate School offer?
St Michael's Collegiate School offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend St Michael's Collegiate School?
In 2025, St Michael's Collegiate School had 636 enrolled students (636 girls, 0 boys), a change of -7% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Michael's Collegiate School?
St Michael's Collegiate School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1125. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does St Michael's Collegiate School rank in TAS?
St Michael's Collegiate School ranks 6th of 51 combined schools in Tasmania on the Success Index (69.4/100), and 275th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Michael's Collegiate School?
St Michael's Collegiate School has about 10.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at St Michael's Collegiate School?
In 2025, St Michael's Collegiate School had 63 students in Year 7 and 70 in Year 12.
Is St Michael's Collegiate School co-ed?
No. St Michael's Collegiate School is a girls' school.
What other schools are near St Michael's Collegiate School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Michael's Collegiate 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 St Michael's Collegiate School?
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