St Peter Chanel Catholic School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Smithton, Tasmania 7330 · Circular Head LGA
#102 of 132 primary schools in TAS
#4297 of 4,908 nationally
About St Peter Chanel Catholic School
St Peter Chanel Catholic School is a catholic primary school located in Smithton, Tasmania (7330), within the Circular Head local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 125 students (53 girls and 72 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Tasmania.
St Peter Chanel Catholic School has an ICSEA value of 889, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 9th percentile of Australian schools. 3% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 58% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 15 teachers (11.8 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.5 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Peter Chanel Catholic School scores 27.8 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 102nd of 132 primary schools in TAS (1st of 3 in the Circular Head area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 889
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)3% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+1% enrolments since 2020 (area median -20%)
- 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 Peter Chanel Catholic School's 125 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Peter Chanel Catholic School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Peter Chanel Catholic School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Circular Head Christian School
Smithton · Independent combined · Prep-12
265 students · ICSEA 903 · 1.3 km away
Smithton Primary School
Smithton · Government primary · K-6
210 students · ICSEA 847 · 1.4 km away
Smithton High School
Smithton · Government high school · 7-12
283 students · ICSEA 849 · 1.5 km away
Forest Primary School
Forest · Government primary · K-6
99 students · ICSEA 903 · 9.9 km away
Edith Creek Primary School
Edith Creek · Government primary · K-6
23 students · ICSEA 923 · 14 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in TAS with a comparable ICSEA.
St Paul's Catholic School
Bridgewater · Catholic primary · Prep-6
178 students · ICSEA 895
St Joseph's Catholic School
Queenstown · Catholic primary · Prep-6
59 students · ICSEA 902
Sacred Heart Catholic School
Geeveston · Catholic primary · Prep-6
149 students · ICSEA 954
John Paul II Catholic School
Clarendon Vale · Catholic primary · Prep-6
199 students · ICSEA 968
St Brigid's Catholic School
New Norfolk · Catholic primary · Prep-6
187 students · ICSEA 969
St Joseph's Catholic School
Rosebery · Catholic primary · Prep-6
47 students · ICSEA 969
Frequently asked questions
Is St Peter Chanel Catholic School a public or private school?
St Peter Chanel Catholic School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Tasmania.
What year levels does St Peter Chanel Catholic School offer?
St Peter Chanel Catholic School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Peter Chanel Catholic School?
In 2025, St Peter Chanel Catholic School had 125 enrolled students (53 girls, 72 boys), a change of 1% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Peter Chanel Catholic School?
St Peter Chanel Catholic School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 889. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does St Peter Chanel Catholic School rank in TAS?
St Peter Chanel Catholic School ranks 102nd of 132 primary schools in Tasmania on the Success Index (27.8/100), and 4297th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Peter Chanel Catholic School?
St Peter Chanel Catholic School has about 10.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at St Peter Chanel Catholic School each year?
In 2025, St Peter Chanel Catholic School had 20 students in Prep and 13 in Year 6.
Is St Peter Chanel Catholic School co-ed?
Yes. St Peter Chanel Catholic School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Peter Chanel Catholic School?
There are 5 other schools within 15 km of St Peter Chanel Catholic 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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