The Cottage School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Bellerive, Tasmania 7018 · Clarence LGA
About The Cottage School
The Cottage School is an independent primary school located in Bellerive, Tasmania (7018), within the Clarence local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 77 students (37 girls and 40 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools Tasmania.
The Cottage School has an ICSEA value of 1113, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 87th percentile of Australian schools. 48% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 3% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 11 teachers (7.8 full-time equivalent) and 12 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.9 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 15% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, The Cottage School scores 76.2 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1113
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)48% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+15% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-30 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 The Cottage School's 77 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at The Cottage School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near The Cottage School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Bellerive Primary School
Bellerive · Government primary · K-6
458 students · ICSEA 1060 · 408 m away
Corpus Christi Catholic School
Bellerive · Catholic primary · Prep-6
413 students · ICSEA 1060 · 564 m away
Rosny College
Rosny Park · Government high school · 11-12
968 students · ICSEA 987 · 698 m away
Rose Bay High School
Rose Bay · Government high school · 7-10
533 students · ICSEA 982 · 1.7 km away
Montagu Bay Primary School
Montagu Bay · Government primary · K-6
318 students · ICSEA 1081 · 1.7 km away
Clarence High School
Bellerive · Government high school · 7-12
626 students · ICSEA 1021 · 1.8 km away
Warrane Primary School
Warrane · Government primary · K-6
158 students · ICSEA 904 · 2.0 km away
Lindisfarne Primary School
Lindisfarne · Government primary · K-6
331 students · ICSEA 1060 · 2.6 km away
Southern Support School
Howrah · Government special · K-12
99 students · ICSEA 948 · 2.8 km away
Howrah Primary School
Howrah · Government primary · K-6
630 students · ICSEA 1057 · 2.9 km away
Similar schools
Independent primary schools in TAS with a comparable ICSEA.
Channel Christian School
Margate · Independent primary · Prep-6
150 students · ICSEA 1092
The Launceston Preparatory School
Launceston · Independent primary · Prep-6
112 students · ICSEA 1143
Tamar Valley Steiner School
Launceston · Independent primary · Prep-6
93 students · ICSEA 1054
Peregrine
Nicholls Rivulet · Independent primary · Prep-10
90 students · ICSEA 1048
Devonport Christian School
Don · Independent primary · Prep-9
377 students · ICSEA 1009
Northern Christian School
Bridgewater · Independent primary · Prep-6
149 students · ICSEA 952
Frequently asked questions
Is The Cottage School a public or private school?
The Cottage School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools Tasmania.
What year levels does The Cottage School offer?
The Cottage School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend The Cottage School?
In 2025, The Cottage School had 77 enrolled students (37 girls, 40 boys), a change of 15% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of The Cottage School?
The Cottage School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1113. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at The Cottage School?
The Cottage School has about 9.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at The Cottage School each year?
In 2025, The Cottage School had 12 students in Prep and 12 in Year 6.
Is The Cottage School co-ed?
Yes. The Cottage School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near The Cottage School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of The Cottage 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 The Cottage School?
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