Star of the Sea Catholic College
George Town · 11 km
Prep to Year 10 · boys and girls
Government primary school in Beaconsfield
Beaconsfield Primary School
Beaconsfield Primary School is a government primary school for boys and girls, from Kindergarten to Year 6, in Beaconsfield, Tasmania.
What Beaconsfield Primary School is like
It has 244 students (126 girls and 118 boys) and the equivalent of 17 full-time teachers, about 14 students for each teacher.
As a government school it is run by the Department for Education, Children and Young People Tasmania. Tuition is free for Australian citizens and permanent residents, although schools usually ask for a voluntary contribution and charge for some materials and activities. Many government schools have a local enrolment area (catchment), and students who live inside it are guaranteed a place.
Its ICSEA value is 924, against a national average of 1000. ICSEA describes the educational advantage of the families a school serves, not the quality of the school; read it alongside the school's results on My School.
The nearest private school is Star of the Sea Catholic College, 11 km away. You can enquire with private schools near Beaconsfield in one step.
Beaconsfield Primary School at a glance
- Students
- 244
- 2025
- Girls and boys
- 52% / 48%
- 126 girls, 118 boys
- Teachers
- 17
- full-time equivalent
- Students per teacher
- 14.4 to 1
- not the same as class size
- Years
- Kindergarten to Year 6
- School zone
- Check an address with enrolment (Tasmanian Department for Education, Children and Young People).
Students, staff and years: Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), School Profile 2025. Results are on My School, not here.
NAPLAN results and the school profile
Australian schools are not given inspection grades. Each school’s NAPLAN results, finances, attendance and student background are published by ACARA on My School: Beaconsfield Primary School on My School.
Government schools are reviewed by the Department for Education, Children and Young People Tasmania. Ask the school for its most recent annual report, which every Australian school publishes.
How to get a place
Enrol directly with the school. Most government schools have a local enrolment area: if you live inside it your child has a place, and families from outside can apply if there is room. Enrolment for Prep usually opens in the year before your child starts. See our guide to how school enrolment works.
The Tasmanian Department for Education, Children and Young People explains who can enrol where and what to bring: Enrolment (Tasmanian Department for Education, Children and Young People).
Common questions about Beaconsfield Primary School
- Is Beaconsfield Primary School a government, Catholic or independent school?
- Beaconsfield Primary School is a government primary school in Tasmania. Its governing body is Department for Education, Children and Young People Tasmania.
- What years does Beaconsfield Primary School teach?
- Beaconsfield Primary School teaches Kindergarten to Year 6, for boys and girls.
- How many students are enrolled at Beaconsfield Primary School?
- Beaconsfield Primary School had 244 students in 2025, according to ACARA. That is about 14.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, which is not the same as class size.
- What is the ICSEA value of Beaconsfield Primary School?
- Beaconsfield Primary School has an ICSEA value of 924, against a national average of 1000. ICSEA describes the educational advantage of the families a school serves, not the quality of the school; read it alongside the school's results on My School.
Private schools nearby
Private schools within 11 km. You can enquire with several at once.
Other primary schools near Beaconsfield Primary School
No other schools of this type within about 3 km.