St Brigid's Catholic School
Wynyard · 9.0 km
Prep to Year 6 · boys and girls
Government primary school in Boat Harbour
Boat Harbour Primary School
Boat Harbour Primary School is a government primary school for boys and girls, from Kindergarten to Year 6, in Boat Harbour, Tasmania.
What Boat Harbour Primary School is like
It has 234 students (112 girls and 122 boys) and the equivalent of 14.9 full-time teachers, about 16 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 981, 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 St Brigid's Catholic School, 9.0 km away. You can enquire with private schools near Boat Harbour in one step.
Boat Harbour Primary School at a glance
- Students
- 234
- 2025
- Girls and boys
- 48% / 52%
- 112 girls, 122 boys
- Teachers
- 14.9
- full-time equivalent
- Students per teacher
- 15.7 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: Boat Harbour 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 Boat Harbour Primary School
- Is Boat Harbour Primary School a government, Catholic or independent school?
- Boat Harbour Primary School is a government primary school in Tasmania. Its governing body is Department for Education, Children and Young People Tasmania.
- What years does Boat Harbour Primary School teach?
- Boat Harbour Primary School teaches Kindergarten to Year 6, for boys and girls.
- How many students are enrolled at Boat Harbour Primary School?
- Boat Harbour Primary School had 234 students in 2025, according to ACARA. That is about 15.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, which is not the same as class size.
- What is the ICSEA value of Boat Harbour Primary School?
- Boat Harbour Primary School has an ICSEA value of 981, 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 18 km. You can enquire with several at once.
Australian Christian College - Burnie
Somerset · 18 km
Years 1 to 10 · boys and girls
Other primary schools near Boat Harbour Primary School
No other schools of this type within about 3 km.