Cape Barren Island School
Cape Barren Island School is a government primary and secondary school for boys and girls, from Kindergarten to Year 12, in Cape Barren Island, Tasmania.
What Cape Barren Island School is like
It has 10 students (5 girls and 5 boys) and the equivalent of 3.3 full-time teachers, about 3 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 703, 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.
Cape Barren Island School at a glance
- Students
- 10
- 2025
- Girls and boys
- 50% / 50%
- 5 girls, 5 boys
- Teachers
- 3.3
- full-time equivalent
- Students per teacher
- 3 to 1
- not the same as class size
- Years
- Kindergarten to Year 12
- 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: Cape Barren Island 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 Cape Barren Island School
- Is Cape Barren Island School a government, Catholic or independent school?
- Cape Barren Island School is a government primary and secondary school in Tasmania. Its governing body is Department for Education, Children and Young People Tasmania.
- What years does Cape Barren Island School teach?
- Cape Barren Island School teaches Kindergarten to Year 12, for boys and girls.
- How many students are enrolled at Cape Barren Island School?
- Cape Barren Island School had 10 students in 2025, according to ACARA. That is about 3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, which is not the same as class size.
- What is the ICSEA value of Cape Barren Island School?
- Cape Barren Island School has an ICSEA value of 703, 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
There are no private schools within 20 km.
Other combined schools near Cape Barren Island School
No other schools of this type within about 3 km.