Bruny Island District School
15 School Rd, Alonnah TAS 7150
Bruny Island District School is a government primary school in Alonnah, TAS from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 50 students. Its ICSEA is 992, where the national average is 1000.
ICSEA, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Bruny Island District School, known locally as BIDS, is a government school for Kindergarten to Year 6 on School Road, Alonnah, serving families across Bruny Island. It has around 56 students and a low student-to-teacher ratio of roughly six to one. The student community includes a significant number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
Often praised
- Island community school
- Very small class sizes
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at October 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodbridge School | Woodbridge | Public k–12 / combined | 17.0 km | 1,011 | 343 |
| Dover District School | Dover | Public k–12 / combined | 18.8 km | 863 | 140 |
| Peregrine | Nicholls Rivulet | Independent primary | 20.9 km | 1,048 | 90 |
| St James Catholic College | Cygnet | Catholic k–12 / combined | 22.1 km | 889 | 218 |
| Cygnet Primary School | Cygnet | Public primary | 22.6 km | 968 | 183 |
| Snug Primary School | Snug | Public primary | 27.9 km | 1,005 | 385 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic School | Geeveston | Catholic primary | 29.7 km | 954 | 149 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in TAS
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Sorell Primary School | Port Sorell | Public primary · K-6 | 289 | 994 |
| Lindisfarne North Primary School | Lindisfarne | Public primary · K-6 | 366 | 995 |
| Swansea Primary School | Swansea | Public primary · K-6 | 59 | 988 |
| Hagley Farm Primary School | Hagley | Public primary · K-6 | 352 | 999 |
| Burnie Primary School | Park Grove | Public primary · K-6 | 371 | 984 |
| Cooee Primary School | Cooee | Public primary · K-6 | 177 | 984 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.