Glen Dhu Primary School
1 Pottery Court South, Launceston TAS 7250
Glen Dhu Primary School is a government primary school in Launceston, TAS from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 355 students. Its ICSEA is 1,007, 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: Glen Dhu Primary School in South Launceston is a government Kindergarten to Grade 6 school of around 370 to 390 students near the town centre. A school has stood on the site since 1895. Extensive redevelopment since 2007 has produced classroom and administration facilities suited to modern learning, and the school describes a vibrant multicultural community.
Often praised
- Modernised facilities
- Multicultural community
- Central location
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
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Glen Dhu Primary School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Calvin School | Launceston | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.8 km | 1,051 | 112 |
| OneSchool Global - Launceston Campus | Kings Meadows | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.3 km | — | — |
| Sacred Heart Catholic School | Launceston | Catholic primary | 1.5 km | 1,038 | 390 |
| West Launceston Primary School | West Launceston | Public primary | 1.5 km | 1,036 | 412 |
| St Thomas More's Catholic School | Newstead | Catholic primary | 1.5 km | 1,033 | 315 |
| East Launceston Primary School | East Launceston | Public primary | 1.6 km | 1,046 | 471 |
| Punchbowl Primary School | Punchbowl | Public primary | 1.7 km | 1,029 | 353 |
| Summerdale Primary School | Summerhill | Public primary | 1.9 km | 969 | 545 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snug Primary School | Snug | Public primary · K-6 | 385 | 1,005 |
| Kingston Primary School | Kingston | Public primary · K-6 | 356 | 1,002 |
| Legana Primary School | Legana | Public primary · K-6 | 144 | 1,002 |
| Norwood Primary School | Norwood | Public primary · K-6 | 504 | 1,002 |
| Glen Huon Primary School | Glen Huon | Public primary · K-6 | 135 | 1,000 |
| Margate Primary School | Margate | Public primary · K-6 | 448 | 1,014 |
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.