Goulburn Street Primary School
Forest Rd, West Hobart TAS 7000
Goulburn Street Primary School is a government primary school in West Hobart, TAS from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 242 students. Its ICSEA is 1,112, 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: Goulburn Street Primary School is a government school in West Hobart, Tasmania, teaching Kindergarten to Year 6. It has around 218 students and a low student-to-teacher ratio of roughly 13 to 1. About 9 percent of students have a language background other than English. The school maintains a school uniform and shares news with families through an online newsletter.
Often praised
- Small class sizes
- Active family newsletter
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael's Collegiate School | Hobart | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.5 km | 1,125 | 636 |
| St Michael's Collegiate School - Middle School Campus | Hobart | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.5 km | — | — |
| St Virgil's College - St Virgil's Junior School | Hobart | Catholic primary | 0.6 km | — | — |
| South Hobart Primary School | South Hobart | Public primary | 0.8 km | 1,137 | 485 |
| Albuera Street Primary School | Hobart | Public primary | 0.8 km | 1,133 | 262 |
| St Mary's College | Hobart | Catholic k–12 / combined | 0.8 km | 1,069 | 951 |
| St Michael's Collegiate School - Junior School Campus | Hobart | Independent primary | 0.9 km | — | — |
| Lansdowne Crescent Primary School | West Hobart | Public primary | 1.1 km | 1,130 | 423 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nelson Primary School | Mount Nelson | Public primary · K-6 | 260 | 1,107 |
| Lansdowne Crescent Primary School | West Hobart | Public primary · K-6 | 423 | 1,130 |
| Sandy Bay Infant School | Sandy Bay | Public primary · K-2 | 105 | 1,131 |
| Albuera Street Primary School | Hobart | Public primary · K-6 | 262 | 1,133 |
| Waimea Heights Primary School | Sandy Bay | Public primary · K-6 | 388 | 1,135 |
| South Hobart Primary School | South Hobart | Public primary · K-6 | 485 | 1,137 |
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.