Hillcrest Primary School
5 Lawrence Dr, Devonport TAS 7310
Hillcrest Primary School is a government primary school in Devonport, TAS from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 206 students. Its ICSEA is 912, 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: Hillcrest Primary School is a government Kindergarten to Year 6 school on Lawrence Drive, Devonport, Tasmania, with around 211 students and a small student-to-teacher ratio. The school community includes a significant proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. It shares news with families through an online newsletter, and a school uniform is part of school life.
Often praised
- Small class sizes
- Regular family newsletters
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 Hillcrest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devonport Christian School | Don | Independent primary | 1.0 km | 1,009 | 377 |
| Nixon Street Primary School | Devonport | Public primary | 1.6 km | 921 | 414 |
| Miandetta Primary School | Devonport | Public primary | 1.7 km | 950 | 338 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School | Devonport | Catholic primary | 2.0 km | 1,014 | 385 |
| Devonport Primary School | Devonport | Public primary | 2.2 km | 914 | 258 |
| Spreyton Primary School | Spreyton | Public primary | 2.9 km | 946 | 388 |
| East Devonport Primary School | East Devonport | Public primary | 3.4 km | 834 | 229 |
| Forth Primary School | Forth | Public primary | 7.1 km | 1,025 | 209 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgley Primary School | Ridgley | Public primary · K-6 | 109 | 911 |
| Brighton Primary School | Brighton | Public primary · K-6 | 566 | 910 |
| Devonport Primary School | Devonport | Public primary · K-6 | 258 | 914 |
| Sprent Primary School | Sprent | Public primary · K-6 | 29 | 914 |
| Huonville Primary School | Huonville | Public primary · K-6 | 326 | 909 |
| Geeveston Primary School | Geeveston | Public primary · K-6 | 58 | 916 |
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.