Launceston Church Grammar School
Mowbray TAS 7248
Launceston Church Grammar School is an independent secondary school in Mowbray, TAS from Prep to Year 12 with about 723 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 1,094, where the national average is 1000.
ICSEA, Enrolments, 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). Enrolments and staff cover all campuses of this school. Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Launceston Church Grammar School is an Anglican, co-educational independent day and boarding school from early learning to Grade 12. Founded in 1846, it describes itself as Australia's longest continuously operating independent school. It has about 840 students, a boarding house for up to 80 students in Grades 5-12, and a Mowbray campus with heritage buildings dating from the 1920s.
Often praised
- Founded 1846, long heritage
- Day and boarding options
- Early learning to Grade 12
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launceston Big Picture School | Invermay | Public high school | 2.3 km | 1,000 | 105 |
| Australian Christian College - Launceston | Newnham | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.5 km | 1,011 | 129 |
| Riverside High School | Riverside | Public high school | 2.5 km | 1,009 | 773 |
| Launceston Christian School | Riverside | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.2 km | 1,070 | 742 |
| Brooks High School | Rocherlea | Public high school | 3.4 km | 886 | 485 |
| Launceston College | Launceston | Public high school | 3.5 km | 986 | 1,259 |
| Newstead College | Elphin | Public high school | 3.6 km | 947 | 571 |
| Newstead Christian School | Newstead | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.5 km | 1,080 | 93 |
About this data
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