Margate Primary School
7 Van Morey Rd, Margate TAS 7054
Margate Primary School is a government primary school in Margate, TAS from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 448 students. Its ICSEA is 1,014, 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: Margate Primary School, established in 1869, is described as a much-loved community school in the Channel region, about 20 kilometres south of Hobart and overlooking kunanyi / Mt Wellington. It has roughly 475 Kindergarten to Grade 6 students and a student-to-teacher ratio near 13 to 1. Its values are Connection, Growth, Respect, Courage and Responsibility.
Often praised
- Much-loved community school
- Scenic Channel region setting
- Small class ratios
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NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Margate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channel Christian School | Margate | Independent primary | 0.8 km | 1,092 | 150 |
| Tarremah Steiner School | Huntingfield | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.1 km | 1,128 | 247 |
| St Aloysius Catholic College | Huntingfield | Catholic k–12 / combined | 4.1 km | 1,018 | 1,120 |
| Snug Primary School | Snug | Public primary | 4.2 km | 1,005 | 385 |
| Illawarra Primary School | Blackmans Bay | Public primary | 5.1 km | 1,082 | 430 |
| Southern Christian College | Kingston | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.6 km | 1,059 | 312 |
| Blackmans Bay Primary School | Blackmans Bay | Public primary | 6.1 km | 1,035 | 276 |
| Calvin Christian School | Kingston | Independent primary | 6.4 km | 1,088 | 788 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Primary School | Riverside | Public primary · K-6 | 808 | 1,018 |
| Glen Dhu Primary School | Launceston | Public primary · K-6 | 355 | 1,007 |
| Richmond Primary School | Richmond | Public primary · K-6 | 219 | 1,021 |
| Snug Primary School | Snug | Public primary · K-6 | 385 | 1,005 |
| Forth Primary School | Forth | Public primary · K-6 | 209 | 1,025 |
| Kingston Primary School | Kingston | Public primary · K-6 | 356 | 1,002 |
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.