Prospect High School
30-32 Ralph St, Prospect TAS 7250
Prospect High School is a government secondary school in Prospect, TAS for Years 7–12 with about 490 students. Its ICSEA is 958, 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
Public online sources describe Prospect High School as a Tasmanian government secondary school in Prospect (Launceston), catering for Years 7 to 12 with around 580 students since its founding in 1965. The school is noted for a broad curriculum with strengths in literacy, numeracy, the arts, hospitality, STEM and physical education, and Year 9 NAPLAN results above the state mean across reading, writing, spelling, grammar and numeracy.
Often praised
- Above-average Year 9 NAPLAN results
- Broad curriculum incl. arts, STEM, hospitality
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 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: low. 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 Prospect High 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Patrick's College | Prospect Vale | Catholic high school | 0.4 km | 1,020 | 1,522 |
| St Patrick’s College - Croagh Patrick Centre | Prospect | Catholic high school | 0.9 km | — | — |
| Kings Meadows High School | Kings Meadows | Public high school | 2.3 km | 963 | 605 |
| John Calvin School | Launceston | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.2 km | 1,051 | 112 |
| OneSchool Global - Launceston Campus | Kings Meadows | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.6 km | — | — |
| Launceston College | Launceston | Public high school | 3.9 km | 986 | 1,259 |
| Scotch Oakburn College | Launceston | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.3 km | 1,119 | 1,164 |
| Queechy High School | Norwood | Public high school | 4.5 km | 949 | 741 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don College | Devonport | Public high school · 11-12 | 781 | 959 |
| Latrobe High School | Latrobe | Public high school · 7-12 | 589 | 956 |
| Kings Meadows High School | Kings Meadows | Public high school · 7-12 | 605 | 963 |
| Burnie High School | Cooee | Public high school · 7-12 | 598 | 951 |
| Queechy High School | Norwood | Public high school · 7-12 | 741 | 949 |
| Newstead College | Elphin | Public high school · 11-12 | 571 | 947 |
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.