Riverside Primary School
5 Cleghorn Av, Riverside TAS 7250
Riverside Primary School is a government primary school in Riverside, TAS from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 808 students. Its ICSEA is 1,018, 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: Riverside Primary School is a government co-educational school in Riverside, Launceston, Tasmania, serving students from Kindergarten to Year 6. Public profiles list about 750 students, 49 teaching staff and a student-to-teacher ratio near 15 to 1. A school uniform is expected. The school maintains a page on the Tasmanian Department for Education website.
Often praised
- Kindergarten to Year 6
- Large teaching team
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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 Anthony's Catholic School | Riverside | Catholic primary | 0.8 km | 1,026 | 180 |
| Launceston Christian School | Riverside | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.4 km | 1,070 | 742 |
| St Finn Barr's Catholic Primary School | Invermay | Catholic primary | 2.7 km | 984 | 282 |
| Invermay Primary School | Invermay | Public primary | 2.8 km | 925 | 329 |
| Mowbray Heights Primary School | Mowbray | Public primary | 2.9 km | 925 | 535 |
| Trevallyn Primary School | Trevallyn | Public primary | 3.1 km | 1,045 | 457 |
| Australian Christian College - Launceston | Newnham | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.6 km | 1,011 | 129 |
| East Tamar Primary School | Mayfield | Public primary | 3.6 km | 863 | 318 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Primary School | Richmond | Public primary · K-6 | 219 | 1,021 |
| Margate Primary School | Margate | Public primary · K-6 | 448 | 1,014 |
| Forth Primary School | Forth | Public primary · K-6 | 209 | 1,025 |
| Bicheno Primary School | Bicheno | Public primary · K-6 | 86 | 1,029 |
| Glen Dhu Primary School | Launceston | Public primary · K-6 | 355 | 1,007 |
| Punchbowl Primary School | Punchbowl | Public primary · K-6 | 353 | 1,029 |
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.