Somerset Primary School
30a Beaufort St West, Somerset TAS 7322
Somerset Primary School is a government primary school in Somerset, TAS from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 367 students. Its ICSEA is 926, 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: Somerset Primary School is a government school in the seaside village of Somerset on Tasmania's north-west coast, about nine kilometres west of Burnie. It caters for birth to Grade 6 and has around 380 students from Kinder to Grade 6. Listings note a compulsory school uniform and a low student-to-teacher ratio.
Often praised
- Birth to Grade 6 pathway
- Seaside village location
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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 Somerset 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Christian College - Burnie | Somerset | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.1 km | 979 | 28 |
| Cooee Primary School | Cooee | Public primary | 3.9 km | 984 | 177 |
| Burnie Primary School | Park Grove | Public primary | 5.8 km | 984 | 371 |
| Stella Maris Catholic School | Burnie | Catholic primary | 5.8 km | 1,024 | 382 |
| Montello Primary School | Montello | Public primary | 7.0 km | 885 | 332 |
| Romaine Park Primary School | Romaine | Public primary | 8.1 km | 873 | 338 |
| Havenview Primary School | Havenview | Public primary | 9.1 km | 866 | 130 |
| St Brigid's Catholic School | Wynyard | Catholic primary | 9.6 km | 983 | 187 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invermay Primary School | Invermay | Public primary · K-6 | 329 | 925 |
| Mowbray Heights Primary School | Mowbray | Public primary · K-6 | 535 | 925 |
| St Leonards Primary School | St Leonards | Public primary · K-6 | 255 | 927 |
| Wilmot Primary School | Wilmot | Public primary · K-6 | 24 | 927 |
| Beaconsfield Primary School | Beaconsfield | Public primary · K-6 | 232 | 924 |
| Edith Creek Primary School | Edith Creek | Public primary · K-6 | 56 | 923 |
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.