St Anthony's Catholic School
Riverside TAS 7250
St Anthony's Catholic School is a Catholic primary school in Riverside, TAS from Prep to Year 6 with about 180 students. Its ICSEA is 1,026, 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). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: St Anthony's is a Franciscan Catholic P-6 school in Riverside, near Launceston in the Tamar Valley, established in 1959 with around 200 students. Its five-acre grounds include bush play, an adventure trail and an Indigenous spiritual garden. Programs include arts, STEM with an after-school club, specialist PE with daily Grade 6-led activity, and Japanese language and culture.
Often praised
- Japanese language program
- Bush play grounds
- Arts and STEM programs
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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 Christian School | Riverside | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.6 km | 1,070 | 742 |
| Riverside Primary School | Riverside | Public primary | 0.8 km | 1,018 | 808 |
| Mowbray Heights Primary School | Mowbray | Public primary | 3.2 km | 925 | 535 |
| St Finn Barr's Catholic Primary School | Invermay | Catholic primary | 3.3 km | 984 | 282 |
| Australian Christian College - Launceston | Newnham | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.5 km | 1,011 | 129 |
| Invermay Primary School | Invermay | Public primary | 3.5 km | 925 | 329 |
| East Tamar Primary School | Mayfield | Public primary | 3.6 km | 863 | 318 |
| Trevallyn Primary School | Trevallyn | Public primary | 3.9 km | 1,045 | 457 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stella Maris Catholic School | Burnie | Catholic primary · P-6 | 382 | 1,024 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School | Lenah Valley | Catholic primary · P-6 | 195 | 1,033 |
| St Thomas More's Catholic School | Newstead | Catholic primary · P-6 | 315 | 1,033 |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic School | Lindisfarne | Catholic primary · P-6 | 254 | 1,035 |
| St Therese's Catholic School | Moonah | Catholic primary · P-6 | 207 | 1,035 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School | Devonport | Catholic primary · P-6 | 385 | 1,014 |
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.