St Paul's Catholic School
Bridgewater TAS 7030
St Paul's Catholic School is a Catholic primary school in Bridgewater, TAS from Prep to Year 6 with about 178 students. Its ICSEA is 895, 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 Paul's is a small Catholic school (Prep to Year 6) in Bridgewater, about 20km north of Hobart, opened in 1984 and founded by the Sisters of Mercy and Christian Brothers. It has around 178 students and a low student-to-teacher ratio. Sources describe a culture of care and pastoral support, aiming to nurture each child intellectually, spiritually, physically, morally and emotionally.
Often praised
- Culture of care
- Pastoral support
- Low student-teacher ratio
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jrlf - East Derwent Primary School | Bridgewater | Public primary | 0.7 km | 800 | 357 |
| Jrlf - Herdsmans Cove Primary School | Bridgewater | Public primary | 1.7 km | 772 | 158 |
| Northern Christian School | Bridgewater | Independent primary | 2.2 km | 952 | 149 |
| Jrlf - Gagebrook Primary School | Gagebrook | Public primary | 2.6 km | 787 | 135 |
| St Virgil's College | Austins Ferry | Catholic k–12 / combined | 4.1 km | 1,024 | 792 |
| Brighton Primary School | Brighton | Public primary | 4.4 km | 910 | 566 |
| Austins Ferry Primary School | Claremont | Public primary | 5.3 km | 894 | 549 |
| Holy Rosary Catholic School | Claremont | Catholic primary | 5.8 km | 977 | 374 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter Chanel Catholic School | Smithton | Catholic primary · P-6 | 125 | 889 |
| St Joseph's Catholic School | Queenstown | Catholic primary · P-6 | 59 | 902 |
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.