IndependentCombined (K–12)

Devonport Christian School

Don, TAS, 7310

377 students enrolled

School details

Address: Don, TAS, 7310
School code: Not available
ACARA ID: 40233
ICSEA: 1,009
School type: Primary
Website: Visit website

Enrolment history

How this school compares

Benchmarks against nearby schools and similar peers (Tasmania independent combined) using ICSEA, enrolments, staffing, and student background data.

ICSEA

36th

1,009 · peer percentile

Enrolment

68th

377 · peer percentile

Students per FTE teacher

100th

14 · peer percentile

ICSEA percentile

36th

51% · peer percentile

More students per FTE teacher than peer average (14 vs 10.2).
Enrolment has grown 333.3% from 2008 to 2025 (87 → 377). Peer schools averaged +123.1% over their own spans.
Gender split is about 44% male / 56% female.

Enrolment trend

87 (2008) → 377 (2025) · +333.3%

Peer average change: +123.1%

ICSEA

Location

Loading map…

School profile data

Remoteness (2026): Outer Regional
Campus type (2025): School Single Entity
Commonwealth Electoral Division (2026): Braddon
FTE non-teaching staff (2025): 29.7
FTE teaching staff (2025): 27
Geolocation (2025): Outer Regional
Governing Body (2025): Independent Schools Tasmania
Governing Body Url (2025): https://www.independentschools.tas.edu.au/
ICSEA percentile (2025): 51
Indigenous enrolments (%) (2025): 9
LBOTE — No (%) (2025): 93

Nearby schools

Hillcrest Primary School

Government995 m away

Nixon Street Primary School

Government1.6 km away

Don College

Government1.8 km away

Devonport High School

Government2.2 km away

This school: 1,009 · 36th percentile among peers

vs Postcode 7310 (14 schools)

67 above average

School 1,009 Avg 942

vs Tasmania independent combined (27 schools)

30 below average

School 1,009 Avg 1,039

Enrolment

This school: 377 (2025) · 68th percentile among peers

vs Postcode 7310 (14 schools)

47 above average

School 377 Avg 330

vs Tasmania independent combined (27 schools)

18 below average

School 377 Avg 395

Students per FTE teacher

This school: 14 (2025) · 100th percentile among peers

vs Postcode 7310 (14 schools)

2 above average

School 14 Avg 12

vs Tasmania independent combined (27 schools)

3.8 above average

School 14 Avg 10.2

ICSEA percentile

This school: 51% (2025) · 36th percentile among peers

vs Postcode 7310 (14 schools)

25.9 pts above average

School 51% Avg 25.1%

vs Tasmania independent combined (27 schools)

9.5 pts below average

School 51% Avg 60.5%

Indigenous enrolments

This school: 9% (2025) · 71th percentile among peers

vs Postcode 7310 (14 schools)

8.8 pts below average

School 9% Avg 17.8%

vs Tasmania independent combined (27 schools)

1.3 pts above average

School 9% Avg 7.7%

LBOTE (language background other than English)

This school: 5% (2025) · 29th percentile among peers

vs Postcode 7310 (14 schools)

1 pts above average

School 5% Avg 4%

vs Tasmania independent combined (27 schools)

9.6 pts below average

School 5% Avg 14.6%

Students in top SEA quarter

This school: 15% (2025) · 36th percentile among peers

vs Postcode 7310 (14 schools)

7.2 pts above average

School 15% Avg 7.8%

vs Tasmania independent combined (27 schools)

12.3 pts below average

School 15% Avg 27.3%

Students in bottom SEA quarter

This school: 27% (2025) · 61th percentile among peers

vs Postcode 7310 (14 schools)

21.1 pts below average

School 27% Avg 48.1%

vs Tasmania independent combined (27 schools)

4.8 pts above average

School 27% Avg 22.2%

Teaching staff

This school: 33 (2025) · 57th percentile among peers

vs Postcode 7310 (14 schools)

about average

School 33 Avg 33

vs Tasmania independent combined (27 schools)

14 below average

School 33 Avg 47

FTE teaching staff

This school: 27 (2025) · 57th percentile among peers

vs Postcode 7310 (14 schools)

about average

School 27 Avg 28

vs Tasmania independent combined (27 schools)

11 below average

School 27 Avg 38

Peer group = same state, sector, and education level. ICSEA and SEA describe socio-educational advantage, not school quality. LBOTE / Indigenous shares and FOEI are context, not rankings.

LBOTE — Not stated (%) (2025)

2

LBOTE — Yes (%) (2025)

5

Lga Name (2026)

Devonport

Non-teaching staff (2025)

46

Rolled Reporting (2025)

Individual Reporting

Sa2 Name (2026)

Miandetta - Don

Sa3 Name (2026)

Devonport

Sa4 Name (2026)

West and North West

School Url (2025)

http://www.dcs.tas.edu.au

SEA bottom quarter (%) (2025)

27

SEA lower-middle quarter (%) (2025)

33

SEA top quarter (%) (2025)

15

SEA upper-middle quarter (%) (2025)

25

Special school (2026)

0

State Electoral Division (2026)

Braddon (Mersey)

Teaching staff (2025)

33

Year range (2025)

Prep-9

Enrolments by grade

Offers: one year before year 1, year 1, year 2, year 3, year 4, year 5, year 6, year 7, year 8, year 9

Enrolments · one year before year 1: 35
Enrolments · year 1: 35
Enrolments · year 2: 39
Enrolments · year 3: 33
Enrolments · year 4: 38
Enrolments · year 5: 35
Enrolments · year 6: 43
Enrolments · year 7: 48
Enrolments · year 8: 26
Enrolments · year 9: 45