In 2002, of the 214 government schools in Tasmania, 45.8% (98 schools) were in the Greater Hobart-Southern Region and 27.1% (58 schools) were located in each of the Northern Region and the Mersey-Lyell Region.
In the Mersey-Lyell Region, 69.0% (40) of the government schools in the region were primary schools, as were 66.3% (65) in the Greater Hobart-Southern Region and 62.1% (36) in the Northern Region.
Of the 9 special schools recorded, 8 were government schools and 3 were located in Launceston local government area.
GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS, Tasmanian local government areas - 2002
|
 |  | Primary | Secondary | Primary & secondary combined | Special | Total |
Local government area |
no.
|
no.
|
no.
|
no.
|
no.
|
|
Greater Hobart-Southern |
 | Brighton | 5 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
 | Central Highlands | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
 | Clarence | 13 | 5 | 1 | - | 19 |
 | Derwent Valley | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 7 |
 | Glamorgan/Spring Bay | 3 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
 | Glenorchy | 12 | 4 | - | 2 | 18 |
 | Hobart | 12 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
 | Huon Valley | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | 7 |
 | Kingborough | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | 10 |
 | Sorell | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
 | Southern Midlands | 3 | - | 2 | - | 5 |
 | Tasman | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
 | Total | 65 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 98 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |
Northern |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Break O'Day | 1 | - | 2 | - | 3 |
 | Dorset | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 |
 | Flinders | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
 | George Town | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
 | Launceston | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 26 |
 | Meander Valley | 6 | 1 | - | 1 | 8 |
 | Northern Midlands | 4 | - | 2 | - | 6 |
 | West Tamar | 3 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
 | Total | 36 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 58 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mersey-Lyell |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Burnie | 9 | 3 | - | 1 | 13 |
 | Central Coast | 7 | 2 | - | - | 9 |
 | Circular Head | 5 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
 | Devonport | 6 | 3 | - | 1 | 10 |
 | Kentish | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
 | King Island | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
 | Latrobe | 4 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
 | Waratah/Wynyard | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 7 |
 | West Coast | 2 | - | 2 | - | 4 |
 | Total | 40 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 58 |
Tasmania |
141
|
39
|
26
|
8
|
214
|
|
- nil or rounded to zero
Source: Department of Education. |