
About Us
Independent Schools Tasmania is an association of independent schools within the state who together educate over 10,000 students. Each independent school is fully autonomous and separately accountable to its parents and community. We promote freedom of choice and diversity in education to support the needs of each individual student.
Our Purpose
To provide support, advocacy and representation for the independent schools of Tasmania.
Our Values
Services We Offer
Professional Learning
The consulting team at IST offer a range of Professional Learning options, catered specifically for your school or region. The Professional Learning opportunities include (but are not limited to) areas such as curriculum, pedagogy, assessment and differentiation; school culture, educational leadership, building teacher capacity and reviewing school data.
Professional Learning can be delivered via:
- One-on-one coaching and follow up coaching sessions and support
- A small group of your colleagues from your school
- Whole staff single school sessions
- Multiple small/whole group school sessions across the term/year
- Webinars
To arrange your bespoke professional learning sessions, please contact the consultants via our contact page.
Each year we also run a wide range of webinar based PL opportunities. They can be accessed through the events page.
Grant Administration
IST administers and distributes grants to Tasmanian independent schools for a number of government funding programs.
These include:
- The Choice and Affordability Fund (CAF)
- The Australian Government Capital Grants Program (CGP)
- The State Capital Assistance program (SBGA)
- The Loan Interest Subsidy program (LIS)
- The National School Chaplaincy program (NSCP)
- The Special Learning Needs program (SLN)
- Early Childhood and Kindergarten funding (ECD)
- The State COVID Safe Schools funding (COVID)
To discuss this further contact our Finance and Admin Manager.
Our Team
Our Executive Director

Our Board
David Gillman
President
Chief Executive Officer
Christian Schools Tasmania
David Grey
Treasurer
Business Manager
Leighland Christian School
Meg Lawson
Board Member
Principal
Fahan School
Leonie McNair
Vice President
Teacher
The Launceston Preparatory School
Elizabeth Chaplin
Board Member
Principal
Hilliard Christian School
Hilary Purdie
Board Member
Principal
The Cottage School