Helpful information new and current students and their families need for the new school year can be found below.

2025 Term Dates

Term 1: Friday 7 February – Thursday 10 April : Year 7 students and Year 10 Leaders only
Tuesday 11 February – Thursday 10 April : All students

Term 2: Monday 28 April – Friday 4 July : All students

Term 3: Tuesday 22 July – Friday 26 September : All students

Term 4: Tuesday 14 October – Wednesday 17 December : All students
Student Services closes Friday 19 December

For a full list of Public Holidays, please see the Term Dates page.

School Hours

  • The school day for Kindergarten commences at 8.45am and concludes at 3.05pm
  • The school day for our Primary classes (Prep – Year 6) commences at 8.45am and concludes at 3.05pm.
  • The school day for the Secondary students (Years 7 – 10) commences at 8.40am and concludes at 3.20pm.

Bell Times

The College Office is open Monday – Friday from 8.00am to 4.00pm daily during term time.

During school holidays, the Office is open from 9.00am until 3.00pm. Over the 2024-2025 school holiday break, the Office will be closed on Thursday 19 December but open on Friday 20 December 2024. The Office will then be closed and re-open on Monday 13 January 2025.

Our Student Services staff can be contacted directly on 6216 7900 or via email: info@mountcarmel.tas.edu.au

At Mount Carmel, the College uniform is compulsory for all students, from our Early Learning Centre (ELC) to Year 10. The uniform is a symbol of our identity and our girls are encouraged to wear the uniform with pride.

Address: 35 Sandy Bay Road, Battery Point (Cnr Hampden Road – diagonally opposite Bob & Tom’s Service Station)
Telephone: (03) 6216 7925
Email: uniform.shop@mountcarmel.tas.edu.au
Shop Manager: Branna Magill
Appointment Bookings: click here to make an appointment for a fitting. Appointments will be scheduled over the coming weeks, running from September through to November. Standard appointment duration is approximately 30 minutes. Lay-bys and EFTPOS facilities are available.

We encourage you to book your appointment as far in advance as possible. At the fitting appointment, we always allow for a reasonable amount of growth when allocating sizing. Booking an appointment assists us in ensuring there is adequate stock to cover everybody’s needs, and makes sure all students are adequately prepared. The College cannot guarantee sufficient stock will be available if uniform orders are not placed through a fitting appointment.

Term Time Opening Hours

Tuesday: 1.00pm – 5.00pm
Wednesday: 1.00pm – 5.00pm
Thursday: 1.00pm – 5.00pm

More information can be found on the Uniform Shop page.

Being located on Sandy Bay Road gives Mount Carmel students multiple transport options. Together with Walkers Coaches and Lovells Coaches, we operate multiple daily dedicated bus services for students from Kinder through to Year 10 in and around the greater Hobart area to ensure students are able to to get to and from school easily and safely. The bus service is available to all Mount Carmel students from Kindergarten to Year 10.

Click here for more information on our Bus Services.

Located in our Early Learning Centre which is adjacent to the rest of the school, our aim is to provide a nurturing environment that is home away from home.

To make a booking, please contact the College Office on 6216 7900 or email info@mountcarmel.tas.edu.au

For more information, click here.

The annual school fees for 2025 are:

Year LevelTuition fees (P/A)Monthly Instalments (x10 : Feb - Nov)
Kinder - 3 days$2,184.00$218.40
Kinder - 4 days$2,808.00$280.80
Kinder - 5 days$3,432.00$343.20
Prep$3,559.00$355.90
1$3,559.00$355.90
2$3,559.00$355.90
3$4,137.00$413.70
4$4,492.00$449.20
5$4,492.00$449.20
6$4,492.00$449.20
7$5,402.00$540.20
8$5,402.00$540.20
9$6,017.00$601.70
10$6,017.00$601.70

Fees are invoiced in ten monthly instalments from February to November. More information can be found by clicking here.
If you require further assistance, please contact the College Office on (03) 621607900.

Mount Carmel College has committed to providing the best opportunities for our students to engage with up-to-date technologies.
We feel that such technology should support the development of relevant skills, including creativity, critical thinking, collaboration and communication.

In brief, our ICT program for students from Prep to Year 10 is:

  • Prep & Year 1: class sets of iPads for each class, stored in the classroom
  • Years 2-4: class sets of iPads for each class, issued to individuals and stored in the classroom
  • Years 5-6: class sets of laptops for each class, issued to individuals and stored in the classroom
  • Years 7-10: individual laptops

For more information on our ICT program, click here
For more information on what SEQTA is, click here

For the 2025 school year, Primary and Secondary book lists are listed below for Years 2 to 10.

Please note that Kindergarten students do not require any stationery or work books and Prep and Year 1 students will be provided with a pack of books and stationery from their class teacher.

Students from Year 2 – Year 10 are required to purchase the relevant books and stationery for each year.  Text books and stationery can be purchased from any supplier you choose, however Mount Carmel and Office National have partnered together for all school supplies and required text books. Purchases can be made online or in person at Office National, which is located at 3 Howard Road, Glenorchy. Full details on how to order, opening hours and cut-off times can be found via the following link.

Office National Booklist Ordering Instructions

Students and families are encouraged to take advantage of our Book Drop service on the following days, allowing them to bring their books and stationery supplies and place in their locker in readiness for the first day of school.
  • Thursday 6 February : 3.00pm – 4.30pm
  • Friday 7 February : 8.30am – 10.30am
Kinder – Year 6 students are to go their 2025 classrooms and Years 8 – 10 students are to go to the undercroft to receive their locker allocation.
Friday 7 February is the first day of the new school year for Year 7 students, so they can wait until this day to bring their books and stationery supplies as locker allocation will be part of day’s activities.

Communication

The College uses an online tool to send newsletters and to communicate excursion and College information to parents/carers.

Correspondence will be sent to the email you have provided to the College.  This is a key way for the College to transmit information effectively and efficiently.

Please notify the College Office if your details change, either by calling 6216 7900 or via email: info@mountcarmel.tas.edu.au

Mount Carmel College uses a smartphone payment app called Qkr! by Mastercard. for lunch orders, uniform shop purchases and other incidental purchases throughout the year. The following YouTube clip explains how the App works and how to install it. Alternatively, you can read through the How to Guide

If you don’t have a smartphone, you can use the desktop version of Qkr!

Updating Your Profile
A reminder to all parents and carers to update their student’s details on the Qkr! app so that there is no confusion when it comes time to collecting their lunch orders.
It is as simple as following these steps:
1. open the Qkr! app
2. select Mount Carmel College
3. click on the “Profiles” tab
4. select the student you wish to change
5. change the year level from the Grade drop-down menu and hit “Update Profile”.
Repeat for any additional students you have at Mount Carmel.