Top 100 largest schools in Australian Capital Territory (2025)

Schools with the highest total enrolments. Ordered by the measure shown, with the Success Index for context; 100 schools shown out of all eligible largest schools in Australian Capital Territory.

#	School	Sector	Students	Success Index	ICSEA	Students	Students : teacher
1	Canberra Grammar School Red Hill · Combined · K-12	Independent	2,116	77.5 Top 25%	1187	2,116	12.0
2	Radford College Bruce · Combined · K-12	Independent	2,091	80.2 Top 10%	1203	2,091	13.1
3	St Mary MacKillop College Isabella Plains · Secondary · 7-12	Catholic	2,088	67.7 Top 25%	1068	2,088	13.8
4	Marist College Canberra Pearce · Combined · 4-12	Independent	1,852	73.9 Top 25%	1142	1,852	13.4
5	Burgmann Anglican School Gungahlin · Combined · K-12	Independent	1,755	77.7 Top 10%	1165	1,755	13.3
6	Amaroo School Amaroo · Combined · K-10	Government	1,638	54.6 Top 50%	1070	1,638	13.0
7	Telopea Park School Barton · Combined · K-10	Government	1,586	70.8 Top 25%	1153	1,586	13.5
8	Daramalan College Dickson · Secondary · 7-12	Independent	1,498	83.8 Top 5%	1127	1,498	11.4
9	Harrison School Harrison · Combined · K-10	Government	1,365	45.4 Lower 50%	1058	1,365	14.6
10	St Francis Xavier College Florey · Secondary · 7-12	Catholic	1,323	72.3 Top 25%	1070	1,323	11.4
11	Gold Creek School Nicholls · Combined · K-10	Government	1,261	56.3 Top 50%	1052	1,261	13.0
12	Canberra Girls Grammar School Deakin · Combined · K-12	Independent	1,203	80.8 Top 10%	1177	1,203	10.7
13	The Canberra College Phillip · Secondary · 11-12	Government	1,174	68.0 Top 25%	1087	1,174	15.5
14	Trinity Christian School Wanniassa · Combined · K-12	Independent	1,073	72.1 Top 25%	1150	1,073	13.7
15	Gungahlin College Gungahlin · Secondary · 10-12	Government	1,070	61.2 Top 50%	1061	1,070	13.4
16	Lyneham High School Lyneham · Secondary · 7-10	Government	1,034	69.9 Top 25%	1132	1,034	13.5
17	Merici College Braddon · Secondary · 7-12	Catholic	992	85.8 Top 5%	1138	992	13.1
18	Narrabundah College Narrabundah · Secondary · 11-12	Government	977	75.8 Top 25%	1131	977	14.7
19	Melba Copland Secondary School Melba · Secondary · 7-12	Government	953	73.1 Top 25%	1041	953	11.2
20	St Edmund's College Canberra Griffith · Combined · 4-12	Independent	935	65.8 Top 25%	1080	935	13.1
21	Brindabella Christian College Lyneham · Combined · K-12	Independent	929	76.2 Top 25%	1154	929	13.4
22	Dickson College Dickson · Secondary · 7-12	Government	899	75.6 Top 25%	1101	899	14.5
23	Canberra High School Macquarie · Secondary · 7-10	Government	898	68.2 Top 25%	1100	898	13.5
24	St Clare's College Griffith · Secondary · 7-12	Catholic	887	66.3 Top 50%	1087	887	13.8
25	Alfred Deakin High School Deakin · Secondary · 7-10	Government	881	73.9 Top 25%	1132	881	13.6
26	St John Paul II College Nicholls · Secondary · 7-12	Catholic	880	74.9 Top 25%	1089	880	11.7
27	Erindale College Wanniassa · Secondary · 10-12	Government	871	64.9 Top 50%	1041	871	14.0
28	Mount Stromlo High School Waramanga · Secondary · 7-10	Government	846	72.6 Top 25%	1085	846	13.7
29	University of Canberra Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra Belconnen · Secondary · 11-12	Government	781	68.5 Top 25%	1066	781	14.4
30	Melrose High School Pearce · Secondary · 7-10	Government	776	67.6 Top 25%	1079	776	13.6
31	Good Shepherd Primary School Amaroo · Primary · K-6	Catholic	762	68.8 Top 25%	1095	762	18.1
32	Kingsford Smith School Holt · Combined · K-10	Government	742	41.9 Lower 50%	991	742	9.2
33	Holy Spirit Primary School Nicholls · Primary · K-6	Catholic	733	65.8 Top 25%	1085	733	18.8
34	Red Hill Primary School Red Hill · Primary · K-6	Government	720	79.3 Top 5%	1133	720	13.9
35	Evelyn Scott School Denman Prospect · Combined · K-10	Government	717	73.4 Top 25%	1107	717	11.4
36	Mother Teresa School Harrison · Primary · K-6	Catholic	716	68.7 Top 25%	1102	716	17.3
37	Garran Primary School Garran · Primary · K-6	Government	676	78.2 Top 10%	1159	676	18.4
38	Majura Primary School Watson · Primary · K-6	Government	675	79.7 Top 5%	1135	675	13.3
39	Holy Family Primary School Gowrie · Primary · K-6	Catholic	641	70.9 Top 25%	1076	641	15.0
40	Palmerston District Primary School Palmerston · Primary · K-6	Government	640	67.2 Top 25%	1077	640	12.7
41	Belconnen High School Hawker · Secondary · 7-10	Government	636	74.9 Top 25%	1066	636	11.9
42	Margaret Hendry School Taylor · Primary · K-6	Government	626	75.9 Top 10%	1054	626	12.7
43	Ngunnawal Primary School Ngunnawal · Primary · K-6	Government	620	71.3 Top 25%	1049	620	11.9
44	Lake Tuggeranong College Greenway · Secondary · 11-12	Government	620	52.7 Top 50%	1023	620	12.0
45	Neville Bonner Primary School Bonner · Primary · K-6	Government	606	59.1 Top 50%	1058	606	13.8
46	Hawker College Hawker · Secondary · 11-12	Government	605	73.8 Top 25%	1073	605	13.3
47	Macgregor Primary School Macgregor · Primary · K-6	Government	590	67.8 Top 25%	1050	590	14.4
48	Emmaus Christian School Dickson · Combined · K-10	Independent	590	68.0 Top 25%	1138	590	19.1
49	Namadgi School Kambah · Combined · K-10	Government	578	35.8 Lower 50%	978	578	12.2
50	Caroline Chisholm School Chisholm · Combined · K-10	Government	571	37.8 Lower 50%	989	571	11.1
51	University of Canberra High School Kaleen Kaleen · Secondary · 7-10	Government	571	72.7 Top 25%	1056	571	12.6
52	Mawson Primary School Mawson · Primary · K-6	Government	542	88.3 Top 5%	1139	542	13.4
53	Wanniassa School Wanniassa · Combined · K-10	Government	538	45.4 Lower 50%	991	538	10.3
54	North Ainslie Primary School Ainslie · Primary · K-6	Government	527	78.3 Top 10%	1145	527	14.5
55	Lanyon High School Conder · Secondary · 7-10	Government	524	57.5 Top 50%	1005	524	12.7
56	Aranda Primary School Aranda · Primary · K-6	Government	517	73.2 Top 25%	1159	517	15.6
57	St Francis of Assisi Primary School Calwell · Primary · K-6	Catholic	516	59.7 Top 50%	1055	516	16.6
58	Charles Weston School Coombs · Primary · K-6	Government	511	72.7 Top 25%	1099	511	14.0
59	Chapman Primary School Chapman · Primary · K-6	Government	502	67.5 Top 25%	1106	502	15.1
60	Lyneham Primary School Lyneham · Primary · K-6	Government	498	77.6 Top 10%	1135	498	17.6
61	Maribyrnong Primary School Kaleen · Primary · K-6	Government	483	75.3 Top 10%	1100	483	14.0
62	St Clare of Assisi Primary School Conder · Primary · K-6	Catholic	483	54.1 Top 50%	1044	483	16.7
63	Forrest Primary School Forrest · Primary · K-6	Government	479	77.7 Top 10%	1145	479	14.8
64	Franklin School Franklin · Primary · K-6	Government	477	75.0 Top 10%	1098	477	15.7
65	Arawang Primary School Waramanga · Primary · K-6	Government	469	75.2 Top 10%	1113	469	14.5
66	Fraser Primary School Fraser · Primary · K-6	Government	462	53.9 Top 50%	1042	462	14.9
67	Mount Rogers Primary School Melba · Primary · K-6	Government	461	66.3 Top 25%	1056	461	13.6
68	Hughes Primary School Hughes · Primary · K-6	Government	457	82.8 Top 5%	1157	457	16.5
69	Islamic School of Canberra Weston · Combined · K-11	Independent	455	59.7 Top 50%	1073	455	14.8
70	Charles Conder Primary School Conder · Primary · K-6	Government	431	52.3 Top 50%	1002	431	13.2
71	St Jude's Primary School Holder · Primary · K-6	Catholic	425	75.4 Top 10%	1131	425	17.7
72	St Anthony's Parish Primary School Wanniassa · Primary · K-6	Catholic	421	68.5 Top 25%	1067	421	13.9
73	Campbell High School Campbell · Secondary · 7-10	Government	420	79.4 Top 10%	1120	420	11.1
74	Monash Primary School Monash · Primary · K-6	Government	414	70.9 Top 25%	1063	414	13.2
75	Orana Steiner School Weston · Combined · K-12	Independent	413	71.3 Top 25%	1136	413	9.9
76	St Monica's Primary School Evatt · Primary · K-6	Catholic	412	65.6 Top 25%	1080	412	16.3
77	Curtin Primary School Curtin · Primary · K-6	Government	408	80.3 Top 5%	1146	408	13.5
78	Gordon Primary School Gordon · Primary · K-6	Government	407	53.7 Top 50%	1005	407	11.5
79	Taqwa School Moncrieff · Combined · K-10	Independent	407	61.6 Top 50%	1099	407	15.5
80	Weetangera Primary School Weetangera · Primary · K-6	Government	404	73.0 Top 25%	1117	404	14.9
81	Kaleen Primary School Kaleen · Primary · K-6	Government	400	61.7 Top 50%	1075	400	13.7
82	Florey Primary School Florey · Primary · K-6	Government	397	60.3 Top 50%	1042	397	13.4
83	Miles Franklin Primary School Evatt · Primary · K-6	Government	394	62.0 Top 50%	1077	394	13.9
84	Torrens Primary School Torrens · Primary · K-6	Government	394	66.7 Top 25%	1079	394	12.0
85	Holy Trinity Primary School Curtin · Primary · K-6	Catholic	387	81.3 Top 5%	1145	387	16.3
86	Duffy Primary School Duffy · Primary · K-6	Government	374	75.1 Top 10%	1088	374	12.8
87	St Thomas Aquinas Primary School Charnwood · Primary · K-6	Catholic	374	62.3 Top 50%	1045	374	15.7
88	Calwell High School Calwell · Secondary · 7-10	Government	371	38.3 Lower 50%	972	371	12.0
89	Rosary Primary School Watson · Primary · K-6	Catholic	369	72.9 Top 25%	1121	369	17.2
90	St John the Apostle Primary School Florey · Primary · K-6	Catholic	368	67.5 Top 25%	1077	368	17.5
91	Ainslie School Braddon · Primary · K-6	Government	351	80.1 Top 5%	1130	351	13.0
92	Bonython Primary School Bonython · Primary · K-6	Government	341	56.6 Top 50%	1034	341	13.2
93	Wanniassa Hills Primary School Wanniassa · Primary · K-6	Government	340	64.7 Top 50%	1061	340	12.4
94	St Joseph's Primary School O'Connor · Primary · K-6	Catholic	334	79.2 Top 5%	1130	334	16.5
95	St Matthew's Primary School Page · Primary · K-6	Catholic	332	67.5 Top 25%	1085	332	16.5
96	Hawker Primary School Hawker · Primary · K-6	Government	331	76.2 Top 10%	1129	331	14.8
97	St Thomas the Apostle Primary School Kambah · Primary · K-6	Catholic	325	67.8 Top 25%	1082	325	16.5
98	Covenant Christian School Gordon · Combined · K-10	Independent	320	68.9 Top 25%	1090	320	12.9
99	Turner School Turner · Primary · K-6	Government	318	78.1 Top 10%	1141	318	11.8
100	Throsby School Throsby · Primary · K-6	Government	316	83.2 Top 5%	1096	316	11.2

There are 130 largest schools in Australian Capital Territory eligible for this list; the top 100 are shown. Canberra Grammar School in Red Hill is ranked first (students: 2,116). 65 of the top 100 are government schools and 35 are Catholic or independent; the median ICSEA across the list is 1087.

The top 10 largest schools in Australian Capital Territory for 2025 are: 1. Canberra Grammar School (Red Hill); 2. Radford College (Bruce); 3. St Mary MacKillop College (Isabella Plains); 4. Marist College Canberra (Pearce); 5. Burgmann Anglican School (Gungahlin); 6. Amaroo School (Amaroo); 7. Telopea Park School (Barton); 8. Daramalan College (Dickson); 9. Harrison School (Harrison); 10. St Francis Xavier College (Florey).

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What is the best largest school in Australian Capital Territory?

Canberra Grammar School in Red Hill ranks first among largest schools in Australian Capital Territory with a Success Index of 77.5 out of 100 and an ICSEA of 1187.

How are largest schools in Australian Capital Territory ranked?

Schools with the highest total enrolments. Only schools eligible for the Success Index (ICSEA published, 80+ students, not a special school) are included; the Success Index is shown alongside for context.

How many public schools are in the top 100 largest schools in Australian Capital Territory?

65 of the top 100 largest schools in Australian Capital Territory are government schools; 35 are Catholic or independent.

Do these rankings include NAPLAN or ATAR results?

Not yet. ACARA does not publish school-level NAPLAN results in bulk, and ATAR results are released by state authorities in different formats. The Success Index uses the measures ACARA publishes for every school so that all schools are compared on identical data. Where a school publishes its own results we link to its website.