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Top 40 private primary schools in Canberra (2025)

Independent and Catholic schools offering primary years. Ranked by the Success Index from official ACARA data; 40 schools shown out of all eligible private primary schools in Canberra.

  1. 1
    85
    Blue Gum Community SchoolHackett · Independent CombinedICSEA 1164 · 167 students
  2. 2
    82
    St Thomas More's Primary SchoolCampbell · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1145 · 179 students
  3. 3
    81
    Holy Trinity Primary SchoolCurtin · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1145 · 387 students
  4. 4
    81
    Canberra Girls Grammar SchoolDeakin · Independent CombinedICSEA 1177 · 1,203 students
  5. 5
    81
    Sacred Heart Primary SchoolPearce · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1131 · 210 students
  6. 6
    80
    Radford CollegeBruce · Independent CombinedICSEA 1203 · 2,091 students
  7. 7
    79
    St Joseph's Primary SchoolO'Connor · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1130 · 334 students
  8. 8
    79
    Sts Peter and Paul Primary SchoolGarran · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1130 · 299 students
  9. 9
    79
    Canberra Montessori SchoolHolder · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1128 · 96 students
  10. 10
    78
    St Bede's Primary SchoolRed Hill · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1117 · 261 students
  11. 11
    78
    Burgmann Anglican SchoolGungahlin · Independent CombinedICSEA 1165 · 1,755 students
  12. 12
    78
    Canberra Grammar SchoolRed Hill · Independent CombinedICSEA 1187 · 2,116 students
  13. 13
    76
    Brindabella Christian CollegeLyneham · Independent CombinedICSEA 1154 · 929 students
  14. 14
    75
    St Jude's Primary SchoolHolder · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1131 · 425 students
  15. 15
    75
    St Vincent's Primary SchoolAranda · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1117 · 195 students
  16. 16
    74
    Marist College CanberraPearce · Independent CombinedICSEA 1142 · 1,852 students
  17. 17
    74
    St John Vianney's Primary SchoolWaramanga · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1094 · 159 students
  18. 18
    73
    Rosary Primary SchoolWatson · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1121 · 369 students
  19. 19
    73
    St Michael's Primary SchoolKaleen · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1094 · 171 students
  20. 20
    72
    Trinity Christian SchoolWanniassa · Independent CombinedICSEA 1150 · 1,073 students
  21. 21
    71
    Orana Steiner SchoolWeston · Independent CombinedICSEA 1136 · 413 students
  22. 22
    71
    Holy Family Primary SchoolGowrie · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1076 · 641 students
  23. 23
    69
    Covenant Christian SchoolGordon · Independent CombinedICSEA 1090 · 320 students
  24. 24
    69
    Good Shepherd Primary SchoolAmaroo · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1095 · 762 students
  25. 25
    69
    Mother Teresa SchoolHarrison · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1102 · 716 students
  26. 26
    69
    St Anthony's Parish Primary SchoolWanniassa · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1067 · 421 students
  27. 27
    68
    Emmaus Christian SchoolDickson · Independent CombinedICSEA 1138 · 590 students
  28. 28
    68
    St Thomas the Apostle Primary SchoolKambah · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1082 · 325 students
  29. 29
    68
    St John the Apostle Primary SchoolFlorey · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1077 · 368 students
  30. 30
    68
    St Matthew's Primary SchoolPage · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1085 · 332 students
  31. 31
    66
    Holy Spirit Primary SchoolNicholls · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1085 · 733 students
  32. 32
    66
    St Edmund's College CanberraGriffith · Independent CombinedICSEA 1080 · 935 students
  33. 33
    66
    St Monica's Primary SchoolEvatt · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1080 · 412 students
  34. 34
    65
    Canberra Christian SchoolMawson · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1087 · 228 students
  35. 35
    65
    St Benedict's Primary SchoolNarrabundah · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1061 · 165 students
  36. 36
    62
    St Thomas Aquinas Primary SchoolCharnwood · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1045 · 374 students
  37. 37
    62
    Taqwa SchoolMoncrieff · Independent CombinedICSEA 1099 · 407 students
  38. 38
    60
    Islamic School of CanberraWeston · Independent CombinedICSEA 1073 · 455 students
  39. 39
    60
    St Francis of Assisi Primary SchoolCalwell · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1055 · 516 students
  40. 40
    54
    St Clare of Assisi Primary SchoolConder · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1044 · 483 students

There are 40 private primary schools in Canberra eligible for this list; the top 40 are shown. Blue Gum Community School in Hackett is ranked first with a Success Index of 84.9 and an ICSEA of 1164. 0 of the top 40 are government schools and 40 are Catholic or independent; the median ICSEA across the list is 1110.

The top 10 private primary schools in Canberra for 2025 are: 1. Blue Gum Community School (Hackett); 2. St Thomas More's Primary School (Campbell); 3. Holy Trinity Primary School (Curtin); 4. Canberra Girls Grammar School (Deakin); 5. Sacred Heart Primary School (Pearce); 6. Radford College (Bruce); 7. St Joseph's Primary School (O'Connor); 8. Sts Peter and Paul Primary School (Garran); 9. Canberra Montessori School (Holder); 10. St Bede's Primary School (Red Hill).

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best private primary school in Canberra?

Blue Gum Community School in Hackett ranks first among private primary schools in Canberra with a Success Index of 84.9 out of 100 and an ICSEA of 1164.

How are private primary schools in Canberra ranked?

Each school's Success Index combines five factors from ACARA's 2025 school profile data: ICSEA (50%), share of students in the top socio-educational quarter (15%), students per teacher (15%), five-year enrolment growth (10%) and five-year ICSEA trend (10%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type nationally. Schools with fewer than 80 students are excluded.

How many public schools are in the top 100 private primary schools in Canberra?

0 of the top 40 private primary schools in Canberra are government schools; 40 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.