Top 63 public primary schools in Canberra (2025)
Government schools offering primary years. Ranked by the Success Index from official ACARA data; 63 schools shown out of all eligible public primary schools in Canberra.
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- 188Mawson Primary SchoolMawson · Government PrimaryICSEA 1139 · 542 students
- 283Throsby SchoolThrosby · Government PrimaryICSEA 1096 · 316 students
- 383Hughes Primary SchoolHughes · Government PrimaryICSEA 1157 · 457 students
- 480Curtin Primary SchoolCurtin · Government PrimaryICSEA 1146 · 408 students
- 580Ainslie SchoolBraddon · Government PrimaryICSEA 1130 · 351 students
- 680Lyons Early Childhood SchoolLyons · Government PrimaryICSEA 1116 · 91 students
- 780Majura Primary SchoolWatson · Government PrimaryICSEA 1135 · 675 students
- 879Red Hill Primary SchoolRed Hill · Government PrimaryICSEA 1133 · 720 students
- 979Campbell Primary SchoolCampbell · Government PrimaryICSEA 1136 · 267 students
- 1078North Ainslie Primary SchoolAinslie · Government PrimaryICSEA 1145 · 527 students
- 1178Garran Primary SchoolGarran · Government PrimaryICSEA 1159 · 676 students
- 1278Turner SchoolTurner · Government PrimaryICSEA 1141 · 318 students
- 1378Forrest Primary SchoolForrest · Government PrimaryICSEA 1145 · 479 students
- 1478Lyneham Primary SchoolLyneham · Government PrimaryICSEA 1135 · 498 students
- 1576Hawker Primary SchoolHawker · Government PrimaryICSEA 1129 · 331 students
- 1676Margaret Hendry SchoolTaylor · Government PrimaryICSEA 1054 · 626 students
- 1776Yarralumla Primary SchoolYarralumla · Government PrimaryICSEA 1142 · 313 students
- 1875Maribyrnong Primary SchoolKaleen · Government PrimaryICSEA 1100 · 483 students
- 1975Arawang Primary SchoolWaramanga · Government PrimaryICSEA 1113 · 469 students
- 2075Duffy Primary SchoolDuffy · Government PrimaryICSEA 1088 · 374 students
- 2175Franklin SchoolFranklin · Government PrimaryICSEA 1098 · 477 students
- 2273Evelyn Scott SchoolDenman Prospect · Government CombinedICSEA 1107 · 717 students
- 2373Southern Cross Early Childhood SchoolScullin · Government PrimaryICSEA 1088 · 115 students
- 2473Aranda Primary SchoolAranda · Government PrimaryICSEA 1159 · 517 students
- 2573Weetangera Primary SchoolWeetangera · Government PrimaryICSEA 1117 · 404 students
- 2673Charles Weston SchoolCoombs · Government PrimaryICSEA 1099 · 511 students
- 2771Ngunnawal Primary SchoolNgunnawal · Government PrimaryICSEA 1049 · 620 students
- 2871Monash Primary SchoolMonash · Government PrimaryICSEA 1063 · 414 students
- 2971Telopea Park SchoolBarton · Government CombinedICSEA 1153 · 1,586 students
- 3070Farrer Primary SchoolFarrer · Government PrimaryICSEA 1098 · 252 students
- 3169Giralang Primary SchoolGiralang · Government PrimaryICSEA 1070 · 268 students
- 3268Evatt Primary SchoolEvatt · Government PrimaryICSEA 1047 · 281 students
- 3368Macgregor Primary SchoolMacgregor · Government PrimaryICSEA 1050 · 590 students
- 3468Chapman Primary SchoolChapman · Government PrimaryICSEA 1106 · 502 students
- 3567Palmerston District Primary SchoolPalmerston · Government PrimaryICSEA 1077 · 640 students
- 3667Torrens Primary SchoolTorrens · Government PrimaryICSEA 1079 · 394 students
- 3767Fadden Primary SchoolFadden · Government PrimaryICSEA 1076 · 229 students
- 3866Mount Rogers Primary SchoolMelba · Government PrimaryICSEA 1056 · 461 students
- 3966Macquarie Primary SchoolMacquarie · Government PrimaryICSEA 1070 · 291 students
- 4065Wanniassa Hills Primary SchoolWanniassa · Government PrimaryICSEA 1061 · 340 students
- 4164Latham Primary SchoolLatham · Government PrimaryICSEA 1038 · 298 students
- 4263Gowrie Primary SchoolGowrie · Government PrimaryICSEA 1043 · 228 students
- 4362Miles Franklin Primary SchoolEvatt · Government PrimaryICSEA 1077 · 394 students
- 4462Kaleen Primary SchoolKaleen · Government PrimaryICSEA 1075 · 400 students
- 4560Florey Primary SchoolFlorey · Government PrimaryICSEA 1042 · 397 students
- 4659Neville Bonner Primary SchoolBonner · Government PrimaryICSEA 1058 · 606 students
- 4759Taylor Primary SchoolKambah · Government PrimaryICSEA 1043 · 286 students
- 4857Bonython Primary SchoolBonython · Government PrimaryICSEA 1034 · 341 students
- 4956Gold Creek SchoolNicholls · Government CombinedICSEA 1052 · 1,261 students
- 5055Amaroo SchoolAmaroo · Government CombinedICSEA 1070 · 1,638 students
- 5154Fraser Primary SchoolFraser · Government PrimaryICSEA 1042 · 462 students
- 5254Gordon Primary SchoolGordon · Government PrimaryICSEA 1005 · 407 students
- 5352Charles Conder Primary SchoolConder · Government PrimaryICSEA 1002 · 431 students
- 5450Calwell Primary SchoolCalwell · Government PrimaryICSEA 1010 · 201 students
- 5547Gilmore Primary SchoolGilmore · Government PrimaryICSEA 981 · 113 students
- 5645Harrison SchoolHarrison · Government CombinedICSEA 1058 · 1,365 students
- 5745Wanniassa SchoolWanniassa · Government CombinedICSEA 991 · 538 students
- 5845Charnwood-Dunlop SchoolCharnwood · Government PrimaryICSEA 987 · 308 students
- 5942Kingsford Smith SchoolHolt · Government CombinedICSEA 991 · 742 students
- 6038Theodore Primary SchoolTheodore · Government PrimaryICSEA 974 · 206 students
- 6138Caroline Chisholm SchoolChisholm · Government CombinedICSEA 989 · 571 students
- 6237Richardson Primary SchoolRichardson · Government PrimaryICSEA 952 · 142 students
- 6336Namadgi SchoolKambah · Government CombinedICSEA 978 · 578 students
| # | School | Sector | Success Index | ICSEA | Students | Students : teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mawson Primary School Mawson · Primary · K-6 | Government | 88.3 Top 5% | 1139 | 542 | 13.4 |
| 2 | Throsby School Throsby · Primary · K-6 | Government | 83.2 Top 5% | 1096 | 316 | 11.2 |
| 3 | Hughes Primary School Hughes · Primary · K-6 | Government | 82.8 Top 5% | 1157 | 457 | 16.5 |
| 4 | Curtin Primary School Curtin · Primary · K-6 | Government | 80.3 Top 5% | 1146 | 408 | 13.5 |
| 5 | Ainslie School Braddon · Primary · K-6 | Government | 80.1 Top 5% | 1130 | 351 | 13.0 |
| 6 | Lyons Early Childhood School Lyons · Primary · K-2 | Government | 79.7 Top 5% | 1116 | 91 | 7.8 |
| 7 | Majura Primary School Watson · Primary · K-6 | Government | 79.7 Top 5% | 1135 | 675 | 13.3 |
| 8 | Red Hill Primary School Red Hill · Primary · K-6 | Government | 79.3 Top 5% | 1133 | 720 | 13.9 |
| 9 | Campbell Primary School Campbell · Primary · K-6 | Government | 79.2 Top 5% | 1136 | 267 | 12.5 |
| 10 | North Ainslie Primary School Ainslie · Primary · K-6 | Government | 78.3 Top 10% | 1145 | 527 | 14.5 |
| 11 | Garran Primary School Garran · Primary · K-6 | Government | 78.2 Top 10% | 1159 | 676 | 18.4 |
| 12 | Turner School Turner · Primary · K-6 | Government | 78.1 Top 10% | 1141 | 318 | 11.8 |
| 13 | Forrest Primary School Forrest · Primary · K-6 | Government | 77.7 Top 10% | 1145 | 479 | 14.8 |
| 14 | Lyneham Primary School Lyneham · Primary · K-6 | Government | 77.6 Top 10% | 1135 | 498 | 17.6 |
| 15 | Hawker Primary School Hawker · Primary · K-6 | Government | 76.2 Top 10% | 1129 | 331 | 14.8 |
| 16 | Margaret Hendry School Taylor · Primary · K-6 | Government | 75.9 Top 10% | 1054 | 626 | 12.7 |
| 17 | Yarralumla Primary School Yarralumla · Primary · K-6 | Government | 75.8 Top 10% | 1142 | 313 | 15.0 |
| 18 | Maribyrnong Primary School Kaleen · Primary · K-6 | Government | 75.3 Top 10% | 1100 | 483 | 14.0 |
| 19 | Arawang Primary School Waramanga · Primary · K-6 | Government | 75.2 Top 10% | 1113 | 469 | 14.5 |
| 20 | Duffy Primary School Duffy · Primary · K-6 | Government | 75.1 Top 10% | 1088 | 374 | 12.8 |
| 21 | Franklin School Franklin · Primary · K-6 | Government | 75.0 Top 10% | 1098 | 477 | 15.7 |
| 22 | Evelyn Scott School Denman Prospect · Combined · K-10 | Government | 73.4 Top 25% | 1107 | 717 | 11.4 |
| 23 | Southern Cross Early Childhood School Scullin · Primary · K-2 | Government | 73.4 Top 25% | 1088 | 115 | 8.8 |
| 24 | Aranda Primary School Aranda · Primary · K-6 | Government | 73.2 Top 25% | 1159 | 517 | 15.6 |
| 25 | Weetangera Primary School Weetangera · Primary · K-6 | Government | 73.0 Top 25% | 1117 | 404 | 14.9 |
| 26 | Charles Weston School Coombs · Primary · K-6 | Government | 72.7 Top 25% | 1099 | 511 | 14.0 |
| 27 | Ngunnawal Primary School Ngunnawal · Primary · K-6 | Government | 71.3 Top 25% | 1049 | 620 | 11.9 |
| 28 | Monash Primary School Monash · Primary · K-6 | Government | 70.9 Top 25% | 1063 | 414 | 13.2 |
| 29 | Telopea Park School Barton · Combined · K-10 | Government | 70.8 Top 25% | 1153 | 1,586 | 13.5 |
| 30 | Farrer Primary School Farrer · Primary · K-6 | Government | 70.3 Top 25% | 1098 | 252 | 12.4 |
| 31 | Giralang Primary School Giralang · Primary · K-6 | Government | 68.7 Top 25% | 1070 | 268 | 11.8 |
| 32 | Evatt Primary School Evatt · Primary · K-6 | Government | 68.1 Top 25% | 1047 | 281 | 13.0 |
| 33 | Macgregor Primary School Macgregor · Primary · K-6 | Government | 67.8 Top 25% | 1050 | 590 | 14.4 |
| 34 | Chapman Primary School Chapman · Primary · K-6 | Government | 67.5 Top 25% | 1106 | 502 | 15.1 |
| 35 | Palmerston District Primary School Palmerston · Primary · K-6 | Government | 67.2 Top 25% | 1077 | 640 | 12.7 |
| 36 | Torrens Primary School Torrens · Primary · K-6 | Government | 66.7 Top 25% | 1079 | 394 | 12.0 |
| 37 | Fadden Primary School Fadden · Primary · K-6 | Government | 66.6 Top 25% | 1076 | 229 | 11.6 |
| 38 | Mount Rogers Primary School Melba · Primary · K-6 | Government | 66.3 Top 25% | 1056 | 461 | 13.6 |
| 39 | Macquarie Primary School Macquarie · Primary · K-6 | Government | 66.2 Top 25% | 1070 | 291 | 13.7 |
| 40 | Wanniassa Hills Primary School Wanniassa · Primary · K-6 | Government | 64.7 Top 50% | 1061 | 340 | 12.4 |
| 41 | Latham Primary School Latham · Primary · K-6 | Government | 63.7 Top 50% | 1038 | 298 | 9.1 |
| 42 | Gowrie Primary School Gowrie · Primary · K-6 | Government | 63.4 Top 50% | 1043 | 228 | 10.8 |
| 43 | Miles Franklin Primary School Evatt · Primary · K-6 | Government | 62.0 Top 50% | 1077 | 394 | 13.9 |
| 44 | Kaleen Primary School Kaleen · Primary · K-6 | Government | 61.7 Top 50% | 1075 | 400 | 13.7 |
| 45 | Florey Primary School Florey · Primary · K-6 | Government | 60.3 Top 50% | 1042 | 397 | 13.4 |
| 46 | Neville Bonner Primary School Bonner · Primary · K-6 | Government | 59.1 Top 50% | 1058 | 606 | 13.8 |
| 47 | Taylor Primary School Kambah · Primary · K-6 | Government | 59.1 Top 50% | 1043 | 286 | 13.1 |
| 48 | Bonython Primary School Bonython · Primary · K-6 | Government | 56.6 Top 50% | 1034 | 341 | 13.2 |
| 49 | Gold Creek School Nicholls · Combined · K-10 | Government | 56.3 Top 50% | 1052 | 1,261 | 13.0 |
| 50 | Amaroo School Amaroo · Combined · K-10 | Government | 54.6 Top 50% | 1070 | 1,638 | 13.0 |
| 51 | Fraser Primary School Fraser · Primary · K-6 | Government | 53.9 Top 50% | 1042 | 462 | 14.9 |
| 52 | Gordon Primary School Gordon · Primary · K-6 | Government | 53.7 Top 50% | 1005 | 407 | 11.5 |
| 53 | Charles Conder Primary School Conder · Primary · K-6 | Government | 52.3 Top 50% | 1002 | 431 | 13.2 |
| 54 | Calwell Primary School Calwell · Primary · K-6 | Government | 49.5 Top 50% | 1010 | 201 | 12.1 |
| 55 | Gilmore Primary School Gilmore · Primary · K-6 | Government | 47.1 Lower 50% | 981 | 113 | 8.6 |
| 56 | Harrison School Harrison · Combined · K-10 | Government | 45.4 Lower 50% | 1058 | 1,365 | 14.6 |
| 57 | Wanniassa School Wanniassa · Combined · K-10 | Government | 45.4 Lower 50% | 991 | 538 | 10.3 |
| 58 | Charnwood-Dunlop School Charnwood · Primary · K-6 | Government | 45.0 Lower 50% | 987 | 308 | 10.8 |
| 59 | Kingsford Smith School Holt · Combined · K-10 | Government | 41.9 Lower 50% | 991 | 742 | 9.2 |
| 60 | Theodore Primary School Theodore · Primary · K-6 | Government | 38.2 Lower 50% | 974 | 206 | 11.3 |
| 61 | Caroline Chisholm School Chisholm · Combined · K-10 | Government | 37.8 Lower 50% | 989 | 571 | 11.1 |
| 62 | Richardson Primary School Richardson · Primary · K-6 | Government | 37.3 Lower 50% | 952 | 142 | 9.4 |
| 63 | Namadgi School Kambah · Combined · K-10 | Government | 35.8 Lower 50% | 978 | 578 | 12.2 |
There are 63 public primary schools in Canberra eligible for this list; the top 63 are shown. Mawson Primary School in Mawson is ranked first with a Success Index of 88.3 and an ICSEA of 1139. 63 of the top 63 are government schools and 0 are Catholic or independent; the median ICSEA across the list is 1076.
The top 10 public primary schools in Canberra for 2025 are: 1. Mawson Primary School (Mawson); 2. Throsby School (Throsby); 3. Hughes Primary School (Hughes); 4. Curtin Primary School (Curtin); 5. Ainslie School (Braddon); 6. Lyons Early Childhood School (Lyons); 7. Majura Primary School (Watson); 8. Red Hill Primary School (Red Hill); 9. Campbell Primary School (Campbell); 10. North Ainslie Primary School (Ainslie).
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best public primary school in Canberra?
Mawson Primary School in Mawson ranks first among public primary schools in Canberra with a Success Index of 88.3 out of 100 and an ICSEA of 1139.
How are public 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 public primary schools in Canberra?
63 of the top 63 public primary schools in Canberra are government schools; 0 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.