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Schools in Australian Capital Territory, ACT

Australian Capital Territory is an Australian Bureau of Statistics region (SA4) in Australian Capital Territory. There are 138 schools in Australian Capital Territory, Australian Capital Territory: 83 primary, 27 secondary, 23 combined. 91 are government schools and 47 are non-government. Together they enrol about 77,842 students.

Schools
138
Students
77,842
Median ICSEA
1085
Australian average is 1000
Top Success Index
88.3
Mawson Primary School

Australian Capital Territory school rankings

The top 60 of 130 ranked schools, ordered by Success Index; the rest are listed below.

  1. 1
    88
    Mawson Primary SchoolMawson · Government PrimaryICSEA 1139 · 542 students
  2. 2
    86
    Merici CollegeBraddon · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1138 · 992 students
  3. 3
    85
    Blue Gum Community SchoolHackett · Independent CombinedICSEA 1164 · 167 students
  4. 4
    84
    Daramalan CollegeDickson · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1127 · 1,498 students
  5. 5
    83
    Throsby SchoolThrosby · Government PrimaryICSEA 1096 · 316 students
  6. 6
    83
    Hughes Primary SchoolHughes · Government PrimaryICSEA 1157 · 457 students
  7. 7
    82
    St Thomas More's Primary SchoolCampbell · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1145 · 179 students
  8. 8
    81
    Holy Trinity Primary SchoolCurtin · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1145 · 387 students
  9. 9
    81
    Shirley Smith High SchoolKenny · Government SecondaryICSEA 1078 · 210 students
  10. 10
    81
    Canberra Girls Grammar SchoolDeakin · Independent CombinedICSEA 1177 · 1,203 students
  11. 11
    81
    Sacred Heart Primary SchoolPearce · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1131 · 210 students
  12. 12
    80
    Curtin Primary SchoolCurtin · Government PrimaryICSEA 1146 · 408 students
  13. 13
    80
    Radford CollegeBruce · Independent CombinedICSEA 1203 · 2,091 students
  14. 14
    80
    Ainslie SchoolBraddon · Government PrimaryICSEA 1130 · 351 students
  15. 15
    80
    Lyons Early Childhood SchoolLyons · Government PrimaryICSEA 1116 · 91 students
  16. 16
    80
    Majura Primary SchoolWatson · Government PrimaryICSEA 1135 · 675 students
  17. 17
    79
    Campbell High SchoolCampbell · Government SecondaryICSEA 1120 · 420 students
  18. 18
    79
    Red Hill Primary SchoolRed Hill · Government PrimaryICSEA 1133 · 720 students
  19. 19
    79
    Campbell Primary SchoolCampbell · Government PrimaryICSEA 1136 · 267 students
  20. 20
    79
    St Joseph's Primary SchoolO'Connor · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1130 · 334 students
  21. 21
    79
    Sts Peter and Paul Primary SchoolGarran · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1130 · 299 students
  22. 22
    79
    Canberra Montessori SchoolHolder · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1128 · 96 students
  23. 23
    78
    North Ainslie Primary SchoolAinslie · Government PrimaryICSEA 1145 · 527 students
  24. 24
    78
    Garran Primary SchoolGarran · Government PrimaryICSEA 1159 · 676 students
  25. 25
    78
    St Bede's Primary SchoolRed Hill · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1117 · 261 students
  26. 26
    78
    Turner SchoolTurner · Government PrimaryICSEA 1141 · 318 students
  27. 27
    78
    Burgmann Anglican SchoolGungahlin · Independent CombinedICSEA 1165 · 1,755 students
  28. 28
    78
    Forrest Primary SchoolForrest · Government PrimaryICSEA 1145 · 479 students
  29. 29
    78
    Lyneham Primary SchoolLyneham · Government PrimaryICSEA 1135 · 498 students
  30. 30
    78
    Canberra Grammar SchoolRed Hill · Independent CombinedICSEA 1187 · 2,116 students
  31. 31
    76
    Brindabella Christian CollegeLyneham · Independent CombinedICSEA 1154 · 929 students
  32. 32
    76
    Hawker Primary SchoolHawker · Government PrimaryICSEA 1129 · 331 students
  33. 33
    76
    Margaret Hendry SchoolTaylor · Government PrimaryICSEA 1054 · 626 students
  34. 34
    76
    Narrabundah CollegeNarrabundah · Government SecondaryICSEA 1131 · 977 students
  35. 35
    76
    Yarralumla Primary SchoolYarralumla · Government PrimaryICSEA 1142 · 313 students
  36. 36
    76
    Dickson CollegeDickson · Government SecondaryICSEA 1101 · 899 students
  37. 37
    75
    St Jude's Primary SchoolHolder · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1131 · 425 students
  38. 38
    75
    St Vincent's Primary SchoolAranda · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1117 · 195 students
  39. 39
    75
    Maribyrnong Primary SchoolKaleen · Government PrimaryICSEA 1100 · 483 students
  40. 40
    75
    Arawang Primary SchoolWaramanga · Government PrimaryICSEA 1113 · 469 students
  41. 41
    75
    Duffy Primary SchoolDuffy · Government PrimaryICSEA 1088 · 374 students
  42. 42
    75
    Franklin SchoolFranklin · Government PrimaryICSEA 1098 · 477 students
  43. 43
    75
    Belconnen High SchoolHawker · Government SecondaryICSEA 1066 · 636 students
  44. 44
    75
    St John Paul II CollegeNicholls · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1089 · 880 students
  45. 45
    74
    Alfred Deakin High SchoolDeakin · Government SecondaryICSEA 1132 · 881 students
  46. 46
    74
    Marist College CanberraPearce · Independent CombinedICSEA 1142 · 1,852 students
  47. 47
    74
    Hawker CollegeHawker · Government SecondaryICSEA 1073 · 605 students
  48. 48
    74
    St John Vianney's Primary SchoolWaramanga · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1094 · 159 students
  49. 49
    73
    Evelyn Scott SchoolDenman Prospect · Government CombinedICSEA 1107 · 717 students
  50. 50
    73
    Southern Cross Early Childhood SchoolScullin · Government PrimaryICSEA 1088 · 115 students
  51. 51
    73
    Aranda Primary SchoolAranda · Government PrimaryICSEA 1159 · 517 students
  52. 52
    73
    Aunty Agnes Shea High SchoolTaylor · Government SecondaryICSEA 1051 · 83 students
  53. 53
    73
    Melba Copland Secondary SchoolMelba · Government SecondaryICSEA 1041 · 953 students
  54. 54
    73
    Weetangera Primary SchoolWeetangera · Government PrimaryICSEA 1117 · 404 students
  55. 55
    73
    Rosary Primary SchoolWatson · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1121 · 369 students
  56. 56
    73
    Charles Weston SchoolCoombs · Government PrimaryICSEA 1099 · 511 students
  57. 57
    73
    University of Canberra High School KaleenKaleen · Government SecondaryICSEA 1056 · 571 students
  58. 58
    73
    Mount Stromlo High SchoolWaramanga · Government SecondaryICSEA 1085 · 846 students
  59. 59
    73
    St Michael's Primary SchoolKaleen · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1094 · 171 students
  60. 60
    72
    St Francis Xavier CollegeFlorey · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1070 · 1,323 students

More ranked schools in Australian Capital Territory

Ranked 61 to 130 by Success Index.

  1. 61.Trinity Christian School72.1
  2. 62.Ngunnawal Primary School71.3
  3. 63.Orana Steiner School71.3
  4. 64.Holy Family Primary School70.9
  5. 65.Monash Primary School70.9
  6. 66.Telopea Park School70.8
  7. 67.Farrer Primary School70.3
  8. 68.Lyneham High School69.9
  9. 69.Covenant Christian School68.9
  10. 70.Good Shepherd Primary School68.8
  11. 71.Giralang Primary School68.7
  12. 72.Mother Teresa School68.7
  13. 73.St Anthony's Parish Primary School68.5
  14. 74.University of Canberra Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra68.5
  15. 75.Canberra High School68.2
  16. 76.Evatt Primary School68.1
  17. 77.Emmaus Christian School68.0
  18. 78.The Canberra College68.0
  19. 79.Macgregor Primary School67.8
  20. 80.St Thomas the Apostle Primary School67.8
  21. 81.St Mary MacKillop College67.7
  22. 82.Melrose High School67.6
  23. 83.Chapman Primary School67.5
  24. 84.St John the Apostle Primary School67.5
  25. 85.St Matthew's Primary School67.5
  26. 86.Palmerston District Primary School67.2
  27. 87.Torrens Primary School66.7
  28. 88.Fadden Primary School66.6
  29. 89.Mount Rogers Primary School66.3
  30. 90.St Clare's College66.3
  31. 91.Macquarie Primary School66.2
  32. 92.Holy Spirit Primary School65.8
  33. 93.St Edmund's College Canberra65.8
  34. 94.St Monica's Primary School65.6
  35. 95.Canberra Christian School65.4
  36. 96.Erindale College64.9
  37. 97.St Benedict's Primary School64.7
  38. 98.Wanniassa Hills Primary School64.7
  39. 99.Latham Primary School63.7
  40. 100.Gowrie Primary School63.4
  41. 101.St Thomas Aquinas Primary School62.3
  42. 102.Miles Franklin Primary School62.0
  43. 103.Kaleen Primary School61.7
  44. 104.Taqwa School61.6
  45. 105.Gungahlin College61.2
  46. 106.Florey Primary School60.3
  47. 107.Islamic School of Canberra59.7
  48. 108.St Francis of Assisi Primary School59.7
  49. 109.Neville Bonner Primary School59.1
  50. 110.Taylor Primary School59.1
  51. 111.Lanyon High School57.5
  52. 112.Bonython Primary School56.6
  53. 113.Gold Creek School56.3
  54. 114.Amaroo School54.6
  55. 115.St Clare of Assisi Primary School54.1
  56. 116.Fraser Primary School53.9
  57. 117.Gordon Primary School53.7
  58. 118.Lake Tuggeranong College52.7
  59. 119.Charles Conder Primary School52.3
  60. 120.Calwell Primary School49.5
  61. 121.Gilmore Primary School47.1
  62. 122.Harrison School45.4
  63. 123.Wanniassa School45.4
  64. 124.Charnwood-Dunlop School45.0
  65. 125.Kingsford Smith School41.9
  66. 126.Calwell High School38.3
  67. 127.Theodore Primary School38.2
  68. 128.Caroline Chisholm School37.8
  69. 129.Richardson Primary School37.3
  70. 130.Namadgi School35.8

Best primary schools in Australian Capital Territory

1
88.3

Mawson Primary School

Mawson · Government primary · K-6

542 students · ICSEA 1139

2
84.9

Blue Gum Community School

Hackett · Independent combined · K-10

167 students · ICSEA 1164

3
83.2

Throsby School

Throsby · Government primary · K-6

316 students · ICSEA 1096

4
82.8

Hughes Primary School

Hughes · Government primary · K-6

457 students · ICSEA 1157

5
81.5

St Thomas More's Primary School

Campbell · Catholic primary · K-6

179 students · ICSEA 1145

Best high schools in Australian Capital Territory

1
85.8

Merici College

Braddon · Catholic high school · 7-12

992 students · ICSEA 1138

2
84.9

Blue Gum Community School

Hackett · Independent combined · K-10

167 students · ICSEA 1164

3
83.8

Daramalan College

Dickson · Independent high school · 7-12

1,498 students · ICSEA 1127

4
81.0

Shirley Smith High School

Kenny · Government high school · 7-8

210 students · ICSEA 1078

5
80.8

Canberra Girls Grammar School

Deakin · Independent combined · K-12

1,203 students · ICSEA 1177

Other schools

Special schools and very small schools are listed but not ranked.

82.0

O'Connor Cooperative School

O'Connor · Government primary · K-2

60 students · ICSEA 1141

64.1

Isabella Plains Early Childhood School

Isabella Plains · Government primary · K-2

69 students · ICSEA 1052

50.9

Narrabundah Early Childhood School

Narrabundah · Government primary · K-2

53 students · ICSEA 990

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Black Mountain School

O'Connor · Government special · 7-12

108 students · ICSEA 1030

–

Communities@Work Galilee School

Kambah · Independent special · 7-12

120 students · ICSEA 1004

–

Cranleigh School

Holt · Government special · K-6

88 students · ICSEA 1036

–

Malkara School

Garran · Government special · K-6

73 students · ICSEA 1021

–

The Woden School

Deakin · Government special · 7-12

93 students · ICSEA 1046

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best school in Australian Capital Territory?

Mawson Primary School has the highest Success Index in Australian Capital Territory (88.3/100, Top 5% of primary schools nationally). For primary years the top school is Mawson Primary School; for secondary years it is Merici College.

How many schools are in Australian Capital Territory?

There are 138 schools in Australian Capital Territory, Australian Capital Territory (region): 83 primary, 27 secondary, 23 combined. 91 are government schools and 47 are non-government. Together they enrol about 77,842 students.

Are there public high schools in Australian Capital Territory?

Yes. Shirley Smith High School, Campbell High School, Narrabundah College, Dickson College, Belconnen High School and 25 more are government schools offering secondary years in Australian Capital Territory.