Black Mountain School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025O'Connor, Australian Capital Territory 2602 · Unincorporated ACT LGA
About Black Mountain School
Black Mountain School is a public special school located in O'Connor, Australian Capital Territory (2602), within the Unincorporated ACT local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 108 students (31 girls and 77 boys).
Black Mountain School has an ICSEA value of 1030, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 60th percentile of Australian schools. 23% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 24% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 37 teachers (33.8 full-time equivalent) and 71 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 3.2 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 5% over the past five years.
Black Mountain School is a special school. Special schools support students with disability or specific needs and are deliberately excluded from the Success Index and rankings, which would not be a fair measure of what they do.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Black Mountain School's 108 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Black Mountain School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Black Mountain School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
O'Connor Cooperative School
O'Connor · Government primary · K-2
60 students · ICSEA 1141 · 846 m away
Turner School
Turner · Government primary · K-6
318 students · ICSEA 1141 · 1.2 km away
St Joseph's Primary School
O'Connor · Catholic primary · K-6
334 students · ICSEA 1130 · 1.4 km away
Lyneham Primary School
Lyneham · Government primary · K-6
498 students · ICSEA 1135 · 1.9 km away
Lyneham High School
Lyneham · Government high school · 7-10
1,034 students · ICSEA 1132 · 2.2 km away
Merici College
Braddon · Catholic high school · 7-12
992 students · ICSEA 1138 · 2.2 km away
Brindabella Christian College
Lyneham · Independent combined · K-12
929 students · ICSEA 1154 · 2.3 km away
Ainslie School
Braddon · Government primary · K-6
351 students · ICSEA 1130 · 2.6 km away
Daramalan College
Dickson · Independent high school · 7-12
1,498 students · ICSEA 1127 · 2.7 km away
Emmaus Christian School
Dickson · Independent combined · K-10
590 students · ICSEA 1138 · 3.1 km away
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Government special schools in ACT with a comparable ICSEA.
Frequently asked questions
Is Black Mountain School a public or private school?
Black Mountain School is a public (government) school run by the Australian Capital Territory education department.
What year levels does Black Mountain School offer?
Black Mountain School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Black Mountain School?
In 2025, Black Mountain School had 108 enrolled students (31 girls, 77 boys), a change of -5% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Black Mountain School?
Black Mountain School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1030. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Black Mountain School?
Black Mountain School has about 3.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Black Mountain School?
In 2025, Black Mountain School had 14 students in Year 7 and 12 in Year 12.
Is Black Mountain School co-ed?
Yes. Black Mountain School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Black Mountain School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Black Mountain School in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
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