Canberra Girls Grammar School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Deakin, Australian Capital Territory 2600 · Unincorporated ACT LGA
About Canberra Girls Grammar School
Canberra Girls Grammar School is an independent combined (K–12) school located in Deakin, Australian Capital Territory (2600), within the Unincorporated ACT local government area. It caters for students from K to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,203 students (1,139 girls and 64 boys). The school is affiliated with Association of Independent Schools of the ACT.
Canberra Girls Grammar School has an ICSEA value of 1177, indicating exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. That places it in the 98th percentile of Australian schools. 72% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 1% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 121 teachers (112.2 full-time equivalent) and 91 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.7 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 4% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Canberra Girls Grammar School scores 80.8 out of 100, placing it in the top 10% of combined schools nationally and 2nd of 23 combined schools in ACT (2nd of 23 in the Unincorporated ACT area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1177
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)72% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+4% enrolments since 2020 (area median +9%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+6 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Canberra Girls Grammar School's 1,203 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Canberra Girls Grammar School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Canberra Girls Grammar School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Forrest Primary School
Forrest · Government primary · K-6
479 students · ICSEA 1145 · 1.0 km away
Yarralumla Primary School
Yarralumla · Government primary · K-6
313 students · ICSEA 1142 · 1.6 km away
Telopea Park School
Barton · Government combined · K-10
1,586 students · ICSEA 1153 · 1.8 km away
Canberra Grammar School
Red Hill · Independent combined · K-12
2,116 students · ICSEA 1187 · 1.9 km away
Alfred Deakin High School
Deakin · Government high school · 7-10
881 students · ICSEA 1132 · 2.0 km away
The Woden School
Deakin · Government special · 7-12
93 students · ICSEA 1046 · 2.3 km away
Hughes Primary School
Hughes · Government primary · K-6
457 students · ICSEA 1157 · 2.6 km away
St Bede's Primary School
Red Hill · Catholic primary · K-6
261 students · ICSEA 1117 · 2.7 km away
St Edmund's College Canberra
Griffith · Independent combined · 4-12
935 students · ICSEA 1080 · 2.8 km away
Malkara School
Garran · Government special · K-6
73 students · ICSEA 1021 · 3.0 km away
Similar schools
Independent combined schools in ACT with a comparable ICSEA.
Canberra Grammar School
Red Hill · Independent combined · K-12
2,116 students · ICSEA 1187
Burgmann Anglican School
Gungahlin · Independent combined · K-12
1,755 students · ICSEA 1165
Blue Gum Community School
Hackett · Independent combined · K-10
167 students · ICSEA 1164
Brindabella Christian College
Lyneham · Independent combined · K-12
929 students · ICSEA 1154
Radford College
Bruce · Independent combined · K-12
2,091 students · ICSEA 1203
Trinity Christian School
Wanniassa · Independent combined · K-12
1,073 students · ICSEA 1150
Frequently asked questions
Is Canberra Girls Grammar School a public or private school?
Canberra Girls Grammar School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Association of Independent Schools of the ACT.
What year levels does Canberra Girls Grammar School offer?
Canberra Girls Grammar School offers K to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Canberra Girls Grammar School?
In 2025, Canberra Girls Grammar School had 1,203 enrolled students (1,139 girls, 64 boys), a change of 4% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Canberra Girls Grammar School?
Canberra Girls Grammar School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1177. The national average is 1000, so this indicates exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Canberra Girls Grammar School rank in ACT?
Canberra Girls Grammar School ranks 2nd of 23 combined schools in Australian Capital Territory on the Success Index (80.8/100), and 90th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Canberra Girls Grammar School?
Canberra Girls Grammar School has about 10.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Canberra Girls Grammar School?
In 2025, Canberra Girls Grammar School had 137 students in Year 7 and 118 in Year 12.
Is Canberra Girls Grammar School co-ed?
Yes. Canberra Girls Grammar School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Canberra Girls Grammar School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Canberra Girls Grammar 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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