Daramalan College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Dickson, Australian Capital Territory 2602 · Unincorporated ACT LGA
About Daramalan College
Daramalan College is an independent high school located in Dickson, Australian Capital Territory (2602), within the Unincorporated ACT local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,498 students (659 girls and 839 boys). The school is affiliated with Association of Independent Schools of the ACT.
Daramalan College has an ICSEA value of 1127, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 91st percentile of Australian schools. 50% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 3% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 136 teachers (131.2 full-time equivalent) and 47 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.4 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 8% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Daramalan College scores 83.8 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of secondary schools nationally and 2nd of 27 secondary schools in ACT (2nd of 27 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 1127
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)50% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+8% enrolments since 2020 (area median +8%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+13 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 Daramalan College's 1,498 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Daramalan College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Daramalan College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Emmaus Christian School
Dickson · Independent combined · K-10
590 students · ICSEA 1138 · 372 m away
North Ainslie Primary School
Ainslie · Government primary · K-6
527 students · ICSEA 1145 · 718 m away
Lyneham High School
Lyneham · Government high school · 7-10
1,034 students · ICSEA 1132 · 741 m away
Brindabella Christian College
Lyneham · Independent combined · K-12
929 students · ICSEA 1154 · 1.1 km away
Lyneham Primary School
Lyneham · Government primary · K-6
498 students · ICSEA 1135 · 1.3 km away
St Joseph's Primary School
O'Connor · Catholic primary · K-6
334 students · ICSEA 1130 · 1.3 km away
Merici College
Braddon · Catholic high school · 7-12
992 students · ICSEA 1138 · 1.5 km away
Dickson College
Dickson · Government high school · 7-12
899 students · ICSEA 1101 · 1.5 km away
Turner School
Turner · Government primary · K-6
318 students · ICSEA 1141 · 1.7 km away
Rosary Primary School
Watson · Catholic primary · K-6
369 students · ICSEA 1121 · 1.8 km away
Frequently asked questions
Is Daramalan College a public or private school?
Daramalan College 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 Daramalan College offer?
Daramalan College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Daramalan College?
In 2025, Daramalan College had 1,498 enrolled students (659 girls, 839 boys), a change of 8% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Daramalan College?
Daramalan College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1127. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Daramalan College rank in ACT?
Daramalan College ranks 2nd of 27 secondary schools in Australian Capital Territory on the Success Index (83.8/100), and 29th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Daramalan College?
Daramalan College has about 11.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Daramalan College?
In 2025, Daramalan College had 255 students in Year 7 and 232 in Year 12.
Is Daramalan College co-ed?
Yes. Daramalan College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Daramalan College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Daramalan College in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near Daramalan College?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Dickson, about 620 m from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.