Garran Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Garran, Australian Capital Territory 2605 · Unincorporated ACT LGA
About Garran Primary School
Garran Primary School is a public primary school located in Garran, Australian Capital Territory (2605), within the Unincorporated ACT local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 676 students (332 girls and 344 boys).
Garran Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1159, indicating exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. That places it in the 96th percentile of Australian schools. 64% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 2% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 39 teachers (36.7 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.4 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 9% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Garran Primary School scores 78.2 out of 100, placing it in the top 10% of primary schools nationally and 17th of 80 primary schools in ACT (17th of 80 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 1159
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)64% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)18.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+9% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+8 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 Garran Primary School's 676 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Garran Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Garran Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Sts Peter and Paul Primary School
Garran · Catholic primary · K-6
299 students · ICSEA 1130 · 1.1 km away
Malkara School
Garran · Government special · K-6
73 students · ICSEA 1021 · 1.2 km away
Canberra Christian School
Mawson · Independent primary · K-6
228 students · ICSEA 1087 · 1.4 km away
The Canberra College
Phillip · Government high school · 11-12
1,174 students · ICSEA 1087 · 1.4 km away
Mawson Primary School
Mawson · Government primary · K-6
542 students · ICSEA 1139 · 1.6 km away
Hughes Primary School
Hughes · Government primary · K-6
457 students · ICSEA 1157 · 1.6 km away
Marist College Canberra
Pearce · Independent combined · 4-12
1,852 students · ICSEA 1142 · 2.2 km away
The Woden School
Deakin · Government special · 7-12
93 students · ICSEA 1046 · 2.2 km away
Alfred Deakin High School
Deakin · Government high school · 7-10
881 students · ICSEA 1132 · 2.4 km away
St Bede's Primary School
Red Hill · Catholic primary · K-6
261 students · ICSEA 1117 · 2.4 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in ACT with a comparable ICSEA.
Aranda Primary School
Aranda · Government primary · K-6
517 students · ICSEA 1159
Hughes Primary School
Hughes · Government primary · K-6
457 students · ICSEA 1157
Curtin Primary School
Curtin · Government primary · K-6
408 students · ICSEA 1146
Forrest Primary School
Forrest · Government primary · K-6
479 students · ICSEA 1145
North Ainslie Primary School
Ainslie · Government primary · K-6
527 students · ICSEA 1145
Yarralumla Primary School
Yarralumla · Government primary · K-6
313 students · ICSEA 1142
Frequently asked questions
Is Garran Primary School a public or private school?
Garran Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Australian Capital Territory education department.
What year levels does Garran Primary School offer?
Garran Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Garran Primary School?
In 2025, Garran Primary School had 676 enrolled students (332 girls, 344 boys), a change of 9% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Garran Primary School?
Garran Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1159. 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 Garran Primary School rank in ACT?
Garran Primary School ranks 17th of 80 primary schools in Australian Capital Territory on the Success Index (78.2/100), and 313th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Garran Primary School?
Garran Primary School has about 18.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Garran Primary School each year?
In 2025, Garran Primary School had 85 students in Kindergarten and 86 in Year 6.
Is Garran Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Garran Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Garran Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Garran Primary 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.
Where can I get tutoring near Garran Primary School?
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