Hughes Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Hughes, Australian Capital Territory 2605 · Unincorporated ACT LGA
About Hughes Primary School
Hughes Primary School is a public primary school located in Hughes, Australian Capital Territory (2605), within the Unincorporated ACT local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 457 students (211 girls and 246 boys).
Hughes Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1157, indicating exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. That places it in the 96th percentile of Australian schools. 66% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 3% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 30 teachers (27.7 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.5 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 10% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Hughes Primary School scores 82.8 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of primary schools nationally and 3rd of 80 primary schools in ACT (3rd 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 1157
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)66% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)16.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+10% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+25 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 Hughes Primary School's 457 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Hughes Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Hughes Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Malkara School
Garran · Government special · K-6
73 students · ICSEA 1021 · 580 m away
The Woden School
Deakin · Government special · 7-12
93 students · ICSEA 1046 · 635 m away
Sts Peter and Paul Primary School
Garran · Catholic primary · K-6
299 students · ICSEA 1130 · 779 m away
Alfred Deakin High School
Deakin · Government high school · 7-10
881 students · ICSEA 1132 · 892 m away
The Canberra College
Phillip · Government high school · 11-12
1,174 students · ICSEA 1087 · 1.0 km away
Holy Trinity Primary School
Curtin · Catholic primary · K-6
387 students · ICSEA 1145 · 1.2 km away
Curtin Primary School
Curtin · Government primary · K-6
408 students · ICSEA 1146 · 1.2 km away
Garran Primary School
Garran · Government primary · K-6
676 students · ICSEA 1159 · 1.6 km away
Lyons Early Childhood School
Lyons · Government primary · K-2
91 students · ICSEA 1116 · 1.9 km away
Canberra Girls Grammar School
Deakin · Independent combined · K-12
1,203 students · ICSEA 1177 · 2.6 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
Garran Primary School
Garran · Government primary · K-6
676 students · ICSEA 1159
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 Hughes Primary School a public or private school?
Hughes Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Australian Capital Territory education department.
What year levels does Hughes Primary School offer?
Hughes Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Hughes Primary School?
In 2025, Hughes Primary School had 457 enrolled students (211 girls, 246 boys), a change of 10% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Hughes Primary School?
Hughes Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1157. 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 Hughes Primary School rank in ACT?
Hughes Primary School ranks 3rd of 80 primary schools in Australian Capital Territory on the Success Index (82.8/100), and 91st of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Hughes Primary School?
Hughes Primary School has about 16.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Hughes Primary School each year?
In 2025, Hughes Primary School had 60 students in Kindergarten and 64 in Year 6.
Is Hughes Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Hughes Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Hughes Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Hughes 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 Hughes Primary School?
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