Malkara School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Garran, Australian Capital Territory 2605 · Unincorporated ACT LGA
About Malkara School
Malkara School is a public special 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 73 students (26 girls and 47 boys).
Malkara School has an ICSEA value of 1021, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 56th percentile of Australian schools. 31% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 22% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 29 teachers (24.9 full-time equivalent) and 46 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 2.8 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 18% over the past five years.
Malkara 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 Malkara School's 73 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Malkara School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Malkara 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 · 210 m away
Hughes Primary School
Hughes · Government primary · K-6
457 students · ICSEA 1157 · 580 m away
The Canberra College
Phillip · Government high school · 11-12
1,174 students · ICSEA 1087 · 614 m away
Garran Primary School
Garran · Government primary · K-6
676 students · ICSEA 1159 · 1.2 km away
The Woden School
Deakin · Government special · 7-12
93 students · ICSEA 1046 · 1.2 km away
Curtin Primary School
Curtin · Government primary · K-6
408 students · ICSEA 1146 · 1.4 km away
Alfred Deakin High School
Deakin · Government high school · 7-10
881 students · ICSEA 1132 · 1.5 km away
Holy Trinity Primary School
Curtin · Catholic primary · K-6
387 students · ICSEA 1145 · 1.5 km away
Lyons Early Childhood School
Lyons · Government primary · K-2
91 students · ICSEA 1116 · 1.7 km away
Canberra Christian School
Mawson · Independent primary · K-6
228 students · ICSEA 1087 · 2.1 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in ACT with a comparable ICSEA.
Frequently asked questions
Is Malkara School a public or private school?
Malkara School is a public (government) school run by the Australian Capital Territory education department.
What year levels does Malkara School offer?
Malkara School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Malkara School?
In 2025, Malkara School had 73 enrolled students (26 girls, 47 boys), a change of 18% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Malkara School?
Malkara School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1021. 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 Malkara School?
Malkara School has about 2.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Malkara School each year?
In 2025, Malkara School had 14 students in Kindergarten and 8 in Year 6.
Is Malkara School co-ed?
Yes. Malkara School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Malkara School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Malkara 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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