St Bede's Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Red Hill, Australian Capital Territory 2603 · Unincorporated ACT LGA
About St Bede's Primary School
St Bede's Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Red Hill, Australian Capital Territory (2603), within the Unincorporated ACT local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 261 students (134 girls and 127 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education, Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn.
St Bede's Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1117, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 88th percentile of Australian schools. 46% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 4% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 18 teachers (15.9 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.4 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 93% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Bede's Primary School scores 78.2 out of 100, placing it in the top 10% of primary schools nationally and 18th of 80 primary schools in ACT (18th 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 1117
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)46% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)16.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+93% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+17 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 St Bede's Primary School's 261 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Bede's Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Bede's Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Red Hill Primary School
Red Hill · Government primary · K-6
720 students · ICSEA 1133 · 385 m away
Canberra Grammar School
Red Hill · Independent combined · K-12
2,116 students · ICSEA 1187 · 1.0 km away
Narrabundah College
Narrabundah · Government high school · 11-12
977 students · ICSEA 1131 · 1.7 km away
St Benedict's Primary School
Narrabundah · Catholic primary · K-6
165 students · ICSEA 1061 · 1.8 km away
St Edmund's College Canberra
Griffith · Independent combined · 4-12
935 students · ICSEA 1080 · 2.2 km away
Narrabundah Early Childhood School
Narrabundah · Government primary · K-2
53 students · ICSEA 990 · 2.3 km away
St Clare's College
Griffith · Catholic high school · 7-12
887 students · ICSEA 1087 · 2.4 km away
Garran Primary School
Garran · Government primary · K-6
676 students · ICSEA 1159 · 2.4 km away
Forrest Primary School
Forrest · Government primary · K-6
479 students · ICSEA 1145 · 2.6 km away
Canberra Girls Grammar School
Deakin · Independent combined · K-12
1,203 students · ICSEA 1177 · 2.7 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in ACT with a comparable ICSEA.
St Vincent's Primary School
Aranda · Catholic primary · K-6
195 students · ICSEA 1117
Rosary Primary School
Watson · Catholic primary · K-6
369 students · ICSEA 1121
St Joseph's Primary School
O'Connor · Catholic primary · K-6
334 students · ICSEA 1130
Sts Peter and Paul Primary School
Garran · Catholic primary · K-6
299 students · ICSEA 1130
Sacred Heart Primary School
Pearce · Catholic primary · K-6
210 students · ICSEA 1131
St Jude's Primary School
Holder · Catholic primary · K-6
425 students · ICSEA 1131
Frequently asked questions
Is St Bede's Primary School a public or private school?
St Bede's Primary School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education, Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn.
What year levels does St Bede's Primary School offer?
St Bede's Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Bede's Primary School?
In 2025, St Bede's Primary School had 261 enrolled students (134 girls, 127 boys), a change of 93% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Bede's Primary School?
St Bede's Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1117. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does St Bede's Primary School rank in ACT?
St Bede's Primary School ranks 18th of 80 primary schools in Australian Capital Territory on the Success Index (78.2/100), and 314th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Bede's Primary School?
St Bede's Primary School has about 16.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at St Bede's Primary School each year?
In 2025, St Bede's Primary School had 40 students in Kindergarten and 28 in Year 6.
Is St Bede's Primary School co-ed?
Yes. St Bede's Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Bede's Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Bede's 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.
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