Sts Peter and Paul Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Garran, Australian Capital Territory 2605 · Unincorporated ACT LGA
About Sts Peter and Paul Primary School
Sts Peter and Paul Primary School is a catholic 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 299 students (152 girls and 147 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education, Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn.
Sts Peter and Paul Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1130, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 91st percentile of Australian schools. 53% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 2% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 25 teachers (19.6 full-time equivalent) and 18 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.3 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 15% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Sts Peter and Paul Primary School scores 78.9 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of primary schools nationally and 14th of 80 primary schools in ACT (14th 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 1130
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)53% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+15% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+5 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 Sts Peter and Paul Primary School's 299 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Sts Peter and Paul Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Sts Peter and Paul Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Malkara School
Garran · Government special · K-6
73 students · ICSEA 1021 · 210 m away
The Canberra College
Phillip · Government high school · 11-12
1,174 students · ICSEA 1087 · 474 m away
Hughes Primary School
Hughes · Government primary · K-6
457 students · ICSEA 1157 · 779 m away
Garran Primary School
Garran · Government primary · K-6
676 students · ICSEA 1159 · 1.1 km away
The Woden School
Deakin · Government special · 7-12
93 students · ICSEA 1046 · 1.4 km away
Curtin Primary School
Curtin · Government primary · K-6
408 students · ICSEA 1146 · 1.5 km away
Lyons Early Childhood School
Lyons · Government primary · K-2
91 students · ICSEA 1116 · 1.6 km away
Holy Trinity Primary School
Curtin · Catholic primary · K-6
387 students · ICSEA 1145 · 1.7 km away
Alfred Deakin High School
Deakin · Government high school · 7-10
881 students · ICSEA 1132 · 1.7 km away
Canberra Christian School
Mawson · Independent primary · K-6
228 students · ICSEA 1087 · 2.0 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in ACT with a comparable ICSEA.
St Joseph's Primary School
O'Connor · Catholic primary · K-6
334 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
Rosary Primary School
Watson · Catholic primary · K-6
369 students · ICSEA 1121
St Bede's Primary School
Red Hill · Catholic primary · K-6
261 students · ICSEA 1117
St Vincent's Primary School
Aranda · Catholic primary · K-6
195 students · ICSEA 1117
Frequently asked questions
Is Sts Peter and Paul Primary School a public or private school?
Sts Peter and Paul 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 Sts Peter and Paul Primary School offer?
Sts Peter and Paul Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Sts Peter and Paul Primary School?
In 2025, Sts Peter and Paul Primary School had 299 enrolled students (152 girls, 147 boys), a change of 15% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Sts Peter and Paul Primary School?
Sts Peter and Paul Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1130. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Sts Peter and Paul Primary School rank in ACT?
Sts Peter and Paul Primary School ranks 14th of 80 primary schools in Australian Capital Territory on the Success Index (78.9/100), and 264th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Sts Peter and Paul Primary School?
Sts Peter and Paul Primary School has about 15.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Sts Peter and Paul Primary School each year?
In 2025, Sts Peter and Paul Primary School had 42 students in Kindergarten and 30 in Year 6.
Is Sts Peter and Paul Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Sts Peter and Paul Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Sts Peter and Paul Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Sts Peter and Paul 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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