How many schools are in Australian Capital Territory?

SchoolGuide.au currently lists 139 active schools in Australian Capital Territory, based on ACARA and state education open data.

Can I filter Australian Capital Territory schools by sector or level?

Yes. Use the browse-by-type links for government, catholic, independent, primary, and secondary school hubs for Australian Capital Territory, or search with filters.

Is ICSEA a school quality ranking?

No. ICSEA describes the socio-educational advantage of a school's student community. It is useful context for comparison, not a measure of teaching quality.

Australian Capital Territory Schools

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Explore 139 active schools across 78 suburbs in Australian Capital Territory. Sort by ICSEA, enrolment, or name, then open a suburb or school profile for maps, contacts, and peer benchmarks.

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139

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Top 50 schools in Australian Capital Territory (50)

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Sorted list of schools in this state by ICSEA, enrolment, or name. ICSEA describes community advantage, not school quality — not a league table.

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#	School	Sector	Level	ICSEA	Enrolment
1	Radford College Bruce · 2617	Independent	Combined (K–12)	1,203	2,091
2	Canberra Grammar School Red Hill · 2603	Independent	Combined (K–12)	1,187	2,116
3	Canberra Girls Grammar School Deakin · 2600	Independent	Combined (K–12)	1,177	1,203
4	Burgmann Anglican School Gungahlin · 2912	Independent	Combined (K–12)	1,165	1,755
5	Blue Gum Community School Hackett · 2602	Independent	Combined (K–12)	1,164	167
6	Aranda Primary School Aranda · 2614	Government	Primary	1,159	517
7	Garran Primary School Garran · 2605	Government	Primary	1,159	676
8	Hughes Primary School Hughes · 2605	Government	Primary	1,157	457
9	Brindabella Christian College Lyneham · 2602	Independent	Combined (K–12)	1,154	929
10	Telopea Park School Barton · 2600	Government	Combined (K–12)	1,153	1,586
11	Trinity Christian School Wanniassa · 2903	Independent	Combined (K–12)	1,150	1,073
12	Curtin Primary School Curtin · 2605	Government	Primary	1,146	408
13	Forrest Primary School Forrest · 2603	Government	Primary	1,145	479
14	Holy Trinity Primary School Curtin · 2605	Catholic	Primary	1,145	387
15	North Ainslie Primary School Ainslie · 2602	Government	Primary	1,145	527
16	St Thomas More's Primary School Campbell · 2612	Catholic	Primary	1,145	179
17	Marist College Canberra Pearce · 2607	Independent	Combined (K–12)	1,142	1,852
18	Yarralumla Primary School Yarralumla · 2600	Government	Primary	1,142	313
19	O'Connor Cooperative School O'Connor · 2602	Government	Primary	1,141	60
20	Turner School Turner · 2612	Government	Primary	1,141	318
21	Mawson Primary School Mawson · 2607	Government	Primary	1,139	542
22	Emmaus Christian School Dickson · 2602	Independent	Combined (K–12)	1,138	590
23	Merici College Braddon · 2612	Catholic	Combined (K–12)	1,138	992
24	Campbell Primary School Campbell · 2612	Government	Primary	1,136	267
25	Orana Steiner School Weston · 2611	Independent	Combined (K–12)	1,136	413
26	Lyneham Primary School Lyneham · 2602	Government	Primary	1,135	498
27	Majura Primary School Watson · 2602	Government	Primary	1,135	675
28	Red Hill Primary School Red Hill · 2603	Government	Primary	1,133	720
29	Alfred Deakin High School Deakin · 2600	Government	Combined (K–12)	1,132	881
30	Lyneham High School Lyneham · 2602	Government	Combined (K–12)	1,132	1,034
31	Narrabundah College Narrabundah · 2604	Government	Combined (K–12)	1,131	977
32	Sacred Heart Primary School Pearce · 2607	Catholic	Primary	1,131	210
33	St Jude's Primary School Holder · 2611	Catholic	Primary	1,131	425
34	Ainslie School Braddon · 2612	Government	Primary	1,130	351
35	St Joseph's Primary School O'Connor · 2602	Catholic	Primary	1,130	334
36	Sts Peter and Paul Primary School Garran · 2605	Catholic	Primary	1,130	299
37	Hawker Primary School Hawker · 2614	Government	Primary	1,129	331
38	Canberra Montessori School Holder · 2611	Independent	Primary	1,128	96
39	Daramalan College Dickson · 2602	Independent	Combined (K–12)	1,127	1,498
40	Rosary Primary School Watson · 2602	Catholic	Primary	1,121	369
41	Campbell High School Campbell · 2612	Government	Combined (K–12)	1,120	420
42	St Bede's Primary School Red Hill · 2603	Catholic	Primary	1,117	261
43	St Vincent's Primary School Aranda · 2614	Catholic	Primary	1,117	195
44	Weetangera Primary School Weetangera · 2614	Government	Primary	1,117	404
45	Lyons Early Childhood School Lyons · 2606	Government	Primary	1,116	91
46	Arawang Primary School Waramanga · 2611	Government	Primary	1,113	469
47	Evelyn Scott School Denman Prospect · 2611	Government	Combined (K–12)	1,107	717
48	Chapman Primary School Chapman · 2611	Government	Primary	1,106	502
49	Mother Teresa School Harrison · 2914	Catholic	Primary	1,102	716
50	Dickson College Dickson · 2602	Government	Combined (K–12)	1,101	899

Top suburbs

Wanniassa

5 schools

Kaleen

4 schools

Kambah

4 schools

Calwell

3 schools

Campbell

3 schools

Conder

3 schools

Deakin

3 schools

Dickson

3 schools

Evatt

3 schools

Florey

3 schools

Garran

3 schools

Hawker

3 schools

Lyneham

3 schools

Narrabundah

3 schools

Nicholls

3 schools

O'Connor

3 schools

Pearce

3 schools

Red Hill

3 schools

Waramanga

3 schools

Amaroo

2 schools

Aranda

2 schools

Braddon

2 schools

Charnwood

2 schools

Curtin

2 schools

Gordon

2 schools

Gowrie

2 schools

Griffith

2 schools

Gungahlin

2 schools

Harrison

2 schools

Holder

2 schools

Holt

2 schools

Isabella Plains

2 schools

Macquarie

2 schools

Mawson

2 schools

Melba

2 schools

Taylor

2 schools

Watson

2 schools

Weston

2 schools

Ainslie

1 schools

Barton

1 schools

Belconnen

1 schools

Bonner

1 schools

Bonython

1 schools

Bruce

1 schools

Chapman

1 schools

Chisholm

1 schools

Coombs

1 schools

Denman Prospect

1 schools

Duffy

1 schools

Fadden

1 schools

Farrer

1 schools

Forrest

1 schools

Franklin

1 schools

Fraser

1 schools

Gilmore

1 schools

Giralang

1 schools

Greenway

1 schools

Hackett

1 schools

Hughes

1 schools

Jervis Bay

1 schools

Kenny

1 schools

Latham

1 schools

Lyons

1 schools

Macgregor

1 schools

Monash

1 schools

Moncrieff

1 schools

Ngunnawal

1 schools

Page

1 schools

Palmerston

1 schools

Phillip

1 schools

Richardson

1 schools

Scullin

1 schools

Theodore

1 schools

Throsby

1 schools

Torrens

1 schools

Turner

1 schools

Weetangera

1 schools

Yarralumla

1 schools

Frequently asked questions

How many schools are in Australian Capital Territory?: SchoolGuide.au currently lists 139 active schools in Australian Capital Territory, based on ACARA and state education open data.
Can I filter Australian Capital Territory schools by sector or level?: Yes. Use the browse-by-type links for government, catholic, independent, primary, and secondary school hubs for Australian Capital Territory, or search with filters.
Is ICSEA a school quality ranking?: No. ICSEA describes the socio-educational advantage of a school's student community. It is useful context for comparison, not a measure of teaching quality.

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