GovernmentCombined (K–12)

The Canberra College

Phillip, ACT, 2606

1,174 students enrolled

School details

Address: Phillip, ACT, 2606
School code: Not available
ACARA ID: 40330
ICSEA: 1,087
School type: Secondary
Website: Visit website

Enrolment history

How this school compares

Benchmarks against nearby schools and similar peers (Australian Capital Territory government combined) using ICSEA, enrolments, staffing, and student background data.

ICSEA

73th

1,087 · peer percentile

Enrolment

87th

1,174 · peer percentile

Students per FTE teacher

100th

15.5 · peer percentile

ICSEA percentile

73th

81% · peer percentile

More students per FTE teacher than peer average (15.5 vs 12.1).
Enrolment has grown 36.7% from 2008 to 2025 (859 → 1,174). Peer schools averaged +51.5% over their own spans.
Gender split is about 47% male / 53% female.

Enrolment trend

859 (2008) → 1,174 (2025) · +36.7%

Peer average change: +51.5%

ICSEA

Location

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School profile data

Remoteness (2026): Major Cities
Campus type (2025): School Head Campus
Commonwealth Electoral Division (2026): Bean
FTE non-teaching staff (2025): 42.5
FTE teaching staff (2025): 75.6
Geolocation (2025): Major Cities
Governing Body (2025): ACT Education Directorate
Governing Body Url (2025): https://www.act.gov.au/education-and-training
ICSEA percentile (2025): 81
Indigenous enrolments (%) (2025): 4
LBOTE — No (%) (2025): 73

Nearby schools

Sts Peter and Paul Primary School

Catholic475 m away

Malkara School

Government615 m away

Hughes Primary School

Government1.0 km away

Lyons Early Childhood School

Government1.1 km away

This school: 1,087 · 73th percentile among peers

vs Australian Capital Territory government combined (29 schools)

27 above average

School

1,087

Average

1,060

Enrolment

This school: 1,174 (2025) · 87th percentile among peers

vs Australian Capital Territory government combined (29 schools)

383 above average

School

1,174

Average

791

Students per FTE teacher

This school: 15.5 (2025) · 100th percentile among peers

vs Australian Capital Territory government combined (29 schools)

3.4 above average

School

15.5

Average

12.1

ICSEA percentile

This school: 81% (2025) · 73th percentile among peers

vs Australian Capital Territory government combined (29 schools)

11.4 pts above average

School

81%

Average

69.6%

Indigenous enrolments

This school: 4% (2025) · 57th percentile among peers

vs Australian Capital Territory government combined (29 schools)

1.2 pts below average

School

4%

Average

5.2%

LBOTE (language background other than English)

This school: 26% (2025) · 43th percentile among peers

vs Australian Capital Territory government combined (29 schools)

6.9 pts below average

School

26%

Average

32.9%

Students in top SEA quarter

This school: 39% (2025) · 73th percentile among peers

vs Australian Capital Territory government combined (29 schools)

7.1 pts above average

School

39%

Average

31.9%

Students in bottom SEA quarter

This school: 12% (2025) · 33th percentile among peers

vs Australian Capital Territory government combined (29 schools)

6.5 pts below average

School

12%

Average

18.5%

Teaching staff

This school: 80 (2025) · 77th percentile among peers

vs Australian Capital Territory government combined (29 schools)

12 above average

School

80

Average

68

FTE teaching staff

This school: 76 (2025) · 77th percentile among peers

vs Australian Capital Territory government combined (29 schools)

13 above average

School

76

Average

63

Peer group = same state, sector, and education level. ICSEA and SEA describe socio-educational advantage, not school quality. LBOTE / Indigenous shares and FOEI are context, not rankings. Bars in each metric share one scale so this school's length stays comparable across rows.

LBOTE — Not stated (%) (2025)

0

LBOTE — Yes (%) (2025)

26

Lga Name (2026)

Unincorporated ACT

Non-teaching staff (2025)

50

Rolled Reporting (2025)

Individual Reporting

Sa2 Name (2026)

Phillip

Sa3 Name (2026)

Woden Valley

Sa4 Name (2026)

Australian Capital Territory

School Url (2025)

http://www.canberrac.act.edu.au/

SEA bottom quarter (%) (2025)

12

SEA lower-middle quarter (%) (2025)

18

SEA top quarter (%) (2025)

39

SEA upper-middle quarter (%) (2025)

30

Special school (2026)

0

State Electoral Division (2026)

Murrumbidgee

Teaching staff (2025)

80

Year range (2025)

11-12

Enrolments by grade

Offers: year 11, year 12

Enrolments · year 11: 595
Enrolments · year 12: 579