Canberra Grammar School
Red Hill
Kindergarten to Year 12 · boys and girls
State or territory
Schools in Australian Capital Territory
There are 139 schools in Australian Capital Territory: 86 primary schools, 30 secondary schools and 23 combined schools. By sector, that is 92 government schools, 29 Catholic schools and 18 independent schools. The suburbs with the most schools are Wanniassa, Kaleen, Kambah and Calwell.
- 86Primary
- 30Secondary
- 23Combined
- 92Government
- 29Catholic
- 18Independent
- 4Special (government)
Private schools in Australian Capital Territory
Featured schools appear first, then the largest. Every Catholic and independent school takes enquiries for free through Schools Near Me.
Radford College
Bruce
Kindergarten to Year 12 · boys and girls
St Mary MacKillop College
Isabella Plains
Years 7 to 12 · boys and girls
Marist College Canberra
Pearce
Years 4 to 12 · boys
Burgmann Anglican School
Gungahlin
Kindergarten to Year 12 · boys and girls
Daramalan College
Dickson
Years 7 to 12 · boys and girls
St Francis Xavier College
Florey
Years 7 to 12 · boys and girls
Canberra Girls Grammar School
Deakin
Kindergarten to Year 12 · boys and girls
Trinity Christian School
Wanniassa
Kindergarten to Year 12 · boys and girls
Schools by council area in Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory has 78 council areas with schools, covering 78 suburbs and towns. Choose one to see its suburbs and every school in them.
- Ainslie1 schools
- Amaroo2 schools
- Aranda2 schools
- Barton1 schools
- Belconnen1 schools
- Bonner1 schools
- Bonython1 schools
- Braddon2 schools
- Bruce1 schools
- Calwell3 schools
- Campbell3 schools
- Chapman1 schools
- Charnwood2 schools
- Chisholm1 schools
- Conder3 schools
- Coombs1 schools
- Curtin2 schools
- Deakin3 schools
- Denman Prospect1 schools
- Dickson3 schools
- Duffy1 schools
- Evatt3 schools
- Fadden1 schools
- Farrer1 schools
- Florey3 schools
- Forrest1 schools
- Franklin1 schools
- Fraser1 schools
- Garran3 schools
- Gilmore1 schools
- Giralang1 schools
- Gordon2 schools
- Gowrie2 schools
- Greenway1 schools
- Griffith2 schools
- Gungahlin2 schools
- Hackett1 schools
- Harrison2 schools
- Hawker3 schools
- Holder2 schools
- Holt2 schools
- Hughes1 schools
- Isabella Plains2 schools
- Kaleen4 schools
- Kambah4 schools
- Kenny1 schools
- Latham1 schools
- Lyneham3 schools
- Lyons1 schools
- Macgregor1 schools
- Macquarie2 schools
- Mawson2 schools
- Melba2 schools
- Monash1 schools
- Moncrieff1 schools
- Narrabundah3 schools
- Ngunnawal1 schools
- Nicholls3 schools
- O'Connor3 schools
- Page1 schools
- Palmerston1 schools
- Pearce3 schools
- Phillip1 schools
- Red Hill3 schools
- Richardson1 schools
- Scullin1 schools
- Taylor2 schools
- Theodore1 schools
- Throsby1 schools
- Torrens1 schools
- Turner1 schools
- Unincorp. Other Territories1 schools
- Wanniassa5 schools
- Waramanga3 schools
- Watson2 schools
- Weetangera1 schools
- Weston2 schools
- Yarralumla1 schools
Enrolling in a government school in Australian Capital Territory
Government schools enrol students directly, and most give a place to every child living in their local area. The ACT Education Directorate explains the rules, and its finder shows which school an address belongs to.
- Find a school and enrol (ACT Government)How to enrol, and what to bring
- Priority enrolment areas (ACT Government)Check an address against school zones
Schools in Australian Capital Territory in numbers
- Between them, schools here take students of ages 5 to 18.
- They have about 77,902 students enrolled, 560 per school on average; the largest is Canberra Grammar School with 2,116.
- 47 of the 139 schools (34%) are Catholic or independent and charge fees; across Australia the share is 30%.
- 4 schools are single-sex: 2 girls' schools and 2 boys' schools.
Largest schools in Australian Capital Territory
- Canberra Grammar School 2,116 students
- Radford College 2,091 students
- St Mary MacKillop College 2,088 students
- Marist College Canberra 1,852 students
- Burgmann Anglican School 1,755 students
Schools in Australian Capital Territory: common questions
- How many schools are there in Australian Capital Territory?
- There are 139 schools in Australian Capital Territory, including 86 primary schools, 30 secondary schools and 23 combined primary and secondary schools.
- How many private schools are there in Australian Capital Territory?
- 47 Catholic and independent schools, 34% of all schools in Australian Capital Territory. 29 are Catholic.
- What is the largest school in Australian Capital Territory?
- Canberra Grammar School, with 2,116 students. Next are Radford College (2,091), St Mary MacKillop College (2,088) and Marist College Canberra (1,852).
- Are there single-sex schools in Australian Capital Territory?
- Yes: 2 girls' schools and 2 boys' schools. The other 135 schools are co-educational.