Taqwa School
Moncrieff · 1.1 km
Kindergarten to Year 10 · boys and girls
Government secondary school in Taylor
Aunty Agnes Shea High School
Aunty Agnes Shea High School is a government secondary school for boys and girls, from Year 7, in Taylor, Australian Capital Territory.
What Aunty Agnes Shea High School is like
It has 83 students (42 girls and 41 boys) and the equivalent of 12.3 full-time teachers, about 7 students for each teacher.
As a government school it is run by the ACT Education Directorate. Tuition is free for Australian citizens and permanent residents, although schools usually ask for a voluntary contribution and charge for some materials and activities. Many government schools have a local enrolment area (catchment), and students who live inside it are guaranteed a place.
Its ICSEA value is 1051, against a national average of 1000. ICSEA describes the educational advantage of the families a school serves, not the quality of the school; read it alongside the school's results on My School.
The nearest private school is Taqwa School, 1.1 km away. You can enquire with private schools near Taylor in one step.
Aunty Agnes Shea High School at a glance
- Students
- 83
- 2025
- Girls and boys
- 51% / 49%
- 42 girls, 41 boys
- Teachers
- 12.3
- full-time equivalent
- Students per teacher
- 6.7 to 1
- not the same as class size
- Years
- Year 7
- Priority enrolment area
- Check an address with priority enrolment areas (ACT Government).
Students, staff and years: Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), School Profile 2025. Results are on My School, not here.
NAPLAN results and the school profile
Australian schools are not given inspection grades. Each school’s NAPLAN results, finances, attendance and student background are published by ACARA on My School: Aunty Agnes Shea High School on My School.
Government schools are reviewed by the ACT Education Directorate. Ask the school for its most recent annual report, which every Australian school publishes.
How to get a place
Enrol directly with the school. Most government schools have a local enrolment area: if you live inside it your child has a place, and families from outside can apply if there is room. Enrolment for Year 7 usually opens in the year before, through your child's primary school. See our guide to how school enrolment works.
The ACT Education Directorate explains who can enrol where and what to bring: Find a school and enrol (ACT Government).
Common questions about Aunty Agnes Shea High School
- Is Aunty Agnes Shea High School a government, Catholic or independent school?
- Aunty Agnes Shea High School is a government secondary school in Australian Capital Territory. Its governing body is ACT Education Directorate.
- What years does Aunty Agnes Shea High School teach?
- Aunty Agnes Shea High School teaches Year 7, for boys and girls.
- How many students are enrolled at Aunty Agnes Shea High School?
- Aunty Agnes Shea High School had 83 students in 2025, according to ACARA. That is about 6.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, which is not the same as class size.
- What is the ICSEA value of Aunty Agnes Shea High School?
- Aunty Agnes Shea High School has an ICSEA value of 1051, against a national average of 1000. ICSEA describes the educational advantage of the families a school serves, not the quality of the school; read it alongside the school's results on My School.
Private schools nearby
Private schools within 6.5 km. You can enquire with several at once.
Good Shepherd Primary School
Amaroo · 2.3 km
Kindergarten to Year 6 · boys and girls
St John Paul II College
Nicholls · 3.3 km
Years 7 to 12 · boys and girls
Holy Spirit Primary School
Nicholls · 3.6 km
Kindergarten to Year 6 · boys and girls
Burgmann Anglican School
Gungahlin · 4.6 km
Kindergarten to Year 12 · boys and girls
Mother Teresa School
Harrison · 6.5 km
Kindergarten to Year 6 · boys and girls
Other secondary schools near Aunty Agnes Shea High School
No other schools of this type within about 3 km.