List of schools in the Australian Capital Territory
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This is a list of schools in the Australian Capital Territory
, which houses Australia's capital city, Canberra
. The Territory's education system consists of primary schools, which accommodate students from kindergarten to Year 6, high schools, which accommodate students from Years 7 to 10, and secondary colleges, which are specialist Year 11–12 institutions. As a result of development in newer areas and mergers in existing areas, some schools accommodate more than one of the above year ranges. Certificates are awarded on the basis of continuous assessment of students' progress at the end of years 10 and 12 by the ACT Department of Education and Training.
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...
, which houses Australia's capital city, Canberra
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
. The Territory's education system consists of primary schools, which accommodate students from kindergarten to Year 6, high schools, which accommodate students from Years 7 to 10, and secondary colleges, which are specialist Year 11–12 institutions. As a result of development in newer areas and mergers in existing areas, some schools accommodate more than one of the above year ranges. Certificates are awarded on the basis of continuous assessment of students' progress at the end of years 10 and 12 by the ACT Department of Education and Training.
Primary schools (K–6)
Includes Early Childhood Schools (K–2) and K–10 schools| Name | Suburb | District | Opened | Website | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ainslie School | Braddon Braddon, Australian Capital Territory Braddon is an inner north suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Located north of the Canberra CBD, Braddon contains a commercial area centred on Mort and Lonsdale streets, which run parallel to Northbourne Avenue... |
North Canberra North Canberra North Canberra, also known as the Inner North, is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 14 suburbs with 19,115 dwellings housing 42,113 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory... |
1927 | Website | |
| Amaroo School | Amaroo Amaroo, Australian Capital Territory Amaroo is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Gungahlin and was gazetted on 18 October 1991. Amaroo – which means ‘a beautiful place’ in one of the local Aboriginal dialects. Place names in Amaroo such as Shoalhaven Avenue are named after Australian rivers and lakes. Amaroo is adjacent... |
Gungahlin Gungahlin Gungahlin is a name of a district and the northernmost town centre of Canberra, Australia. Gungahlin is situated 10 km north of Canberra's city centre and is one of five satellites of Canberra including Woden, Tuggeranong, Weston Creek and Belconnen. Currently Gungahlin comprises 11 suburbs,... |
2004 | Website | K–10 |
| Aranda Primary School | Aranda Aranda, Australian Capital Territory Aranda is a suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen. It is the eastern most suburb in Belconnen, located at the western foot of Black Mountain. Bounded on two sides by nature park, the suburb is characterised by its bush setting... |
Belconnen Belconnen Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory .... |
1969 | Website | |
| Arawang Primary School | Waramanga Waramanga, Australian Capital Territory Waramanga is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia located in the district of Weston Creek.Waramanga was established in the late 1960s and was named after the Aboriginal tribe of Central Australia, also known as the Warumungu people.-History:The Weston Creek district was... |
Weston Creek Weston Creek Weston Creek is a residential district of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, situated to the west of the Woden Valley district and approximately 13 km southwest of the Canberra city centre... |
1989 | Website | Established following closure of Waramanga PS & Fisher PS |
| Bonython Primary School | Bonython Bonython, Australian Capital Territory Bonython is a suburb of Tuggeranong, a township in southern Canberra, capital city of Australia.-History:The suburb is named after Sir John Langdon Bonython, the owner of The Advertiser who promoted Federation, and was a member of the first Australian parliament. Original concept plans for... |
Tuggeranong Tuggeranong Tuggeranong is the southernmost town centre of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It comprises 19 suburbs with a total of 31,819 dwellings, housing 87,119 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory . The district occupies 117 square kilometres to the east of the... |
1992 | Website | |
| Calwell Primary School | Calwell Calwell, Australian Capital Territory Calwell is a medium sized suburb of Canberra, Australia in the district of Tuggeranong. Tuggeranong Hill is on its southern border and the Tuggeranong Homestead is to the north... |
Tuggeranong Tuggeranong Tuggeranong is the southernmost town centre of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It comprises 19 suburbs with a total of 31,819 dwellings, housing 87,119 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory . The district occupies 117 square kilometres to the east of the... |
1989 | Website | |
| Campbell Primary School | Campbell Campbell, Australian Capital Territory Campbell is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Covering an area to the South East of the central business district, Campbell sits at the base of Mount Ainslie. On Census night 2006, Campbell had a population of 4,797 people... |
North Canberra North Canberra North Canberra, also known as the Inner North, is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 14 suburbs with 19,115 dwellings housing 42,113 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory... |
1961 | Website | |
| Caroline Chisholm School | Chisholm Chisholm, Australian Capital Territory Chisholm is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong, named after Caroline Chisholm.It was gazetted on 5 August 1975, and streets are named after notable women.... |
Tuggeranong Tuggeranong Tuggeranong is the southernmost town centre of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It comprises 19 suburbs with a total of 31,819 dwellings, housing 87,119 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory . The district occupies 117 square kilometres to the east of the... |
1985 | Website | K–10 |
| Chapman Primary School | Chapman Chapman, Australian Capital Territory Chapman is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. It is located in the Weston Creek area.The suburb is named after Sir Austin Chapman , Member for Eden-Monaro... |
Weston Creek Weston Creek Weston Creek is a residential district of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, situated to the west of the Woden Valley district and approximately 13 km southwest of the Canberra city centre... |
1975 | Website | |
| Charles Conder Primary School | Conder Conder, Australian Capital Territory Conder is one of three suburbs in the Lanyon Valley in Canberra, Australia. It lies in the district of Tuggeranong. The three suburbs are presently the southernmost suburbs of the city, although the small settlement of Tharwa exists only a short distance further south.Named after artist Charles... |
Tuggeranong Tuggeranong Tuggeranong is the southernmost town centre of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It comprises 19 suburbs with a total of 31,819 dwellings, housing 87,119 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory . The district occupies 117 square kilometres to the east of the... |
1994 | Website | |
| Charnwood-Dunlop School | Charnwood Charnwood, Australian Capital Territory Charnwood is a suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory.-Design:Charnwood's design was based on the Radburn town planning principle. Under this design, houses were to face common parkland, with the suburb's streets servicing garages situated at the rear of... |
Belconnen Belconnen Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory .... |
1975 | Website | Formerly Charnwood PS |
| Curtin Primary School | Curtin Curtin, Australian Capital Territory Curtin is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Woden. The postcode is 2605.It is next to the suburbs of Yarralumla, Deakin, Hughes, Lyons and Weston... |
Woden Valley Woden Valley Woden Valley is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. Its name is taken from the name of a nearby homestead owned by Dr James Murray who named the homestead after the Old English god Woden in October 1837. He named it this as he was to spend his life in the pursuit of wisdom and... |
1983 | Website | Established following closure of North Curtin PS & South Curtin PS |
| Duffy Primary School | Duffy Duffy, Australian Capital Territory Duffy is a suburb in the Canberra district of Weston Creek. On Census night 2006, Duffy had a population of 2,942 people. Duffy was named in honour of Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, KCMG the 8th Premier of Victoria. Streets in the suburb of Duffy are named after Australian dams and reservoirs... |
Weston Creek Weston Creek Weston Creek is a residential district of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, situated to the west of the Woden Valley district and approximately 13 km southwest of the Canberra city centre... |
1973 | Website | |
| Evatt Primary School | Evatt Evatt, Australian Capital Territory Evatt is a suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. It lies between the suburbs of McKellar, Belconnen, Florey, Melba and Spence. The postcode is 2617. It is named after Herbert Vere Evatt who was a Justice of the High Court and leader of the... |
Belconnen Belconnen Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory .... |
1974 | Website | |
| Fadden Primary School | Fadden Fadden, Australian Capital Territory Fadden is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. The postcode is 2904. The suburb is named after Sir Arthur Fadden, Prime Minister of Australia briefly in 1941. It was gazetted on 5 August 1975. Its streets are named after Queensland politicians... |
Tuggeranong Tuggeranong Tuggeranong is the southernmost town centre of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It comprises 19 suburbs with a total of 31,819 dwellings, housing 87,119 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory . The district occupies 117 square kilometres to the east of the... |
1985 | Website | |
| Farrer Primary School | Farrer Farrer, Australian Capital Territory Farrer is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Woden. The postcode is 2607.-Name origin:Named for William James Farrer , a wheat-breeding pioneer, many of whose experiments were conducted at Lambrigg near Tharwa.-Location:... |
Woden Valley Woden Valley Woden Valley is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. Its name is taken from the name of a nearby homestead owned by Dr James Murray who named the homestead after the Old English god Woden in October 1837. He named it this as he was to spend his life in the pursuit of wisdom and... |
1970 | Website | |
| Florey Primary School | Florey Florey, Australian Capital Territory Florey is a residential suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, in the district of Belconnen. It was gazetted on 5 August 1975 and most houses were constructed in the mid 1980s. A minor industrial area was located in the suburb prior to residential development.The streets of... |
Belconnen Belconnen Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory .... |
1989 | Website | |
| Forrest Primary School | Forrest Forrest, Australian Capital Territory Forrest is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Forrest is named after Sir John Forrest, an explorer, legislator, Federalist, premier of Western Australia, and one of the fathers of the Australian Constitution... |
South Canberra South Canberra South Canberra or the Inner South is a central district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia.South Canberra is located to the south of Canberra's city centre, on the south bank of Lake Burley Griffin.... |
1958 | Website | |
| Fraser Primary School | Fraser Fraser, Australian Capital Territory Fraser is a suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen. It lies at the north west end of Belconnen. The postcode is 2615. The suburb is named after James Reay Fraser, who was Member of the Australian House of Representatives for the Division of Australian Capital Territory from 1951 to 1970 and... |
Belconnen Belconnen Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory .... |
1979 | Website | |
| Garran Primary School | Garran Garran, Australian Capital Territory Garran is a suburb in the Woden district of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory. Garran was named after Sir Robert Garran who made numerous contributions to the development of higher education in Canberra. The streets in Garran are named after Australian writers. On Census night 2006,... |
Woden Valley Woden Valley Woden Valley is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. Its name is taken from the name of a nearby homestead owned by Dr James Murray who named the homestead after the Old English god Woden in October 1837. He named it this as he was to spend his life in the pursuit of wisdom and... |
1967 | Website | |
| Gilmore Primary School | Gilmore Gilmore, Australian Capital Territory Gilmore is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. The postcode is 2905. The suburb is named after the poet and journalist, Dame Mary Gilmore. It was gazetted on 5 August 1975... |
Tuggeranong Tuggeranong Tuggeranong is the southernmost town centre of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It comprises 19 suburbs with a total of 31,819 dwellings, housing 87,119 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory . The district occupies 117 square kilometres to the east of the... |
1983 | Website | |
| Giralang Primary School | Giralang Giralang, Australian Capital Territory Giralang is a suburb of Canberra, Australia in the district of Belconnen. The suburb is named after the word in the language of the Wiradhuri Aboriginal tribe of the Central West of New South Wales, meaning star. The suburb name was gazetted on 15 January 1974... |
Belconnen Belconnen Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory .... |
1977 | Website | |
| Gold Creek School | Nicholls Nicholls, Australian Capital Territory Nicholls is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Gungahlin is named after Sir Douglas Nicholls , a former Governor of South Australia. It was gazetted on 18 October 1991. Streets are named after sportsmen and sportswomen.... |
Gungahlin Gungahlin Gungahlin is a name of a district and the northernmost town centre of Canberra, Australia. Gungahlin is situated 10 km north of Canberra's city centre and is one of five satellites of Canberra including Woden, Tuggeranong, Weston Creek and Belconnen. Currently Gungahlin comprises 11 suburbs,... |
1998 | Website | K–10 |
| Gordon Primary School | Gordon Gordon, Australian Capital Territory Gordon is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. The postcode is 2906. The suburb is named after the poet Adam Lindsay Gordon . It was gazetted on 12 March 1987... |
Tuggeranong Tuggeranong Tuggeranong is the southernmost town centre of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It comprises 19 suburbs with a total of 31,819 dwellings, housing 87,119 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory . The district occupies 117 square kilometres to the east of the... |
1993 | Website | |
| Gowrie Primary School | Gowrie Gowrie, Australian Capital Territory Gowrie is a suburb of Canberra, Australia, located in the northern end of the Tuggeranong Valley. Tuggeranong suburbs are the southernmost of Australia's capital city... |
Tuggeranong Tuggeranong Tuggeranong is the southernmost town centre of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It comprises 19 suburbs with a total of 31,819 dwellings, housing 87,119 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory . The district occupies 117 square kilometres to the east of the... |
1983 | Website | |
| Harrison School | Harrison Harrison, Australian Capital Territory Harrison is a suburb of the district of Gungahlin in Canberra, Australia. The suburb is named after the former city planner Peter Harrison, who was instrumental in reviving Walter Burley Griffin's plan for the National Capital. The suburb is adjacent to the suburbs of Franklin, Gungahlin, Throsby,... |
Gungahlin Gungahlin Gungahlin is a name of a district and the northernmost town centre of Canberra, Australia. Gungahlin is situated 10 km north of Canberra's city centre and is one of five satellites of Canberra including Woden, Tuggeranong, Weston Creek and Belconnen. Currently Gungahlin comprises 11 suburbs,... |
2008 | Website | |
| Hawker Primary School | Hawker Hawker, Australian Capital Territory Hawker Hawker Hawker (postcode: 2614, is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Hawker is in the district of Belconnen.The suburb of Hawker is named after Charles Hawker (1894–1938), Member of the House of Representatives from 1929–1938 and Federal minister in 1932... |
Belconnen Belconnen Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory .... |
1976 | Website | |
| Hughes Primary School | Hughes Hughes, Australian Capital Territory Hughes is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Woden. The postcode is 2605. The area of the suburb is 1.81 km².-History:Hughes is named after The Right Honourable William Morris "Billy" Hughes, seventh Prime Minister of Australia from 1915-1923. Streets in the suburb are named with... |
Woden Valley Woden Valley Woden Valley is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. Its name is taken from the name of a nearby homestead owned by Dr James Murray who named the homestead after the Old English god Woden in October 1837. He named it this as he was to spend his life in the pursuit of wisdom and... |
1964 | Website | |
| Isabella Plains Early Childhood School | Isabella Plains Isabella Plains, Australian Capital Territory Isabella Plains is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. The postcode is 2905. The suburb is indirectly named after Isabella Maria Brisbane , who was the daughter of Thomas Brisbane the colonial Governor of New South Wales when the area was first explored by white settlers... |
Tuggeranong Tuggeranong Tuggeranong is the southernmost town centre of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It comprises 19 suburbs with a total of 31,819 dwellings, housing 87,119 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory . The district occupies 117 square kilometres to the east of the... |
1988 | Website | K–2; Formerly PS |
| Kaleen Primary School | Kaleen Kaleen, Australian Capital Territory Kaleen is a suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen. The postcode is 2617. The suburb's name means ‘water’ in the language of the Wiradhuri Aboriginal tribe of the Central West of New South Wales. It was gazetted on 15 January 1974. The streets are named after Australian Rivers.The suburb is... |
Belconnen Belconnen Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory .... |
1976 | Website | |
| Kingsford Smith School | Holt Holt, Australian Capital Territory Holt is a suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen. It was gazetted on 2 July 1970 and was named after Harold Holt, Prime Minister of Australia 1966-67. Streets are named after sportsmen and sportswomen.... |
Belconnen Belconnen Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory .... |
2009 | Website | K–8 in 2010, K–9 in 2011, K–10 in 2012 |
| Latham Primary School | Latham Latham, Australian Capital Territory Latham is a residential suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen. The suburb is named for John Latham, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia from 1935 to 1952. Streets in Latham have the names of Australian judges.... |
Belconnen Belconnen Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory .... |
1972 | Website | |
| Lyneham Primary School Lyneham Primary School Lyneham Primary School is a primary school in Canberra founded in 1959. Located in the suburb of Lyneham, it has over three hundred and forty students. The school is known for its performing arts programs, offering two school bands, one audition choir, two non-audition choirs and dance... |
Lyneham Lyneham, Australian Capital Territory Lyneham is a suburb of Canberra, Australia in the North Canberra district. It is named after Sir William Lyne, premier of the Australian state of New South Wales from 1899 to 1901. The suburb name was gazetted in 1928, but development did not commence until 1958. The streets of Lyneham are named... |
North Canberra North Canberra North Canberra, also known as the Inner North, is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 14 suburbs with 19,115 dwellings housing 42,113 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory... |
1959 | Website | |
| Lyons Early Childhood School | Lyons Lyons, Australian Capital Territory Lyons is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Woden. The postcode is 2606.The suburb was named after Joseph Lyons, Labor Premier of Tasmania from 1923 to 1928 and a Minister in the James Scullin government from 1929 until his resignation from the Labor Party in March 1931... |
Woden Valley Woden Valley Woden Valley is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. Its name is taken from the name of a nearby homestead owned by Dr James Murray who named the homestead after the Old English god Woden in October 1837. He named it this as he was to spend his life in the pursuit of wisdom and... |
1966 | Website | K–2; formerly PS until 2008 |
| Macgregor Primary School | Macgregor Macgregor, Australian Capital Territory Macgregor is a residential suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra. It was gazetted on 9 September 1971. It lies next to the suburbs of Dunlop, Latham and Holt on the western side of Belconnen, with Florey Drive the boundary to the east, Ginninderra Drive on the north, and Southern Cross... |
Belconnen Belconnen Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory .... |
1968 | Website | |
| Macquarie Primary School | Macquarie Macquarie, Australian Capital Territory Macquarie is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Macquarie was gazetted as a division on 22 June 1967 in recognition of Major-General Lachlan Macquarie, a former Governor of New South Wales. Streets in Macquarie are named after contemporaries of Governor... |
Belconnen Belconnen Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory .... |
1968 | Website | |
| Majura Primary School | Watson Watson, Australian Capital Territory Watson is a suburb of Canberra, Australia in the North Canberra district. Watson is named after the third Prime Minister of Australia, John Christian Watson. The suburb name was gazetted on 7 April 1960. Streets in Watson are named after Australian judges and other legal professionals... |
North Canberra North Canberra North Canberra, also known as the Inner North, is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 14 suburbs with 19,115 dwellings housing 42,113 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory... |
1989 | Website | Established following closure of Watson PS & Downer PS |
| Maribyrnong Primary School | Kaleen Kaleen, Australian Capital Territory Kaleen is a suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen. The postcode is 2617. The suburb's name means ‘water’ in the language of the Wiradhuri Aboriginal tribe of the Central West of New South Wales. It was gazetted on 15 January 1974. The streets are named after Australian Rivers.The suburb is... |
Belconnen Belconnen Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory .... |
1979 | Website | |
| Mawson Primary School | Mawson Mawson, Australian Capital Territory Mawson is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Woden Valley.The suburb was gazetted in 1966 and named after the Antarctic explorer Sir Douglas Mawson. The theme for street names is Antarctic exploration.... |
Woden Valley Woden Valley Woden Valley is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. Its name is taken from the name of a nearby homestead owned by Dr James Murray who named the homestead after the Old English god Woden in October 1837. He named it this as he was to spend his life in the pursuit of wisdom and... |
1968 | Website | |
| Miles Franklin Primary School | Evatt Evatt, Australian Capital Territory Evatt is a suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. It lies between the suburbs of McKellar, Belconnen, Florey, Melba and Spence. The postcode is 2617. It is named after Herbert Vere Evatt who was a Justice of the High Court and leader of the... |
Belconnen Belconnen Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory .... |
1980 | Website | |
| Monash Primary School | Monash Monash, Australian Capital Territory Monash is a suburb in the district of Tuggeranong, Canberra, Australia. The suburb is named after General Sir John Monash, , who commanded the Australian Army in France in the First World War. It was gazetted on 1 August 1975 and first settled in 1978. The suburb has an area of 3.41 km²... |
Tuggeranong Tuggeranong Tuggeranong is the southernmost town centre of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It comprises 19 suburbs with a total of 31,819 dwellings, housing 87,119 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory . The district occupies 117 square kilometres to the east of the... |
1982 | Website | |
| Mount Rogers Primary School | Melba Melba, Australian Capital Territory Melba is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Melba is in the district of Belconnen.The suburb of Melba is named after Dame Nellie Melba , the first internationally-recognised Australian opera soprano... |
Belconnen Belconnen Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory .... |
1998 | Website | Formed from Melba PS & Spence PS; formerly Mount Rogers Community School |
| Narrabundah Early Childhood School | Narrabundah Narrabundah, Australian Capital Territory Narrabundah is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 'Narrabundah' is a Ngunnawal word meaning 'bird of prey', celebrated in the sculpture by Andy Townshend and Suzie Bleach, in the park opposite the main shops.... |
South Canberra South Canberra South Canberra or the Inner South is a central district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia.South Canberra is located to the south of Canberra's city centre, on the south bank of Lake Burley Griffin.... |
1952 | Website | K–2; formerly PS until 2008; Also open 1894–1923 |
| Ngunnawal Primary School | Ngunnawal Ngunnawal, Australian Capital Territory Ngunnawal is a suburb in the district of Gungahlin in Canberra, Australia. The suburb is named in tribute to the Ngunnawal people, the original inhabitants of the area. The suburb was gazetted on 18 October 1991. Ngunnawal is adjacent to the suburbs of Nicholls, Casey and Amaroo and Taylor... |
Gungahlin Gungahlin Gungahlin is a name of a district and the northernmost town centre of Canberra, Australia. Gungahlin is situated 10 km north of Canberra's city centre and is one of five satellites of Canberra including Woden, Tuggeranong, Weston Creek and Belconnen. Currently Gungahlin comprises 11 suburbs,... |
1997 | Website | |
| North Ainslie Primary School | Ainslie Ainslie, Australian Capital Territory Ainslie is a leafy suburb of Canberra, Australia in the North Canberra district.The suburb is bounded by Limestone Avenue and Majura Avenue to the west and north, Phillip Avenue to the north-east, Mount Ainslie to the east and Quick Street to the south.Ainslie is within walking distance of the... |
North Canberra North Canberra North Canberra, also known as the Inner North, is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 14 suburbs with 19,115 dwellings housing 42,113 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory... |
1958 | Website | |
| O'Connor Co-operative School | O'Connor O'Connor, Australian Capital Territory O'Connor is a suburb of Canberra, Australia in the North Canberra district. It was named after Richard Edward O'Connor , who was a judge in the High Court and a founder of the Australian constitution. Street names in O'Connor are named after explorers, Australian flora, legislators and pioneers... |
North Canberra North Canberra North Canberra, also known as the Inner North, is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 14 suburbs with 19,115 dwellings housing 42,113 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory... |
1978 | Website | Early Childhood school (P-2) |
| Palmerston District Primary School | Palmerston Palmerston, Australian Capital Territory Palmerston is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Gungahlin. The postcode is 2913. The suburb is named after George Thomas Palmer who established a settlement in the Canberra region in 1826 called Palmerville, which was later renamed Ginninderra. It was gazetted on 20 March 1991... |
Gungahlin Gungahlin Gungahlin is a name of a district and the northernmost town centre of Canberra, Australia. Gungahlin is situated 10 km north of Canberra's city centre and is one of five satellites of Canberra including Woden, Tuggeranong, Weston Creek and Belconnen. Currently Gungahlin comprises 11 suburbs,... |
1995 | Website | |
| Red Hill Primary School | Red Hill Red Hill, Australian Capital Territory Red Hill is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The suburb is named after the northernmost hill of the ridge to the west of the suburb. The ridge is a reserve and managed as part of the Canberra Nature Park. The hill is an element of the central Canberra design... |
South Canberra South Canberra South Canberra or the Inner South is a central district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia.South Canberra is located to the south of Canberra's city centre, on the south bank of Lake Burley Griffin.... |
1960 | Website | |
| Richardson Primary School | Richardson Richardson, Australian Capital Territory Richardson is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia, district of Tuggeranong. The postcode is 2905. The suburb is named after the author Henry Handel Richardson, nom de plume of Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson . It was gazetted on 5 May 1975. Streets are named after writers, especially female... |
Tuggeranong Tuggeranong Tuggeranong is the southernmost town centre of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It comprises 19 suburbs with a total of 31,819 dwellings, housing 87,119 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory . The district occupies 117 square kilometres to the east of the... |
1984 | Website | |
| Southern Cross Early Childhood School | Scullin Scullin, Australian Capital Territory Scullin is a suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen. The postcode is 2614. The suburb is named after Prime Minister James Henry Scullin. It was gazetted on 6 June 1968. Streets are named after aviators.... |
Belconnen Belconnen Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory .... |
1989 | Website | K–2 since 2009; Established as Southern Cross PS following closure of Scullin PS & Page PS |
| Taylor Primary School | Kambah Kambah, Australian Capital Territory Kambah is the northernmost suburb in the district of Tuggeranong, Canberra. It is located just south of the Mount Taylor in the Canberra Nature Park. It is located north of the suburbs of Greenway and Wanniassa... |
Tuggeranong Tuggeranong Tuggeranong is the southernmost town centre of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It comprises 19 suburbs with a total of 31,819 dwellings, housing 87,119 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory . The district occupies 117 square kilometres to the east of the... |
1978 | Website | |
| Telopea Park School Telopea Park School Telopea Park School is a public school in Canberra, Australia. It is named after the adjacent Telopea Park. It was founded in 1923, making it the oldest operating school in Canberra... |
Barton Barton, Australian Capital Territory Barton is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Barton is named after Sir Edmund Barton, Australia's first Prime Minister. Streets in Barton are named after Governors.... |
South Canberra South Canberra South Canberra or the Inner South is a central district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia.South Canberra is located to the south of Canberra's city centre, on the south bank of Lake Burley Griffin.... |
1923 | Website | K–10. IB Middle Years; bilingual French-Australian since 1984 |
| Theodore Primary School | Theodore Theodore, Australian Capital Territory Theodore is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. The postcode is 2905. The suburb is named after Edward Glanville Theodore , a Queensland premier and deputy Prime Minister. It was gazetted on 5 August 1975. Streets are named after people involved with the civilian war... |
Tuggeranong Tuggeranong Tuggeranong is the southernmost town centre of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It comprises 19 suburbs with a total of 31,819 dwellings, housing 87,119 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory . The district occupies 117 square kilometres to the east of the... |
1991 | Website | |
| Torrens Primary School | Torrens Torrens, Australian Capital Territory Torrens is a suburb in the Woden Valley district of Canberra, Australia. It is located along the district's southern edge. The suburb is named after Sir Robert Torrens, a former Premier of South Australia. The suburb was gazetted on 12 May 1966. Streets in Torrens are named after South Australian... |
Woden Valley Woden Valley Woden Valley is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. Its name is taken from the name of a nearby homestead owned by Dr James Murray who named the homestead after the Old English god Woden in October 1837. He named it this as he was to spend his life in the pursuit of wisdom and... |
1968 | Website | |
| Turner School | Turner Turner, Australian Capital Territory Turner is a leafy early Canberra suburb, close to Canberra City and the Australian National University .... |
North Canberra North Canberra North Canberra, also known as the Inner North, is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 14 suburbs with 19,115 dwellings housing 42,113 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory... |
1953 | Website | |
| Wanniassa School | Wanniassa Wanniassa, Australian Capital Territory Wanniassa is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. It is located towards the north of the district. The suburb takes its name from a pastoral property granted to Thomas McQuoid in 1835, which he named after Wanajassa in West Java, Indonesia, where McQuoid had previously... |
Tuggeranong Tuggeranong Tuggeranong is the southernmost town centre of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It comprises 19 suburbs with a total of 31,819 dwellings, housing 87,119 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory . The district occupies 117 square kilometres to the east of the... |
1981 | Website | K–10 |
| Wanniassa Hills Primary School | Wanniassa Wanniassa, Australian Capital Territory Wanniassa is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. It is located towards the north of the district. The suburb takes its name from a pastoral property granted to Thomas McQuoid in 1835, which he named after Wanajassa in West Java, Indonesia, where McQuoid had previously... |
Tuggeranong Tuggeranong Tuggeranong is the southernmost town centre of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It comprises 19 suburbs with a total of 31,819 dwellings, housing 87,119 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory . The district occupies 117 square kilometres to the east of the... |
1978 | Website | K–2. Formerly PS until 2009 |
| Weetangera Primary School | Weetangera Weetangera, Australian Capital Territory Weetangera is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Belconnen.It is next to the suburbs of Hawker, Page and Macquarie. The Canberra Nature Park of The Pinnacle Nature Reserve borders it to the south across Springvale Drive. It has a primary school, Weetangera primary, and Weetangera... |
Belconnen Belconnen Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory .... |
1973 | Website | |
| Yarralumla Primary School Yarralumla Primary School Yarralumla Primary School is a government school in the Canberra suburb of Yarralumla, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.-School song:Oh, Yarralumla, my school sheltered neath the trees,well you've taught me all the lessons of my childhood.... |
Yarralumla Yarralumla, Australian Capital Territory Yarralumla is a large inner south suburb of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. Located approximately south-west of the city, Yarralumla extends along the south-west bank of Lake Burley Griffin... |
South Canberra South Canberra South Canberra or the Inner South is a central district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia.South Canberra is located to the south of Canberra's city centre, on the south bank of Lake Burley Griffin.... |
1956 | Website | Officially opened in 1957 |
High schools (7–10)
| Name | Suburb | District | Opened | Website | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Deakin High School Alfred Deakin High School Alfred Deakin High School is a government secondary school in Deakin, Australian Capital Territory, covering years 7 to 10 in the Territory's education system. It is named after the second Australian Prime Minister, Alfred Deakin.- History :... |
Deakin Deakin, Australian Capital Territory Deakin is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Deakin is named after Alfred Deakin, second prime minister of Australia... |
South Canberra South Canberra South Canberra or the Inner South is a central district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia.South Canberra is located to the south of Canberra's city centre, on the south bank of Lake Burley Griffin.... |
1989 | Website | Established following closure of Deakin HS & Woden Valley HS |
| Amaroo School | Amaroo Amaroo, Australian Capital Territory Amaroo is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Gungahlin and was gazetted on 18 October 1991. Amaroo – which means ‘a beautiful place’ in one of the local Aboriginal dialects. Place names in Amaroo such as Shoalhaven Avenue are named after Australian rivers and lakes. Amaroo is adjacent... |
Gungahlin Gungahlin Gungahlin is a name of a district and the northernmost town centre of Canberra, Australia. Gungahlin is situated 10 km north of Canberra's city centre and is one of five satellites of Canberra including Woden, Tuggeranong, Weston Creek and Belconnen. Currently Gungahlin comprises 11 suburbs,... |
2004 | Website | K–10 |
| Belconnen High School | Hawker Hawker, Australian Capital Territory Hawker Hawker Hawker (postcode: 2614, is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Hawker is in the district of Belconnen.The suburb of Hawker is named after Charles Hawker (1894–1938), Member of the House of Representatives from 1929–1938 and Federal minister in 1932... |
Belconnen Belconnen Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory .... |
1971 | Website | |
| Calwell High School | Calwell Calwell, Australian Capital Territory Calwell is a medium sized suburb of Canberra, Australia in the district of Tuggeranong. Tuggeranong Hill is on its southern border and the Tuggeranong Homestead is to the north... |
Tuggeranong Tuggeranong Tuggeranong is the southernmost town centre of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It comprises 19 suburbs with a total of 31,819 dwellings, housing 87,119 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory . The district occupies 117 square kilometres to the east of the... |
1990 | Website | |
| Campbell High School Campbell High School (Australian Capital Territory) Campbell High School is a school in Campbell, an inner suburb of Canberra, Australia, for students in years 7-10 in the Australian Capital Territory's education system.... |
Campbell Campbell, Australian Capital Territory Campbell is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Covering an area to the South East of the central business district, Campbell sits at the base of Mount Ainslie. On Census night 2006, Campbell had a population of 4,797 people... |
North Canberra North Canberra North Canberra, also known as the Inner North, is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 14 suburbs with 19,115 dwellings housing 42,113 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory... |
1965 | Website | |
| Canberra High School Canberra High School Canberra High School is an Australian public high school in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. It is located in the Belconnen suburb of Macquarie and has approximately 600 students ranging from Years 7-10.Students may enter subjects including L.O.T.E... |
Macquarie Macquarie, Australian Capital Territory Macquarie is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Macquarie was gazetted as a division on 22 June 1967 in recognition of Major-General Lachlan Macquarie, a former Governor of New South Wales. Streets in Macquarie are named after contemporaries of Governor... |
Belconnen Belconnen Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory .... |
1938 | Website | Relocated 1969 from North Canberra |
| Caroline Chisholm School | Chisholm Chisholm, Australian Capital Territory Chisholm is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong, named after Caroline Chisholm.It was gazetted on 5 August 1975, and streets are named after notable women.... |
Tuggeranong Tuggeranong Tuggeranong is the southernmost town centre of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It comprises 19 suburbs with a total of 31,819 dwellings, housing 87,119 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory . The district occupies 117 square kilometres to the east of the... |
1985 | Website | K–10 |
| Gold Creek School | Nicholls Nicholls, Australian Capital Territory Nicholls is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Gungahlin is named after Sir Douglas Nicholls , a former Governor of South Australia. It was gazetted on 18 October 1991. Streets are named after sportsmen and sportswomen.... |
Gungahlin Gungahlin Gungahlin is a name of a district and the northernmost town centre of Canberra, Australia. Gungahlin is situated 10 km north of Canberra's city centre and is one of five satellites of Canberra including Woden, Tuggeranong, Weston Creek and Belconnen. Currently Gungahlin comprises 11 suburbs,... |
1998 | Website | K–10 |
| Kaleen High School | Kaleen Kaleen, Australian Capital Territory Kaleen is a suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen. The postcode is 2617. The suburb's name means ‘water’ in the language of the Wiradhuri Aboriginal tribe of the Central West of New South Wales. It was gazetted on 15 January 1974. The streets are named after Australian Rivers.The suburb is... |
Belconnen Belconnen Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory .... |
1978 | Website | |
| Kingsford Smith School | Holt Holt, Australian Capital Territory Holt is a suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen. It was gazetted on 2 July 1970 and was named after Harold Holt, Prime Minister of Australia 1966-67. Streets are named after sportsmen and sportswomen.... |
Belconnen Belconnen Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory .... |
2009 | Website | K–7 in 2009, K–8 in 2010, K–9 in 2011, K–10 in 2012 |
| Lanyon High School Lanyon High School Lanyon High School is a secondary school located in Conder, Australian Capital Territory. It serves the Lanyon Valley and surrounding rural areas in the Tuggeranong district of Canberra, Australia... |
Conder Conder, Australian Capital Territory Conder is one of three suburbs in the Lanyon Valley in Canberra, Australia. It lies in the district of Tuggeranong. The three suburbs are presently the southernmost suburbs of the city, although the small settlement of Tharwa exists only a short distance further south.Named after artist Charles... |
Tuggeranong Tuggeranong Tuggeranong is the southernmost town centre of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It comprises 19 suburbs with a total of 31,819 dwellings, housing 87,119 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory . The district occupies 117 square kilometres to the east of the... |
1996 | Website | Follow LanyonHS on Twitter |
| Lyneham High School | Lyneham Lyneham, Australian Capital Territory Lyneham is a suburb of Canberra, Australia in the North Canberra district. It is named after Sir William Lyne, premier of the Australian state of New South Wales from 1899 to 1901. The suburb name was gazetted in 1928, but development did not commence until 1958. The streets of Lyneham are named... |
North Canberra North Canberra North Canberra, also known as the Inner North, is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 14 suburbs with 19,115 dwellings housing 42,113 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory... |
1959 | Website | |
| Melba Copland Secondary School (Melba Campus) | Melba Melba, Australian Capital Territory Melba is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Melba is in the district of Belconnen.The suburb of Melba is named after Dame Nellie Melba , the first internationally-recognised Australian opera soprano... |
Belconnen Belconnen Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory .... |
1976 | Website | Formerly Melba HS; merged in 2006 with Copland College |
| Melrose High School Melrose High School (Canberra) Melrose High School is a government school located in the Canberra suburb of Pearce. It serves years 7 through to 10. The school's name is taken from an old property that was located in the Woden area, which in turn was named after the town called Melrose in Scotland... |
Pearce Pearce, Australian Capital Territory Pearce is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Woden. The postcode is 2607. It was named after the longest-serving Senator and longest-serving Minister in Australia's federal history, Sir George Pearce.... |
Woden Valley Woden Valley Woden Valley is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. Its name is taken from the name of a nearby homestead owned by Dr James Murray who named the homestead after the Old English god Woden in October 1837. He named it this as he was to spend his life in the pursuit of wisdom and... |
1970 | Website | |
| Stromlo High School Stromlo High School Stromlo High School is a high school located in Waramanga, Australian Capital Territory. Stromlo came into being after the merger of Weston creek high school & Holder high school in 1990. in Its postcode is 2611. Stromlo High School has over 700 students and is the only high school in Australian... |
Waramanga Waramanga, Australian Capital Territory Waramanga is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia located in the district of Weston Creek.Waramanga was established in the late 1960s and was named after the Aboriginal tribe of Central Australia, also known as the Warumungu people.-History:The Weston Creek district was... |
Weston Creek Weston Creek Weston Creek is a residential district of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, situated to the west of the Woden Valley district and approximately 13 km southwest of the Canberra city centre... |
1972 | Website | 6–10. Formerly Weston Creek HS until 1991 |
| Telopea Park School Telopea Park School Telopea Park School is a public school in Canberra, Australia. It is named after the adjacent Telopea Park. It was founded in 1923, making it the oldest operating school in Canberra... |
Barton Barton, Australian Capital Territory Barton is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Barton is named after Sir Edmund Barton, Australia's first Prime Minister. Streets in Barton are named after Governors.... |
South Canberra South Canberra South Canberra or the Inner South is a central district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia.South Canberra is located to the south of Canberra's city centre, on the south bank of Lake Burley Griffin.... |
1923 | Website | K–10. IB Middle Years; bilingual French-Australian since 1984 |
| Wanniassa School | Wanniassa Wanniassa, Australian Capital Territory Wanniassa is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. It is located towards the north of the district. The suburb takes its name from a pastoral property granted to Thomas McQuoid in 1835, which he named after Wanajassa in West Java, Indonesia, where McQuoid had previously... |
Tuggeranong Tuggeranong Tuggeranong is the southernmost town centre of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It comprises 19 suburbs with a total of 31,819 dwellings, housing 87,119 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory . The district occupies 117 square kilometres to the east of the... |
1981 | Website | K–10 |
Secondary Colleges (11–12)
| Name | Suburb | District | Opened | Website | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra College (Weston Campus) | Stirling Stirling, Australian Capital Territory Stirling is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. It is located in the Weston Creek district.The suburb is named after Sir James Stirling who was the first Governor of Western Australia between 1829–1839 and established settlements at Perth and Fremantle in 1829... |
Weston Creek Weston Creek Weston Creek is a residential district of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, situated to the west of the Woden Valley district and approximately 13 km southwest of the Canberra city centre... |
1977 | Website | Formerly Stirling College until 1997 |
| Canberra College (Woden Campus) | Phillip Phillip, Australian Capital Territory Phillip is a suburb of Canberra, Australia in the district of Woden Valley. It is located in the centre of the district and contains the district's main commercial centre, Woden Town Centre. The suburb is named after Arthur Phillip, the first Governor of New South Wales. The suburb name was... |
Woden Valley Woden Valley Woden Valley is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. Its name is taken from the name of a nearby homestead owned by Dr James Murray who named the homestead after the Old English god Woden in October 1837. He named it this as he was to spend his life in the pursuit of wisdom and... |
1976 | Website | IB Diploma from 2009. Formerly Phillip College until 1997 |
| Dickson College Dickson College Dickson College is a two-year secondary college located in the Canberra suburb of Dickson, Australian Capital Territory. It was created in 1976 when Dickson High School closed.... |
Dickson Dickson, Australian Capital Territory Dickson is a suburb in the Inner North of Canberra, Australia. It is named after Sir James Dickson who was a Queensland advocate of Australian Federation and one of the founders of the Australian Constitution... |
North Canberra North Canberra North Canberra, also known as the Inner North, is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 14 suburbs with 19,115 dwellings housing 42,113 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory... |
1962 | Website | Became College in 1976 |
| Erindale College Erindale College Erindale College may refer to:* Erindale College, a secondary college located in Wanniassa, Australian Capital Territory* Erindale College, an alternate name for the University of Toronto Mississauga... |
Wanniassa Wanniassa, Australian Capital Territory Wanniassa is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. It is located towards the north of the district. The suburb takes its name from a pastoral property granted to Thomas McQuoid in 1835, which he named after Wanajassa in West Java, Indonesia, where McQuoid had previously... |
Tuggeranong Tuggeranong Tuggeranong is the southernmost town centre of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It comprises 19 suburbs with a total of 31,819 dwellings, housing 87,119 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory . The district occupies 117 square kilometres to the east of the... |
1981 | Website | |
| Hawker College | Hawker Hawker, Australian Capital Territory Hawker Hawker Hawker (postcode: 2614, is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Hawker is in the district of Belconnen.The suburb of Hawker is named after Charles Hawker (1894–1938), Member of the House of Representatives from 1929–1938 and Federal minister in 1932... |
Belconnen Belconnen Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory .... |
1976 | Website | |
| Lake Ginninderra College Lake Ginninderra College University of Canberra Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra, formerly known as Lake Ginninderra College until 2011, is a public secondary college catering for students in Years 11 and 12... |
Belconnen Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory Belconnen is a suburb of Canberra, Australia in the district of Belconnen. It contains the Belconnen Town Centre, Lake Ginninderra and several residential areas. It is bounded by Ginninderra Drive, Aikman Drive, Eastern Valley Way, Belconnen Way and Coulter Drive... |
Belconnen Belconnen Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory .... |
1987 | Website | |
| Lake Tuggeranong College Lake Tuggeranong College Lake Tuggeranong College is an Australian Capital Territory public school catering to Year 11 and 12 students . It is located in the Tuggeranong, Canberra, close to Tuggeranong Town Centre and on the shores of Lake Tuggeranong in Greenway. The current principal is Dr... |
Greenway Greenway, Australian Capital Territory Greenway is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. The postcode is 2900. The suburb is named after the architect, Francis Greenway . It was gazetted on 17 October 1986. The streets are named after architects... |
Tuggeranong Tuggeranong Tuggeranong is the southernmost town centre of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It comprises 19 suburbs with a total of 31,819 dwellings, housing 87,119 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory . The district occupies 117 square kilometres to the east of the... |
1990 | Website | |
| Melba Copland Secondary School (Copland Campus) | Melba Melba, Australian Capital Territory Melba is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Melba is in the district of Belconnen.The suburb of Melba is named after Dame Nellie Melba , the first internationally-recognised Australian opera soprano... |
Belconnen Belconnen Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory .... |
1978 | Website | Formerly Copland College; merged in 2006 with Melba HS; IB Diploma |
| Narrabundah College Narrabundah College Narrabundah College is a government college that teaches the last two years of secondary education in the Australian Capital Territory. It was the first school in Australia to offer the International Baccalaureate, starting the programme in February 1978.... |
Narrabundah Narrabundah, Australian Capital Territory Narrabundah is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 'Narrabundah' is a Ngunnawal word meaning 'bird of prey', celebrated in the sculpture by Andy Townshend and Suzie Bleach, in the park opposite the main shops.... |
South Canberra South Canberra South Canberra or the Inner South is a central district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia.South Canberra is located to the south of Canberra's city centre, on the south bank of Lake Burley Griffin.... |
1961 | Website | IB Diploma. Became College in 1976 |
Other schools
| Name | Suburb | District | Opened | Website | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain School | O'Connor O'Connor, Australian Capital Territory O'Connor is a suburb of Canberra, Australia in the North Canberra district. It was named after Richard Edward O'Connor , who was a judge in the High Court and a founder of the Australian constitution. Street names in O'Connor are named after explorers, Australian flora, legislators and pioneers... |
North Canberra North Canberra North Canberra, also known as the Inner North, is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 14 suburbs with 19,115 dwellings housing 42,113 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory... |
1954 | Website | Intellectual disabilities. Formerly Koomarri until 2003 |
| Cranleigh School | Holt Holt, Australian Capital Territory Holt is a suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen. It was gazetted on 2 July 1970 and was named after Harold Holt, Prime Minister of Australia 1966-67. Streets are named after sportsmen and sportswomen.... |
Belconnen Belconnen Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory .... |
1974 | Website | Intellectual disabilities |
| Malkara School | Garran Garran, Australian Capital Territory Garran is a suburb in the Woden district of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory. Garran was named after Sir Robert Garran who made numerous contributions to the development of higher education in Canberra. The streets in Garran are named after Australian writers. On Census night 2006,... |
Woden Valley Woden Valley Woden Valley is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. Its name is taken from the name of a nearby homestead owned by Dr James Murray who named the homestead after the Old English god Woden in October 1837. He named it this as he was to spend his life in the pursuit of wisdom and... |
1970 | Website | Intellectual disabilities |
| The Woden School | Deakin Deakin, Australian Capital Territory Deakin is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Deakin is named after Alfred Deakin, second prime minister of Australia... |
South Canberra South Canberra South Canberra or the Inner South is a central district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia.South Canberra is located to the south of Canberra's city centre, on the south bank of Lake Burley Griffin.... |
1974 | Website | Intellectual disabilities |
| Turner Early Childhood Centre | Turner Turner, Australian Capital Territory Turner is a leafy early Canberra suburb, close to Canberra City and the Australian National University .... |
North Canberra North Canberra North Canberra, also known as the Inner North, is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 14 suburbs with 19,115 dwellings housing 42,113 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory... |
1971 | Formerly Hartley Street School |
Closed public schools
| Name | Suburb | District | Opened | Closed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acton Primary School | Acton Acton, Australian Capital Territory Acton is a suburb of Canberra, Australia. Acton covers an area west of the CBD, bordered by Black Mountain to the west and Lake Burley Griffin in the south... |
North Canberra North Canberra North Canberra, also known as the Inner North, is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 14 suburbs with 19,115 dwellings housing 42,113 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory... |
1920 | 1923 | |
| Canberra Primary School | City | North Canberra North Canberra North Canberra, also known as the Inner North, is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 14 suburbs with 19,115 dwellings housing 42,113 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory... |
1880 | 1914 | |
| Charnwood High School | Charnwood Charnwood, Australian Capital Territory Charnwood is a suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory.-Design:Charnwood's design was based on the Radburn town planning principle. Under this design, houses were to face common parkland, with the suburb's streets servicing garages situated at the rear of... |
Belconnen Belconnen Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory .... |
1981 | 1996 | |
| Chifley Primary School | Chifley Chifley, Australian Capital Territory Chifley is a suburb of Canberra, Australia in the district of Woden Valley.It was named after Joseph Benedict Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia from July 1945 to December 1949. The streets of Chifley are named for Scientists and Educationalists... |
Woden Valley Woden Valley Woden Valley is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. Its name is taken from the name of a nearby homestead owned by Dr James Murray who named the homestead after the Old English god Woden in October 1837. He named it this as he was to spend his life in the pursuit of wisdom and... |
1966 | 1988 | Closed and reformed as Melrose PS |
| Cook Primary School | Cook Cook, Australian Capital Territory Cook is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Cook is in the district of Belconnen. On Census night 2006, Cook had a population of 2,817 people.... |
Belconnen Belconnen Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory .... |
1969 | 2007 | |
| Deakin High School | Deakin Deakin, Australian Capital Territory Deakin is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Deakin is named after Alfred Deakin, second prime minister of Australia... |
South Canberra South Canberra South Canberra or the Inner South is a central district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia.South Canberra is located to the south of Canberra's city centre, on the south bank of Lake Burley Griffin.... |
1966 | 1988 | Closed and reformed as Alfred Deakin HS |
| Downer Primary School | Downer Downer, Australian Capital Territory Downer is a suburb of Canberra, Australia, in the city's inner north. The suburb is bounded by Northbourne Avenue, Antill Street and Philip Avenue.... |
North Canberra North Canberra North Canberra, also known as the Inner North, is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 14 suburbs with 19,115 dwellings housing 42,113 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory... |
1962 | 1988 | |
| Duntroon Primary School | Campbell Campbell, Australian Capital Territory Campbell is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Covering an area to the South East of the central business district, Campbell sits at the base of Mount Ainslie. On Census night 2006, Campbell had a population of 4,797 people... |
North Canberra North Canberra North Canberra, also known as the Inner North, is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 14 suburbs with 19,115 dwellings housing 42,113 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory... |
1914 | 1971 | |
| Fisher Primary School | Fisher Fisher, Australian Capital Territory Fisher is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia located in the district of Weston Creek. Fisher was named after Andrew Fisher , coal miner, founding member of the federal parliamentary Labor Party and Prime Minister of Australia for three terms between 1908 and 1915... |
Weston Creek Weston Creek Weston Creek is a residential district of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, situated to the west of the Woden Valley district and approximately 13 km southwest of the Canberra city centre... |
1972 | 1988 | |
| Flynn Primary School | Flynn Flynn, Australian Capital Territory Flynn is a suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen the postcode is 2615. The suburb is named after John Flynn, who was a Presbyterian Minister and Missionary who was mainly responsible for the formation of the Australian Inland Mission Aerial Medical service in 1928. Flynn was the forerunner... |
Belconnen Belconnen Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory .... |
1974 | 2006 | |
| Ginninderra School | Nicholls Nicholls, Australian Capital Territory Nicholls is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Gungahlin is named after Sir Douglas Nicholls , a former Governor of South Australia. It was gazetted on 18 October 1991. Streets are named after sportsmen and sportswomen.... |
Gungahlin Gungahlin Gungahlin is a name of a district and the northernmost town centre of Canberra, Australia. Gungahlin is situated 10 km north of Canberra's city centre and is one of five satellites of Canberra including Woden, Tuggeranong, Weston Creek and Belconnen. Currently Gungahlin comprises 11 suburbs,... |
1870 | 1911 | |
| Ginninderra District High School | Holt Holt, Australian Capital Territory Holt is a suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen. It was gazetted on 2 July 1970 and was named after Harold Holt, Prime Minister of Australia 1966-67. Streets are named after sportsmen and sportswomen.... |
Belconnen Belconnen Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory .... |
1974 | 2005 | Demolished and Kingsford Smith School built on site |
| Griffith Primary School | Griffith Griffith, Australian Capital Territory Griffith is an early inner-south suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Griffith is named after Sir Samuel Griffith, who was chosen in 1903 as the first Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia and retained his position until retirement in 1919... |
South Canberra South Canberra South Canberra or the Inner South is a central district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia.South Canberra is located to the south of Canberra's city centre, on the south bank of Lake Burley Griffin.... |
1955 | 1995 | |
| Gungahleen School | Lyneham Lyneham, Australian Capital Territory Lyneham is a suburb of Canberra, Australia in the North Canberra district. It is named after Sir William Lyne, premier of the Australian state of New South Wales from 1899 to 1901. The suburb name was gazetted in 1928, but development did not commence until 1958. The streets of Lyneham are named... |
North Canberra North Canberra North Canberra, also known as the Inner North, is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 14 suburbs with 19,115 dwellings housing 42,113 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory... |
1873 | 1923 | |
| Hackett Primary School | Hackett Hackett, Australian Capital Territory Hackett is an Inner North suburb of Canberra. It was named after Sir John Winthrop Hackett , who was a newspaper editor and worker for the Federation of Australia. Streets in Hackett are named after scientists.... |
North Canberra North Canberra North Canberra, also known as the Inner North, is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 14 suburbs with 19,115 dwellings housing 42,113 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory... |
1964 | 1991 | |
| Hall Primary School Hall Primary School Hall Primary School was a rural primary school on the northern outskirts of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory. It was Canberra's oldest continually operating school, having opened in 1911, until its closure was announced on 13 December 2006, by the Education Minister, Andrew Barr as... |
Hall Hall, Australian Capital Territory Hall is a small town in the north of the Australian Capital Territory , Australia. It was founded in 1882, named after the first landholder in the area, Henry Hall. In 1911 Hall was included within the boundary of the land allocated for the Australian Capital Territory, close to the north western... |
1911 | 2006 | ||
| Higgins Primary School | Higgins Higgins, Australian Capital Territory Higgins is a suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen. The postcode is 2615. The suburb is named after politician and judge Henry Bournes Higgins . It was gazetted on 6 June 1968... |
Belconnen Belconnen Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory .... |
1971 | 2008 | Amalgamated into Kingsford Smith School |
| Holder High School | Holder Holder, Australian Capital Territory The suburb of Holder is a part of the Weston Creek District of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, and is located 13 km to the southwest of the Canberra city centre... |
Weston Creek Weston Creek Weston Creek is a residential district of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, situated to the west of the Woden Valley district and approximately 13 km southwest of the Canberra city centre... |
1975 | 1993 | Amalgamated with Weston Creek (Stromlo) HS in 1991 |
| Holder Primary School | Holder Holder, Australian Capital Territory The suburb of Holder is a part of the Weston Creek District of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, and is located 13 km to the southwest of the Canberra city centre... |
Weston Creek Weston Creek Weston Creek is a residential district of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, situated to the west of the Woden Valley district and approximately 13 km southwest of the Canberra city centre... |
1972 | 1991 | |
| Holt Primary School | Holt Holt, Australian Capital Territory Holt is a suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen. It was gazetted on 2 July 1970 and was named after Harold Holt, Prime Minister of Australia 1966-67. Streets are named after sportsmen and sportswomen.... |
Belconnen Belconnen Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory .... |
1973 | 2008 | Amalgamated into Kingsford Smith School |
| Kambah High School | Kambah Kambah, Australian Capital Territory Kambah is the northernmost suburb in the district of Tuggeranong, Canberra. It is located just south of the Mount Taylor in the Canberra Nature Park. It is located north of the suburbs of Greenway and Wanniassa... |
Tuggeranong Tuggeranong Tuggeranong is the southernmost town centre of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It comprises 19 suburbs with a total of 31,819 dwellings, housing 87,119 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory . The district occupies 117 square kilometres to the east of the... |
1976 | 2007 | K–10 school to be opened on site in 2011 |
| Kowen School | Kowen Forest | 1875 | 1906 | ||
| Majura School | Majura | 1874 | 1930 | ||
| Melba Primary School | Melba Melba, Australian Capital Territory Melba is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Melba is in the district of Belconnen.The suburb of Melba is named after Dame Nellie Melba , the first internationally-recognised Australian opera soprano... |
Belconnen Belconnen Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory .... |
1973 | 1997 | Merged with Spence PS to form Mount Rogers Community School |
| Melrose Primary School | Chifley Chifley, Australian Capital Territory Chifley is a suburb of Canberra, Australia in the district of Woden Valley.It was named after Joseph Benedict Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia from July 1945 to December 1949. The streets of Chifley are named for Scientists and Educationalists... |
Woden Valley Woden Valley Woden Valley is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. Its name is taken from the name of a nearby homestead owned by Dr James Murray who named the homestead after the Old English god Woden in October 1837. He named it this as he was to spend his life in the pursuit of wisdom and... |
1989 | 2006 | Established following closure of Chifley PS & Pearce PS |
| Mount Neighbour Primary School | Kambah Kambah, Australian Capital Territory Kambah is the northernmost suburb in the district of Tuggeranong, Canberra. It is located just south of the Mount Taylor in the Canberra Nature Park. It is located north of the suburbs of Greenway and Wanniassa... |
Tuggeranong Tuggeranong Tuggeranong is the southernmost town centre of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It comprises 19 suburbs with a total of 31,819 dwellings, housing 87,119 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory . The district occupies 117 square kilometres to the east of the... |
1975 | 2006 | |
| Mulligans Flat School | Throsby Throsby, Australian Capital Territory Throsby is a designated suburb of Canberra, Australia in the district of Gungahlin. The suburb is adjacent to the suburbs of Kenny and Harrison and is bounded by the Federal Highway to the east, the ACT/NSW border to the north, Horse Park Drive to the south and the Goorooyarroo nature reserve to... |
Gungahlin Gungahlin Gungahlin is a name of a district and the northernmost town centre of Canberra, Australia. Gungahlin is situated 10 km north of Canberra's city centre and is one of five satellites of Canberra including Woden, Tuggeranong, Weston Creek and Belconnen. Currently Gungahlin comprises 11 suburbs,... |
1896 | 1931 | |
| Narrabundah School | Narrabundah Narrabundah, Australian Capital Territory Narrabundah is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 'Narrabundah' is a Ngunnawal word meaning 'bird of prey', celebrated in the sculpture by Andy Townshend and Suzie Bleach, in the park opposite the main shops.... |
South Canberra South Canberra South Canberra or the Inner South is a central district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia.South Canberra is located to the south of Canberra's city centre, on the south bank of Lake Burley Griffin.... |
1886 | 1900 | |
| North Curtin Primary School | Curtin Curtin, Australian Capital Territory Curtin is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Woden. The postcode is 2605.It is next to the suburbs of Yarralumla, Deakin, Hughes, Lyons and Weston... |
Woden Valley Woden Valley Woden Valley is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. Its name is taken from the name of a nearby homestead owned by Dr James Murray who named the homestead after the Old English god Woden in October 1837. He named it this as he was to spend his life in the pursuit of wisdom and... |
1966 | 1982 | Closed and reformed with South Curtin PS as Curtin PS |
| Page Primary School | Page Page, Australian Capital Territory Page is a suburb of Canberra, in the district of Belconnen. The suburb is named in honour of Sir Earle Page, a former Prime Minister. Streets in Page are named in honour of Australian scientists... |
Belconnen Belconnen Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory .... |
1970 | 1988 | |
| Pearce Primary School | Pearce Pearce, Australian Capital Territory Pearce is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Woden. The postcode is 2607. It was named after the longest-serving Senator and longest-serving Minister in Australia's federal history, Sir George Pearce.... |
Woden Valley Woden Valley Woden Valley is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. Its name is taken from the name of a nearby homestead owned by Dr James Murray who named the homestead after the Old English god Woden in October 1837. He named it this as he was to spend his life in the pursuit of wisdom and... |
1967 | 1988 | |
| Rivett Primary School | Rivett Rivett, Australian Capital Territory Rivett is a residential suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, established in the late 1960s. On Census night 2006, Rivett had a population of 3,069 people... |
Weston Creek Weston Creek Weston Creek is a residential district of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, situated to the west of the Woden Valley district and approximately 13 km southwest of the Canberra city centre... |
1972 | 2006 | |
| Royalla Public School | Royalla | 1892 | 1935 | ||
| Russell Hill Primary School | Russell Russell, Australian Capital Territory Russell is a suburb of Canberra, Australia in the North Canberra district. Russell is one of the smallest suburbs in Canberra, comprising a number of government offices but no private residences... |
North Canberra North Canberra North Canberra, also known as the Inner North, is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 14 suburbs with 19,115 dwellings housing 42,113 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory... |
1927 | 1930 | |
| School Without Walls | Acton, Braddon and Ainslie Acton, Australian Capital Territory Acton is a suburb of Canberra, Australia. Acton covers an area west of the CBD, bordered by Black Mountain to the west and Lake Burley Griffin in the south... |
North Canberra North Canberra North Canberra, also known as the Inner North, is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 14 suburbs with 19,115 dwellings housing 42,113 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory... |
1974 | 1997 | Closed by the department |
| Scullin Primary School | Scullin Scullin, Australian Capital Territory Scullin is a suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen. The postcode is 2614. The suburb is named after Prime Minister James Henry Scullin. It was gazetted on 6 June 1968. Streets are named after aviators.... |
Belconnen Belconnen Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory .... |
1970 | 1988 | Closed and reformed as Southern Cross PS |
| South Curtin Primary School | Curtin Curtin, Australian Capital Territory Curtin is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Woden. The postcode is 2605.It is next to the suburbs of Yarralumla, Deakin, Hughes, Lyons and Weston... |
Woden Valley Woden Valley Woden Valley is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. Its name is taken from the name of a nearby homestead owned by Dr James Murray who named the homestead after the Old English god Woden in October 1837. He named it this as he was to spend his life in the pursuit of wisdom and... |
1965 | 1982 | Closed and reformed with North Curtin PS as Curtin PS |
| Spence Primary School | Spence Spence, Australian Capital Territory Spence is a suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra. The postcode is 2615. The suburb is named after William Spence , one of the founders of the Australian Workers' Union and later a member of the first Australian House of Representatives. It was gazetted on 2 November 1972. Streets are named... |
Belconnen Belconnen Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory .... |
1977 | 1997 | Merged with Melba PS to form Mount Rogers Community School |
| Tharwa Primary School Tharwa Primary School Tharwa Primary School was located in the small village of Tharwa, Australian Capital Territory. It was built in 1898 and opened in 1899. The school had two classrooms for the primary school, plus a preschool room. While the current school dates from 1912, the site of the school made it the oldest... |
Tharwa Tharwa, Australian Capital Territory Tharwa is a small village within the Australian Capital Territory, south of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. At the 2006 census, Tharwa had a population of 109.... |
1899 | 2006 | ||
| Tuggeranong School | Chisholm Chisholm, Australian Capital Territory Chisholm is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong, named after Caroline Chisholm.It was gazetted on 5 August 1975, and streets are named after notable women.... |
Tuggeranong Tuggeranong Tuggeranong is the southernmost town centre of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It comprises 19 suburbs with a total of 31,819 dwellings, housing 87,119 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory . The district occupies 117 square kilometres to the east of the... |
1870 | 1940 | |
| Urambi Primary School | Kambah Kambah, Australian Capital Territory Kambah is the northernmost suburb in the district of Tuggeranong, Canberra. It is located just south of the Mount Taylor in the Canberra Nature Park. It is located north of the suburbs of Greenway and Wanniassa... |
Tuggeranong Tuggeranong Tuggeranong is the southernmost town centre of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It comprises 19 suburbs with a total of 31,819 dwellings, housing 87,119 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory . The district occupies 117 square kilometres to the east of the... |
1976 | 2010 | |
| Uriarra Primary School | Uriarra Uriarra, Australian Capital Territory Uriarra is a settlement in the Australian Capital Territory. It had been a forestry settlement from the 1920s to the 1980s.The 2003 bushfires destroyed 16 houses in Uriarra, with only 6 houses still standing afterwards... |
1936 | 2001 | Also open 1897–1907 | |
| Village Creek Primary School | Kambah Kambah, Australian Capital Territory Kambah is the northernmost suburb in the district of Tuggeranong, Canberra. It is located just south of the Mount Taylor in the Canberra Nature Park. It is located north of the suburbs of Greenway and Wanniassa... |
Tuggeranong Tuggeranong Tuggeranong is the southernmost town centre of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It comprises 19 suburbs with a total of 31,819 dwellings, housing 87,119 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory . The district occupies 117 square kilometres to the east of the... |
1975 | 2007 | |
| Waramanga Primary School | Waramanga Waramanga, Australian Capital Territory Waramanga is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia located in the district of Weston Creek.Waramanga was established in the late 1960s and was named after the Aboriginal tribe of Central Australia, also known as the Warumungu people.-History:The Weston Creek district was... |
Weston Creek Weston Creek Weston Creek is a residential district of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, situated to the west of the Woden Valley district and approximately 13 km southwest of the Canberra city centre... |
1970 | 1988 | Closed and reformed as Arawang PS |
| Watson High School | Watson Watson, Australian Capital Territory Watson is a suburb of Canberra, Australia in the North Canberra district. Watson is named after the third Prime Minister of Australia, John Christian Watson. The suburb name was gazetted on 7 April 1960. Streets in Watson are named after Australian judges and other legal professionals... |
North Canberra North Canberra North Canberra, also known as the Inner North, is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 14 suburbs with 19,115 dwellings housing 42,113 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory... |
1965 | 1988 | |
| Watson Primary School | Watson Watson, Australian Capital Territory Watson is a suburb of Canberra, Australia in the North Canberra district. Watson is named after the third Prime Minister of Australia, John Christian Watson. The suburb name was gazetted on 7 April 1960. Streets in Watson are named after Australian judges and other legal professionals... |
North Canberra North Canberra North Canberra, also known as the Inner North, is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 14 suburbs with 19,115 dwellings housing 42,113 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory... |
1970 | 1988 | Closed and reformed as Majura PS |
| Weston Creek High School | Waramanga Waramanga, Australian Capital Territory Waramanga is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia located in the district of Weston Creek.Waramanga was established in the late 1960s and was named after the Aboriginal tribe of Central Australia, also known as the Warumungu people.-History:The Weston Creek district was... |
Weston Creek Weston Creek Weston Creek is a residential district of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, situated to the west of the Woden Valley district and approximately 13 km southwest of the Canberra city centre... |
1972 | 1991 | Merged with Holder HS to form Stromlo HS |
| Weston Creek Primary School | Weston Weston, Australian Capital Territory Weston is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. On Census night 2006, Weston had a population of 3,176 people.... |
Weston Creek Weston Creek Weston Creek is a residential district of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, situated to the west of the Woden Valley district and approximately 13 km southwest of the Canberra city centre... |
1971 | 2006 | Formerly Weston PS until 2001 |
| Williamsdale Primary School | Williamsdale Williamsdale, New South Wales Williamsdale is a village on the New South Wales - Australian Capital Territory border in Australia on the Monaro Highway. The postcode is 2620.-Geology:... |
1892 | 1949 | ||
| Woden Valley High School | Phillip Phillip, Australian Capital Territory Phillip is a suburb of Canberra, Australia in the district of Woden Valley. It is located in the centre of the district and contains the district's main commercial centre, Woden Town Centre. The suburb is named after Arthur Phillip, the first Governor of New South Wales. The suburb name was... |
Woden Valley Woden Valley Woden Valley is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. Its name is taken from the name of a nearby homestead owned by Dr James Murray who named the homestead after the Old English god Woden in October 1837. He named it this as he was to spend his life in the pursuit of wisdom and... |
1968 | 1988 | |
| Yarralumla School | Yarralumla Yarralumla, Australian Capital Territory Yarralumla is a large inner south suburb of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. Located approximately south-west of the city, Yarralumla extends along the south-west bank of Lake Burley Griffin... |
South Canberra South Canberra South Canberra or the Inner South is a central district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia.South Canberra is located to the south of Canberra's city centre, on the south bank of Lake Burley Griffin.... |
1850 | 1906 |
Primary schools
| Name | Suburb | Category | District | Opened | Website | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra Christian School | Mawson Mawson, Australian Capital Territory Mawson is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Woden Valley.The suburb was gazetted in 1966 and named after the Antarctic explorer Sir Douglas Mawson. The theme for street names is Antarctic exploration.... |
7DA | Woden Valley | 1972 | Website | Previously Mawson 7DA |
| Canberra Montessori School | Holder Holder, Australian Capital Territory The suburb of Holder is a part of the Weston Creek District of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, and is located 13 km to the southwest of the Canberra city centre... |
Montessori | Weston Creek | 1980 | Website | |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School | Amaroo Amaroo, Australian Capital Territory Amaroo is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Gungahlin and was gazetted on 18 October 1991. Amaroo – which means ‘a beautiful place’ in one of the local Aboriginal dialects. Place names in Amaroo such as Shoalhaven Avenue are named after Australian rivers and lakes. Amaroo is adjacent... |
Catholic | Gungahlin | 2002 | Website | |
| Holy Family Parish Primary School | Gowrie Gowrie, Australian Capital Territory Gowrie is a suburb of Canberra, Australia, located in the northern end of the Tuggeranong Valley. Tuggeranong suburbs are the southernmost of Australia's capital city... |
Catholic | Tuggeranong | 1985 | Website | |
| Holy Spirit Primary School | Nicholls Nicholls, Australian Capital Territory Nicholls is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Gungahlin is named after Sir Douglas Nicholls , a former Governor of South Australia. It was gazetted on 18 October 1991. Streets are named after sportsmen and sportswomen.... |
Catholic | Gungahlin | 1996 | Website | K–6 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School | Curtin Curtin, Australian Capital Territory Curtin is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Woden. The postcode is 2605.It is next to the suburbs of Yarralumla, Deakin, Hughes, Lyons and Weston... |
Catholic | Woden Valley | 1966 | Website | |
| Islamic School of Canberra | Watson Watson, Australian Capital Territory Watson is a suburb of Canberra, Australia in the North Canberra district. Watson is named after the third Prime Minister of Australia, John Christian Watson. The suburb name was gazetted on 7 April 1960. Streets in Watson are named after Australian judges and other legal professionals... |
Islamic | North Canberra | 2005 | Website | Not to be confused with Canberra Islamic School, Yarralumla |
| Mother Teresa Primary School a campus of Good Shepherd Primary School Amaraoo | Harrison Harrison, Australian Capital Territory Harrison is a suburb of the district of Gungahlin in Canberra, Australia. The suburb is named after the former city planner Peter Harrison, who was instrumental in reviving Walter Burley Griffin's plan for the National Capital. The suburb is adjacent to the suburbs of Franklin, Gungahlin, Throsby,... |
Catholic | Gungahlin | 2010 | Website | K–2 |
| Rosary Primary School | Watson Watson, Australian Capital Territory Watson is a suburb of Canberra, Australia in the North Canberra district. Watson is named after the third Prime Minister of Australia, John Christian Watson. The suburb name was gazetted on 7 April 1960. Streets in Watson are named after Australian judges and other legal professionals... |
Catholic | North Canberra | 1963 | Website | |
| Sacred Heart Primary School | Pearce Pearce, Australian Capital Territory Pearce is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Woden. The postcode is 2607. It was named after the longest-serving Senator and longest-serving Minister in Australia's federal history, Sir George Pearce.... |
Catholic | Woden Valley | 1970 | Website | |
| St Anthony's Primary School | Wanniassa Wanniassa, Australian Capital Territory Wanniassa is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. It is located towards the north of the district. The suburb takes its name from a pastoral property granted to Thomas McQuoid in 1835, which he named after Wanajassa in West Java, Indonesia, where McQuoid had previously... |
Catholic | Tuggeranong | 1980 | Website | |
| St Bede's Primary School | Red Hill Red Hill, Australian Capital Territory Red Hill is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The suburb is named after the northernmost hill of the ridge to the west of the suburb. The ridge is a reserve and managed as part of the Canberra Nature Park. The hill is an element of the central Canberra design... |
Catholic | South Canberra | 1963 | Website | |
| St Benedict's Primary School | Narrabundah Narrabundah, Australian Capital Territory Narrabundah is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 'Narrabundah' is a Ngunnawal word meaning 'bird of prey', celebrated in the sculpture by Andy Townshend and Suzie Bleach, in the park opposite the main shops.... |
Catholic | South Canberra | 1955 | Website | |
| St Clare of Assisi Primary School | Conder Conder, Australian Capital Territory Conder is one of three suburbs in the Lanyon Valley in Canberra, Australia. It lies in the district of Tuggeranong. The three suburbs are presently the southernmost suburbs of the city, although the small settlement of Tharwa exists only a short distance further south.Named after artist Charles... |
Catholic | Tuggeranong | 1994 | Website | |
| St Francis of Assisi Primary School | Calwell Calwell, Australian Capital Territory Calwell is a medium sized suburb of Canberra, Australia in the district of Tuggeranong. Tuggeranong Hill is on its southern border and the Tuggeranong Homestead is to the north... |
Catholic | Tuggeranong | 1988 | Website | |
| St John the Apostle Primary School | Florey Florey, Australian Capital Territory Florey is a residential suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, in the district of Belconnen. It was gazetted on 5 August 1975 and most houses were constructed in the mid 1980s. A minor industrial area was located in the suburb prior to residential development.The streets of... |
Catholic | Belconnen | 1979 | Website | |
| St John Vianney's Primary School | Waramanga Waramanga, Australian Capital Territory Waramanga is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia located in the district of Weston Creek.Waramanga was established in the late 1960s and was named after the Aboriginal tribe of Central Australia, also known as the Warumungu people.-History:The Weston Creek district was... |
Catholic | Weston Creek | 1971 | Website | |
| St Joseph's Primary School | O'Connor O'Connor, Australian Capital Territory O'Connor is a suburb of Canberra, Australia in the North Canberra district. It was named after Richard Edward O'Connor , who was a judge in the High Court and a founder of the Australian constitution. Street names in O'Connor are named after explorers, Australian flora, legislators and pioneers... |
Catholic | North Canberra | 1956 | Website | |
| St Jude's Primary School | Holder Holder, Australian Capital Territory The suburb of Holder is a part of the Weston Creek District of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, and is located 13 km to the southwest of the Canberra city centre... |
Catholic | Weston Creek | 1975 | Website | |
| St Matthew's Primary School | Page Page, Australian Capital Territory Page is a suburb of Canberra, in the district of Belconnen. The suburb is named in honour of Sir Earle Page, a former Prime Minister. Streets in Page are named in honour of Australian scientists... |
Catholic | Belconnen | 1972 | Website | |
| St Michael's Primary School | Kaleen Kaleen, Australian Capital Territory Kaleen is a suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen. The postcode is 2617. The suburb's name means ‘water’ in the language of the Wiradhuri Aboriginal tribe of the Central West of New South Wales. It was gazetted on 15 January 1974. The streets are named after Australian Rivers.The suburb is... |
Catholic | Belconnen | 1983 | Website | |
| St Monica's Primary School | Evatt Evatt, Australian Capital Territory Evatt is a suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. It lies between the suburbs of McKellar, Belconnen, Florey, Melba and Spence. The postcode is 2617. It is named after Herbert Vere Evatt who was a Justice of the High Court and leader of the... |
Catholic | Belconnen | 1977 | Website | |
| St Peter & Paul Primary School | Garran Garran, Australian Capital Territory Garran is a suburb in the Woden district of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory. Garran was named after Sir Robert Garran who made numerous contributions to the development of higher education in Canberra. The streets in Garran are named after Australian writers. On Census night 2006,... |
Catholic | Woden Valley | 1967 | Website | |
| St Thomas Aquinas Primary School | Charnwood Charnwood, Australian Capital Territory Charnwood is a suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory.-Design:Charnwood's design was based on the Radburn town planning principle. Under this design, houses were to face common parkland, with the suburb's streets servicing garages situated at the rear of... |
Catholic | Belconnen | 1975 | Website | |
| St Thomas More's Primary School | Campbell Campbell, Australian Capital Territory Campbell is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Covering an area to the South East of the central business district, Campbell sits at the base of Mount Ainslie. On Census night 2006, Campbell had a population of 4,797 people... |
Catholic | North Canberra | 1960 | Website | |
| St Thomas the Apostle School | Kambah Kambah, Australian Capital Territory Kambah is the northernmost suburb in the district of Tuggeranong, Canberra. It is located just south of the Mount Taylor in the Canberra Nature Park. It is located north of the suburbs of Greenway and Wanniassa... |
Catholic | Tuggeranong | 1977 | Website | |
| St Vincent's Primary School | Aranda Aranda, Australian Capital Territory Aranda is a suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen. It is the eastern most suburb in Belconnen, located at the western foot of Black Mountain. Bounded on two sides by nature park, the suburb is characterised by its bush setting... |
Catholic | Belconnen | 1970 | Website |
High and K–12 schools
| Name | Suburb | Category | District | Opened | Website | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Gum Community School | Hackett Hackett, Australian Capital Territory Hackett is an Inner North suburb of Canberra. It was named after Sir John Winthrop Hackett , who was a newspaper editor and worker for the Federation of Australia. Streets in Hackett are named after scientists.... |
Independent | North Canberra | 1998 | Website | K–10 |
| Brindabella Christian College | Lyneham Lyneham, Australian Capital Territory Lyneham is a suburb of Canberra, Australia in the North Canberra district. It is named after Sir William Lyne, premier of the Australian state of New South Wales from 1899 to 1901. The suburb name was gazetted in 1928, but development did not commence until 1958. The streets of Lyneham are named... |
Christian | North Canberra | 1980 | Website | P-12 (by 2012); formerly O'Connor Christian School until 1997 |
| Burgmann Anglican School | Gungahlin Gungahlin, Australian Capital Territory Gungahlin is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district with the same name; Gungahlin. The postcode is 2912. Gungahlin is the name for the entire district, and also the town centre, but it is also the name of the suburb which Gungahlin Town Centre is in.... |
Anglican | Gungahlin | 1998 | Website | K–12 |
| Burgmann Anglican School | Forde Forde, Australian Capital Territory Forde is a northern suburb of the Canberra, Australia district of Gungahlin. It is named in honour of Frank Forde, a politician who was Prime Minister of Australia for a week in 1945 following the death of John Curtin. Forde is adjacent to the suburbs of Amaroo, Throsby and Bonner. It is bounded... |
Anglican | Gungahlin | 2009 | Website | K–2 |
| Canberra Girls' Grammar School Canberra Girls' Grammar School Canberra Girls' Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school predominantly for girls, located in Deakin, a suburb of Canberra, the capital of Australia.... |
Deakin Deakin, Australian Capital Territory Deakin is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Deakin is named after Alfred Deakin, second prime minister of Australia... |
Anglican | South Canberra | 1926 | Website | K–12 |
| Canberra Grammar School Canberra Grammar School Canberra Grammar School is an independent, day and boarding school for boys, located in Red Hill, a suburb of Canberra, the capital of Australia.... |
Red Hill Red Hill, Australian Capital Territory Red Hill is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The suburb is named after the northernmost hill of the ridge to the west of the suburb. The ridge is a reserve and managed as part of the Canberra Nature Park. The hill is an element of the central Canberra design... |
Anglican | South Canberra | 1929 | Website | K–12 |
| Covenant College Covenant College, Canberra Covenant College is an independent Christian primary and high school located in Gordon in the Australian Capital Territory and run by the Presbyterian Church of Australia... |
Gordon Gordon, Australian Capital Territory Gordon is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. The postcode is 2906. The suburb is named after the poet Adam Lindsay Gordon . It was gazetted on 12 March 1987... |
Presbyterian | Tuggeranong | 1991 | Website | K–10 |
| Daramalan College Daramalan College Daramalan College is an ACT senior high school in Canberra, Australia, located in the suburb of Dickson, near the Dickson Shopping Centre. It provides education from year 7 to year 12 , in a co-educational environment. Run by the Roman Catholic Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, it has an emblem of... |
Dickson Dickson, Australian Capital Territory Dickson is a suburb in the Inner North of Canberra, Australia. It is named after Sir James Dickson who was a Queensland advocate of Australian Federation and one of the founders of the Australian Constitution... |
Catholic | North Canberra | 1962 | Website | 7-12 |
| Emmaus Christian School | Dickson Dickson, Australian Capital Territory Dickson is a suburb in the Inner North of Canberra, Australia. It is named after Sir James Dickson who was a Queensland advocate of Australian Federation and one of the founders of the Australian Constitution... |
Christian | North Canberra | 1997 | Website | K–10 |
| The Galilee School | Mawson Mawson, Australian Capital Territory Mawson is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Woden Valley.The suburb was gazetted in 1966 and named after the Antarctic explorer Sir Douglas Mawson. The theme for street names is Antarctic exploration.... |
Independent | Woden Valley | Website | For "at risk" students years 7 -10 | |
| Marist College Canberra Marist College Canberra Marist College Canberra is an all-boys independent Catholic school school founded in 1968. The college is situated on 15 hectares and located in the Australian Capital Territory, Canberra. The college provides boys from years 4-12 with a well-rounded education. Founded by Marist Brothers, it... |
Pearce Pearce, Australian Capital Territory Pearce is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Woden. The postcode is 2607. It was named after the longest-serving Senator and longest-serving Minister in Australia's federal history, Sir George Pearce.... |
Catholic boys | Woden Valley | 1968 | Website | Boys 4–12 |
| Merici College Merici College Merici College is a Catholic girls' high school located in the suburb of Braddon in Canberra, Australia. It caters for secondary years 7 to 10, and college years 11 and 12. The Principal of the school is Mrs Catherine Rey.-History:... |
Braddon Braddon, Australian Capital Territory Braddon is an inner north suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Located north of the Canberra CBD, Braddon contains a commercial area centred on Mort and Lonsdale streets, which run parallel to Northbourne Avenue... |
Catholic girls | North Canberra | 1959 | Website | |
| Orana Steiner School | Weston Weston, Australian Capital Territory Weston is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. On Census night 2006, Weston had a population of 3,176 people.... |
Steiner | Weston Creek | 1981 | Website | K–12 |
| Radford College | Bruce Bruce, Australian Capital Territory Bruce is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Bruce was gazetted as a division on 6 June 1968 in recognition of Viscount Stanley Melbourne Bruce, the first Chancellor of the Australian National University and eighth Prime Minister of Australia. S. M. Bruce served as... |
Anglican | Belconnen | 1984 | Website | K–12 |
| St Clare's College St Clare's College, Canberra St Clare's College is a private, Roman Catholic school catering for girls from years 7 to 12. The college was established in 1965 and is located in the south Canberra suburb of Griffith, Australian Capital Territory, Australia... |
Griffith Griffith, Australian Capital Territory Griffith is an early inner-south suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Griffith is named after Sir Samuel Griffith, who was chosen in 1903 as the first Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia and retained his position until retirement in 1919... |
Catholic girls | South Canberra | 1965 | Website | |
| St Edmund's College St Edmund's College, Canberra St Edmund's College, is a private, Catholic, day school for boys, located in Griffith, a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.The college was established in 1954 by the Christian Brothers as St Edmund's War Memorial College... |
Griffith Griffith, Australian Capital Territory Griffith is an early inner-south suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Griffith is named after Sir Samuel Griffith, who was chosen in 1903 as the first Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia and retained his position until retirement in 1919... |
Catholic boys | South Canberra | 1954 | Website | Boys 4–12 |
| St Francis Xavier College | Florey Florey, Australian Capital Territory Florey is a residential suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, in the district of Belconnen. It was gazetted on 5 August 1975 and most houses were constructed in the mid 1980s. A minor industrial area was located in the suburb prior to residential development.The streets of... |
Catholic | Belconnen | 1976 | Website | |
| St Mary MacKillop College | Isabella Plains Isabella Plains, Australian Capital Territory Isabella Plains is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. The postcode is 2905. The suburb is indirectly named after Isabella Maria Brisbane , who was the daughter of Thomas Brisbane the colonial Governor of New South Wales when the area was first explored by white settlers... |
Catholic | Tuggeranong | 1998 | Website | Senior Campus, formerly St Peter's Catholic College |
| St Mary MacKillop College | Wanniassa Wanniassa, Australian Capital Territory Wanniassa is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. It is located towards the north of the district. The suburb takes its name from a pastoral property granted to Thomas McQuoid in 1835, which he named after Wanajassa in West Java, Indonesia, where McQuoid had previously... |
Catholic | Tuggeranong | 1998 | Website | Junior Campus, formerly Padua Catholic HS |
| Trinity Christian School Trinity Christian School, Canberra Trinity Christian School, founded in 1980, is a private Christian K-12, co-educational school located in Wanniassa in the Tuggeranong Valley of Canberra ACT Australia.-Facilities:... |
Wanniassa Wanniassa, Australian Capital Territory Wanniassa is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. It is located towards the north of the district. The suburb takes its name from a pastoral property granted to Thomas McQuoid in 1835, which he named after Wanajassa in West Java, Indonesia, where McQuoid had previously... |
Christian | Tuggeranong | 1980 | Website | K–12 |
Closed private schools
| Name | Suburb | District | Category | Opened | Closed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AME School AME School The Association of Modern Education School was opened in 1972 and ran as an independent community based school in Canberra until 1996.... , Duntroon |
Campbell Campbell, Australian Capital Territory Campbell is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Covering an area to the South East of the central business district, Campbell sits at the base of Mount Ainslie. On Census night 2006, Campbell had a population of 4,797 people... |
North Canberra | Independent | 1972 | 1976 | Moved to Weston in 1977 |
| AME School, Weston | Weston Weston, Australian Capital Territory Weston is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. On Census night 2006, Weston had a population of 3,176 people.... |
Weston Creek | Independent | 1977 | 1996 | Buildings merged with adjacent Orana School |
| Our Lady of Mercy Primary School | Braddon Braddon, Australian Capital Territory Braddon is an inner north suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Located north of the Canberra CBD, Braddon contains a commercial area centred on Mort and Lonsdale streets, which run parallel to Northbourne Avenue... |
North Canberra | Catholic | 1935 | 1973 | |
| Padua Catholic High School | Wanniassa Wanniassa, Australian Capital Territory Wanniassa is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. It is located towards the north of the district. The suburb takes its name from a pastoral property granted to Thomas McQuoid in 1835, which he named after Wanajassa in West Java, Indonesia, where McQuoid had previously... |
Tuggeranong | Catholic | 1978 | 1997 | Amalgamated into MacKillop Catholic College |
| St Brigid's Primary School | Dickson Dickson, Australian Capital Territory Dickson is a suburb in the Inner North of Canberra, Australia. It is named after Sir James Dickson who was a Queensland advocate of Australian Federation and one of the founders of the Australian Constitution... |
North Canberra | Catholic | 1960 | 1986 | |
| St Christopher's School | Forrest Forrest, Australian Capital Territory Forrest is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Forrest is named after Sir John Forrest, an explorer, legislator, Federalist, premier of Western Australia, and one of the fathers of the Australian Constitution... |
South Canberra | Catholic | 1928 | 1971 | |
| St Michael's Primary School | Lyneham Lyneham, Australian Capital Territory Lyneham is a suburb of Canberra, Australia in the North Canberra district. It is named after Sir William Lyne, premier of the Australian state of New South Wales from 1899 to 1901. The suburb name was gazetted in 1928, but development did not commence until 1958. The streets of Lyneham are named... |
North Canberra | Catholic | 1961 | 1973 | |
| St Peter Chanel's Primary School | Yarralumla Yarralumla, Australian Capital Territory Yarralumla is a large inner south suburb of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. Located approximately south-west of the city, Yarralumla extends along the south-west bank of Lake Burley Griffin... |
South Canberra | Catholic | 1956 | 1989 | |
| St Peter's Catholic College | Isabella Plains Isabella Plains, Australian Capital Territory Isabella Plains is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. The postcode is 2905. The suburb is indirectly named after Isabella Maria Brisbane , who was the daughter of Thomas Brisbane the colonial Governor of New South Wales when the area was first explored by white settlers... |
Tuggeranong | Catholic | 1989 | 1997 | Amalgamated into MacKillop Catholic College |