Schools in South Canberra, ACT

Showing the top 9 of 9 schools in the South Canberra region, ranked by ICSEA score.

#	School	Suburb	Type	Sector	Years	ICSEA	Enrolment
1	Canberra Grammar School	Red Hill	Combined	Independent	K-12	1,187	2,116
2	Forrest Primary School	Forrest	Primary	Government	K-6	1,145	479
3	Red Hill Primary School	Red Hill	Primary	Government	K-6	1,133	720
4	Narrabundah College	Narrabundah	Secondary	Government	11-12	1,131	977
5	St Bede's Primary School	Red Hill	Primary	Catholic	K-6	1,117	261
6	St Clare's College	Griffith	Secondary	Catholic	7-12	1,087	887
7	St Edmund's College Canberra	Griffith	Combined	Independent	4-12	1,080	935
8	St Benedict's Primary School	Narrabundah	Primary	Catholic	K-6	1,061	165
9	Narrabundah Early Childhood School	Narrabundah	Primary	Government	K-2	990	53

#1Canberra Grammar School

Red Hill·Combined · Independent · K-12

ICSEA

1,187

#2Forrest Primary School

Forrest·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

1,145

#3Red Hill Primary School

Red Hill·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

1,133

#4Narrabundah College

Narrabundah·Secondary · Government · 11-12

ICSEA

1,131

#5St Bede's Primary School

Red Hill·Primary · Catholic · K-6

ICSEA

1,117

#6St Clare's College

Griffith·Secondary · Catholic · 7-12

ICSEA

1,087

#7St Edmund's College Canberra

Griffith·Combined · Independent · 4-12

ICSEA

1,080

#8St Benedict's Primary School

Narrabundah·Primary · Catholic · K-6

ICSEA

1,061

#9Narrabundah Early Childhood School

Narrabundah·Primary · Government · K-2

ICSEA

990

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