List of schools in the Australian Capital Territory

There are numerous public and non-governmental schools in the Australian Capital Territory. Children begin formal schooling at primary school in February when they are five years old (if they are due to turn five by 30 April in that year). Primary school consists of seven grades: kindergarten and years 1 to 6. From years 7 to 10 children attend high school, generally a different institution to their primary education. Children in years 11 to 12 attend a college normally studying five to six courses over two years. 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. Year 12 students wishing to pursue tertiary study must sit an "Australian Scaling Test" (ACT only) as part of a required "Tertiary Entrance Statement".

Note: schools with a separate article are highlighted in bold

Government schools

Non-Government Schools

Special Schools

* Birrigai Outdoor School
* Black Mountain School
* Cranleigh School
* Malkara School
* Turner Early Childhood Centre
* The Woden School

Closed schools

Government

* Duntroon Primary School (closed 1971)
* Dickson High School (closed 1976)
* Narrabundah High School (closed 1976)
* North Curtin Primary School (closed 1983)
* South Curtin Primary School (closed 1983)
* Watson High School (closed 1988)
* Downer Primary School (closed 1989)
* Fisher Primary School (closed 1989)
* Page Primary School (closed 1989)
* Pearce Primary School (closed 1989)
* Scullin Primary School (closed 1989)
* Woden Valley High School (closed 1989)
* Hackett Primary School (closed 1990)
* Holder Primary School (closed 1991)
* Holder High School (closed 1993)
* Griffith Primary School (closed 1995)
* Charnwood High School (closed 1995)
* School Without Walls (closed 1997)
* Spence Primary School (closed 1998)
* Uriarra Primary School (closed 2001)
* Ginninderra District High School (closed 2005)
* Hall Primary School (closed 2006)
* Flynn Primary School (closed 2006)
* Melrose Primary School (closed 2006)
* Mount Neighbour Primary School (closed 2006)
* Rivett Primary School (closed 2006)
* Tharwa Primary School (closed 2006)
* Weston Creek Primary School (closed (2006)
* Cook Primary School (closed 2007)
* Kambah High School (closed 2007)
* Village Creek Primary School (closed 2007)

Catholic

* St Christopher's School (closed 1971)
* St Michael's Primary School (closed 1973)
* Our Lady of Mercy Primary School (closed 1973)
* St Brigid's Primary School (closed 1986)
* St Peter Chanel's Primary School (closed 1989)

chools to be closed in the future

chools to close end of 2008

*Preschools
**Higgins
**Holt
**Isabella Plains
*Primary Schools
**Higgins
**Holt

chools to close end of 2010

*Village Creek Preschool

See also

* List of schools in Australia
* Education in the Australian Capital Territory

External links

* [http://www.decs.act.gov.au/ ACT Department of Education and Training]
* [http://www.gim.act.gov.au/website/gimmapviewer/viewer.htm?Service=All_Schools&Title=Canberra%20Schools&Logo=edu.bmp|http://www.det.act.gov.au/&QueryEdu=yes Map of schools in the ACT]
* [http://www.det.act.gov.au/schools/nongovschools.htm List of non-government schools in the ACT]