Public high schools in Australian Capital Territory, ranked

Every list here comes from a published government dataset, and each one measures a different thing. Results track family advantage closely, so read every position next to its ICSEA, and treat small cohorts as indicative only.

Largest schools

Total enrolments in the latest published year. Top 29 of 29 schools with data.

#	School	Suburb	Largest schools	ICSEA	Students
1	Amaroo School (7-10)Gifted class: Gifted class	Amaroo	1,638	1,070	1,638
2	Telopea Park School	Barton	1,586	1,153	1,586
3	Harrison School (7-10)	Harrison	1,365	1,058	1,365
4	Gold Creek School (7-10)	Nicholls	1,261	1,052	1,261
5	Canberra College	Phillip	1,174	1,087	1,174
6	Gungahlin College	Gungahlin	1,070	1,061	1,070
7	Lyneham High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class	Lyneham	1,034	1,132	1,034
8	Narrabundah College	Narrabundah	977	1,131	977
9	Dickson College	Dickson	899	1,101	899
10	Canberra High School	Macquarie	898	1,100	898
11	Alfred Deakin High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class	Deakin	881	1,132	881
12	Erindale College	Wanniassa	871	1,041	871
13	Mount Stromlo High School	Waramanga	846	1,085	846
14	University Of Canberra Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra	Belconnen	781	1,066	781
15	Melrose High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class	Pearce	776	1,079	776
16	Kingsford Smith School (7-10)	Holt	742	991	742
17	Evelyn Scott School (7-10)	Denman Prospect	717	1,107	717
18	Belconnen High School	Hawker	636	1,066	636
19	Lake Tuggeranong College	Tuggeranong	620	1,023	620
20	Hawker College	Hawker	605	1,073	605
21	Namadgi School	Kambah	578	978	578
22	Caroline Chisholm School	Chisholm	571	989	571
23	University Of Canberra High School Kaleen	Kaleen	571	1,056	571
24	Wanniassa School (7-10)	Wanniassa	538	991	538
25	Lanyon High School	Conder	524	1,005	524
26	Campbell High School	Campbell	420	1,120	420
27	Calwell High School	Calwell	371	972	371
28	Shirley Smith High School	Kenny	210	1,078	210
29	Aunty Agnes Shea High School	Taylor	83	1,051	83

Most language diversity

Share of students with a language background other than English. Top 28 of 28 schools with data.

#	School	Suburb	Most language diversity	ICSEA	Students
1	Narrabundah College	Narrabundah	65%	1,131	977
2	Telopea Park School	Barton	65%	1,153	1,586
3	Evelyn Scott School (7-10)	Denman Prospect	63%	1,107	717
4	Harrison School (7-10)	Harrison	55%	1,058	1,365
5	Amaroo School (7-10)Gifted class: Gifted class	Amaroo	52%	1,070	1,638
6	Lyneham High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class	Lyneham	45%	1,132	1,034
7	Shirley Smith High School	Kenny	45%	1,078	210
8	Alfred Deakin High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class	Deakin	39%	1,132	881
9	Dickson College	Dickson	39%	1,101	899
10	Gold Creek School (7-10)	Nicholls	39%	1,052	1,261
11	Canberra High School	Macquarie	37%	1,100	898
12	Gungahlin College	Gungahlin	37%	1,061	1,070
13	Kingsford Smith School (7-10)	Holt	35%	991	742
14	Melrose High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class	Pearce	31%	1,079	776
15	Belconnen High School	Hawker	27%	1,066	636
16	University Of Canberra Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra	Belconnen	27%	1,066	781
17	Canberra College	Phillip	26%	1,087	1,174
18	Hawker College	Hawker	24%	1,073	605
19	Wanniassa School (7-10)	Wanniassa	23%	991	538
20	Campbell High School	Campbell	22%	1,120	420
21	University Of Canberra High School Kaleen	Kaleen	21%	1,056	571
22	Calwell High School	Calwell	20%	972	371
23	Namadgi School	Kambah	20%	978	578
24	Caroline Chisholm School	Chisholm	19%	989	571
25	Lake Tuggeranong College	Tuggeranong	19%	1,023	620
26	Mount Stromlo High School	Waramanga	19%	1,085	846
27	Lanyon High School	Conder	16%	1,005	524
28	Erindale College	Wanniassa	12%	1,041	871