Black Mountain School
34 Faunce Crescent, 5 Cockle Street, O'Connor ACT 2601
Black Mountain School is a government special school in O'Connor, ACT for Year Other with about 108 students. Its ICSEA is 1,030, where the national average is 1000.
ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Public sources describe Black Mountain School as an ACT government specialist secondary school in O'Connor serving years 7 to 12 students with additional learning needs. The school is known for its Personal Futures Action Plan, an individualised plan developed with staff, students and families that guides each student's pathway through school and into post-school life. Students are grouped into Junior, Middle and Senior Learning Teams according to their learning goals, with a low student-to-teacher ratio supporting individualised, small-group instruction.
Often praised
- Personal Futures Action Plan for each student
- Low student-to-teacher ratio
- Structured Junior/Middle/Senior learning teams
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: low. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merici College | Braddon | Catholic k–12 / combined | 2.2 km | 1,138 | 992 |
| Brindabella Christian College Lyneham Campus | Lyneham | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.2 km | 1,154 | 929 |
| Daramalan College | Dickson | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.7 km | 1,127 | 1,498 |
| Emmaus Christian School | Dickson | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.0 km | 1,138 | 590 |
| Radford College | Bruce | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.2 km | 1,203 | 2,091 |
| Canberra Grammar School - Northside ECS | Campbell | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.9 km | — | — |
| Canberra Girls Grammar Junior School | Deakin | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.3 km | — | — |
| Canberra Girls Grammar School | Deakin | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.8 km | 1,177 | 1,203 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in ACT
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranleigh School | Holt | Public special · Other | 88 | 1,036 |
| Malkara School | Garran | Public special · Other | 73 | 1,021 |
| The Woden School | Deakin | Public special · Other | 93 | 1,046 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.