Canberra Christian School
64 Ainsworth Street, Mawson ACT 2607
Canberra Christian School is an independent combined primary and secondary school in Mawson, ACT from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 228 students. Its ICSEA is 1,087, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the publisher's site. About this link
ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Canberra Christian School in Mawson describes itself as a boutique, close-knit Christian school with an early learning centre, primary years and a distance education program. It emphasises play-based early learning, personalised attention and ten character traits such as faith, service, curiosity and gratitude. It reports a multicultural parent community and more than 50 years of history.
Often praised
- Close-knit boutique setting
- Christian character education
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra Grammar Primary School | Red Hill | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.6 km | — | — |
| Canberra Grammar School | Red Hill | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.9 km | 1,187 | 2,116 |
| Islamic School of Canberra | Weston | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.6 km | 1,073 | 455 |
| Canberra Girls Grammar School | Deakin | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.7 km | 1,177 | 1,203 |
| Orana Steiner School | Weston | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.0 km | 1,136 | 413 |
| Canberra Girls Grammar Junior School | Deakin | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.0 km | — | — |
| Canberra Montessori School | Holder | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.1 km | 1,128 | 96 |
| Communities@Work Galilee School Holder Campus | Holder | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.3 km | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant Christian School | Gordon | Independent k–12 / combined · K-10 | 320 | 1,090 |
| St Edmund's College Canberra | Griffith | Independent k–12 / combined · 4-12 | 935 | 1,080 |
| Taqwa School | Moncrief | Independent k–12 / combined · K-10 | 407 | 1,099 |
| Islamic School of Canberra | Weston | Independent k–12 / combined · K-11 | 455 | 1,073 |
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.