Mother Teresa School
40 Wimmerra Street, Harrison ACT 2914
Mother Teresa School is a Catholic combined primary and secondary school in Harrison, ACT from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 716 students. Its ICSEA is 1,102, where the national average is 1000.
Sector, 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: Mother Teresa School in Harrison is a Catholic school opened in 2010, with an Early Learning Centre and Kindergarten to Year 6, and is one of four Catholic schools in Gungahlin. Classrooms have large breakout spaces for small-group or individual work, and the school has a strong technology focus, with iPads or Chromebooks used in the upper primary years.
Often praised
- Flexible learning spaces
- Strong technology focus
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burgmann Anglican School Forde Campus | Forde | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.8 km | — | — |
| Burgmann Anglican School Valley Campus | Gungahlin | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.8 km | 1,165 | 1,755 |
| St John Paul II College | Nicholls | Catholic k–12 / combined | 5.1 km | 1,089 | 880 |
| Taqwa School | Moncrief | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.4 km | 1,099 | 407 |
| Brindabella Christian College Lyneham Campus | Lyneham | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.5 km | 1,154 | 929 |
| Emmaus Christian School | Dickson | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.6 km | 1,138 | 590 |
| Daramalan College | Dickson | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.6 km | 1,127 | 1,498 |
| Merici College | Braddon | Catholic k–12 / combined | 8.2 km | 1,138 | 992 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John Paul II College | Nicholls | Catholic k–12 / combined · 7-12 | 880 | 1,089 |
| St Clare's College | Griffith | Catholic k–12 / combined · 7-12 | 887 | 1,087 |
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.