30
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
Mount Taylor · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Mount Taylor
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Thirty schools are located within 3 kilometres of Mount Taylor, making it more school-rich than about 70% of similar areas. This high number of educational facilities stands out as the primary feature of the area's learning landscape.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 30 schools within a 3 km radius, which is a larger number of facilities than those found in about 70% of similar areas.
Schools serving Mount Taylor
30 schools — 14,916 students, average ICSEA 1,083.
By sector: Government 20 · Catholic 6 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 7 · Combined 3
| Wanniassa Hills Primary School, Wanniassa | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 340 | 1,061 |
| Farrer Primary School, Farrer | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 252 | 1,098 |
| Torrens Primary School, Torrens | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 394 | 1,079 |
| Wanniassa School, Wanniassa | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 538 | 991 |
| St Anthony's Parish Primary School, Wanniassa | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 421 | 1,067 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Pearce | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 210 | 1,131 |
| Melrose High School, Pearce | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 776 | 1,079 |
| Erindale College, Wanniassa | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 871 | 1,041 |
| Marist College Canberra, Pearce | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,852 | 1,142 |
| Namadgi School, Kambah | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 578 | 978 |
| Taylor Primary School, Kambah | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 286 | 1,043 |
| Mawson Primary School, Mawson | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 542 | 1,139 |
| Canberra Christian School, Mawson | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 228 | 1,087 |
| Trinity Christian School, Wanniassa | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,073 | 1,150 |
| Fadden Primary School, Fadden | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 229 | 1,076 |
| Monash Primary School, Monash | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 414 | 1,063 |
| St Thomas the Apostle Primary School, Kambah | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 325 | 1,082 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Gowrie | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 641 | 1,076 |
| Gowrie Primary School, Gowrie | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 228 | 1,043 |
| Arawang Primary School, Waramanga | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 469 | 1,113 |
| Mount Stromlo High School, Waramanga | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 846 | 1,085 |
| The Canberra College, Phillip | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 1,174 | 1,087 |
| Caroline Chisholm School, Chisholm | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 571 | 989 |
| Lyons Early Childhood School, Lyons | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 91 | 1,116 |
| Sts Peter and Paul Primary School, Garran | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 299 | 1,130 |
| St John Vianney's Primary School, Waramanga | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 159 | 1,094 |
| Chapman Primary School, Chapman | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 502 | 1,106 |
| Gilmore Primary School, Gilmore | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 113 | 981 |
| Communities@Work Galilee School, Kambah | Independent | Secondary | 5.7 km | 120 | 1,004 |
| Duffy Primary School, Duffy | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 374 | 1,088 |
Sources
- Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Taylor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071085/mount-taylor/topic/education