Harrison
Australian Capital Territory · Gungahlin · Australian Capital Territory
This profile uses the ABS Harrison statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Harrison is a locality in the Gungahlin area of Australian Capital Territory. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Harrison SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Harrison SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.
Government schools in Harrison
Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for ACT yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.
A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.
Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Harrison
- Combined · Government · Years K-10Enrolment1,365ICSEA1058
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment716ICSEA1102
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All ACT schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSThrosby Out of School Hours CareCentre-Based Care · 165 places · Throsby
- Exceeding NQSTeamKids - Good ShepherdCentre-Based Care · 150 places · Amaroo
- Exceeding NQSNeville Bonner Primary School - Preschool UnitCentre-Based Care · 110 places · Bonner
- Exceeding NQSHarrison Early Childhood CentreCentre-Based Care · 108 places · Harrison
- Exceeding NQSInsight Early Learning ThrosbyCentre-Based Care · 108 places · Throsby
- Exceeding NQS360 Early Education ThrosbyCentre-Based Care · 92 places · Throsby
- Exceeding NQSMother Teresa Early Learning Centre HarrisonCentre-Based Care · 88 places · Harrison
- Exceeding NQSHarrison School - Preschool UnitCentre-Based Care · 75 places · Harrison
- Exceeding NQSThrosby School - Preschool UnitCentre-Based Care · 44 places · Throsby
- Exceeding NQSBurgmann Anglican School Pre-Kindergarten - FordeCentre-Based Care · 25 places · Forde
- Meeting NQSHarrison OSHClubCentre-Based Care · 232 places · Harrison
- Meeting NQSCommunities@Work Amaroo Out of School Hours CareCentre-Based Care · 176 places · Amaroo
+ 7 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Where did the loss come from?
-100Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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