Nicholls
Australian Capital Territory · Gungahlin · Australian Capital Territory
This profile uses the ABS Nicholls statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Nicholls 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 Nicholls SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Nicholls SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.
Government schools in Nicholls
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 Nicholls
- Combined · Government · Years K-10Enrolment1,261ICSEA1052
- Secondary · Catholic · Years 7-12Enrolment880ICSEA1089
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment733ICSEA1085
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All ACT schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSCommunities@Work Palmerston Out of School Hours CareCentre-Based Care · 163 places · Palmerston
- Exceeding NQSMargaret Hendry OSHCCentre-Based Care · 132 places · Taylor
- Exceeding NQSEdge Early Learning NgunnawalCentre-Based Care · 115 places · Ngunnawal
- Exceeding NQSHoly Spirit Early Learning Centre NichollsCentre-Based Care · 100 places · Nicholls
- Exceeding NQSNicholls Early Childhood CentreCentre-Based Care · 90 places · Nicholls
- Exceeding NQSMargaret Hendry School Preschool UnitCentre-Based Care · 88 places · Taylor
- Exceeding NQSGold Creek School - Nicholls Preschool UnitCentre-Based Care · 70 places · Nicholls
- Exceeding NQSPalmerston District Primary School - Preschool UnitCentre-Based Care · 66 places · Palmerston
- Meeting NQSTeamKids - Nicholls OSHCCentre-Based Care · 264 places · Nicholls
- Meeting NQSCommunities@Work Ngunnawal Out of School Hours CareCentre-Based Care · 132 places · Ngunnawal
- Meeting NQSTaylor Child CareCentre-Based Care · 110 places · Taylor
- Meeting NQSWonderschool (Taylor) Pty LtdCentre-Based Care · 110 places · Taylor
+ 10 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?
-45Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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