The Canberra Grammar School Campbell Campus (Northside) offers a pathway from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 2 in a close-knit community where every child is known, every family is welcome, and every day builds the foundations of a lifetime of learning.
Located in Campbell, our Northside Campus is one of two Canberra Grammar Sschool primary campuses serving Canberra families. It is deliberately small — around 100 students from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 2 — because we believe that knowing every child is a small thing that matters in a big way.
Students benefit from the personalised attention that only a small campus can offer, while accessing the full depth of CGS’s resources, values, and community. The natural surroundings of our inner-north setting make it an ideal environment for early years learning.
After Year 2, students make a supported transition to our Red Hill Campus, continuing their CGS journey through to Year 6 and into Senior School.
Our programmes are carefully sequenced to meet children where they are and stretch them toward where they can go.
Pre-Kindergarten (4-year-old programme)
Play-based and inquiry-driven, our 4-year-old ‘Pre-Kindergarten’ programme builds the social, emotional, and early literacy foundations that set children up for confident learning. Every child’s natural curiosity is treated as a resource.
Looking for a 3-year-old Pre-School programme? That is available at our Red Hill Campus.
Kindergarten – Year 2
In Kindergarten, children transition into more structured learning without losing the spirit of exploration. Creativity, play, and academic progress sit side by side — as they should at this age.
In Years 1 and 2, students build growing independence as readers, writers, and thinkers. Close teacher–student relationships ensure every child is supported and extended at their own pace.
Canberra Grammar School is an authorised IB World School. At Campbell Campus, students enter the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) from their very first year.
The IB Approaches to Learning are built around five transferable skill categories – taught across every IB programme and embedded in every subject.
The PYP is delivered alongside the Australian Curriculum and Early Years Learning Framework.
CGS Care – Canberra Grammar School’s own before-school, after-school, and holiday care programme – is available at Campbell Campus for children from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 2. The programme is managed directly by the School, not outsourced.
Our educators actively engage children in a diverse range of indoor and outdoor activities.
Choosing Canberra Grammar School is the start of a continuous, well supported journey. Every transition is planned and every student is prepared.
Pre-Kindergarten – Campbell Campus
Play-based, inquiry-led early childhood education in a close-knit environment. Every child is seen and known.
Kindergarten – Year 2 – Campbell Campus
Building independence, literacy, numeracy, and a love of learning in small, connected classes.
Years 3 – 6 – Red Hill Campus
A supported transition to the Red Hill Campus, where students grow into confident, critical thinkers with access to a broader co-curriculum.
Senior School – Red Hill Campus
Years 7 – 12 with IB and HSC pathways, an extensive co-curriculum, and a community that has known your child since the beginning.
The CGS Campbell Campus offers Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, Year 1, and Year 2. After Year 2, students transition to the CGS Red Hill Campus to continue their primary education.
Approximately 100 students across Pre-Kindergarten to Year 2. This small enrolment is intentional — it ensures every child receives personalised attention and every family feels genuinely connected to the campus community.
The Campbell Campus is at 33 Blamey Crescent, Campbell ACT 2612 — in Canberra’s inner north, making it an accessible choice for families living or working in Braddon, Russell, Dickson, Ainslie, Hackett, Downer, and surrounding suburbs.
After Year 2, students make a planned, supported transition to the CGS Red Hill Campus for Years 3–6. The CGS community travels with them — the same values, the same culture, the same care. The transition is structured so students feel ready, not rushed.
The Campbell Campus is one of two CGS primary campuses. Both campuses are part of Canberra Grammar School — an independent Anglican school and IB World School — so Campbell Campus students are full CGS students from day one, with access to the full network of staff, resources, and community.
Our Campbell campus has one entry point in Pre-Kindergarten, and your child will progress through the campus until year 2. There are no transfers between the Northside and Southside campus.
Pre-School is for children aged three, while Pre-Kindergarten is for children aged four. Children can commence Pre-School once they have turned three years old.
In Pre-School, children become familiar with the routines, structure and learning environment of school through an age-appropriate curriculum designed for three-year-olds.
Pre-Kindergarten marks the beginning of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme, where students commence their primary education through an inquiry-based curriculum integrated with the Australian Curriculum and the Early Years Learning Framework.
You can apply to enrol via the CGS website or contact the enrolments team directly on +61 (2) 6260 9700 or enrolments@cgs.act.edu.au. We recommend enquiring early — places at Campbell Campus are limited.
Come and see the campus, meet the teachers, and get a feel for the community that could be your child’s second home.
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