Canberra Tamil School (est. 1991).
The Canberra Tamil School was established in 1991, with the support of the Canberra Tamil Association and with 24 students and five volunteers as teachers. The classes were conducted at Kambah Medical Centre As the number of students nearly doubled in a year, the school moved to the Erindale Active Leisure Centre in 1992. The students of the school performed at the Canberra Tamil Association’s Deepavali and Christmas functions in 1992. These performances were very well received by the audience In 1993, the school opened its second, North Campus at the Dickson Library. By joining the ACT Ethnic Schools Association in 1993, the school began to receive funding through Government grants
In 1998 students of the school began in national Tamil competitions conducted by the Sydney University graduates. Canberra Tamil School students have continued to receive awards at these national level competitions since 1998. The school began its own cultural and language performance in 1998. This annual function now features as a key event in the Canberra Tamil community’s calendar and is popular for the variety and the quality of performancesThe north Campus of the Canberra Tamil School was moved to the Nicholls Community Centre in 2003. The School has been instrumental not only in contributing to the multiculturalism locally but also sharing humanitarian sentiments with its kith and kin in the homeland. The annual function in 2005 was dedicated to raise funds to help the victims of 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami.
In 2009, the Valluvar Tamil School, which had been in operation since 1996, and the Canberra Tamil School merged, bringing together all Tamil students in Canberra. Also in 2009, the school dedicated its annual cultural function to raise funds to help the victims of the civil war in Sri Lanka. In 2009, the South Campus of the School moved to the Erindale College. The number of students attending the school exceeded the 100 mark. The school also initiated an annual Grandparents Day and an annual, day-long Sports Day, which featured traditional Tamil games.