| Date | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Total | Description |
| Hurstville, New South Wales | 0 | 1 | 1 | A 13-year-old brought a gun to school from his home and was showing it to 14-year-old James Eldridge when the gun discharged, seriously wounding Eldridge. |
| Nailsworth, South Australia | 2 | 4 | 6 | After four convicts escaped Yatala Labour Prison, they were pursued by police in a running gunfight and eventually crashed opposite the Nailsworth School. Shots were fired between the prisoners and police in the schoolyard. In total, two perpetrators were killed and two officers and two civilians were wounded. |
| Longwarry, Victoria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8-year-old Clarence Budick was accidentally shot dead by another student who had found a loaded gun at North Longwarry State School. |
| Newtown, New South Wales | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11-year-old Desmond Hoddle was accidentally shot dead at the Newtown State School. |
| Manly, New South Wales | 1 | 0 | 1 | Manly Junior High School student Robert James Alder accidentally shot 14-year-old Colin Boyd to death inside a classroom. |
| Sydney, New South Wales | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14-year-old Graham Winslow was shot in the groin in a classroom at Naremburn Intermediate High School. |
| Gosford, New South Wales | 0 | 1 | 1 | A 13-year-old accidentally shot himself on the grounds of Gosford Primary School. |
| Tardun, Western Australia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13-year-old Charlie Joseph was accidentally shot at school. |
| Parkside, South Australia | 0 | 2 | 2 | A 10-year-old accidentally discharged a gun at Parkside School, wounding himself and a classmate. |
| Shepparton, Victoria | 0 | 0 | 0 | A person fired a shot into a classroom at Shepparton High School, narrowly missing a teacher. |
| near Barnes, New South Wales | 0 | 1 | 1 | A 19-year-old male fired a shot into a school bus from a passing truck, grazing a girl. |
| Enmore, New South Wales | 1 | 1 | 2 | A man shot and wounded his wife before fatally shooting himself in the music room of Enmore Public School. |
| Hobart, Tasmania | 1 | 1 | 2 | A rifle was fired at students in the schoolyard of Bothwell Area School, killing 8-year-old Frances Gladys Mann and wounding another student. A 17-year-old was charged with manslaughter. |
| Dandenong, Victoria | 0 | 0 | 0 | A 19-year-old man broke into Dandenong High School and barricaded himself in a classroom while firing shots during a three-hour standoff with police. The shooter's girlfriend eventually convinced him to surrender his weapon, and he was arrested. |
| Nudgee, Queensland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17-year-old John Francis Treacy was killed by a man at St Joseph's College, Nudgee. The shooter surrendered the following day. |
| Campbelltown, New South Wales | 0 | 1 | 1 | A 14-year-old boy shot and wounded another student outside Campbelltown High School. |
| Coffs Harbour, New South Wales | 0 | 3 | 3 | A Orara High School student fired a rifle at people on a sports field, wounding two teachers and a 12-year-old before being subdued by other students and arrested. |
| Banksia Park, South Australia | 0 | 2 | 2 | A 14-year-old Banksia Park International High School student fired shots into the administration building's doors and engaged in a three-hour standoff before surrendering to police. Two people were wounded. |
| Sunshine, Victoria | 0 | 1 | 1 | A six-year-old child accidentally fired a gun in the playground of Sunshine Heights Primary School after being given the weapon by an adult. Another student was grazed. |
| Melbourne, Victoria | 1 | 1 | 2 | A 38-year-old man opened fire at a bar on the campus of La Trobe University, killing a man and wounding another person before being subdued and arrested. |