As reports of damage from Saturday's vandalism spree across Weston Creek continue to pour in, the clean-up is still underway at schools and homes in Rivett and Chapman.
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On Monday, police said a school for hearing impaired children, a preschool and a kindergarten had been vandalised on Saturday and Sunday, with dozens of windows shattered and classrooms defaced.
In addition, a number of Weston creek residents reported having their cars and fences smashed over the weekend.
Police who attended the scene at the schools said they were appalled at the "senseless" nature of the criminal damage.
South Weston school network leader Wayne Prowse said Chapman Primary School classrooms would be ready in time for school to start on Monday, but damages would be well above the previously estimated $15,000.
He said extra security had been brought on to protect the school while the repairs were underway.
"Leading up to the return to school on Monday, [we] will work to ensure that there's no negative effect either physical or emotionally for students, particularly the five-year-olds in kindergarten," he said.
Mr Prowse said the school had been inundated with offers to help from the community, which showed the closeness of the Chapman Primary School network.
In Rivett, staff at Noah's Ark preschool, which has been vandalised twice in 10 days, said they had lost two rabbits which appeared to have escaped when their cage was smashed.
Schools weren't the only ones which suffered criminal damage on the weekend – police said residents in Weston Creek were beginning to report vandalism on their properties related to Saturday's spree, which was believed to be carried out by the same offenders.
Fences on a number of residential properties were damaged and cars in the area were broken into and damaged, according to a spokeswoman from ACT Policing.
Rivett resident Jenny Thomas, who lives across from the vandalised Shepherd Centre, said she woke up on Sunday morning to find a tub of bitumen coating had been poured all over her family's work truck, damaging it irreparably.
She said the truck was used in her husband's job as a builder and was less than two years old.
"It'll be all down in the windows. We can't wind [them] down. We can't remove it. It's set solid. It's a pain in the neck more than anything else," she said.
Mrs Thomas said cases of vandalism and hooliganism used to be common in the area before the local school closed, but things had been quiet for about the past five years.
"It's really disappointing that kids find that they need to impact on other people's livelihoods, just for kicks. There's no need for it ... the lady across from us lives alone and she was absolutely terrified," she said.
The Noah's Ark day care centre in Rivett was one of the victims of Saturday night's destruction spree, with about seven windows smashed and a rabbit cage destroyed.
Chief executive Don McMichael said he found the incident very disappointing, as the windows had only just been repaired after a previous incident of vandalism about 10 days ago.
"There's nothing of value in the place, it's just a childcare centre. We're helping the police with their inquiries," he said.
Canberra MP Gai Brodtmann released a statement expressing her shock and disappointment at the vandalism on Tuesday, saying she was appalled at the senseless vandalism.
"On behalf of the Canberra community I offer my full support to the victims, who are understandably heartbroken by these malicious acts," she said.
"I'd also like to send a clear message to the perpetrators that this kind of behaviour will not be tolerated in Canberra."
Police believe four offenders were responsible for the multiple cases of vandalism in Weston Creek over Saturday night and have appealed to the community for more witnesses.
The offenders were believed to be four male youths, all about 170cm tall, wearing dark clothing. One was believed to be wearing a white or light-coloured baseball cap.
