Calwell Primary School
82 Downard Street/6 Dougharty Place, Calwell ACT 2905
Calwell Primary School is a government primary school in Calwell, ACT from Prep to Year 6 with about 201 students. Its ICSEA is 1,010, where the national average is 1000.
ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Public information about Calwell Primary School, drawn from the school's own website and public directory listings, describes a government primary school (K-6) in Canberra's Tuggeranong Valley, opened in 1989, with around 200 students. The school follows a "Learn, Care, Succeed" motto with a child-centred focus on literacy, numeracy and inquiry skills, runs STEM challenge-based learning, uses the Seesaw platform for parent engagement, and supports students with disabilities. It emphasises parental involvement through newsletters, a Community Code of Cooperation and a Parental Engagement Grant program.
Often praised
- STEM challenge-based learning
- strong parent engagement programs
- inclusive support for diverse needs
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Calwell Primary School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Francis Of Assisi Primary School | Calwell | Catholic primary | 1.0 km | 1,055 | 516 |
| Richardson Primary School | Richardson | Public primary | 1.2 km | 952 | 142 |
| Theodore Primary School | Theodore | Public primary | 1.7 km | 974 | 206 |
| Covenant Christian School | Gordon | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.7 km | 1,090 | 320 |
| St Mary Mackillop College - Senior Campus | Isabella Plains | Catholic k–12 / combined | 2.1 km | 1,068 | 2,088 |
| Isabella Plains Early Childhood School | Isabella Plains | Public primary | 2.1 km | 1,052 | 69 |
| Caroline Chisholm School | Chisholm | Public primary | 2.4 km | — | — |
| Bonython Primary School | Bonython | Public primary | 2.5 km | 1,034 | 341 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in ACT
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Primary School | Gordon | Public primary · P-6 | 407 | 1,005 |
| Charles Conder Primary School (including Tharwa Preschool) | Conder | Public primary · P-6 | 431 | 1,002 |
| Narrabundah Early Childhood School P-2 | Narrabundah | Public primary · P-2 | 53 | 990 |
| Charnwood-Dunlop School | Charnwood | Public primary · P-6 | 308 | 987 |
| Bonython Primary School | Bonython | Public primary · P-6 | 341 | 1,034 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.