Charles Weston School
80 Woodberry Avenue, Coombs ACT 2611
Charles Weston School is a government primary school in Coombs, ACT from Prep to Year 6 with about 511 students. Its ICSEA is 1,099, 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 Charles Weston School, a government primary school in Coombs in Canberra's Molonglo Valley, is drawn from the school's own website and school-directory listings. The school caters for Preschool to Year 6 and operates as an IB World School, working towards authorisation for the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme. It follows a Positive Behaviour for Learning approach built around the values of Growth Mindset, Respect, Organisation and Wellbeing (GROW), serving the growing local community.
Often praised
- IB Primary Years Programme candidate
- Positive Behaviour for Learning focus
- Clear GROW values framework
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 Charles Weston 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communities@Work Galilee School Holder Campus | Holder | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.3 km | — | — |
| Canberra Montessori School | Holder | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.6 km | 1,128 | 96 |
| Orana Steiner School | Weston | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.7 km | 1,136 | 413 |
| St Jude's Primary School | Holder | Catholic primary | 1.8 km | 1,131 | 425 |
| Evelyn Scott School (P-6) | Denman Prospect | Public primary | 1.9 km | — | — |
| Duffy Primary School | Duffy | Public primary | 1.9 km | 1,088 | 374 |
| Islamic School of Canberra | Weston | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.0 km | 1,073 | 455 |
| Curtin Primary School | Curtin | Public primary | 3.7 km | 1,146 | 408 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farrer Primary School | Farrer | Public primary · P-6 | 252 | 1,098 |
| Franklin School | Franklin | Public primary · P-2 | 477 | 1,098 |
| Maribyrnong Primary School | Kaleen | Public primary · P-6 | 483 | 1,100 |
| Throsby School | Throsby | Public primary · P-6 | 316 | 1,096 |
| Chapman Primary School | Chapman | Public primary · P-6 | 502 | 1,106 |
| Duffy Primary School | Duffy | Public primary · P-6 | 374 | 1,088 |
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.