Charnwood-Dunlop School
95 Bettington Circuit, Charnwood ACT 2615
Charnwood-Dunlop School is a government primary school in Charnwood, ACT from Prep to Year 6 with about 308 students. Its ICSEA is 987, 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 Charnwood-Dunlop School describes a P-6 government primary in Charnwood, ACT, serving the Charnwood and Dunlop area since 1975. The school states a commitment to academic excellence, social responsibility and personal development, delivered through open-plan collaborative classrooms, a Positive Behaviours for Learning approach, and Chromebook/iPad technology integration. It hosts the Belconnen Primary Introductory English Centre for newly arrived students, runs a years 5-6 woodwind band, ICAS enrichment, and a Student Representative Council with elected captains, alongside broad sporting programs and links to feeder high school Melba Copland Secondary School.
Often praised
- Belconnen Introductory English Centre
- Woodwind band program
- Open-plan collaborative learning spaces
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
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brindabella Christian College Charwood Campus | Charnwood | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.7 km | — | — |
| St Thomas Aquinas Primary School | Charnwood | Catholic primary | 0.9 km | 1,045 | 374 |
| Fraser Primary School | Fraser | Public primary | 1.0 km | 1,042 | 462 |
| Mount Rogers Primary School | Melba | Public primary | 2.1 km | 1,056 | 461 |
| Latham Primary School | Latham | Public primary | 2.4 km | 1,038 | 298 |
| Macgregor Primary School | Macgregor | Public primary | 2.7 km | 1,050 | 590 |
| St Monica's Primary School | Evatt | Catholic primary | 2.8 km | 1,080 | 412 |
| St Francis Xavier College | Florey | Catholic k–12 / combined | 2.9 km | 1,070 | 1,323 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narrabundah Early Childhood School P-2 | Narrabundah | Public primary · P-2 | 53 | 990 |
| Gilmore Primary School | Gilmore | Public primary · P-6 | 113 | 981 |
| Theodore Primary School | Theodore | Public primary · P-6 | 206 | 974 |
| Charles Conder Primary School (including Tharwa Preschool) | Conder | Public primary · P-6 | 431 | 1,002 |
| Gordon Primary School | Gordon | Public primary · P-6 | 407 | 1,005 |
| Calwell Primary School | Calwell | Public primary · P-6 | 201 | 1,010 |
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.