Evatt Primary School
44 & 42 Heydon Crescent, Evatt ACT 2617
Evatt Primary School is a government primary school in Evatt, ACT from Prep to Year 6 with about 281 students. Its ICSEA is 1,047, 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
Based on publicly available information from the school's own website, Evatt Primary School is a public primary school in Evatt, ACT, opened in 1974 and named after Dr Herbert Vere Evatt. It serves around 350 students, including a preschool, under the motto "Flying High." The school uses the Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) framework and runs a Family Connect initiative linking early years learning, education, health, and community services for local families.
Often praised
- Positive Behaviour for Learning framework
- Family Connect community initiative
- Long-established local school
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: low. 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 Evatt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Franklin Primary School | Evatt | Public primary | 1.0 km | 1,077 | 394 |
| St Monica's Primary School | Evatt | Catholic primary | 1.4 km | 1,080 | 412 |
| Mount Rogers Primary School | Melba | Public primary | 1.8 km | 1,056 | 461 |
| Giralang Primary School | Giralang | Public primary | 1.9 km | 1,070 | 268 |
| Florey Primary School | Florey | Public primary | 3.0 km | 1,042 | 397 |
| Fraser Primary School | Fraser | Public primary | 3.4 km | 1,042 | 462 |
| St Michael's Primary School | Kaleen | Catholic primary | 3.6 km | 1,094 | 171 |
| Gold Creek School (P-6) | Nicholls | Public primary | 3.6 km | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ngunnawal Primary School | Ngunnawal | Public primary · P-6 | 620 | 1,049 |
| Macgregor Primary School | Macgregor | Public primary · P-6 | 590 | 1,050 |
| Gowrie Primary School | Gowrie | Public primary · P-6 | 228 | 1,043 |
| Taylor Primary School | Kambah | Public primary · P-6 | 286 | 1,043 |
| Florey Primary School | Florey | Public primary · P-6 | 397 | 1,042 |
| Fraser Primary School | Fraser | Public primary · P-6 | 462 | 1,042 |
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.