Franklin School
135 Oodgeroo Avenue, Franklin ACT 2913
Franklin School is a government primary school in Franklin, ACT from Prep to Year 2 with about 477 students. Its ICSEA is 1,098, 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
According to Franklin School's own website, this is a public preschool-to-year-2 school in the Canberra suburb of Franklin that places strong emphasis on community connection and family wellbeing. The school runs a dedicated community room hosting playgroups and parenting programs, offers a Mandarin language program, and provides music, sports, library and student leadership opportunities including a School Band and Student Parliament. It also participates in a Defence School Mentor program and highlights sustainability and cultural integrity initiatives.
Often praised
- strong community focus
- Mandarin language program
- family wellbeing programs
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 Franklin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison School (P-6) | Harrison | Public primary | 0.7 km | — | — |
| Mother Teresa School | Harrison | Catholic k–12 / combined | 0.7 km | 1,102 | 716 |
| Throsby School | Throsby | Public primary | 1.8 km | 1,096 | 316 |
| Burgmann Anglican School Valley Campus | Gungahlin | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.2 km | 1,165 | 1,755 |
| Palmerston District Primary School | Palmerston | Public primary | 2.2 km | 1,077 | 640 |
| Burgmann Anglican School Forde Campus | Forde | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.8 km | — | — |
| Amaroo School (P-6) | Amaroo | Public primary | 3.8 km | — | — |
| Neville Bonner Primary School | Bonner | Public primary | 3.8 km | 1,058 | 606 |
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 |
| Charles Weston School | Coombs | Public primary · P-6 | 511 | 1,099 |
| 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.