Giralang Primary School
12 Atalumba Close, Giralang ACT 2617
Giralang Primary School is a government primary school in Giralang, ACT from Prep to Year 6 with about 268 students. Its ICSEA is 1,070, 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 online sources describe Giralang Primary School as a government primary school in Belconnen, ACT, catering for Preschool to Year 6. The school occupies an architect-designed building by Enrico Taglietti, recognised on the RAIA ACT Register of Significant 20th Century Architecture. It emphasises personalised learning with a focus on literacy, numeracy and science, and offers Japanese language instruction from Preschool through to Year 6.
Often praised
- Heritage-listed Taglietti-designed building
- Japanese language program P-6
- Literacy, numeracy and science focus
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael's Primary School | Kaleen | Catholic primary | 1.7 km | 1,094 | 171 |
| Evatt Primary School | Evatt | Public primary | 1.9 km | 1,047 | 281 |
| Kaleen Primary School | Kaleen | Public primary | 2.0 km | 1,075 | 400 |
| Maribyrnong Primary School | Kaleen | Public primary | 2.4 km | 1,100 | 483 |
| Miles Franklin Primary School | Evatt | Public primary | 2.5 km | 1,077 | 394 |
| Palmerston District Primary School | Palmerston | Public primary | 3.0 km | 1,077 | 640 |
| St Monica's Primary School | Evatt | Catholic primary | 3.0 km | 1,080 | 412 |
| Radford College | Bruce | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.5 km | 1,203 | 2,091 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macquarie Primary School | Macquarie | Public primary · P-6 | 291 | 1,070 |
| Kaleen Primary School | Kaleen | Public primary · P-6 | 400 | 1,075 |
| Fadden Primary School | Fadden | Public primary · P-6 | 229 | 1,076 |
| Miles Franklin Primary School | Evatt | Public primary · P-6 | 394 | 1,077 |
| Monash Primary School | Monash | Public primary · P-6 | 414 | 1,063 |
| Palmerston District Primary School | Palmerston | Public primary · P-6 | 640 | 1,077 |
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.