Margaret Hendry School
Sutherland Crescent, Taylor ACT 2913
Margaret Hendry School is a government primary school in Taylor, ACT from Prep to Year 6 with about 626 students. Its ICSEA is 1,054, 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 the school's own website and other public sources, Margaret Hendry School is a government primary school (P-6, plus preschool) in Taylor, ACT, opened in 2018 as one of the ACT Education Directorate's newer Innovative Learning Environment schools with flexible learning spaces. It offers a targeted literacy focus, an Instrumental Music Program, EAL/D and disability support, and a Children's Parliament for student voice, serving a multicultural community with active P&C involvement and out-of-hours care.
Often praised
- Innovative flexible learning spaces
- Instrumental Music Program
- Student voice via Children's Parliament
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taqwa School | Moncrief | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.7 km | 1,099 | 407 |
| Good Shepherd Primary School | Amaroo | Catholic primary | 1.9 km | 1,095 | 762 |
| Ngunnawal Primary School | Ngunnawal | Public primary | 1.9 km | 1,049 | 620 |
| Amaroo School (P-6) | Amaroo | Public primary | 2.1 km | — | — |
| Neville Bonner Primary School | Bonner | Public primary | 2.7 km | 1,058 | 606 |
| St John Paul II College | Nicholls | Catholic k–12 / combined | 3.0 km | 1,089 | 880 |
| Holy Spirit Primary School | Nicholls | Catholic primary | 3.4 km | 1,085 | 733 |
| Burgmann Anglican School Forde Campus | Forde | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isabella Plains Early Childhood School | Isabella Plains | Public primary · P-2 | 69 | 1,052 |
| Mount Rogers Primary School | Melba | Public primary · P-6 | 461 | 1,056 |
| Macgregor Primary School | Macgregor | Public primary · P-6 | 590 | 1,050 |
| Neville Bonner Primary School | Bonner | Public primary · P-6 | 606 | 1,058 |
| Ngunnawal Primary School | Ngunnawal | Public primary · P-6 | 620 | 1,049 |
| Evatt Primary School | Evatt | Public primary · P-6 | 281 | 1,047 |
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.