Mount Rogers Primary School
52 Alfred Hill Drive, 47 Grainger Circuit, Melba ACT 2615
Mount Rogers Primary School is a government primary school in Melba, ACT from Prep to Year 6 with about 461 students. Its ICSEA is 1,056, 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 website and other public sources, Mount Rogers Primary School is a government primary school in Melba, ACT, catering for Kindergarten to Year 6 plus preschool. It runs an Explicit Direct Instruction approach alongside a distinctive Auslan program and a Science, Environmental Education and Design (SEED) stream, with broader STEM and library programs. The school has a bush garden, vegetable garden and chicken coop, an active sporting calendar, and encourages family involvement through its P&C and School Board.
Often praised
- Auslan language program
- SEED science/environment stream
- active parent and community involvement
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
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Mount Rogers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Monica's Primary School | Evatt | Catholic primary | 0.7 km | 1,080 | 412 |
| Miles Franklin Primary School | Evatt | Public primary | 1.1 km | 1,077 | 394 |
| Evatt Primary School | Evatt | Public primary | 1.8 km | 1,047 | 281 |
| Florey Primary School | Florey | Public primary | 2.0 km | 1,042 | 397 |
| Charnwood-Dunlop School | Charnwood | Public primary | 2.1 km | 987 | 308 |
| Fraser Primary School | Fraser | Public primary | 2.1 km | 1,042 | 462 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Primary School | Charnwood | Catholic primary | 2.3 km | 1,045 | 374 |
| Latham Primary School | Latham | Public primary | 2.3 km | 1,038 | 298 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Hendry School | Taylor | Public primary · P-6 | 626 | 1,054 |
| Neville Bonner Primary School | Bonner | Public primary · P-6 | 606 | 1,058 |
| Isabella Plains Early Childhood School | Isabella Plains | Public primary · P-2 | 69 | 1,052 |
| Wanniassa Hills Primary School | Wanniassa | Public primary · P-6 | 340 | 1,061 |
| Macgregor Primary School | Macgregor | Public primary · P-6 | 590 | 1,050 |
| Monash Primary School | Monash | Public primary · P-6 | 414 | 1,063 |
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.