Neville Bonner Primary School
60 Mabo Boulevard, Bonner ACT 2914
Neville Bonner Primary School is a government primary school in Bonner, ACT from Prep to Year 6 with about 606 students. Its ICSEA is 1,058, 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 public directory information, Neville Bonner Primary School is a government primary school in Bonner, in Canberra's Gungahlin region, catering for Preschool to Year 6 with an enrolment of over 800 students. Named after Neville Bonner, the first Aboriginal member of the Australian Parliament, the school builds its identity around his values of fairness, integrity and equity, and embeds Ngunnawal language and culture, including a four-house system named for Ngunnawal weather elements. It offers Positive Behaviours for Learning, enhancement and specialist programs, and disability support, alongside preschool and before/after-school care.
Often praised
- strong Indigenous cultural identity
- Positive Behaviours for Learning program
- before/after-school care available
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burgmann Anglican School Forde Campus | Forde | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.0 km | — | — |
| Amaroo School (P-6) | Amaroo | Public primary | 1.1 km | — | — |
| Good Shepherd Primary School | Amaroo | Catholic primary | 1.4 km | 1,095 | 762 |
| Taqwa School | Moncrief | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.1 km | 1,099 | 407 |
| Ngunnawal Primary School | Ngunnawal | Public primary | 2.7 km | 1,049 | 620 |
| Margaret Hendry School | Taylor | Public primary | 2.7 km | 1,054 | 626 |
| Burgmann Anglican School Valley Campus | Gungahlin | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.3 km | 1,165 | 1,755 |
| Franklin School | Franklin | Public primary | 3.8 km | 1,098 | 477 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rogers Primary School | Melba | Public primary · P-6 | 461 | 1,056 |
| Wanniassa Hills Primary School | Wanniassa | Public primary · P-6 | 340 | 1,061 |
| Margaret Hendry School | Taylor | Public primary · P-6 | 626 | 1,054 |
| Monash Primary School | Monash | Public primary · P-6 | 414 | 1,063 |
| Isabella Plains Early Childhood School | Isabella Plains | Public primary · P-2 | 69 | 1,052 |
| Macgregor Primary School | Macgregor | Public primary · P-6 | 590 | 1,050 |
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.