St John Vianney's Primary School
91 Namatjira Drive, Waramanga ACT 2611
St John Vianney's Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Waramanga, ACT from Prep to Year 6 with about 159 students. Its ICSEA is 1,094, where the national average is 1000.
Sector, 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
Drawn from public online sources: St John Vianney's Primary School was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1971 and is a small coeducational Catholic school in Waramanga, drawing mostly from southern Weston Creek. It has about 160 students from Kindergarten to Year 6. Its stated values are inclusivity, respect and community, with a welcoming, Christ-centred focus on each child's potential.
Often praised
- Small school size
- Inclusivity and respect
- Welcoming community
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at October 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: high. 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 St John Vianney's 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arawang Primary School | Waramanga | Public primary | 0.5 km | 1,113 | 469 |
| Chapman Primary School | Chapman | Public primary | 1.2 km | 1,106 | 502 |
| St Jude's Primary School | Holder | Catholic primary | 2.0 km | 1,131 | 425 |
| Canberra Montessori School | Holder | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.2 km | 1,128 | 96 |
| Lyons Early Childhood School P-2 | Lyons | Public primary | 2.2 km | 1,116 | 91 |
| Islamic School of Canberra | Weston | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.5 km | 1,073 | 455 |
| Communities@Work Galilee School Holder Campus | Holder | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.5 km | — | — |
| Duffy Primary School | Duffy | Public primary | 2.8 km | 1,088 | 374 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael's Primary School | Kaleen | Catholic primary · P-6 | 171 | 1,094 |
| Good Shepherd Primary School | Amaroo | Catholic primary · P-6 | 762 | 1,095 |
| Holy Spirit Primary School | Nicholls | Catholic primary · P-6 | 733 | 1,085 |
| St Matthew's Primary School | Page | Catholic primary · P-6 | 332 | 1,085 |
| St Thomas The Apostle Primary School | Kambah | Catholic primary · P-6 | 325 | 1,082 |
| St Monica's Primary School | Evatt | Catholic primary · P-6 | 412 | 1,080 |
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.