St Thomas The Apostle Primary School
39 Boddington Crescent, Kambah ACT 2902
St Thomas The Apostle Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Kambah, ACT from Prep to Year 6 with about 325 students. Its ICSEA is 1,082, 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 Thomas the Apostle is a Catholic coeducational primary school in Kambah, ACT, serving Kindergarten to Year 6. It was one of the first Catholic primary schools established in the Tuggeranong Valley, opening in 1977, and has about 325 students. The school describes a welcoming and supportive learning environment that aims to live Gospel values of love, compassion, forgiveness, justice and peace.
Often praised
- Welcoming, supportive environment
- Gospel values focus
- Established Tuggeranong school
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Primary School | Kambah | Public primary | 1.0 km | 1,043 | 286 |
| Namadgi School (P-6) | Kambah | Public primary | 1.8 km | — | — |
| Chapman Primary School | Chapman | Public primary | 2.8 km | 1,106 | 502 |
| St Anthony's Parish Primary School | Wanniassa | Catholic primary | 2.9 km | 1,067 | 421 |
| Arawang Primary School | Waramanga | Public primary | 2.9 km | 1,113 | 469 |
| St John Vianney's Primary School | Waramanga | Catholic primary | 3.2 km | 1,094 | 159 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School | Pearce | Catholic primary | 3.2 km | 1,131 | 210 |
| Wanniassa School (P-6) | Wanniassa | Public primary | 3.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Monica's Primary School | Evatt | Catholic primary · P-6 | 412 | 1,080 |
| 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 John The Apostle Primary School | Florey | Catholic primary · P-6 | 368 | 1,077 |
| Holy Family Parish Primary School | Gowrie | Catholic primary · P-6 | 641 | 1,076 |
| St John Vianney's Primary School | Waramanga | Catholic primary · P-6 | 159 | 1,094 |
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.