Theodore Primary School
78 Lawrence-Wackett Crescent, Theodore ACT 2905
Theodore Primary School is a government primary school in Theodore, ACT from Prep to Year 6 with about 206 students. Its ICSEA is 974, 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 public online sources, Theodore Primary School is a government co-educational primary school in the Tuggeranong valley of Canberra, catering for kindergarten to year 6 with around 350 students and a preschool unit on site. The school offers before and after school care during term time and is noted for a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio. It serves the local Theodore community as its neighbourhood public primary school.
Often praised
- on-site preschool unit
- before/after school care
- low student-teacher ratio
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: low. 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 Theodore 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 Francis Of Assisi Primary School | Calwell | Catholic primary | 0.8 km | 1,055 | 516 |
| Calwell Primary School | Calwell | Public primary | 1.7 km | 1,010 | 201 |
| Richardson Primary School | Richardson | Public primary | 2.2 km | 952 | 142 |
| St Clare Of Assisi Primary School | Conder | Catholic primary | 2.7 km | 1,044 | 483 |
| Charles Conder Primary School (including Tharwa Preschool) | Conder | Public primary | 2.9 km | 1,002 | 431 |
| Caroline Chisholm School | Chisholm | Public primary | 3.1 km | — | — |
| Covenant Christian School | Gordon | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.2 km | 1,090 | 320 |
| Gilmore Primary School | Gilmore | Public primary | 3.3 km | 981 | 113 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilmore Primary School | Gilmore | Public primary · P-6 | 113 | 981 |
| Charnwood-Dunlop School | Charnwood | Public primary · P-6 | 308 | 987 |
| Narrabundah Early Childhood School P-2 | Narrabundah | Public primary · P-2 | 53 | 990 |
| Richardson Primary School | Richardson | Public primary · P-6 | 142 | 952 |
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.