Throsby School
1 Freshwater Street, Throsby ACT 2914
Throsby School is a government primary school in Throsby, ACT from Prep to Year 6 with about 316 students. Its ICSEA is 1,096, 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
Publicly available information indicates Throsby School is a public preschool-to-Year-6 school in Throsby, ACT, which opened in 2022 as one of Canberra's newest schools. It delivers the Australian Curriculum with dedicated facilities for the arts, music and STEAM learning, and is noted as a zero-emissions school built with sustainability in mind. Facilities include a multipurpose gym, sports courts, an outdoor turf field and a community room, supporting both classroom learning and community use.
Often praised
- zero-emissions, sustainable design
- STEAM and arts facilities
- modern gym and sports courts
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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother Teresa School | Harrison | Catholic k–12 / combined | 1.1 km | 1,102 | 716 |
| Harrison School (P-6) | Harrison | Public primary | 1.4 km | — | — |
| Franklin School | Franklin | Public primary | 1.8 km | 1,098 | 477 |
| Burgmann Anglican School Forde Campus | Forde | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.2 km | — | — |
| Burgmann Anglican School Valley Campus | Gungahlin | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.8 km | 1,165 | 1,755 |
| Palmerston District Primary School | Palmerston | Public primary | 4.0 km | 1,077 | 640 |
| Neville Bonner Primary School | Bonner | Public primary | 4.1 km | 1,058 | 606 |
| Amaroo School (P-6) | Amaroo | Public primary | 4.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farrer Primary School | Farrer | Public primary · P-6 | 252 | 1,098 |
| Franklin School | Franklin | Public primary · P-2 | 477 | 1,098 |
| Charles Weston School | Coombs | Public primary · P-6 | 511 | 1,099 |
| Maribyrnong Primary School | Kaleen | Public primary · P-6 | 483 | 1,100 |
| Duffy Primary School | Duffy | Public primary · P-6 | 374 | 1,088 |
| Southern Cross Early Childhood School P-2 | Scullin | Public primary · P-2 | 115 | 1,088 |
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.