Turner School
32 Condamine Street, Turner ACT 2601
Turner School is a government primary school in Turner, ACT from Prep to Year 6 with about 318 students. Its ICSEA is 1,141, 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 information from the school's own website and other online sources, Turner School is a government primary school (preschool–Year 6) in Turner, ACT, operating across two campuses. It offers a broad curriculum spanning English, maths, inquiry learning, the arts, languages, technologies and health/PE, alongside dedicated support for students with disability. One of Canberra's oldest schools, founded 1953, it runs a biennial Artists' & Writers' Festival and has an active P&C and school community.
Often praised
- Long-established Canberra school
- Biennial Artists' & Writers' Festival
- Active parent/community involvement
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NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Turner 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 Joseph's Primary School | O'Connor | Catholic primary | 0.7 km | 1,130 | 334 |
| O'Connor Cooperative School (Early Childhood School P-2) | O'Connor | Public primary | 0.7 km | 1,141 | 60 |
| Merici College | Braddon | Catholic k–12 / combined | 1.0 km | 1,138 | 992 |
| Lyneham Primary School | Lyneham | Public primary | 1.5 km | 1,135 | 498 |
| Ainslie School | Braddon | Public primary | 1.6 km | 1,130 | 351 |
| Daramalan College | Dickson | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.7 km | 1,127 | 1,498 |
| Brindabella Christian College Lyneham Campus | Lyneham | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.8 km | 1,154 | 929 |
| Emmaus Christian School | Dickson | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.0 km | 1,138 | 590 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Connor Cooperative School (Early Childhood School P-2) | O'Connor | Public primary · P-2 | 60 | 1,141 |
| Yarralumla Primary School | Yarralumla | Public primary · P-6 | 313 | 1,142 |
| Mawson Primary School | Mawson | Public primary · P-6 | 542 | 1,139 |
| Forrest Primary School | Forrest | Public primary · P-6 | 479 | 1,145 |
| North Ainslie Primary School | Ainslie | Public primary · P-6 | 527 | 1,145 |
| Campbell Primary School | Campbell | Public primary · P-6 | 267 | 1,136 |
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.