Yarralumla Primary School
24 Loftus Street & 10 MacGillivray Street, Yarralumla ACT 2600
Yarralumla Primary School is a government primary school in Yarralumla, ACT from Prep to Year 6 with about 313 students. Its ICSEA is 1,142, 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
Public information describes Yarralumla Primary School, established in 1956 near Lake Burley Griffin in inner Canberra, as a close-knit community school of around 320 students spanning preschool to year 6. It offers a Montessori learning pathway alongside mainstream classes and a distinctive Italian language program delivered through content-and-language integrated learning. The school draws a diverse mix of local and embassy families and promotes STAR values of safety, teamwork, active learning and respect.
Often praised
- Italian bilingual/CLIL program
- Montessori learning pathway
- diverse, welcoming community
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra Girls Grammar Junior School | Deakin | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.9 km | — | — |
| Canberra Girls Grammar School | Deakin | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.6 km | 1,177 | 1,203 |
| Forrest Primary School | Forrest | Public primary | 2.3 km | 1,145 | 479 |
| Hughes Primary School | Hughes | Public primary | 2.9 km | 1,157 | 457 |
| Telopea Park School | Barton | Public primary | 2.9 km | — | — |
| Holy Trinity Primary School | Curtin | Catholic primary | 3.0 km | 1,145 | 387 |
| Curtin Primary School | Curtin | Public primary | 3.4 km | 1,146 | 408 |
| Canberra Grammar Primary School | Red Hill | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Connor Cooperative School (Early Childhood School P-2) | O'Connor | Public primary · P-2 | 60 | 1,141 |
| Turner School | Turner | Public primary · P-6 | 318 | 1,141 |
| Forrest Primary School | Forrest | Public primary · P-6 | 479 | 1,145 |
| Mawson Primary School | Mawson | Public primary · P-6 | 542 | 1,139 |
| North Ainslie Primary School | Ainslie | Public primary · P-6 | 527 | 1,145 |
| Curtin Primary School | Curtin | Public primary · P-6 | 408 | 1,146 |
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.