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Fadden Primary School

Fadden, ACT, 2904

229 students enrolled

School details

Address: Fadden, ACT, 2904
School code: Not available
ACARA ID: 49941
ICSEA: 1,076
School type: Primary
Website: Visit website

Enrolment history

How this school compares

Benchmarks against nearby schools and similar peers (Australian Capital Territory government primary) using ICSEA, enrolments, staffing, and student background data.

ICSEA

50th

1,076 · peer percentile

Enrolment

23th

229 · peer percentile

Students per FTE teacher

28th

11.6 · peer percentile

ICSEA percentile

50th

77% · peer percentile

A lower share of students have a language background other than English than typical peers (13% vs 33.7%).
Enrolment has declined 18.2% from 2008 to 2025 (280 → 229). Peer schools averaged +71.5% over their own spans.
Gender split is about 54% male / 46% female.

Enrolment trend

280 (2008) → 229 (2025) · -18.2%

Peer average change: +71.5%

Location

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School profile data

Remoteness (2026): Major Cities
Campus type (2025): School Single Entity
Commonwealth Electoral Division (2026): Bean
FTE non-teaching staff (2025): 7.8
FTE teaching staff (2025): 19.7
Geolocation (2025): Major Cities
Governing Body (2025): ACT Education Directorate
Governing Body Url (2025): https://www.act.gov.au/education-and-training
ICSEA percentile (2025): 77
Indigenous enrolments (%) (2025): 5
LBOTE — No (%) (2025): 87

Nearby schools

Holy Family Primary School

Catholic682 m away

Gowrie Primary School

Government1.2 km away

Caroline Chisholm School

Government1.6 km away

Erindale College

Government2.0 km away

ICSEA

This school: 1,076 · 50th percentile among peers

vs Postcode 2904 (3 schools)

15 above average

School

1,076

Average

1,061

vs Australian Capital Territory government primary (59 schools)

3 above average

School

1,076

Average

1,073

Enrolment

This school: 229 (2025) · 23th percentile among peers

vs Postcode 2904 (3 schools)

199 below average

School

229

Average

428

vs Australian Capital Territory government primary (59 schools)

138 below average

School

229

Average

367

Students per FTE teacher

This school: 11.6 (2025) · 28th percentile among peers

vs Postcode 2904 (3 schools)

1.4 below average

School

11.6

Average

13

vs Australian Capital Territory government primary (59 schools)

0.7 below average

School

11.6

Average

12.3

ICSEA percentile

This school: 77% (2025) · 50th percentile among peers

vs Postcode 2904 (3 schools)

5.3 pts above average

School

77%

Average

71.7%

vs Australian Capital Territory government primary (59 schools)

3.2 pts above average

School

77%

Average

73.8%

Indigenous enrolments

This school: 5% (2025) · 60th percentile among peers

vs Postcode 2904 (3 schools)

1 pts above average

School

5%

Average

4%

vs Australian Capital Territory government primary (59 schools)

2.1 pts below average

School

5%

Average

7.1%

LBOTE (language background other than English)

This school: 13% (2025) · 5th percentile among peers

vs Postcode 2904 (3 schools)

1 pts below average

School

13%

Average

14%

vs Australian Capital Territory government primary (59 schools)

20.7 pts below average

School

13%

Average

33.7%

Students in top SEA quarter

This school: 34% (2025) · 50th percentile among peers

vs Postcode 2904 (3 schools)

7.7 pts above average

School

34%

Average

26.3%

vs Australian Capital Territory government primary (59 schools)

3.8 pts below average

School

34%

Average

37.8%

Students in bottom SEA quarter

This school: 12% (2025) · 52th percentile among peers

vs Postcode 2904 (3 schools)

2 pts below average

School

12%

Average

14%

vs Australian Capital Territory government primary (59 schools)

3.5 pts below average

School

12%

Average

15.5%

Teaching staff

This school: 23 (2025) · 27th percentile among peers

vs Postcode 2904 (3 schools)

13 below average

School

23

Average

36

vs Australian Capital Territory government primary (59 schools)

8 below average

School

23

Average

31

FTE teaching staff

This school: 20 (2025) · 18th percentile among peers

vs Postcode 2904 (3 schools)

12 below average

School

20

Average

32

vs Australian Capital Territory government primary (59 schools)

9 below average

School

20

Average

28

Peer group = same state, sector, and education level. ICSEA and SEA describe socio-educational advantage, not school quality. LBOTE / Indigenous shares and FOEI are context, not rankings. Bars in each metric share one scale so this school's length stays comparable across rows.

LBOTE — Not stated (%) (2025)

0

LBOTE — Yes (%) (2025)

13

Lga Name (2026)

Unincorporated ACT

Non-teaching staff (2025)

10

Rolled Reporting (2025)

Individual Reporting

Sa2 Name (2026)

Fadden

Sa3 Name (2026)

Tuggeranong

Sa4 Name (2026)

Australian Capital Territory

School Url (2025)

http://www.faddenps.act.edu.au/

SEA bottom quarter (%) (2025)

12

SEA lower-middle quarter (%) (2025)

24

SEA top quarter (%) (2025)

34

SEA upper-middle quarter (%) (2025)

30

Special school (2026)

0

State Electoral Division (2026)

Brindabella

Teaching staff (2025)

23

Year range (2025)

K-6

Enrolments by grade

Offers: one year before year 1, year 1, year 2, year 3, year 4, year 5, year 6

Enrolments · one year before year 1: 29
Enrolments · year 1: 37
Enrolments · year 2: 30
Enrolments · year 3: 35
Enrolments · year 4: 32
Enrolments · year 5: 36
Enrolments · year 6: 30