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Lyons Early Childhood School

Lyons, ACT, 2606

91 students enrolled

School details

Address: Lyons, ACT, 2606
School code: Not available
ACARA ID: 40326
ICSEA: 1,116
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

72th

1,116 · peer percentile

Enrolment

12th

91 · peer percentile

Students per FTE teacher

12th

7.8 · peer percentile

ICSEA percentile

73th

88% · peer percentile

Fewer students per FTE teacher than peer average (7.8 vs 12.4).
Enrolment has grown 89.6% from 2008 to 2025 (48 → 91). Peer schools averaged +69.7% over their own spans.
Gender split is about 47% male / 53% female.

Enrolment trend

48 (2008) → 91 (2025) · +89.6%

Peer average change: +69.7%

ICSEA

Location

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School profile data

Remoteness (2026): Major Cities
Campus type (2025): School Single Entity
Commonwealth Electoral Division (2026): Canberra
FTE non-teaching staff (2025): 4.5
FTE teaching staff (2025): 11.7
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): 88
Indigenous enrolments (%) (2025): 4
LBOTE — No (%) (2025): 65

Nearby schools

The Canberra College

Government1.1 km away

Curtin Primary School

Government1.2 km away

Sts Peter and Paul Primary School

Catholic1.6 km away

Holy Trinity Primary School

Catholic1.6 km away

This school: 1,116 · 72th percentile among peers

vs Australian Capital Territory government primary (59 schools)

43 above average

School

1,116

Average

1,073

Enrolment

This school: 91 (2025) · 12th percentile among peers

vs Australian Capital Territory government primary (59 schools)

278 below average

School

91

Average

369

Students per FTE teacher

This school: 7.8 (2025) · 12th percentile among peers

vs Australian Capital Territory government primary (59 schools)

4.6 below average

School

7.8

Average

12.4

ICSEA percentile

This school: 88% (2025) · 73th percentile among peers

vs Australian Capital Territory government primary (59 schools)

14.4 pts above average

School

88%

Average

73.6%

Indigenous enrolments

This school: 4% (2025) · 52th percentile among peers

vs Australian Capital Territory government primary (59 schools)

3.2 pts below average

School

4%

Average

7.2%

LBOTE (language background other than English)

This school: 35% (2025) · 60th percentile among peers

vs Australian Capital Territory government primary (59 schools)

1.6 pts above average

School

35%

Average

33.4%

Students in top SEA quarter

This school: 54% (2025) · 75th percentile among peers

vs Australian Capital Territory government primary (59 schools)

16.5 pts above average

School

54%

Average

37.5%

Students in bottom SEA quarter

This school: 9% (2025) · 38th percentile among peers

vs Australian Capital Territory government primary (59 schools)

6.5 pts below average

School

9%

Average

15.5%

Teaching staff

This school: 12 (2025) · 7th percentile among peers

vs Australian Capital Territory government primary (59 schools)

19 below average

School

12

Average

31

FTE teaching staff

This school: 12 (2025) · 7th percentile among peers

vs Australian Capital Territory government primary (59 schools)

17 below average

School

12

Average

29

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)

35

Lga Name (2026)

Unincorporated ACT

Non-teaching staff (2025)

6

Rolled Reporting (2025)

Individual Reporting

Sa2 Name (2026)

Lyons (ACT)

Sa3 Name (2026)

Woden Valley

Sa4 Name (2026)

Australian Capital Territory

School Url (2025)

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

SEA bottom quarter (%) (2025)

9

SEA lower-middle quarter (%) (2025)

12

SEA top quarter (%) (2025)

54

SEA upper-middle quarter (%) (2025)

25

Special school (2026)

0

State Electoral Division (2026)

Murrumbidgee

Teaching staff (2025)

12

Year range (2025)

K-2

Enrolments by grade

Offers: one year before year 1, year 1, year 2

Enrolments · one year before year 1: 35
Enrolments · year 1: 32
Enrolments · year 2: 24