School zone checker

A government school zone, also called a catchment or local intake area, is the area a public school takes its local enrolments from. Each state education department draws and publishes its own zones.

Living in a zone generally gives a child a place at that government school, but each state sets its own rules on proof of address, and zones can change from one enrolment year to the next. Confirm with the school or the state education department before you buy or rent on the strength of a zone.

Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. South Australia zones only the schools that need one; outside those zones a child is entitled to a place at their nearest government school. Tasmanian and ACT zones are not covered.

No. Non-government schools set their own enrolment rules, so they have no zone. They appear in the nearest schools list where the state's data includes them (Queensland and Victoria); the New South Wales and South Australia lists here are government schools only.

As a straight line from the address to the school site. The walk can be noticeably longer where roads, rail lines or creeks are in the way.

No. It shows which zones the address is in and which schools are nearby. It does not judge school quality or results.