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Data sources and services used by this site.

NSW government school intake zones (catchments)

Publisher: Data.NSW
Source: https://data.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/nsw-education-school-intake-zones-catchment-areas-for-nsw-government-schools
Licence: CC BY 4.0

VIC government school zones

Publisher: Victorian Government / Data.Vic
Source: https://www.vic.gov.au/school-zones
Dataset is published annually on Data.Vic ("Victorian Government School Zones {year}").
Licence: CC BY 4.0

QLD state school catchments (EdMap)

Publisher: Queensland Government / Department of Education
Source: https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/queensland-state-schools-geographic-information
Includes primary, junior secondary (Years 7610), and senior secondary (Years 11612) catchment boundaries.
Licence: CC BY 4.0

ACT priority enrolment areas (catchments)

Publisher: ACT Government
Source: https://services1.arcgis.com/E5n4f1VY84i0xSjy/arcgis/rest/services/ACTGOV_Priority_Enrolment_Areas_Current/FeatureServer
Licence: CC BY 4.0

SA government school zones

Publisher: South Australia Department for Education
Source: https://data.sa.gov.au/data/dataset/school-zones-for-south-australian-govt-primary-schools
Plus: high schools
Licence: CC BY 4.0

TAS government school intake areas

Publisher: DECYP / TheLIST, State of Tasmania
Source: https://services.thelist.tas.gov.au/arcgis/rest/services/Public/Education/MapServer/13
DECYP School Intake Areas 2024 (Current) used with permission of DECYP — data sourced from theLIST ©State of Tasmania. Families should confirm details with the school/DECYP.
Licence: CC BY 3.0 AU

Quick links

School profiles / identifiers (ACARA)

Publisher: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority)
Source: https://asl.acara.edu.au/
Notes: This site stores derived school reference data for lookup (School Profile and School Location 2025 from ACARA’s public Data Access program, under My School terms). Families should confirm details with the school.

Address geocoding & maps

Provider: Google Maps Platform
Source: https://developers.google.com/maps
Terms: Use is subject to Google Maps Platform terms and billing.

ABS Census QuickStats links

Publisher: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/census
Notes: We link out to ABS; no ABS data is redistributed here.