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Amaroo School - Preschool Unit

Amaroo School, 135 Katherine Ave, Amaroo, ACT, 2914

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Act Education Directorate
Approval number
SE-00011168
Approved places
100
Approval granted
2012-01-01
Phone
0261421266
Last visit date
November 2024

NQS ratings

Issued Jul 2019

  • OverallMeeting NQS
  • QA1 Educational program and practiceMeeting NQS
  • QA2 Children's health and safetyMeeting NQS
  • QA3 Physical environmentMeeting NQS
  • QA4 Staffing arrangementsMeeting NQS
  • QA5 Relationships with childrenMeeting NQS
  • QA6 Collaborative partnershipsMeeting NQS
  • QA7 Governance and leadershipMeeting NQS

Previous overall rating: Exceeding NQS (Jun 2013)

Nature of care

  • Long day care: No
  • Preschool / kindergarten (part of a school): Yes
  • Preschool / kindergarten (stand alone): No
  • Outside school hours care (after school): No
  • Outside school hours care (before school): No
  • Outside school hours care (vacation care): No
  • Other: No

Hours

School terms, session 1

Monday9.00 - 3.00
Tuesday9.00 - 3.00
Wednesday9.00 - 3.00
Thursday9.00 - 3.00
Friday9.00 - 3.00
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Approval conditions

Not available

Source: ACECQA National Registers

Official source record

How we use ACECQA data

Last imported 26 Aug 2026

Geocode: geonames-au-postcodes

Fees and vacancies: Not available from ACECQA — see the fees guide.

How this centre compares

Amaroo School - Preschool Unit against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Meeting NQS
  • Similar to nearby average
  • Similar to suburb average
  • Similar to state average

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 82–89 so gaps are visible

  • This centre85
  • Nearby centres (8)87
  • Amaroo (4)84
  • ACT (371)88

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreMeeting NQS
  • Nearby centres37.5%
  • Amaroo25%
  • ACT40.7%

For this centre the chart marks whether its overall rating is Exceeding/Excellent; area rows show the share of services with those ratings.

Approved places

This centre
100
Nearby centres
127
Amaroo
133
ACT
85

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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