How it works

Ideal Home helps you evaluate an address by showing nearby schools and, for government schools, whether a school is in the local enrolment area (also called a catchment) where official data is available.

1) You enter an address

We geocode the address to a latitude/longitude and infer the state/territory.

2) We look up catchment/zone data (when available)

For supported states, we use official government zone datasets to determine the default local schools for that location. Availability differs by state.

3) We list nearby schools

We query our school database and show schools within your chosen radius, plus key context like sector, ICSEA percentile, and whether the school is in the local enrolment area (when catchment data is available).

Important notes

• Catchments change. Always confirm with the relevant education department and the school.
• Where a state does not provide accessible zone data, government schools will show N/A for local enrolment.
• Some states have different naming (e.g. ACT priority enrolment areas).