Lyneham Primary School

Lyneham Primary School is a primary school in Canberra founded in 1959 located in the suburb of Lyneham. Lyneham and Downer Preschools nearby, are also run by the school. The school has an enrolment of some 500 students (as of 2018) and takes students from the school priority enrolment area of Lyneham, O'Connor, Downer, Turner, and Dickson area.

Lyneham Primary School
Address
Brigalow Street, Lyneham Canberra , Australian Capital Territory Australia
Information
Type	Co-educational and primary
Motto	Learn Progress Serve
Established	1959
Principal	Merryn O’Dea
Grades	P to 6
Enrolment	~515 (2018)
Campus	Lyneham
Colour(s)	Yellow and royal blue
Website	http://www.lynehamps.act.edu.au/

The school was opened in 1959 and, being a short distance from the historic Yass to Queanbeyan road, took students from both Canberra and nearby New South Wales villages. In 1969 most of the school was destroyed by fire and classes were dispersed to nearby schools.[1] The infants department returned to the school in late 1970 while the primary department returned in 1971. The fire was reviewed by the Australian Auditor-General, which led to criticisms of the standards of fire alarm installation in Commonwealth-controlled schools.[1] By 1973, the Australian Parliament's Public Accounts Committee examined the outcomes of the fire for a second time, and indicated that the blaze had led Australian government departments to reclassify school buildings as special purpose buildings, commence installation of thermal fire protection systems in all schools, and examine suitable burglar alarm systems.[2]