Skip to main content
Glama

Microburbs Australian Property Data

Suburb · Schools — catchments

suburbs_schools_catchment
Read-onlyIdempotent

Shown in the suburb report as the 'Schools' map layer (the catchment toggle) in the Lifestyle section.

Public-school catchment polygons covering the suburb (each covering at least 3% of its area), one row per school.

Price: 200¢ per call.

Tool call template

Replace each placeholder with a value matching the input schema. Only required parameters are included; add optional parameters as needed.

{
  "id": 1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "arguments": {
      "suburb_name": "<suburb_name>"
    },
    "name": "suburbs_schools_catchment"
  }
}

Input Schema

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
suburb_nameYes

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. Changed1 schema field changed
    • changedOutput schema / (root)
      Previous value: -{
      -  "properties": {
      -    "available": {
      -      "anyOf": [
      -        {
      -          "type": "boolean"
      -        },
      -        {
      -          "type": "null"
      -        }
      -      ],
      -      "description": "`false` on no-data responses. Omitted on success — branch on `data !== null` if you want a single discriminator.",
      -      "title": "Available"
      -    },
      -    "data": {
      -      "anyOf": [
      -        {
      -          "items": {
      -            "additionalProperties": true,
      -            "description": "A SchoolNearbyRow plus the catchment polygon and school point.\nSame shape as SchoolNearbyRow with two extra geo fields.",
      -            "example": {
      -              "area_level": "suburb",
      -              "area_name": "Belmont North",
      -              "attendance_rate": 0.91,
      -              "boys": 243,
      -              "catchment_geometry": {
      -                "coordinates": [
      -                  [
      -                    [
      -                      151.67042923383778,
      -                      -32.98757124507687
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.6719715769448,
      -                      -32.98939046673288
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.6734693055526,
      -                      -32.98850017540185
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.67441597542228,
      -                      -32.98925716230058
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.6744512196374,
      -                      -32.98927469682288
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.67465982077098,
      -                      -32.98937504027857
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.67456301029637,
      -                      -32.99020963121243
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.67473675768315,
      -                      -32.99039272031774
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.67477042663782,
      -                      -32.99055253001001
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.6752381499246,
      -                      -32.99061568100905
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.67477149401967,
      -                      -32.992997786654314
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.67439920214838,
      -                      -32.99497548331405
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.67407132572123,
      -                      -32.99652321268549
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.67394980151346,
      -                      -32.997125806710365
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.67282022422222,
      -                      -33.00274227884929
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.6752319292274,
      -                      -33.00311151356208
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.6750705323278,
      -                      -33.003870242584746
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.67573446688428,
      -                      -33.00404110589344
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.67625048774548,
      -                      -33.00439039595885
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.6759383981911,
      -                      -33.00503540782948
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.6746769955881,
      -                      -33.00596924025073
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.6748911985307,
      -                      -33.00620821013698
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.6747530731491,
      -                      -33.00668217190128
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.676919389056,
      -                      -33.00703611467451
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.6771988585327,
      -                      -33.007271679446276
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.6764263160743,
      -                      -33.00792537694869
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.67812520527949,
      -                      -33.00981672272549
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.67786620867338,
      -                      -33.00998163417776
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.67861744546815,
      -                      -33.01081732693649
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.67831012273538,
      -                      -33.01129025369889
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.67731432884437,
      -                      -33.011417925153836
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.67431561890302,
      -                      -33.011246985022915
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.67266874272775,
      -                      -33.0105812186979
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.67186407972366,
      -                      -33.010536234740904
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.67118279884238,
      -                      -33.01083762985143
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.67090921372315,
      -                      -33.01117051236736
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.66928379450079,
      -                      -33.0142158838105
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.66921942258733,
      -                      -33.01492210652206
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.66934816807384,
      -                      -33.01665390304882
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.6691496842568,
      -                      -33.017985339625525
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.66889219209077,
      -                      -33.01872751667515
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.6676369187551,
      -                      -33.020729114991084
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.6655340670236,
      -                      -33.02207848082798
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.66467039485065,
      -                      -33.022730667493256
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.66372089338344,
      -                      -33.02356725794402
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.66242250856106,
      -                      -33.02519173760811
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.66207650463218,
      -                      -33.02572696146896
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.66178682507282,
      -                      -33.02650055675307
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.6580800122216,
      -                      -33.02564375441335
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.65740677727928,
      -                      -33.025200732900274
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.65684198328444,
      -                      -33.02431920537466
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.6569632660455,
      -                      -33.02363646420419
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.65749543107924,
      -                      -33.0236678384512
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.6576079435377,
      -                      -33.02375921044012
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.6586379111286,
      -                      -33.0238064366852
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.65906304204347,
      -                      -33.02367150449803
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.65884679490594,
      -                      -33.023361682351
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.6586583547871,
      -                      -33.02333407345239
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.65895230987672,
      -                      -33.02194751597505
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.6573067295955,
      -                      -33.021704493058735
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.65745935139793,
      -                      -33.02087493119285
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.65602365275706,
      -                      -33.02066874091056
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.65678289296378,
      -                      -33.01994614582118
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.65683772642348,
      -                      -33.01904667332856
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.65688892827654,
      -                      -33.01874884516128
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.657031321224,
      -                      -33.01796422820988
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.65796886289624,
      -                      -33.01807892201384
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.65926475921665,
      -                      -33.011586418571845
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.6597488500325,
      -                      -33.009126775423375
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.6598963522423,
      -                      -33.00835993259205
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.6600968492776,
      -                      -33.007358584606926
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.66014624053628,
      -                      -33.00709014004396
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.66086943745162,
      -                      -33.00345520236493
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.66140686339432,
      -                      -32.998379096754526
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.6616612968984,
      -                      -32.997115113283705
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.66217201963147,
      -                      -32.99458968190984
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.66244155783718,
      -                      -32.993256254731975
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.66341489287473,
      -                      -32.9933891460552
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.663967262672,
      -                      -32.990906382973904
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.66499792271642,
      -                      -32.991068416279454
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.66681000964647,
      -                      -32.99135342631569
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.66828551672774,
      -                      -32.99158521597014
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.67001655087813,
      -                      -32.991857299708236
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.67017364918036,
      -                      -32.991754061097744
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.670366767743,
      -                      -32.990262497477644
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.6706752211715,
      -                      -32.989288356528185
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.67021388159623,
      -                      -32.98815671796097
      -                    ],
      -                    [
      -                      151.67042923383778,
      -                      -32.98757124507687
      -                    ]
      -                  ]
      -                ],
      -                "type": "Polygon"
      -              },
      -              "catchment_name": "Floraville PS",
      -              "gender": "coed",
      -              "girls": 244,
      -              "id": 42041,
      -              "naplan_rank": 0.5496460540954865,
      -              "school_geometry": {
      -                "coordinates": [
      -                  151.663835,
      -                  -33.014211
      -                ],
      -                "type": "Point"
      -              },
      -              "school_level_type": "Primary",
      -              "school_name": "Floraville Public School",
      -              "school_sector_type": "Public",
      -              "socioeconomic_rank": 0.6239973262032086
      -            },
      -            "properties": {
      -              "area_level": {
      -                "description": "Always 'suburb'.",
      -                "title": "Area Level",
      -                "type": "string"
      -              },
      -              "area_name": {
      -                "description": "Suburb (SAL) name.",
      -                "title": "Area Name",
      -                "type": "string"
      -              },
      -              "attendance_rate": {
      -                "anyOf": [
      -                  {
      -                    "type": "number"
      -                  },
      -                  {
      -                    "type": "null"
      -                  }
      -                ],
      -                "description": "Share of school days actually attended by the average enrolled student, as a fraction between 0 and 1 — 0.89 means 89%. Multiply by 100 to display. Most schools cluster in the high 0.8s to low 0.9s, so small differences matter more than the range suggests.",
      -                "title": "Attendance Rate"
      -              },
      -              "boys": {
      -                "anyOf": [
      -                  {
      -                    "type": "number"
      -                  },
      -                  {
      -                    "type": "null"
      -                  }
      -                ],
      -                "description": "Number of male students enrolled — a headcount, despite the numeric type. Add to `girls` for total enrolment, which is the best available proxy for school size.",
      -                "title": "Boys"
      -              },
      -              "catchment_geometry": {
      -                "anyOf": [
      -                  {
      -                    "description": "RFC 7946 GeoJSON Polygon — list of linear rings, each ring a list\nof `[lon, lat]` pairs. First ring is the outer boundary; any\nadditional rings are inner holes.",
      -                    "example": {
      -                      "coordinates": [
      -                        [
      -                          [
      -                            151.67,
      -                            -32.98
      -                          ],
      -                          [
      -                            151.68,
      -                            -32.98
      -                          ],
      -                          [
      -                            151.68,
      -                            -32.99
      -                          ],
      -                          [
      -                            151.67,
      -                            -32.99
      -                          ],
      -                          [
      -                            151.67,
      -                            -32.98
      -                          ]
      -                        ]
      -                      ],
      -                      "type": "Polygon"
      -                    },
      -                    "properties": {
      -                      "coordinates": {
      -                        "description": "`[ring][point][lon|lat]`. First ring is outer boundary; subsequent rings are holes (none today). Each ring is a list of `[lon, lat]` pairs; rings are explicitly closed (first pair == last pair).",
      -                        "items": {
      -                          "items": {
      -                            "items": {
      -                              "type": "number"
      -                            },
      -                            "type": "array"
      -                          },
      -                          "type": "array"
      -                        },
      -                        "title": "Coordinates",
      -                        "type": "array"
      -                      },
      -                      "type": {
      -                        "const": "Polygon",
      -                        "description": "Always 'Polygon'.",
      -                        "title": "Type",
      -                        "type": "string"
      -                      }
      -                    },
      -                    "required": [
      -                      "type",
      -                      "coordinates"
      -                    ],
      -                    "title": "GeoJsonPolygon",
      -                    "type": "object"
      -                  },
      -                  {
      -                    "type": "null"
      -                  }
      -                ],
      -                "description": "GeoJSON polygon of the catchment boundary."
      -              },
      -              "catchment_name": {
      -                "anyOf": [
      -                  {
      -                    "type": "string"
      -                  },
      -                  {
      -                    "type": "null"
      -                  }
      -                ],
      -                "description": "Catchment name as listed by myschool.",
      -                "title": "Catchment Name"
      -              },
      -              "gender": {
      -                "anyOf": [
      -                  {
      -                    "type": "string"
      -                  },
      -                  {
      -                    "type": "null"
      -                  }
      -                ],
      -                "description": "Who the school enrols — 'coed', 'girls' (girls only) or 'boys' (boys only).",
      -                "title": "Gender"
      -              },
      -              "girls": {
      -                "anyOf": [
      -                  {
      -                    "type": "number"
      -                  },
      -                  {
      -                    "type": "null"
      -                  }
      -                ],
      -                "description": "Number of female students enrolled — a headcount. See `boys`.",
      -                "title": "Girls"
      -              },
      -              "id": {
      -                "anyOf": [
      -                  {
      -                    "type": "number"
      -                  },
      -                  {
      -                    "type": "null"
      -                  }
      -                ],
      -                "description": "Stable numeric identifier for the school, for joining these rows across calls. Delivered as a number but it is an identifier — do not do arithmetic on it or compare its magnitude.",
      -                "title": "Id"
      -              },
      -              "name": {
      -                "anyOf": [
      -                  {
      -                    "type": "string"
      -                  },
      -                  {
      -                    "type": "null"
      -                  }
      -                ],
      -                "description": "The school's full name, as officially registered.",
      -                "title": "Name"
      -              },
      -              "naplan_rank": {
      -                "anyOf": [
      -                  {
      -                    "type": "number"
      -                  },
      -                  {
      -                    "type": "null"
      -                  }
      -                ],
      -                "description": "The school's academic standing on national NAPLAN testing, as a percentile between 0 and 1 where higher is better — 0.63 puts the school ahead of about 63% of schools, i.e. in roughly the top 40%. A fraction, not a percentage and not a raw test score. Null when the school has no published NAPLAN standing.",
      -                "title": "Naplan Rank"
      -              },
      -              "school_geometry": {
      -                "anyOf": [
      -                  {
      -                    "description": "RFC 7946 GeoJSON Point — `[longitude, latitude]` coordinates.",
      -                    "example": {
      -                      "coordinates": [
      -                        151.67,
      -                        -33.01
      -                      ],
      -                      "type": "Point"
      -                    },
      -                    "properties": {
      -                      "coordinates": {
      -                        "description": "`[longitude, latitude]` — 2 numbers, lon first per GeoJSON.",
      -                        "items": {
      -                          "type": "number"
      -                        },
      -                        "title": "Coordinates",
      -                        "type": "array"
      -                      },
      -                      "type": {
      -                        "const": "Point",
      -                        "description": "Always 'Point'.",
      -                        "title": "Type",
      -                        "type": "string"
      -                      }
      -                    },
      -                    "required": [
      -                      "type",
      -                      "coordinates"
      -                    ],
      -                    "title": "GeoJsonPoint",
      -                    "type": "object"
      -                  },
      -                  {
      -                    "type": "null"
      -                  }
      -                ],
      -                "description": "GeoJSON point of the school location."
      -              },
      -              "school_level_type": {
      -                "anyOf": [
      -                  {
      -                    "type": "string"
      -                  },
      -                  {
      -                    "type": "null"
      -                  }
      -                ],
      -                "description": "Which years the school covers — 'Primary', 'Secondary', or 'Combined' for a school spanning both.",
      -                "title": "School Level Type"
      -              },
      -              "school_sector_type": {
      -                "anyOf": [
      -                  {
      -                    "type": "string"
      -                  },
      -                  {
      -                    "type": "null"
      -                  }
      -                ],
      -                "description": "Who runs the school — 'Public' (government), 'Private', or 'Non-Government' (the wider category including Catholic and independent schools). Fee-paying status is implied, not stated.",
      -                "title": "School Sector Type"
      -              },
      -              "socioeconomic_rank": {
      -                "anyOf": [
      -                  {
      -                    "type": "number"
      -                  },
      -                  {
      -                    "type": "null"
      -                  }
      -                ],
      -                "description": "How advantaged the school's community is, as a percentile between 0 and 1 where higher means more advantaged — 0.17 sits near the bottom of the national distribution. Measures the intake's socio-economic background, not teaching quality, and it is separate from `naplan_rank`: schools rank high on one and low on the other.",
      -                "title": "Socioeconomic Rank"
      -              }
      -            },
      -            "required": [
      -              "area_name",
      -              "area_level"
      -            ],
      -            "title": "CatchmentRow",
      -            "type": "object"
      -          },
      -          "type": "array"
      -        },
      -        {
      -          "type": "null"
      -        }
      -      ],
      -      "description": "The endpoint's payload, or `null` when Microburbs has no value.",
      -      "title": "Data"
      -    },
      -    "message": {
      -      "anyOf": [
      -        {
      -          "type": "string"
      -        },
      -        {
      -          "type": "null"
      -        }
      -      ],
      -      "description": "Human-readable explanation. Omitted on success.",
      -      "title": "Message"
      -    },
      -    "reason": {
      -      "anyOf": [
      -        {
      -          "type": "string"
      -        },
      -        {
      -          "type": "null"
      -        }
      -      ],
      -      "description": "Machine-readable slug naming the no-data condition (e.g. `no_avm_for_GANSW704074813`). Stable per endpoint. Omitted on success.",
      -      "title": "Reason"
      -    }
      -  },
      -  "title": "ApiResponse[list[CatchmentRow]]",
      -  "type": "object",
      -  "x-fastmcp-top-level-schema": "ApiResponse_list_CatchmentRow__"
      -}New value: +null
  2. First observed

TDQS

A3.7/5.0
Behavior4/5

Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?

Annotations already declare readOnly, idempotent, non-destructive and closed-world, so the safety profile is covered. The description adds genuinely useful behavior beyond that: an explicit price of 200¢ per call and the 3%-area inclusion threshold that governs which polygons appear.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness4/5

Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?

Short and front-loaded, leading with the resource and scope; the UI-location sentence is somewhat incidental but does supply real context. The pricing note is clearly separated and easy to scan.

Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.

Completeness4/5

Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?

No output schema exists, and the description does state the return shape (one row per school, catchment polygons) plus cost and filtering rules. It stops short of describing per-row fields or geometry format, which leaves a modest gap for a data-returning tool.

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters3/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

Schema description coverage is 0% for the single required suburb_name parameter, so the description carries the burden and adds nothing about naming format, disambiguation, or expected granularity. The parameter name is largely self-explanatory, keeping this at a minimal viable 3.

Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.

Purpose4/5

Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?

States a concrete verb+resource: public-school catchment polygons covering the suburb, one row per school, with a 3% area coverage rule. This implicitly separates it from suburbs_schools_all and suburbs_schools_nearby, though it never names those alternatives to make the boundary explicit.

Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.

Usage Guidelines3/5

Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?

The description places the data in the suburb report's Lifestyle section 'Schools' map layer, which implies when it is relevant, but gives no explicit when-to-use/when-not guidance and does not point to a different tool for non-catchment school data.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

Try in Browser

Glama MCP Gateway

Add one secure layer between your agents and this server.

Resources