The following defines the local-intake area of this school:

MANNING PRIMARY SCHOOL (Government Gazette Dec 2007)

The following defines the local-intake area of this school:
From the junction of Manning Road and the Kwinana Freeway, east along Manning Road to Elderfield Road, south along Elderfield Road and its southern extension to the Canning River foreshore, generally west and north along the Canning River foreshore to a point due west of the junction of Manning Road and the Kwinana Freeway, and east from this point to the aforesaid junction. The boundary parts of Manning Road (south side) and Elderfield Road (west side) are included within this local-intake area.

The following defines an optional area between Curtin Primary School and Manning Primary School:
From the junction of Manning Road and Elderfield Road, south along Elderfield Road and its southern extension to the Canning River foreshore, generally east along the Canning River foreshore to a point due south of the South Entrance to Curtin University of Technology, north from this point on the Canning River foreshore to the junction of Manning Road and the South Entrance to Curtin University, and west from this junction to Elderfield Road. The boundary parts of Elderfield Road (east side) and Manning Road (south side) are included within this optional area.

The following defines an optional area between Curtin Primary School and Manning Primary School:
From the junction of Manning Road and Davilak Crescent, north and west along Davilak Crescent to Ley Street, north along Ley Street to the junction with Bickley Crescent, west from this junction through McDougall Park to McDougall Street, west along McDougall Street and its western extension to Canning Highway, south west along Canning Highway to the Kwinana Freeway, south along the Kwinana Freeway to Manning Road and east along Manning Road to Davilak Crescent. The boundary parts of Davilak Crescent (both sides), Ley Street (west side), McDougall Street (both sides), Kwinana Freeway (east side) and Manning Road (north side) are included within this optional area.