Kinchela Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Kinchela, New South Wales 2440 · Kempsey LGA
About Kinchela Public School
Kinchela Public School is a public primary school located in Kinchela, New South Wales (2440), within the Kempsey local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 27 students (7 girls and 20 boys).
Kinchela Public School has an ICSEA value of 951, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 25th percentile of Australian schools. 9% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 46% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 2 teachers (2.4 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.3 to 1.
On the Success Index, Kinchela Public School scores 35.0 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 951
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)9% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)Not available
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+13 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Kinchela Public School's 27 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Kinchela Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Kinchela Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Smithtown Public School
Smithtown · Government primary · K-6
54 students · ICSEA 885 · 5.9 km away
Gladstone Public School
Gladstone · Government primary · K-6
19 students · ICSEA 1004 · 6.1 km away
South West Rocks Public School
South West Rocks · Government primary · K-6
348 students · ICSEA 952 · 12 km away
Frederickton Public School
Frederickton · Government primary · K-6
130 students · ICSEA 890 · 12 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Mount Pritchard Public School
Mount Pritchard · Government primary · K-6
368 students · ICSEA 951
Warwick Farm Public School
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219 students · ICSEA 951
Bonshaw Public School
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8 students · ICSEA 951
Deniliquin South Public School
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Bradfordville Public School
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Orange East Public School
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Frequently asked questions
Is Kinchela Public School a public or private school?
Kinchela Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Kinchela Public School offer?
Kinchela Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Kinchela Public School?
In 2025, Kinchela Public School had 27 enrolled students (7 girls, 20 boys).
What is the ICSEA of Kinchela Public School?
Kinchela Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 951. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Kinchela Public School?
Kinchela Public School has about 11.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Kinchela Public School each year?
In 2025, Kinchela Public School had 13 students in Kindergarten and 1 in Year 6.
Is Kinchela Public School co-ed?
Yes. Kinchela Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Kinchela Public School?
There are 4 other schools within 15 km of Kinchela Public School in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
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