Kinma School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Terrey Hills, New South Wales 2084 · Northern Beaches LGA
About Kinma School
Kinma School is an independent primary school located in Terrey Hills, New South Wales (2084), within the Northern Beaches local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 67 students (32 girls and 35 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
Kinma School has an ICSEA value of 1096, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 83rd percentile of Australian schools. 44% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 2% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 10 teachers (8.2 full-time equivalent) and 3 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.2 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 26% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Kinma School scores 72.1 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 1096
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)44% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)8.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-26% enrolments since 2020 (area median -14%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-39 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 Kinma School's 67 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Kinma School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Kinma School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Terrey Hills Public School
Terrey Hills · Government primary · K-6
183 students · ICSEA 1100 · 532 m away
German International School Sydney
Terrey Hills · Independent combined · K-12
380 students · ICSEA 1158 · 730 m away
Sydney Japanese International School
Terrey Hills · Independent primary · K-9
190 students · ICSEA 1137 · 1.9 km away
Northern Beaches Christian School
Terrey Hills · Independent combined · K-12
1,228 students · ICSEA 1134 · 2.0 km away
Kamaroi Rudolf Steiner School
Belrose · Independent primary · K-6
180 students · ICSEA 1092 · 2.8 km away
Yanginanook School
Belrose · Independent combined · K-11
65 students · ICSEA 1051 · 2.9 km away
A.G.B.U. Alexander Primary School
Duffys Forest · Independent primary · K-6
78 students · ICSEA 962 · 3.0 km away
Covenant Christian School
Belrose · Independent combined · K-12
884 students · ICSEA 1155 · 3.0 km away
John Colet School
Belrose · Independent primary · K-6
275 students · ICSEA 1210 · 4.0 km away
Galstaun College
Ingleside · Independent combined · K-12
328 students · ICSEA 1046 · 4.1 km away
Similar schools
Independent primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Mount Sinai College
Maroubra · Independent primary · K-6
267 students · ICSEA 1097
Byron Community Primary School
Byron Bay · Independent primary · K-6
95 students · ICSEA 1094
Kamaroi Rudolf Steiner School
Belrose · Independent primary · K-6
180 students · ICSEA 1092
Arkana College
Kingsgrove · Independent primary · K-6
231 students · ICSEA 1092
The Central Coast Montessori Primary School
Bateau Bay · Independent primary · K-6
66 students · ICSEA 1100
Tambelin Independent School
Goulburn · Independent primary · K-6
39 students · ICSEA 1091
Frequently asked questions
Is Kinma School a public or private school?
Kinma School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
What year levels does Kinma School offer?
Kinma School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Kinma School?
In 2025, Kinma School had 67 enrolled students (32 girls, 35 boys), a change of -26% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Kinma School?
Kinma School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1096. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Kinma School?
Kinma School has about 8.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Kinma School each year?
In 2025, Kinma School had 15 students in Kindergarten and 8 in Year 6.
Is Kinma School co-ed?
Yes. Kinma School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Kinma School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Kinma 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.
Where can I get tutoring near Kinma School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Gordon, about 9.2 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.