Mount Kanwary Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Osterley, New South Wales 2324 · Port Stephens LGA
About Mount Kanwary Public School
Mount Kanwary Public School is a public primary school located in Osterley, New South Wales (2324), within the Port Stephens local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 38 students (21 girls and 17 boys).
Mount Kanwary Public School has an ICSEA value of 888, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 9th percentile of Australian schools. 5% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 71% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 4 teachers (2.8 full-time equivalent) and 2 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.6 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 81% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Mount Kanwary Public School scores 24.9 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 888
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)5% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+81% enrolments since 2020 (area median -8%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-37 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 Mount Kanwary Public School's 38 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mount Kanwary Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mount Kanwary Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Millers Forest Public School
Millers Forest · Government primary · K-6
60 students · ICSEA 920 · 3.1 km away
Hinton Public School
Hinton · Government primary · K-6
99 students · ICSEA 1009 · 4.6 km away
Raymond Terrace Public School
Raymond Terrace · Government primary · K-6
322 students · ICSEA 864 · 6.1 km away
Morpeth Public School
Morpeth · Government primary · K-6
262 students · ICSEA 1023 · 6.3 km away
St Brigid's Primary School
Raymond Terrace · Catholic primary · K-6
377 students · ICSEA 1012 · 6.4 km away
Irrawang Public School
Raymond Terrace · Government primary · P-6
304 students · ICSEA 863 · 6.6 km away
St Bede's Catholic College
Chisholm · Catholic high school · 7-12
910 students · ICSEA 1030 · 6.9 km away
St Aloysius Catholic Primary School
Chisholm · Catholic primary · K-6
614 students · ICSEA 1064 · 7.0 km away
Hunter River High School
Heatherbrae · Government high school · 7-12
762 students · ICSEA 899 · 7.2 km away
Seaham Public School
Seaham · Government primary · K-6
156 students · ICSEA 990 · 7.5 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Congewai Public School
Congewai · Government primary · K-6
11 students · ICSEA 888
Westport Public School
Port Macquarie · Government primary · K-6
365 students · ICSEA 888
Ashcroft Public School
Ashcroft · Government primary · P-6
284 students · ICSEA 887
Toukley Public School
Toukley · Government primary · P-6
494 students · ICSEA 889
Fennell Bay Public School
Fennell Bay · Government primary · K-6
159 students · ICSEA 889
Metford Public School
Metford · Government primary · K-6
265 students · ICSEA 887
Frequently asked questions
Is Mount Kanwary Public School a public or private school?
Mount Kanwary Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Mount Kanwary Public School offer?
Mount Kanwary Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Mount Kanwary Public School?
In 2025, Mount Kanwary Public School had 38 enrolled students (21 girls, 17 boys), a change of 81% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mount Kanwary Public School?
Mount Kanwary Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 888. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Mount Kanwary Public School?
Mount Kanwary Public School has about 13.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Mount Kanwary Public School each year?
In 2025, Mount Kanwary Public School had 4 students in Kindergarten and 5 in Year 6.
Is Mount Kanwary Public School co-ed?
Yes. Mount Kanwary Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Mount Kanwary Public School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Mount Kanwary 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.
Where can I get tutoring near Mount Kanwary Public School?
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