Mount Kuring-gai Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Mount Kuring-Gai, New South Wales 2080 · Hornsby LGA
#394 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#1223 of 4,908 nationally
About Mount Kuring-gai Public School
Mount Kuring-gai Public School is a public primary school located in Mount Kuring-Gai, New South Wales (2080), within the Hornsby local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 132 students (65 girls and 67 boys).
Mount Kuring-gai Public School has an ICSEA value of 1083, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 79th percentile of Australian schools. 31% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 11% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 12 teachers (9.1 full-time equivalent) and 3 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.5 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 28% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Mount Kuring-gai Public School scores 67.8 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of primary schools nationally and 394th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (20th of 25 in the Hornsby area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1083
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)31% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-28% enrolments since 2020 (area median -16%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+6 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 Kuring-gai Public School's 132 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mount Kuring-gai Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mount Kuring-gai Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
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· 2.1 km away
Mount Colah Public School
Mount Colah · Government primary · K-6
442 students · ICSEA 1098 · 2.5 km away
Asquith Public School
Asquith · Government primary · K-6
384 students · ICSEA 1102 · 3.8 km away
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Asquith · Catholic primary · K-6
223 students · ICSEA 1124 · 3.8 km away
Hornsby Heights Public School
Hornsby · Government primary · K-6
420 students · ICSEA 1104 · 3.9 km away
Ku-ring-gai High School
North Turramurra · Government high school · 7-12
536 students · ICSEA 1088 · 4.1 km away
Pacific Berowra Christian School
Berowra · Independent primary · K-6
61 students · ICSEA 1136 · 4.2 km away
Asquith High School
Asquith · Government high school · 7-12
669 students · ICSEA 1082 · 4.2 km away
Hornsby North Public School
Hornsby · Government primary · K-6
937 students · ICSEA 1148 · 4.4 km away
Berowra Public School
Berowra · Government primary · K-6
272 students · ICSEA 1085 · 4.5 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
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566 students · ICSEA 1083
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Wallsend · Government primary · K-6
583 students · ICSEA 1083
Tallawong Public School
Rouse Hill · Government primary · K-6
121 students · ICSEA 1083
Canterbury Public School
Canterbury · Government primary · K-6
346 students · ICSEA 1082
Five Dock Public School
Five Dock · Government primary · P-6
314 students · ICSEA 1082
Laguna Street Public School
Caringbah · Government primary · K-6
440 students · ICSEA 1084
Frequently asked questions
Is Mount Kuring-gai Public School a public or private school?
Mount Kuring-gai Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Mount Kuring-gai Public School offer?
Mount Kuring-gai Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Mount Kuring-gai Public School?
In 2025, Mount Kuring-gai Public School had 132 enrolled students (65 girls, 67 boys), a change of -28% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mount Kuring-gai Public School?
Mount Kuring-gai Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1083. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Mount Kuring-gai Public School rank in NSW?
Mount Kuring-gai Public School ranks 394th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (67.8/100), and 1223rd of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Mount Kuring-gai Public School?
Mount Kuring-gai Public School has about 14.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Mount Kuring-gai Public School each year?
In 2025, Mount Kuring-gai Public School had 13 students in Kindergarten and 19 in Year 6.
Is Mount Kuring-gai Public School co-ed?
Yes. Mount Kuring-gai Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Mount Kuring-gai Public School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Mount Kuring-gai 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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