Denison College of Secondary Education, Kelso High Campus
88 Boyd Street, Kelso NSW 2795
Denison College of Secondary Education, Kelso High Campus is a government secondary school in Kelso, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 812 students. Its ICSEA is 936, where the national average is 1000.
Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 813.
About this school, from public sources
Public information describes Kelso High Campus, part of Denison College of Secondary Education, as a Years 7-12 public school in Bathurst/Kelso NSW with around 850 students. It shares a curriculum structure with Bathurst High Campus, giving senior students a broader, flexible subject choice across the two sites. The school promotes strong academic, vocational education, creative and performing arts, and languages programs, backed by career guidance and a range of extra-curricular activities.
Often praised
- shared senior curriculum with Bathurst campus
- vocational education pathways
- creative and performing arts programs
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Denison College of Secondary Education, Kelso High Campus on My School · Why some data is missing
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Last 5 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.05 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0.01 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0.09 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0.03 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0.04 | 3 |
Counts are derived from NESA's published merit lists and exclude students who opted out of publication. The per-student figure divides each year's count by that year's Year 12 enrolment from ACARA's August census, so it is approximate. NSW law does not permit ranking schools by results, so no rank or percentile is shown.
Gifted and accelerated programs
iXtend Inspire – High potential and gifted education class
Many comprehensive public high schools run their own class or program for high-ability students, under names such as Gifted and Talented, Academic Extension, Academic Excellence (common in Queensland), Enrichment or SEAL. These are not a department program: each school sets its own entry (often a test or application in Year 6) and class size. Listed only where the school's own website describes a dedicated class; check details with the school.
- Year levels
- 7
- Entry
- Selection on academic performance, teacher feedback and demonstrated potential
Source: department page ↗. Check current entry dates with the school.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scots All Saints College | White Rock | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.3 km | 1,087 | 779 |
| MacKillop College Bathurst | Bathurst | Catholic high school | 3.5 km | 1,027 | 691 |
| Denison College of Secondary Education, Bathurst High CampusGifted class: Gifted class | Bathurst | Public high school | 4.2 km | 963 | 916 |
| St Stanislaus' College | Bathurst | Independent high school | 4.4 km | 1,038 | 713 |
| St Stanislaus' College, Sunnyside Farm | Bathurst | Independent high school | 4.6 km | — | — |
| Scots All Saints College, Campus West | Bathurst | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.0 km | — | — |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in NSW
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condell Park High School | Condell Park | Public high school · 7-12 | 876 | 936 |
| Great Lakes College Forster Campus | Forster | Public high school · 7-10 | 478 | 936 |
| Narooma High School | Narooma | Public high school · 7-12 | 463 | 936 |
| Oxley High School | North Tamworth | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,004 | 936 |
| Birrong Boys High School | Birrong | Public high school · 7-12 | 366 | 937 |
| Dungog High School | Dungog | Public high school · 7-12 | 565 | 937 |
About this data
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Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.