Kearns Public School

St Lawrence Ave, Kearns NSW 2558

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Kearns Public School is a government primary school in Kearns, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 178 students. Its ICSEA is 985, where the national average is 1000.

178students

985ICSEA · higher than 50% of NSW primary schools

48%language background other than English

7%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

14teaching staff (FTE)

Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms

Attendance and enrolment

89.4%attendance rate, 2024 · -1.4 pts over 3 years

-9%enrolment change over 5 years

105FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

1support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 178.

About this school, from public sources

Public information about Kearns Public School describes a small, close-knit K-6 school in Kearns (Campbelltown area) that emphasises inclusion, wellbeing and personalised attention within a tight community. The school highlights positive education practices, learning and wellbeing support teams working with families, and an active P&C inviting parent involvement. A new public preschool is under construction on-site, expected to open by 2027, adding early-learning capacity for the local community.

Often praised

small close-knit community
personalised student attention
active parent (P&C) involvement

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 Kearns Public School on My School · Why some data is missing

Location and nearby schools

Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.

School	Suburb	Type	Distance	ICSEA	Students
Eschol Park Public School	Eschol Park	Public primary	1.0 km	979	326
Robert Townson Public School	Raby	Public primary	1.5 km	988	430
Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School	Eagle Vale	Catholic primary	2.2 km	1,033	595
Gregory Hills Public School	Gregory Hills	Public primary	2.3 km	1,028	647
Claymore Public School	Claymore	Public primary	2.4 km	903	236
St Andrews Public SchoolOC	St Andrews	Public primary	2.5 km	995	761
St Gregory's College Campbelltown	Gregory Hills	Independent k–12 / combined	2.6 km	1,057	1,442
Gledswood Hills Public School	Gledswood Hills	Public primary	2.8 km	1,038	976

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
Crabbes Creek Public School	Crabbes Creek	Public primary · K-6	37	985
Hoxton Park Public School	Hoxton Park	Public primary · K-6	531	985
Ingleburn Public School	Ingleburn	Public primary · K-6	424	985
King Park Public School	St Johns Park	Public primary · K-6	396	985
Moss Vale Public SchoolOC	Moss Vale	Public primary · K-6	442	985
School of the Air	Broken Hill	Public primary · P-6	120	985

About this data

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.