Kegworth Public School

60 Tebbutt St, Leichhardt NSW 2040

PublicPrimaryYears P-6

Kegworth Public School is a government primary school in Leichhardt, NSW from Prep to Year 6 with about 252 students. Its ICSEA is 1,117, where the national average is 1000.

252students

1,117ICSEA · higher than 90% of NSW primary schools

30%language background other than English

4%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

16teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

93.0%attendance rate, 2024 · -2.0 pts over 3 years

-25%enrolment change over 5 years

25FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

1support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 252.

About this school, from public sources

Public information about Kegworth Public School describes a medium-sized government primary school in Leichhardt, established in 1887, with a mix of heritage and modern buildings. The school's own materials highlight specialist programs in Italian language, music (including band, string, recorder and choral groups), environmental education, ICT, public speaking and debating, and gifted and talented education, alongside sport and creative arts. Before and after school care is available on site, and the school reports an above-average socio-educational profile.

Often praised

Italian language program
Music and instrumental ensembles
Gifted and talented programs

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NAPLAN

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Location and nearby schools

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

School	Suburb	Type	Distance	ICSEA	Students
St Columba's Catholic Primary School	Leichhardt North	Catholic primary	0.9 km	1,167	180
Taverners Hill Infants School	Petersham	Public primary	1.0 km	1,129	20
St Joan of Arc Catholic Primary School	Haberfield	Catholic primary	1.0 km	1,083	110
Petersham Public School	Petersham	Public primary	1.1 km	1,137	232
Leichhardt Public School	Leichhardt	Public primary	1.1 km	1,122	532
Christian Brothers' High School Lewisham	Lewisham	Independent k–12 / combined	1.2 km	1,074	1,231
Lewisham Public School	Lewisham	Public primary	1.2 km	1,121	198
St Fiacre's Catholic Primary School	Leichhardt	Catholic primary	1.4 km	1,151	91

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
Ermington Public SchoolOC	West Ryde	Public primary · K-6	472	1,117
West Ryde Public School	West Ryde	Public primary · K-6	512	1,117
Westmead Public School	Westmead	Public primary · K-6	717	1,117
Coledale Public School	Coledale	Public primary · K-6	135	1,118
Curl Curl North Public School	North Curl Curl	Public primary · K-6	699	1,116
Ngarala Public School	Epping	Public primary · K-6	380	1,118

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.