Kelso Public School
19 Gilmour Street, Kelso NSW 2795
Kelso Public School is a government primary school in Kelso, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 374 students. Its ICSEA is 859, 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 374.
About this school, from public sources
Public information about Kelso Public School, drawn from the school's own website and other online sources, describes it as the oldest established school in Bathurst, catering for Kindergarten to Year 6. The school's site highlights values of success, excellence, opportunity and belonging, with wellbeing support woven into daily learning and strong family partnerships. Other sources note recognised strengths in performing arts, sport, student leadership programs and Aboriginal education initiatives, with a distinctive circular campus layout including a large multi-level library and two playing fields.
Often praised
- performing arts and sport
- Aboriginal education initiatives
- strong family partnerships
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 Kelso 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso | Kelso | Catholic primary | 1.8 km | 1,028 | 463 |
| Scots All Saints College | White Rock | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.9 km | 1,087 | 779 |
| Cathedral Catholic Primary School Bathurst | Bathurst | Catholic primary | 2.8 km | 1,036 | 363 |
| Bathurst Public School | Bathurst | Public primary | 3.2 km | 983 | 424 |
| The Assumption Catholic Primary School Bathurst | Bathurst | Catholic primary | 3.6 km | 1,031 | 393 |
| Bathurst South Public School | Bathurst | Public primary | 3.8 km | 936 | 184 |
| Raglan Public School | Raglan | Public primary | 4.2 km | 978 | 191 |
| St Philomena's Catholic Primary School Bathurst | South Bathurst | Catholic primary | 4.3 km | 1,028 | 216 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burke Ward Public School | Broken Hill | Public primary · K-6 | 200 | 858 |
| Casino Public School | Casino | Public primary · P-6 | 428 | 860 |
| Geurie Public School | Geurie | Public primary · K-6 | 33 | 860 |
| Red Range Public School | Red Range | Public primary · K-6 | 28 | 858 |
| Windsor South Public School | South Windsor | Public primary · K-6 | 333 | 858 |
| Yanco Public School | Yanco | Public primary · K-6 | 70 | 860 |
About this data
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- school-website
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.