Kemblawarra Public School

Shellharbour Rd, Port Kembla NSW 2505

PublicPrimaryYears P-6

School website4274 2024

Kemblawarra Public School is a government primary school in Port Kembla, NSW from Prep to Year 6 with about 153 students. Its ICSEA is 892, where the national average is 1000.

153students

892ICSEA · higher than 12% of NSW primary schools

23%language background other than English

33%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

17teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

83.0%attendance rate, 2024 · -1.5 pts over 3 years

+28%enrolment change over 5 years

126FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

3support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 153.

About this school, from public sources

Public information about Kemblawarra Public School, a small government primary school (P-6) in Port Kembla on the NSW South Coast, describes a close-knit community serving around 150 students across mainstream, support, and preschool classes. The school is noted for its focus on student welfare, Aboriginal studies, environmental education, cultural awareness, and fitness training, reflecting its long-standing service to a culturally diverse, multicultural and Aboriginal student community.

Often praised

Aboriginal studies focus
environmental education programs
strong student welfare support

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

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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 Patrick's Catholic Primary School	Port Kembla	Catholic primary	0.9 km	1,058	177
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School	Warrawong	Catholic primary	1.6 km	1,013	149
Warrawong Public School	Warrawong	Public primary	1.7 km	891	276
Primbee Public School	Primbee	Public primary	1.7 km	943	88
Port Kembla Public School	Port Kembla	Public primary	2.0 km	1,014	278
Lake Heights Public School	Lake Heights	Public primary	2.3 km	941	147
Cringila Public School	Cringila	Public primary	2.9 km	936	163
Berkeley Public School	Berkeley	Public primary	3.5 km	926	259

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
Busby Public School	Busby	Public primary · K-6	243	892
Tarro Public School	Tarro	Public primary · K-6	115	892
Albury North Public School	Albury	Public primary · K-6	285	893
Fairfield Heights Public School	Fairfield	Public primary · K-6	642	893
Greenethorpe Public School	Greenethorpe	Public primary · K-6	5	893
Kurri Kurri Public School	Kurri Kurri	Public primary · K-6	574	891

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.