Kirkton Public School
797 Standen Drive, Belford NSW 2335
Kirkton Public School is a government primary school in Belford, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 45 students. Its ICSEA is 926, 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 45.
About this school, from public sources
Public online sources describe Kirkton Public School as a small K-6 school in Lower Belford, near Branxton in the Hunter Valley, with around 45 students. The school's own site highlights values of Respect, Responsibility and Active Learning, under the motto "Achieve with Pride," and describes a warm, inclusive community with individualised support, family partnership, and tailored learning plans. Community sources note strong multi-generational parental involvement.
Often praised
- small class sizes
- individualised student support
- strong multi-generational community
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 Kirkton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosary Park Catholic School | Branxton | Catholic primary | 7.6 km | 1,002 | 375 |
| Branxton Public School | Branxton | Public primary | 7.9 km | 949 | 540 |
| Australian Christian College - Singleton | Singleton | Independent k–12 / combined | 10.7 km | 1,005 | 389 |
| King Street Public School | Singleton | Public primary | 11.6 km | 900 | 433 |
| St Catherine's Catholic College | Singleton | Catholic k–12 / combined | 11.7 km | 974 | 1,010 |
| Greta Public School | Greta | Public primary | 12.0 km | 935 | 186 |
| Singleton Public School | Singleton | Public primary | 12.2 km | 950 | 353 |
| Singleton Heights Public School | Singleton Heights | Public primary | 13.6 km | 920 | 468 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Public School | Berkeley | Public primary · K-6 | 259 | 926 |
| Cambridge Park Public School | Cambridge Park | Public primary · P-6 | 523 | 926 |
| Comboyne Public School | Comboyne | Public primary · K-6 | 36 | 926 |
| Eungai Public School | Eungai Creek | Public primary · K-6 | 57 | 926 |
| Lake Wyangan Public School | Lake Wyangan | Public primary · K-6 | 43 | 926 |
| Paxton Public School | Paxton | Public primary · K-6 | 80 | 926 |
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.