Mount Colah Public School
Telopea St, Mount Colah NSW 2079
Mount Colah Public School is a government primary school in Mount Colah, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 442 students. Its ICSEA is 1,098, 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 442.
About this school, from public sources
This note is drawn from public online sources, mainly the school's own website and NSW education pages. Mount Colah Public School is a K-6 government primary that emphasises literacy and numeracy, along with sport, creative and performing arts, and leadership opportunities. It offers an extensive music program with school bands, High Potential and Gifted Education pathways, and a school-wide positive behaviour framework. It also runs school tours for prospective families and a parent portal.
Often praised
- Strong music and band programs
- Wide sporting opportunities
- Supportive wellbeing framework
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 Mount Colah 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | Asquith | Catholic primary | 1.4 km | 1,124 | 223 |
| Asquith Public School | Asquith | Public primary | 1.5 km | 1,102 | 384 |
| Hornsby Heights Public School | Hornsby | Public primary | 1.7 km | 1,104 | 420 |
| Hornsby North Public School | Hornsby | Public primary | 1.9 km | 1,148 | 937 |
| Mount Kuring-gai Public School | Mount Kuring-gai | Public primary | 2.5 km | 1,083 | 132 |
| Waitara Public SchoolOC | Wahroonga | Public primary | 3.9 km | 1,148 | 972 |
| Blue Gum Community School | Hornsby | Independent primary | 4.0 km | 1,105 | 21 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School | Waitara | Catholic primary | 4.7 km | 1,153 | 337 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canobolas Public School | Orange | Public primary · K-6 | 136 | 1,098 |
| Melonba Public School | Melonba | Public primary · K-6 | 776 | 1,098 |
| Oyster Bay Public School | Oyster Bay | Public primary · K-6 | 416 | 1,098 |
| Sutton Public School | Sutton | Public primary · K-6 | 152 | 1,098 |
| Beacon Hill Public School | Beacon Hill | Public primary · K-6 | 459 | 1,099 |
| Dulwich Hill Public School | Dulwich Hill | Public primary · K-6 | 358 | 1,099 |
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.