Mount Kembla Public School is a government primary serving its community with a strong pastoral focus and tight-knit culture.
NAPLAN in line with national year-level averages; the result is a B overall.
Mount Kembla Public School is a government primary serving its community with a strong pastoral focus and tight-knit culture. The school offers dedicated high potential and gifted education through its Inspire program, backed by additional learning support and wellbeing teams. Students here thrive in robotics, sports, performances, and public speaking, making it a well-rounded environment that extends beyond the classroom.
Mount Kembla Public School is also known as MKPS and MKPS Mount Kembla.
Mount Kembla Public School draws students from the Mt Kembla PS.
Mount Kembla Public School has an overall SchoolRank score of 52.3/100, rated "Average". This score is calculated from academic results, student growth, wellbeing, extracurricular programs, and value for money. Academically, the school scores 54/100, indicating moderate performance relative to other Australian schools. The school's ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) is 1050, above the national average of 1,000.
In 2025 NAPLAN testing at Mount Kembla Public School, Year 3 students averaged 440 across the tested NAPLAN domains, above the national average of 407 for that year level, and Year 5 students averaged 459, below the national average of 490 for that year level. Relative to national year-level averages, the school's strongest domain is Reading. National averages are specific to each year level, because NAPLAN scores are scaled so older year levels score higher, a school-wide average can't be compared with a single national figure.
Mount Kembla Public School is a very small government primary school with approximately 159 students. It offers education for years K-6. As a government school, enrolment is generally available to students living within the school's designated catchment zone. Families outside the zone may apply for out-of-area placement subject to availability.
Mount Kembla Public School is a government school, so there are no tuition fees. Families may be asked to contribute to voluntary school fees covering materials, excursions, and activities. The school has a value score of 57/100 on SchoolRank, which compares educational outcomes relative to cost, government schools typically score well on this measure.
Mount Kembla Public School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. This is above the national average of approximately 14:1, meaning class sizes are typical for Australian schools. Support staff make up 16% of the workforce, providing additional learning assistance and pastoral care. The student attendance rate is 91%, which is moderate.
Mount Kembla Public School is located in Mount Kembla, NSW, classified as a major cities school. With an ICSEA of 1050 (68th percentile), the school community's socio-educational advantage is around the national average. ICSEA measures the educational advantage of a school's community, not the school's quality, a lower ICSEA school with strong academic scores may indicate particularly effective teaching.