Kotara South Public School is a government primary school in Kotara, New South Wales, with 309 reported enrolments, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1, and an ICSEA percentile of 75.
Quick school snapshot
School model
Kotara South Public School is listed as Government and Primary, with a reported year range of K-6.
Enrolment size
The school reports 309 total enrolments, including 138 girls and 171 boys where available.
ICSEA context
The ICSEA value is 1,069, with percentile 75 in the current dataset.
Gender profile
The gender type is Co-educational, with a reported mix of 44.7% girls and 55.3% boys.
Staff ratio
The student-teacher ratio is 14.9:1, based on 20.7 FTE teaching staff where available.
Local area
The campus is in Kotara, New South Wales, within Newcastle.
Profile signals
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Kotara South Public School is listed as a government primary school in Kotara, New South Wales. The profile reports 309 total enrolments, an ICSEA value of 1,069, and a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1 where available. The reported year range is K-6, and the campus sits within Newcastle local government area.
Enrolment
309
reported total enrolments
138 girls
171 boys
Kotara South Public School reports 309 total enrolments, including 138 girls and 171 boys. The reported enrolment mix is 44.7% girls and 55.3% boys.
Socio-educational
75
percentile where available
ICSEA
1,069
Kotara South Public School sits at the 75 ICSEA percentile in the reported dataset.
SEA quarters
Bottom
14%
Lower-middle
23%
Upper-middle
32%
Top
31%
The socio-educational distribution lists 14% in the bottom quarter, 23% in the lower-middle quarter, 32% in the upper-middle quarter, and 31% in the top quarter.
Staff
Teaching staff
20
FTE teaching
20.7
Non-teaching
6
Student-teacher
14.9:1
The profile reports 20 teaching staff and 6 non-teaching staff, with a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
Location
Location context combines suburb, postcode, administrative areas and a direct maps link where data is available.
Governance
Official school and governing body links are included when the dataset provides them.
Community
Student community indicators are reported as percentages where available.
Nearby
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FAQ
Kotara South Public School has 309 reported total enrolments. The student profile lists 138 girls and 171 boys where gender enrolment fields are available.
Kotara South Public School is listed as a Government school with school type Primary. The reported year range is K-6.
Kotara South Public School is located in Kotara, NSW 2289. The local government area is Newcastle.
The ICSEA value for Kotara South Public School is 1,069 and the ICSEA percentile is 75. If either value is missing in the source data, it is shown as Not available rather than zero.
Kotara South Public School is listed as Co-educational. The reported gender mix is 44.7% girls and 55.3% boys where percentage fields are available.
Data note
This page uses structured 2025 Australian school profile data. Some values may be unavailable where they are not reported in the source dataset. Profile pages are designed to make enrolment, ICSEA, location and school context easier to compare.
