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Kotara School

Kotara School is a government special school in Kotara, New South Wales, with 25 students.

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25
Students
24 boys · 1 girls
U
Year range
816
ICSEA
avg = 1000
0%
Students from non-English speaking background
ICSEA - socio-educational intake context 816

ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of students at this school - it is an intake measure, not a teaching quality or outcomes ranking. National average is 1000. Range is roughly 500–1300. This school's ICSEA places it above 3% of Australian schools.

Suburb Kotara 2289
Local government area Newcastle
Remoteness Major Cities
Sector Government
School type Special
Indigenous students 112%
Statistical area (SA2) Adamstown - Kotara
Official website kotara-s.schools.nsw.gov.au
Enrolments 2016-2025

Kotara School had 25 students in 2025, compared with 28 in 2016 (down 11%).

28 '16 '17 28 '18 28 '19 28 '20 28 '21 28 '22 28 '23 '24 25 '25

Total enrolments as reported to ACARA each August. A year marked "-" was not published for this school. Enrolment counts how many students attend, not how good a school is. Source: ACARA School Profile 2008-2025 (Data Access Program).

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Catchment zone shown where matched to official NSW government data.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pin is approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

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Kotara School catchment

We could not match a zone boundary for this school in the published NSW government zone data, so no catchment suburbs are listed. Some government schools, such as selective, specialist and senior-only schools, do not have a local zone. Check an address with the official NSW zone finder.

The suburb: Adamstown - Kotara

$1,285,000
Median house price
NSW DCJ Sales, Mar 2026
15
Childcare services
ACECQA register
46.2%
Families that are couples with children
ABS Census 2021
17,554
Residents
ABS, June 2025

Figures are for the Adamstown - Kotara statistical area (SA2), which contains the school. SA2 boundaries do not always equal suburb boundaries, and childcare services are matched by suburb name. See the full Adamstown - Kotara profile →

© State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (copyright notice).

Nearest schools to Kotara School

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA Distance
St James' Primary School Catholic K-6 334 1104 0.6 km
Kotara South Public School Government K-6 309 1069 0.7 km
Kotara High School Government 7-12 1,130 1066 0.8 km
Belair Public School Government K-6 409 1103 1.1 km
New Lambton Heights Infants School Government K-2 55 1100 1.5 km
Trinity Catholic College Catholic 7-11 849 1090 1.5 km

Listed nearest first. Distance is a straight line between ACARA school locations, not travel distance, and the order is not a ranking.

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Questions about Kotara School

How many students go to Kotara School?

Kotara School has 25 students enrolled (24 boys and 1 girls), according to the ACARA School Profile 2025.

Is Kotara School a government or non-government school?

Kotara School is a government school in Kotara, New South Wales.

What does the ICSEA of 816 at Kotara School mean?

ICSEA, the Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage, describes the family background of the students enrolled at a school, such as parents' education and occupation. The national average is 1000. Kotara School has an ICSEA of 816, which places it above 3% of Australian schools. It measures student intake, not teaching quality or results.

How many childcare services are near Kotara School?

15 childcare services are listed on the ACECQA national register for Adamstown - Kotara, the statistical area around the school. Services are matched by suburb name.

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Source: ACARA School Profile & School Location 2025 (Data Access Program). VIC, NSW and QLD government catchment zones from DET School Zones 2027, NSW DoE School Intake Zones 2026 and Queensland Department of Education state school catchments 2026 (CC BY 4.0). ICSEA is a socio-educational intake index - it measures student background, not teaching quality or outcomes. Methodology →