Kempsey High School serves families in and around Kempsey, NSW as a medium-sized government secondary school offering 7-12.

Secondary results are more moderate compared with higher-performing schools, with a latest rating of 2.5.

The school’s recent results show a generally stable pattern rather than a sharp upward or downward trend.

In socio-educational terms, the school has a less advantaged profile, with an ICSEA score of 848 and an ICSEA percentile of 5.

The peer comparison suggests the school is currently behind some secondary schools with a similar student background profile.

Enrolment is around 584, so the school can be described as medium-to-large in scale, and it has expanded noticeably in recent years.