Schools in Newcastle, NSW

Showing the top 50 of 56 schools in the Newcastle region, ranked by ICSEA score.

#	School	Suburb	Type	Sector	Years	ICSEA	Enrolment
1	Awabakal Environmental Education Centre	Shortland	Combined	Government	–	–	–
2	Merewether High School	Broadmeadow	Secondary	Government	7-12	1,206	1,080
3	Newcastle Grammar School	The Hill	Combined	Independent	K-12	1,181	1,049
4	St Joseph's Primary School	Merewether	Primary	Catholic	K-6	1,141	387
5	Hamilton South Public School	Merewether	Primary	Government	K-6	1,139	362
6	St Philip's Christian College - Waratah	Waratah	Combined	Independent	K-12	1,138	1,466
7	Merewether Heights Public School	Merewether Heights	Primary	Government	K-6	1,129	269
8	The Junction Public School	Merewether	Primary	Government	K-6	1,115	450
9	Newcastle East Public School	Newcastle	Primary	Government	K-6	1,112	260
10	Hamilton Public School	Hamilton	Primary	Government	K-6	1,106	306
11	Tighes Hill Public School	Tighes Hill	Primary	Government	K-6	1,104	358
12	St Francis Xavier's College	Hamilton	Secondary	Catholic	7-12	1,096	959
13	Islington Public School	Islington	Primary	Government	K-6	1,090	159
14	Corpus Christi Primary School	Waratah	Primary	Catholic	K-6	1,085	169
15	Hunter School of Performing Arts	Broadmeadow	Combined	Government	K-12	1,085	1,094
16	St John's Primary School	Lambton	Primary	Catholic	K-6	1,083	200
17	Novoschool	Newcastle West	Secondary	Independent	7-9	1,077	79
18	Newcastle Waldorf School	Glendale	Combined	Independent	K-12	1,072	237
19	St Kevin's Primary School	Cardiff	Primary	Catholic	K-6	1,071	130
20	Lambton Public School	Lambton	Primary	Government	K-6	1,065	339
21	Hunter Christian School	Mayfield	Combined	Independent	K-12	1,061	337
22	Lambton High School	Lambton	Secondary	Government	7-12	1,057	1,176
23	Mayfield East Public School	Mayfield East	Primary	Government	K-6	1,044	343
24	San Clemente Catholic College	Mayfield	Secondary	Catholic	7-10	1,038	605
25	St Benedict's Primary School	Edgeworth	Primary	Catholic	K-6	1,037	357
26	Holy Cross Primary School	Glendale	Primary	Catholic	K-6	1,036	153
27	St Columban's Primary School	Mayfield	Primary	Catholic	K-6	1,034	162
28	Mayfield West Public School	Mayfield	Primary	Government	P-6	1,033	342
29	Hamilton North Public School	Broadmeadow	Primary	Government	K-6	1,030	123
30	Newcastle High School	Hamilton	Secondary	Government	7-12	1,027	1,072
31	Our Lady of Victories Primary School	Shortland	Primary	Catholic	K-6	1,025	130
32	St Philip's Christian College Dynamic Learning	Waratah	Special	Independent	U	1,022	223
33	Waratah Public School	Waratah	Primary	Government	P-6	1,019	351
34	Cardiff South Public School	Cardiff South	Primary	Government	P-6	1,017	298
35	Cardiff North Public School	Cardiff	Primary	Government	K-6	1,014	149
36	Cardiff Public School	Cardiff	Primary	Government	K-6	1,000	283
37	Carrington Public School	Carrington	Primary	Government	K-6	996	110
38	Cardiff High School	Cardiff	Secondary	Government	7-12	986	778
39	Callaghan College Jesmond Senior Campus	Jesmond	Secondary	Government	11-12	980	659
40	Edgeworth Heights Public School	Edgeworth	Primary	Government	K-6	969	305
41	Newcastle Middle School	Waratah	Special	Government	U	967	45
42	Edgeworth Public School	Edgeworth	Primary	Government	P-6	967	647
43	St Dominic's Catholic College	Mayfield	Special	Catholic	U	966	43
44	Waratah West Public School	Waratah West	Primary	Government	K-6	963	113
45	Newcastle Senior School	Waratah	Special	Government	U	960	37
46	Callaghan College Waratah Campus	Waratah	Secondary	Government	7-10	957	848
47	Glendale East Public School	Glendale	Primary	Government	K-6	956	232
48	Heaton Public School	Jesmond	Primary	Government	K-6	955	162
49	Merewether Public School	Merewether	Primary	Government	K-6	950	139
50	Alesco Secondary College	Cooks Hill	Special	Independent	9-12	949	664

#1Awabakal Environmental Education Centre

Shortland·Combined · Government

#2Merewether High School

Broadmeadow·Secondary · Government · 7-12

ICSEA

1,206

#3Newcastle Grammar School

The Hill·Combined · Independent · K-12

ICSEA

1,181

#4St Joseph's Primary School

Merewether·Primary · Catholic · K-6

ICSEA

1,141

#5Hamilton South Public School

Merewether·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

1,139

#6St Philip's Christian College - Waratah

Waratah·Combined · Independent · K-12

ICSEA

1,138

#7Merewether Heights Public School

Merewether Heights·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

1,129

#8The Junction Public School

Merewether·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

1,115

#9Newcastle East Public School

Newcastle·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

1,112

#10Hamilton Public School

Hamilton·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

1,106

#11Tighes Hill Public School

Tighes Hill·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

1,104

#12St Francis Xavier's College

Hamilton·Secondary · Catholic · 7-12

ICSEA

1,096

#13Islington Public School

Islington·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

1,090

#14Corpus Christi Primary School

Waratah·Primary · Catholic · K-6

ICSEA

1,085

#15Hunter School of Performing Arts

Broadmeadow·Combined · Government · K-12

ICSEA

1,085

#16St John's Primary School

Lambton·Primary · Catholic · K-6

ICSEA

1,083

#17Novoschool

Newcastle West·Secondary · Independent · 7-9

ICSEA

1,077

#18Newcastle Waldorf School

Glendale·Combined · Independent · K-12

ICSEA

1,072

#19St Kevin's Primary School

Cardiff·Primary · Catholic · K-6

ICSEA

1,071

#20Lambton Public School

Lambton·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

1,065

#21Hunter Christian School

Mayfield·Combined · Independent · K-12

ICSEA

1,061

#22Lambton High School

Lambton·Secondary · Government · 7-12

ICSEA

1,057

#23Mayfield East Public School

Mayfield East·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

1,044

#24San Clemente Catholic College

Mayfield·Secondary · Catholic · 7-10

ICSEA

1,038

#25St Benedict's Primary School

Edgeworth·Primary · Catholic · K-6

ICSEA

1,037

#26Holy Cross Primary School

Glendale·Primary · Catholic · K-6

ICSEA

1,036

#27St Columban's Primary School

Mayfield·Primary · Catholic · K-6

ICSEA

1,034

#28Mayfield West Public School

Mayfield·Primary · Government · P-6

ICSEA

1,033

#29Hamilton North Public School

Broadmeadow·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

1,030

#30Newcastle High School

Hamilton·Secondary · Government · 7-12

ICSEA

1,027

#31Our Lady of Victories Primary School

Shortland·Primary · Catholic · K-6

ICSEA

1,025

#32St Philip's Christian College Dynamic Learning

Waratah·Special · Independent · U

ICSEA

1,022

#33Waratah Public School

Waratah·Primary · Government · P-6

ICSEA

1,019

#34Cardiff South Public School

Cardiff South·Primary · Government · P-6

ICSEA

1,017

#35Cardiff North Public School

Cardiff·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

1,014

#36Cardiff Public School

Cardiff·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

1,000

#37Carrington Public School

Carrington·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

996

#38Cardiff High School

Cardiff·Secondary · Government · 7-12

ICSEA

986

#39Callaghan College Jesmond Senior Campus

Jesmond·Secondary · Government · 11-12

ICSEA

980

#40Edgeworth Heights Public School

Edgeworth·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

969

#41Newcastle Middle School

Waratah·Special · Government · U

ICSEA

967

#42Edgeworth Public School

Edgeworth·Primary · Government · P-6

ICSEA

967

#43St Dominic's Catholic College

Mayfield·Special · Catholic · U

ICSEA

966

#44Waratah West Public School

Waratah West·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

963

#45Newcastle Senior School

Waratah·Special · Government · U

ICSEA

960

#46Callaghan College Waratah Campus

Waratah·Secondary · Government · 7-10

ICSEA

957

#47Glendale East Public School

Glendale·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

956

#48Heaton Public School

Jesmond·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

955

#49Merewether Public School

Merewether·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

950

#50Alesco Secondary College

Cooks Hill·Special · Independent · 9-12

ICSEA

949

ICSEA ≥ 1100 (above average)ICSEA 1000–1099 (average)ICSEA < 1000 (below average)

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