Schools in Port Stephens, NSW

Showing the top 28 of 28 schools in the Port Stephens region, ranked by ICSEA score.

#	School	Suburb	Type	Sector	Years	ICSEA	Enrolment
1	St Philip's Christian College - Port Stephens	Salamander Bay	Combined	Independent	K-12	1,072	821
2	The Heights Learning Community	Gillieston Heights	Primary	Independent	K-3	1,058	14
3	St Peter's Primary School	Stockton	Primary	Catholic	K-6	1,053	180
4	St Michael's Primary School	Nelson Bay	Primary	Catholic	K-6	1,040	269
5	Medowie Christian School	Medowie	Combined	Independent	K-12	1,038	554
6	Morpeth Public School	Morpeth	Primary	Government	K-6	1,023	262
7	Catherine McAuley Catholic College	Medowie	Secondary	Catholic	7-12	1,019	884
8	Hinton Public School	Hinton	Primary	Government	K-6	1,009	99
9	St Patrick's Primary School	Lochinvar	Primary	Catholic	K-6	1,009	577
10	Fern Bay Public School	Fern Bay	Primary	Government	K-6	1,002	182
11	Stockton Public School	Stockton	Primary	Government	P-6	1,000	254
12	St Joseph's College	Lochinvar	Secondary	Catholic	7-12	996	973
13	Medowie Public School	Medowie	Primary	Government	K-6	994	382
14	Soldiers Point Public School	Soldiers Point	Primary	Government	K-6	992	267
15	Iona Public School	Woodville	Primary	Government	K-6	992	47
16	Wirreanda Public School	Medowie	Primary	Government	K-6	988	530
17	Tomaree Public School	Salamander Bay	Primary	Government	K-6	981	310
18	Clarence Town Public School	Clarence Town	Primary	Government	K-6	980	158
19	Bobs Farm Public School	Bobs Farm	Primary	Government	K-6	979	30
20	Tomaree High School	Salamander Bay	Secondary	Government	7-12	970	986
21	Lochinvar Public School	Lochinvar	Primary	Government	K-6	965	194
22	Anna Bay Public School	Anna Bay	Primary	Government	K-6	962	309
23	Shoal Bay Public School	Shoal Bay	Primary	Government	K-6	962	237
24	Glen William Public School	Clarence Town	Primary	Government	K-6	945	27
25	Gillieston Public School	Gillieston Heights	Primary	Government	K-6	922	404
26	Salt Ash Public School	Salt Ash	Primary	Government	K-6	904	142
27	Tanilba Bay Public School	Tanilba Bay	Primary	Government	K-6	901	354
28	St Philip's Christian College Gilibaa	Salamander Bay	Primary	Independent	K-4	763	30

#1St Philip's Christian College - Port Stephens

Salamander Bay·Combined · Independent · K-12

ICSEA

1,072

#2The Heights Learning Community

Gillieston Heights·Primary · Independent · K-3

ICSEA

1,058

#3St Peter's Primary School

Stockton·Primary · Catholic · K-6

ICSEA

1,053

#4St Michael's Primary School

Nelson Bay·Primary · Catholic · K-6

ICSEA

1,040

#5Medowie Christian School

Medowie·Combined · Independent · K-12

ICSEA

1,038

#6Morpeth Public School

Morpeth·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

1,023

#7Catherine McAuley Catholic College

Medowie·Secondary · Catholic · 7-12

ICSEA

1,019

#8Hinton Public School

Hinton·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

1,009

#9St Patrick's Primary School

Lochinvar·Primary · Catholic · K-6

ICSEA

1,009

#10Fern Bay Public School

Fern Bay·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

1,002

#11Stockton Public School

Stockton·Primary · Government · P-6

ICSEA

1,000

#12St Joseph's College

Lochinvar·Secondary · Catholic · 7-12

ICSEA

996

#13Medowie Public School

Medowie·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

994

#14Soldiers Point Public School

Soldiers Point·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

992

#15Iona Public School

Woodville·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

992

#16Wirreanda Public School

Medowie·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

988

#17Tomaree Public School

Salamander Bay·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

981

#18Clarence Town Public School

Clarence Town·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

980

#19Bobs Farm Public School

Bobs Farm·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

979

#20Tomaree High School

Salamander Bay·Secondary · Government · 7-12

ICSEA

970

#21Lochinvar Public School

Lochinvar·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

965

#22Anna Bay Public School

Anna Bay·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

962

#23Shoal Bay Public School

Shoal Bay·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

962

#24Glen William Public School

Clarence Town·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

945

#25Gillieston Public School

Gillieston Heights·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

922

#26Salt Ash Public School

Salt Ash·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

904

#27Tanilba Bay Public School

Tanilba Bay·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

901

#28St Philip's Christian College Gilibaa

Salamander Bay·Primary · Independent · K-4

ICSEA

763

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

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