Schools in Callaghan

There are 20 schools in and around Callaghan: 10 primary, 5 special, 3 secondary and 2 combined. Their ICSEA scores run from 776 to 1138 (ACARA).

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Callaghan schools by ICSEA

ICSEA describes the socio-educational background of a school’s students (the national average is 1000). It is not a measure of teaching quality, so visit, and read each school’s results on My School.

School	Type	Sector	Years	ICSEA	Enrolment
St Philip's Christian College - Waratah	Combined	Independent	K-12	1138	1,466
Corpus Christi Primary School	Primary	Catholic	K-6	1085	169
St John's Primary School	Primary	Catholic	K-6	1083	200
Lambton Public School	Primary	Government	K-6	1065	339
Mayfield West Public School	Primary	Government	P-6	1033	342
Our Lady of Victories Primary School	Primary	Catholic	K-6	1025	130
St Philip's Christian College Dynamic Learning	Special	Independent	U	1022	223
Waratah Public School	Primary	Government	P-6	1019	351
Callaghan College Jesmond Senior Campus	Secondary	Government	11-12	980	659
Newcastle Middle School	Special	Government	U	967	45
Waratah West Public School	Primary	Government	K-6	963	113
Newcastle Senior School	Special	Government	U	960	37
Callaghan College Waratah Campus	Secondary	Government	7-10	957	848
Heaton Public School	Primary	Government	K-6	955	162
Callaghan College Wallsend Campus	Secondary	Government	7-10	952	890
Shortland Public School	Primary	Government	K-6	926	271
Jesmond Public School	Primary	Government	K-6	923	216
Margaret Jurd College	Special	Independent	U	889	103
St Philip's Christian College Young Parents	Special	Independent	10-12	776	52
Awabakal Environmental Education Centre	Combined	Government	–	–	–

St Philip's Christian College - Waratah
Combined · Independent · K-12
1138
Corpus Christi Primary School
Primary · Catholic · K-6
1085
St John's Primary School
Primary · Catholic · K-6
1083
Lambton Public School
Primary · Government · K-6
1065
Mayfield West Public School
Primary · Government · P-6
1033
Our Lady of Victories Primary School
Primary · Catholic · K-6
1025
St Philip's Christian College Dynamic Learning
Special · Independent · U
1022
Waratah Public School
Primary · Government · P-6
1019
Callaghan College Jesmond Senior Campus
Secondary · Government · 11-12
980
Newcastle Middle School
Special · Government · U
967
Waratah West Public School
Primary · Government · K-6
963
Newcastle Senior School
Special · Government · U
960
Callaghan College Waratah Campus
Secondary · Government · 7-10
957
Heaton Public School
Primary · Government · K-6
955
Callaghan College Wallsend Campus
Secondary · Government · 7-10
952
Shortland Public School
Primary · Government · K-6
926
Jesmond Public School
Primary · Government · K-6
923
Margaret Jurd College
Special · Independent · U
889
St Philip's Christian College Young Parents
Special · Independent · 10-12
776
Awabakal Environmental Education Centre
Combined · Government
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1100 and above1000 to 1099Below 1000School data licensed from ACARA under CC BY 4.0.

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