Alesco Secondary College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Cooks Hill, New South Wales 2300 · Newcastle LGA
About Alesco Secondary College
Alesco Secondary College is an independent special school located in Cooks Hill, New South Wales (2300), within the Newcastle local government area. It caters for students from 9 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 664 students (461 girls and 203 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
Alesco Secondary College has an ICSEA value of 949, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 24th percentile of Australian schools. 8% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 49% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 82 teachers (63.2 full-time equivalent) and 79 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.5 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 66% over the past five years.
Alesco Secondary College is a special school. Special schools support students with disability or specific needs and are deliberately excluded from the Success Index and rankings, which would not be a fair measure of what they do.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Alesco Secondary College's 664 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Alesco Secondary College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Alesco Secondary College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Elermore Vale Public School
Wallsend · Government primary · P-6
290 students · ICSEA 996 · 791 m away
Macquarie College
Wallsend · Independent combined · K-12
1,060 students · ICSEA 1110 · 1.1 km away
Newcastle Waldorf School
Glendale · Independent combined · K-12
237 students · ICSEA 1072 · 1.2 km away
Wallsend Public School
Wallsend · Government primary · K-6
252 students · ICSEA 965 · 1.4 km away
Glendale East Public School
Glendale · Government primary · K-6
232 students · ICSEA 956 · 1.5 km away
St Patrick's Primary School
Wallsend · Catholic primary · K-6
323 students · ICSEA 1076 · 1.6 km away
Wallsend South Public School
Wallsend · Government primary · K-6
583 students · ICSEA 1083 · 1.7 km away
Glendale Technology High School
Glendale · Government high school · 7-12
802 students · ICSEA 946 · 2.0 km away
Holy Cross Primary School
Glendale · Catholic primary · K-6
153 students · ICSEA 1036 · 2.0 km away
Plattsburg Public School
Wallsend · Government primary · K-6
195 students · ICSEA 910 · 2.2 km away
Similar schools
Independent special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Valley Hope Christian School
Townsend · Independent special · U
51 students · ICSEA 951
Elouera Special School
Cootamundra · Independent special · U
28 students · ICSEA 943
Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town
Engadine · Independent special · 4-12
55 students · ICSEA 962
North Academy
West Wallsend · Independent special · 9-11
35 students · ICSEA 966
Shoalhaven River College
Bomaderry · Independent special · 9-12
48 students · ICSEA 931
Odyssey College
Eagle Vale · Independent special · 11
86 students · ICSEA 929
Frequently asked questions
Is Alesco Secondary College a public or private school?
Alesco Secondary College is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
What year levels does Alesco Secondary College offer?
Alesco Secondary College offers 9 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Alesco Secondary College?
In 2025, Alesco Secondary College had 664 enrolled students (461 girls, 203 boys), a change of 66% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Alesco Secondary College?
Alesco Secondary College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 949. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Alesco Secondary College?
Alesco Secondary College has about 10.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Alesco Secondary College co-ed?
Yes. Alesco Secondary College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Alesco Secondary College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Alesco Secondary College in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near Alesco Secondary College?
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