Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Fletcher, New South Wales 2287 · Newcastle LGA
#106 of 314 combined schools in NSW
#315 of 1,259 nationally
About Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College
Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College is an independent combined (K–12) school located in Fletcher, New South Wales (2287), within the Newcastle local government area. It caters for students from K to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 860 students (424 girls and 436 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College has an ICSEA value of 1085, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 80th percentile of Australian schools. 37% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 8% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 69 teachers (66.4 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.0 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 10% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College scores 67.4 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of combined schools nationally and 106th of 314 combined schools in NSW (3rd of 5 in the Newcastle area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1085
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)37% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+10% enrolments since 2020 (area median +7%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+98 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College's 860 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Glendore Public School
Maryland · Government primary · K-6
609 students · ICSEA 1019 · 476 m away
Maryland Public School
Maryland · Government primary · K-6
368 students · ICSEA 996 · 1.5 km away
Minmi Public School
Minmi · Government primary · K-6
133 students · ICSEA 1018 · 2.7 km away
Callaghan College Wallsend Campus
Wallsend · Government high school · 7-10
890 students · ICSEA 952 · 3.1 km away
Plattsburg Public School
Wallsend · Government primary · K-6
195 students · ICSEA 910 · 3.4 km away
St Patrick's Primary School
Wallsend · Catholic primary · K-6
323 students · ICSEA 1076 · 3.4 km away
Wallsend Public School
Wallsend · Government primary · K-6
252 students · ICSEA 965 · 4.5 km away
Alesco Secondary College
Cooks Hill · Independent special · 9-12
664 students · ICSEA 949 · 4.7 km away
Shortland Public School
Shortland · Government primary · K-6
271 students · ICSEA 926 · 4.7 km away
Awabakal Environmental Education Centre
Shortland · Government combined
· 4.7 km away
Similar schools
Independent combined schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Broughton Anglican College
Menangle Park · Independent combined · K-12
1,381 students · ICSEA 1086
Korowal School
Hazelbrook · Independent combined · K-12
259 students · ICSEA 1084
Al Noori Muslim School
Greenacre · Independent combined · K-12
2,407 students · ICSEA 1086
Oran Park Anglican College
Oran Park · Independent combined · K-12
1,191 students · ICSEA 1086
Greenacre Christian College
Greenacre · Independent combined · K-12
322 students · ICSEA 1087
Thomas Hassall Anglican College
Middleton Grange · Independent combined · K-12
1,721 students · ICSEA 1083
Frequently asked questions
Is Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College a public or private school?
Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
What year levels does Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College offer?
Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College offers K to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College?
In 2025, Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College had 860 enrolled students (424 girls, 436 boys), a change of 10% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College?
Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1085. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College rank in NSW?
Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College ranks 106th of 314 combined schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (67.4/100), and 315th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College?
Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College has about 13.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College?
In 2025, Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College had 82 students in Year 7 and 31 in Year 12.
Is Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College co-ed?
Yes. Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Bishop Tyrrell Anglican 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 Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College?
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