Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Port Macquarie, New South Wales 2444 · Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA
#428 of 539 high schools in NSW
#1178 of 1,472 nationally
About Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus
Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus is a public high school located in Port Macquarie, New South Wales (2444), within the Port Macquarie-Hastings local government area. It caters for students from 5 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 612 students (297 girls and 315 boys).
Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus has an ICSEA value of 919, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 15th percentile of Australian schools. 6% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 54% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 57 teachers (60.2 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.2 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus scores 30.1 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 428th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (6th of 7 in the Port Macquarie-Hastings area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 919
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)6% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)0% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-21 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 Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus's 612 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Westport Public School
Port Macquarie · Government primary · K-6
365 students · ICSEA 888 · 315 m away
St Agnes' Primary School
Port Macquarie · Catholic primary · K-6
553 students · ICSEA 1029 · 612 m away
St Joseph's Primary School
Port Macquarie · Catholic primary · K-6
397 students · ICSEA 1017 · 668 m away
Nautilus Senior College
Port Macquarie · Independent special · 7-10
113 students · ICSEA 833 · 787 m away
Port Macquarie Steiner School
Port Macquarie · Independent primary · K-6
69 students · ICSEA 1051 · 860 m away
Heritage Christian School
Port Macquarie · Independent combined · K-12
345 students · ICSEA 1032 · 1.5 km away
Port Macquarie Public School
Port Macquarie · Government primary · K-6
451 students · ICSEA 932 · 1.9 km away
North East Public School of Distance Education
Port Macquarie · Government primary · K-6
45 students · ICSEA 979 · 1.9 km away
MacKillop College Port Macquarie
Port Macquarie · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,107 students · ICSEA 1068 · 2.1 km away
Newman Senior Technical College
Port Macquarie · Catholic high school · 11-12
327 students · ICSEA 996 · 2.3 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Holroyd High School
Greystanes · Government high school · 6-12
547 students · ICSEA 919
Macintyre High School
Inverell · Government high school · 6-12
487 students · ICSEA 919
Tumut High School
Tumut · Government high school · 7-12
384 students · ICSEA 919
Taree High School
Taree · Government high school · 7-12
623 students · ICSEA 918
Young High School
Young · Government high school · 7-12
495 students · ICSEA 920
Wade High School
Griffith · Government high school · 6-12
461 students · ICSEA 918
Frequently asked questions
Is Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus a public or private school?
Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus offer?
Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus offers 5 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus?
In 2025, Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus had 612 enrolled students (297 girls, 315 boys), a change of 0% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus?
Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 919. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus rank in NSW?
Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus ranks 428th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (30.1/100), and 1178th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus?
Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus has about 10.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus?
In 2025, Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus had 128 students in Year 7 and 45 in Year 12.
Is Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus co-ed?
Yes. Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
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