John Hunter Hospital School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025New Lambton Heights, New South Wales 2305 · Newcastle LGA
About John Hunter Hospital School
John Hunter Hospital School is a public special school located in New Lambton Heights, New South Wales (2305), within the Newcastle local government area..
The school employs 5 teachers (6.1 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff.
John Hunter Hospital School 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.
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Schools near John Hunter Hospital School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Lambton Public School
Lambton · Government primary · K-6
339 students · ICSEA 1065 · 1.2 km away
New Lambton Public School
New Lambton · Government primary · K-6
538 students · ICSEA 1108 · 1.5 km away
St John's Primary School
Lambton · Catholic primary · K-6
200 students · ICSEA 1083 · 1.5 km away
New Lambton Heights Infants School
New Lambton Heights · Government primary · K-2
55 students · ICSEA 1100 · 1.7 km away
St Therese's Primary School
New Lambton · Catholic primary · K-6
543 students · ICSEA 1100 · 1.8 km away
Jesmond Public School
Jesmond · Government primary · K-6
216 students · ICSEA 923 · 2.0 km away
Wallsend South Public School
Wallsend · Government primary · K-6
583 students · ICSEA 1083 · 2.1 km away
New Lambton South Public School
New Lambton · Government primary · K-6
462 students · ICSEA 1095 · 2.2 km away
Callaghan College Jesmond Senior Campus
Jesmond · Government high school · 11-12
659 students · ICSEA 980 · 2.2 km away
Lambton High School
Lambton · Government high school · 7-12
1,176 students · ICSEA 1057 · 2.3 km away
Frequently asked questions
Is John Hunter Hospital School a public or private school?
John Hunter Hospital School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What other schools are near John Hunter Hospital School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of John Hunter Hospital School 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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