New Lambton Heights Infants School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025New Lambton Heights, New South Wales 2305 · Newcastle LGA
About New Lambton Heights Infants School
New Lambton Heights Infants School is a public primary school located in New Lambton Heights, New South Wales (2305), within the Newcastle local government area. It caters for students from K to 2 and in 2025 enrolled 55 students (21 girls and 34 boys).
New Lambton Heights Infants School has an ICSEA value of 1100, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 84th percentile of Australian schools. 44% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 7% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 3 teachers (3.9 full-time equivalent) and 3 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.1 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 37% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, New Lambton Heights Infants School scores 72.3 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1100
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)44% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-37% enrolments since 2020 (area median -4%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+10 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 New Lambton Heights Infants School's 55 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at New Lambton Heights Infants School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near New Lambton Heights Infants School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Kotara South Public School
Kotara · Government primary · K-6
309 students · ICSEA 1069 · 1.4 km away
Kotara School
Kotara · Government special · U
25 students · ICSEA 816 · 1.5 km away
Garden Suburb Public School
Garden Suburb · Government primary · K-6
227 students · ICSEA 1045 · 1.5 km away
John Hunter Hospital School
New Lambton Heights · Government special
· 1.7 km away
St James' Primary School
Kotara South · Catholic primary · K-6
334 students · ICSEA 1104 · 1.9 km away
Wallsend South Public School
Wallsend · Government primary · K-6
583 students · ICSEA 1083 · 2.0 km away
Cardiff North Public School
Cardiff · Government primary · K-6
149 students · ICSEA 1014 · 2.2 km away
Kotara High School
Adamstown · Government high school · 7-12
1,130 students · ICSEA 1066 · 2.2 km away
St Kevin's Primary School
Cardiff · Catholic primary · K-6
130 students · ICSEA 1071 · 2.3 km away
Cardiff High School
Cardiff · Government high school · 7-12
778 students · ICSEA 986 · 2.5 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Terrey Hills Public School
Terrey Hills · Government primary · K-6
183 students · ICSEA 1100
Holsworthy Public School
Holsworthy · Government primary · K-6
563 students · ICSEA 1100
St Peters Public School
St Peters · Government primary · K-6
154 students · ICSEA 1099
Sutherland Public School
Sutherland · Government primary · K-6
344 students · ICSEA 1101
Lugarno Public School
Lugarno · Government primary · K-6
272 students · ICSEA 1099
Burraneer Bay Public School
Cronulla · Government primary · K-6
573 students · ICSEA 1101
Frequently asked questions
Is New Lambton Heights Infants School a public or private school?
New Lambton Heights Infants School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does New Lambton Heights Infants School offer?
New Lambton Heights Infants School offers K to 2. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend New Lambton Heights Infants School?
In 2025, New Lambton Heights Infants School had 55 enrolled students (21 girls, 34 boys), a change of -37% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of New Lambton Heights Infants School?
New Lambton Heights Infants School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1100. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at New Lambton Heights Infants School?
New Lambton Heights Infants School has about 14.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at New Lambton Heights Infants School each year?
In 2025, New Lambton Heights Infants School had 18 students in Kindergarten.
Is New Lambton Heights Infants School co-ed?
Yes. New Lambton Heights Infants School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near New Lambton Heights Infants School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of New Lambton Heights Infants 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.
Where can I get tutoring near New Lambton Heights Infants School?
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