Newcastle Grammar School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025The Hill, New South Wales 2300 · Newcastle LGA
About Newcastle Grammar School
Newcastle Grammar School is an independent combined (K–12) school located in The Hill, New South Wales (2300), within the Newcastle local government area. It caters for students from K to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,049 students (538 girls and 511 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
Newcastle Grammar School has an ICSEA value of 1181, indicating exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. That places it in the 99th percentile of Australian schools. 73% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 1% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 106 teachers (97.7 full-time equivalent) and 75 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.7 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 15% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Newcastle Grammar School scores 87.8 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of combined schools nationally and 6th of 314 combined schools in NSW (1st 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 1181
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)73% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+15% enrolments since 2020 (area median +7%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+33 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 Newcastle Grammar School's 1,049 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Newcastle Grammar School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Newcastle Grammar School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Newcastle East Public School
Newcastle · Government primary · K-6
260 students · ICSEA 1112 · 292 m away
Novoschool
Newcastle West · Independent high school · 7-9
79 students · ICSEA 1077 · 1.4 km away
St Peter's Primary School
Stockton · Catholic primary · K-6
180 students · ICSEA 1053 · 1.7 km away
Newcastle High School
Hamilton · Government high school · 7-12
1,072 students · ICSEA 1027 · 2.0 km away
St Joseph's Primary School
Merewether · Catholic primary · K-6
387 students · ICSEA 1141 · 2.1 km away
Stockton Public School
Stockton · Government primary · P-6
254 students · ICSEA 1000 · 2.1 km away
The Junction Public School
Merewether · Government primary · K-6
450 students · ICSEA 1115 · 2.3 km away
Carrington Public School
Carrington · Government primary · K-6
110 students · ICSEA 996 · 2.4 km away
St Francis Xavier's College
Hamilton · Catholic high school · 7-12
959 students · ICSEA 1096 · 2.5 km away
Hamilton South Public School
Merewether · Government primary · K-6
362 students · ICSEA 1139 · 2.5 km away
Similar schools
Independent combined schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Cranbrook School
Bellevue Hill · Independent combined · K-12
1,693 students · ICSEA 1181
Newington College
Stanmore · Independent combined · K-12
2,072 students · ICSEA 1182
Meriden School
Strathfield · Independent combined · K-12
1,761 students · ICSEA 1180
Pymble Ladies' College
Pymble · Independent combined · K-12
2,501 students · ICSEA 1178
St Luke's Grammar School
Dee Why · Independent combined · K-12
1,481 students · ICSEA 1178
Ravenswood School for Girls
Gordon · Independent combined · K-12
1,451 students · ICSEA 1185
Frequently asked questions
Is Newcastle Grammar School a public or private school?
Newcastle Grammar School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
What year levels does Newcastle Grammar School offer?
Newcastle Grammar School offers K to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Newcastle Grammar School?
In 2025, Newcastle Grammar School had 1,049 enrolled students (538 girls, 511 boys), a change of 15% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Newcastle Grammar School?
Newcastle Grammar School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1181. The national average is 1000, so this indicates exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Newcastle Grammar School rank in NSW?
Newcastle Grammar School ranks 6th of 314 combined schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (87.8/100), and 21st of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Newcastle Grammar School?
Newcastle Grammar School has about 10.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Newcastle Grammar School?
In 2025, Newcastle Grammar School had 111 students in Year 7 and 114 in Year 12.
Is Newcastle Grammar School co-ed?
Yes. Newcastle Grammar School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Newcastle Grammar School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Newcastle Grammar 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 Newcastle Grammar School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Belmont, about 15 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.