Newcastle High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Hamilton, New South Wales 2303 · Newcastle LGA
About Newcastle High School
Newcastle High School is a public high school located in Hamilton, New South Wales (2303), within the Newcastle local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,072 students (510 girls and 562 boys).
Newcastle High School has an ICSEA value of 1027, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 59th percentile of Australian schools. 25% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 23% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 96 teachers (94.7 full-time equivalent) and 29 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.3 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 11% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Newcastle High School scores 60.6 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 201st of 539 secondary schools in NSW (7th of 10 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 1027
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)25% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-11% enrolments since 2020 (area median 0%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+5 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 High School's 1,072 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Newcastle High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Newcastle High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Hamilton South Public School
Merewether · Government primary · K-6
362 students · ICSEA 1139 · 497 m away
St Joseph's Primary School
Merewether · Catholic primary · K-6
387 students · ICSEA 1141 · 623 m away
St Francis Xavier's College
Hamilton · Catholic high school · 7-12
959 students · ICSEA 1096 · 664 m away
Novoschool
Newcastle West · Independent high school · 7-9
79 students · ICSEA 1077 · 674 m away
The Junction Public School
Merewether · Government primary · K-6
450 students · ICSEA 1115 · 922 m away
Hamilton Public School
Hamilton · Government primary · K-6
306 students · ICSEA 1106 · 1.6 km away
Merewether Public School
Merewether · Government primary · K-6
139 students · ICSEA 950 · 1.6 km away
Newcastle East Public School
Newcastle · Government primary · K-6
260 students · ICSEA 1112 · 1.8 km away
Holy Family Primary School
Merewether Beach · Catholic primary · K-6
198 students · ICSEA 1132 · 2.0 km away
Newcastle Grammar School
The Hill · Independent combined · K-12
1,049 students · ICSEA 1181 · 2.0 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Springwood High School
Springwood · Government high school · 7-12
566 students · ICSEA 1027
Heathcote High School
Heathcote · Government high school · 7-12
633 students · ICSEA 1028
Bungendore High School
Bungendore · Government high school · 7-12
197 students · ICSEA 1026
Moorefield Girls High School
Kogarah · Government high school · 7-12
372 students · ICSEA 1025
Quakers Hill High School
Quakers Hill · Government high school · 7-12
925 students · ICSEA 1025
Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School
Calala · Government high school · 7-12
606 students · ICSEA 1025
Frequently asked questions
Is Newcastle High School a public or private school?
Newcastle High School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Newcastle High School offer?
Newcastle High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Newcastle High School?
In 2025, Newcastle High School had 1,072 enrolled students (510 girls, 562 boys), a change of -11% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Newcastle High School?
Newcastle High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1027. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Newcastle High School rank in NSW?
Newcastle High School ranks 201st of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (60.6/100), and 501st of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Newcastle High School?
Newcastle High School has about 11.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Newcastle High School?
In 2025, Newcastle High School had 130 students in Year 7 and 158 in Year 12.
Is Newcastle High School co-ed?
Yes. Newcastle High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Newcastle High School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Newcastle High 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 High School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Belmont, about 14 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.