Newington College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Stanmore, New South Wales 2048 · Inner West LGA
About Newington College
Newington College is an independent boys' combined (K–12) school located in Stanmore, New South Wales (2048), within the Inner West local government area. It caters for students from K to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 2,072 students. The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
Newington College has an ICSEA value of 1182, indicating exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. That places it in the 99th percentile of Australian schools. 74% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 1% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 239 teachers (228.4 full-time equivalent) and 150 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.1 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 3% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Newington College scores 86.9 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of combined schools nationally and 9th of 314 combined schools in NSW (1st of 5 in the Inner West area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1182
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)74% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+3% enrolments since 2020 (area median +11%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+44 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 Newington College's 2,072 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Newington College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Newington College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Stanmore Public School
Stanmore · Government primary · K-6
560 students · ICSEA 1138 · 328 m away
St Michael's Catholic Primary School
Stanmore · Catholic primary · K-6
116 students · ICSEA 1160 · 622 m away
Wilkins Public School
Marrickville · Government primary · K-6
508 students · ICSEA 1135 · 733 m away
Marrickville Public School
Marrickville · Government primary · K-6
213 students · ICSEA 1090 · 915 m away
Marrickville High School
Marrickville · Government high school · 7-12
625 students · ICSEA 1052 · 1.1 km away
Taverners Hill Infants School
Petersham · Government primary · K-2
20 students · ICSEA 1129 · 1.1 km away
The Athena School
Newtown · Independent combined · K-10
52 students · ICSEA 1058 · 1.1 km away
NSW School of Languages
Petersham · Government high school
· 1.1 km away
Petersham Public School
Petersham · Government primary · K-6
232 students · ICSEA 1137 · 1.2 km away
Fort Street High School
Petersham · Government high school · 7-12
917 students · ICSEA 1176 · 1.2 km away
Similar schools
Independent combined schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Newcastle Grammar School
The Hill · Independent combined · K-12
1,049 students · ICSEA 1181
Cranbrook School
Bellevue Hill · Independent combined · K-12
1,693 students · ICSEA 1181
Meriden School
Strathfield · Independent combined · K-12
1,761 students · ICSEA 1180
Ravenswood School for Girls
Gordon · Independent combined · K-12
1,451 students · ICSEA 1185
Pymble Ladies' College
Pymble · Independent combined · K-12
2,501 students · ICSEA 1178
Emanuel School
Randwick · Independent combined · K-12
849 students · ICSEA 1186
Frequently asked questions
Is Newington College a public or private school?
Newington College is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
What year levels does Newington College offer?
Newington College offers K to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Newington College?
In 2025, Newington College had 2,072 enrolled students (0 girls, 2,072 boys), a change of 3% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Newington College?
Newington College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1182. 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 Newington College rank in NSW?
Newington College ranks 9th of 314 combined schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (86.9/100), and 26th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Newington College?
Newington College has about 9.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Newington College?
In 2025, Newington College had 249 students in Year 7 and 240 in Year 12.
Is Newington College co-ed?
No. Newington College is a boys' school.
What other schools are near Newington College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Newington College 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 Newington College?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Rockdale, about 6.1 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.