Newtown High School of Performing Arts
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Newtown, New South Wales 2042 · Sydney LGA
About Newtown High School of Performing Arts
Newtown High School of Performing Arts is a public high school located in Newtown, New South Wales (2042), within the Sydney local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,145 students (677 girls and 468 boys).
Newtown High School of Performing Arts has an ICSEA value of 1127, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 91st percentile of Australian schools. 53% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 4% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 72 teachers (76.1 full-time equivalent) and 16 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.0 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 4% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Newtown High School of Performing Arts scores 74.8 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 62nd of 539 secondary schools in NSW (7th of 12 in the Sydney area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1127
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)53% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+4% enrolments since 2020 (area median +1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+6 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 Newtown High School of Performing Arts's 1,145 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Newtown High School of Performing Arts have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Newtown High School of Performing Arts
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Newtown Public School
Newtown · Government primary · K-6
272 students · ICSEA 1140 · 111 m away
Australia Street Infants School
Newtown · Government primary · P-2
104 students · ICSEA 1143 · 423 m away
The Athena School
Newtown · Independent combined · K-10
52 students · ICSEA 1058 · 546 m away
Erskineville Public School
Erskineville · Government primary · K-6
334 students · ICSEA 1155 · 733 m away
Camdenville Public School
Newtown · Government primary · P-6
310 students · ICSEA 1132 · 773 m away
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Erskineville · Catholic primary · K-6
169 students · ICSEA 1145 · 860 m away
St Pius' Catholic Primary School
Enmore · Catholic primary · K-6
121 students · ICSEA 1100 · 954 m away
Newtown North Public School
Newtown · Government primary · K-6
221 students · ICSEA 1132 · 1.1 km away
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital School
Camperdown · Government special
· 1.1 km away
Darlington Public School
Chippendale · Government primary · P-6
147 students · ICSEA 1030 · 1.3 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Mosman High School
Mosman · Government high school · 7-12
1,087 students · ICSEA 1126
St Ives High School
St Ives · Government high school · 6-12
1,756 students · ICSEA 1125
Killarney Heights High School
Killarney Heights · Government high school · 7-12
969 students · ICSEA 1132
Parramatta High School
Parramatta · Government high school · 7-12
1,128 students · ICSEA 1132
Castle Hill High School
Castle Hill · Government high school · 7-12
1,845 students · ICSEA 1121
Cammeraygal High School
Crows Nest · Government high school · 7-12
905 students · ICSEA 1135
Frequently asked questions
Is Newtown High School of Performing Arts a public or private school?
Newtown High School of Performing Arts is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Newtown High School of Performing Arts offer?
Newtown High School of Performing Arts offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Newtown High School of Performing Arts?
In 2025, Newtown High School of Performing Arts had 1,145 enrolled students (677 girls, 468 boys), a change of 4% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Newtown High School of Performing Arts?
Newtown High School of Performing Arts has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1127. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Newtown High School of Performing Arts rank in NSW?
Newtown High School of Performing Arts ranks 62nd of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (74.8/100), and 176th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Newtown High School of Performing Arts?
Newtown High School of Performing Arts has about 15.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Newtown High School of Performing Arts?
In 2025, Newtown High School of Performing Arts had 205 students in Year 7 and 195 in Year 12.
Is Newtown High School of Performing Arts co-ed?
Yes. Newtown High School of Performing Arts is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Newtown High School of Performing Arts?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Newtown High School of Performing Arts 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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