St Philip's Christian College Young Parents
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Waratah, New South Wales 2298 · Newcastle LGA
About St Philip's Christian College Young Parents
St Philip's Christian College Young Parents is an independent special school located in Waratah, New South Wales (2298), within the Newcastle local government area. It caters for students from 10 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 52 students (49 girls and 3 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
St Philip's Christian College Young Parents has an ICSEA value of 776, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 2nd percentile of Australian schools. 0% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 84% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 11 teachers (6.0 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.0 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 29% over the past five years.
St Philip's Christian College Young Parents is a special school. Special schools support students with disability or specific needs and are deliberately excluded from the Success Index and rankings, which would not be a fair measure of what they do.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How St Philip's Christian College Young Parents's 52 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Philip's Christian College Young Parents have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Philip's Christian College Young Parents
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Philip's Christian College Dynamic Learning
Waratah · Independent special · U
223 students · ICSEA 1022 · 37 m away
Waratah Public School
Waratah · Government primary · P-6
351 students · ICSEA 1019 · 217 m away
St Philip's Christian College - Waratah
Waratah · Independent combined · K-12
1,466 students · ICSEA 1138 · 218 m away
Callaghan College Waratah Campus
Waratah · Government high school · 7-10
848 students · ICSEA 957 · 377 m away
Newcastle Senior School
Waratah · Government special · U
37 students · ICSEA 960 · 448 m away
Corpus Christi Primary School
Waratah · Catholic primary · K-6
169 students · ICSEA 1085 · 550 m away
Newcastle Middle School
Waratah · Government special · U
45 students · ICSEA 967 · 644 m away
Waratah West Public School
Waratah West · Government primary · K-6
113 students · ICSEA 963 · 1.1 km away
Lambton High School
Lambton · Government high school · 7-12
1,176 students · ICSEA 1057 · 1.4 km away
Hamilton North Public School
Broadmeadow · Government primary · K-6
123 students · ICSEA 1030 · 1.6 km away
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Independent special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Pacific Gulgangali Jarjums Christian School
Tweed Heads South · Independent special · K-6
32 students · ICSEA 781
Macleay Vocational College
South Kempsey · Independent special · 9-12
88 students · ICSEA 787
Craig Davis College
Cordeaux Heights · Independent special · 9-12
45 students · ICSEA 825
Blacktown Youth College Incorporated
Hebersham · Independent special · 7-12
101 students · ICSEA 832
St Mary's Flexible School
St Marys · Independent special · 7-10
80 students · ICSEA 832
Nautilus Senior College
Port Macquarie · Independent special · 7-10
113 students · ICSEA 833
Frequently asked questions
Is St Philip's Christian College Young Parents a public or private school?
St Philip's Christian College Young Parents is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
What year levels does St Philip's Christian College Young Parents offer?
St Philip's Christian College Young Parents offers 10 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend St Philip's Christian College Young Parents?
In 2025, St Philip's Christian College Young Parents had 52 enrolled students (49 girls, 3 boys), a change of -29% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Philip's Christian College Young Parents?
St Philip's Christian College Young Parents has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 776. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Philip's Christian College Young Parents?
St Philip's Christian College Young Parents has about 5.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is St Philip's Christian College Young Parents co-ed?
Yes. St Philip's Christian College Young Parents is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Philip's Christian College Young Parents?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Philip's Christian College Young Parents 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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