The Heights Learning Community
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Gillieston Heights, New South Wales 2321 · Maitland LGA
About The Heights Learning Community
The Heights Learning Community is an independent primary school located in Gillieston Heights, New South Wales (2321), within the Maitland local government area. It caters for students from K to 3 and in 2025 enrolled 14 students. The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
The Heights Learning Community has an ICSEA value of 1058, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 71st percentile of Australian schools. 17% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 12% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 3 teachers (3.0 full-time equivalent) and 1 non-teaching staff.
On the Success Index, The Heights Learning Community scores 68.5 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1058
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)17% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)Not available
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)Not available
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)Not available
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 The Heights Learning Community's 14 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
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Schools near The Heights Learning Community
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Gillieston Public School
Gillieston Heights · Government primary · K-6
404 students · ICSEA 922 · 691 m away
Hunter Trade College
Telarah · Independent high school · 11-12
257 students · ICSEA 978 · 1.7 km away
Maitland Public School
Maitland · Government primary · K-6
405 students · ICSEA 936 · 2.5 km away
St John the Baptist Primary School
Maitland · Catholic primary · K-6
397 students · ICSEA 1047 · 2.6 km away
All Saints College
Maitland · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,191 students · ICSEA 1023 · 2.8 km away
Telarah Public School
Maitland · Government primary · P-6
519 students · ICSEA 879 · 3.3 km away
Nillo Infants School
Lorn · Government primary · K-2
52 students · ICSEA 1076 · 3.6 km away
St Paul's Primary School
Rutherford · Catholic primary · K-6
370 students · ICSEA 996 · 3.8 km away
St Joseph's Primary School
East Maitland · Catholic primary · K-6
449 students · ICSEA 1063 · 4.5 km away
Maitland East Public School
East Maitland · Government primary · K-6
559 students · ICSEA 975 · 4.5 km away
Similar schools
Independent primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Mumbulla School for Rudolf Steiner Education
Bega · Independent primary · K-6
176 students · ICSEA 1056
St John's Lutheran Primary School
Jindera · Independent primary · K-6
176 students · ICSEA 1061
Coast Christian School
Bensville · Independent primary · K-6
234 students · ICSEA 1061
St Dominic Savio School
Rockdale · Independent primary · K-6
41 students · ICSEA 1053
Hawkesbury Independent School
Kurrajong · Independent primary · K-6
77 students · ICSEA 1064
St Sava College
Varroville · Independent primary · K-6
188 students · ICSEA 1052
Frequently asked questions
Is The Heights Learning Community a public or private school?
The Heights Learning Community is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
What year levels does The Heights Learning Community offer?
The Heights Learning Community offers K to 3. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend The Heights Learning Community?
In 2025, The Heights Learning Community had 14 enrolled students (7 girls, 7 boys).
What is the ICSEA of The Heights Learning Community?
The Heights Learning Community has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1058. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How many students start Kindergarten at The Heights Learning Community each year?
In 2025, The Heights Learning Community had 5 students in Kindergarten.
What other schools are near The Heights Learning Community?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of The Heights Learning Community 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 The Heights Learning Community?
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