Newcastle Waters School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Newcastle Waters, Northern Territory 0862 · Barkly LGA
About Newcastle Waters School
Newcastle Waters School is a public combined (K–12) school located in Newcastle Waters, Northern Territory (0862), within the Barkly local government area. It caters for students from T to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 8 students.
Newcastle Waters School has an ICSEA value of 694, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 1st percentile of Australian schools. 0% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 80% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 2 teachers (2.0 full-time equivalent) and 2 non-teaching staff.
On the Success Index, Newcastle Waters School scores 12.6 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 694
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)0% 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%)-11 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 Waters School's 8 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Newcastle Waters School have changed over the past decade.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Newcastle Waters School a public or private school?
Newcastle Waters School is a public (government) school run by the Northern Territory education department.
What year levels does Newcastle Waters School offer?
Newcastle Waters School offers T to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Newcastle Waters School?
In 2025, Newcastle Waters School had 8 enrolled students (4 girls, 4 boys).
What is the ICSEA of Newcastle Waters School?
Newcastle Waters School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 694. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How many students start Transition at Newcastle Waters School each year?
In 2025, Newcastle Waters School had 1 students in Transition and 1 in Year 6.
Where can I get tutoring near Newcastle Waters School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Windsor Gardens, about 2013 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.