Black Hill Public School
408 Black Hill Rd, Black Hill NSW 2322
Black Hill Public School is a government primary school in Black Hill, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 67 students. Its ICSEA is 982, where the national average is 1000.
Language background, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 67.
About this school, from public sources
Public online sources, primarily the school's own website, describe Black Hill Public School as a small K-6 government primary school near Newcastle and Cessnock offering a broad curriculum with STEM, sport and creative arts, plus high potential and gifted education and support for EAL/D learners. The school highlights small-school, individualised attention, wellbeing and counselling support, in-class learning support officers, and an inclusive community culture with events such as Harmony Day.
Often praised
- small-school individual attention
- inclusive, welcoming community
- wellbeing and learning support
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: low. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Black Hill Public School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minmi Public School | Minmi | Public primary | 4.2 km | 1,018 | 133 |
| Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College | Fletcher | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.7 km | 1,085 | 860 |
| Glendore Public School | Maryland | Public primary | 4.9 km | 1,019 | 609 |
| Beresfield Public School | Beresfield | Public primary | 5.2 km | 918 | 262 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School | Tarro | Catholic primary | 5.3 km | 1,013 | 260 |
| Tarro Public School | Tarro | Public primary | 5.4 km | 892 | 115 |
| Maryland Public SchoolOC | Maryland | Public primary | 6.1 km | 996 | 368 |
| Thornton Public School | Thornton | Public primary | 6.9 km | 974 | 826 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in NSW
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barham Public School | Barham | Public primary · K-6 | 162 | 982 |
| Berridale Public School | Berridale | Public primary · K-6 | 69 | 982 |
| Candelo Public School | Candelo | Public primary · K-6 | 84 | 982 |
| Cawdor Public School | Cawdor | Public primary · K-6 | 76 | 982 |
| Clairgate Public School | St Clair | Public primary · K-6 | 409 | 982 |
| Delegate Public School | Delegate | Public primary · K-6 | 22 | 982 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.