Hunter Sports High School
Pacific Hwy, Gateshead NSW 2290
Hunter Sports High School is a government secondary school in Gateshead, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 922 students. Its ICSEA is 955, where the national average is 1000.
Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 941.
About this school, from public sources
Public information from the school's own website describes Hunter Sports High School as a partially selective Years 7-12 school in Gateshead, NSW, combining mainstream secondary education with a widely recognised Talented Sports Program. Local students come from Gateshead, Gateshead West, Windale and Mount Hutton, while selected sports program students travel from as far as the Central Coast, Hunter Valley and Port Stephens. The school describes its environment as safe, caring and supportive.
Often praised
- Talented Sports Program
- supportive school environment
- draws students region-wide
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 Hunter Sports High School on My School · Why some data is missing
HSC 2025
Last 3 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.07 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0.06 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0.03 | 2 |
Counts are derived from NESA's published merit lists and exclude students who opted out of publication. The per-student figure divides each year's count by that year's Year 12 enrolment from ACARA's August census, so it is approximate. NSW law does not permit ranking schools by results, so no rank or percentile is shown.
Gifted and accelerated programs
Enrichment Classes
Many comprehensive public high schools run their own class or program for high-ability students, under names such as Gifted and Talented, Academic Extension, Academic Excellence (common in Queensland), Enrichment or SEAL. These are not a department program: each school sets its own entry (often a test or application in Year 6) and class size. Listed only where the school's own website describes a dedicated class; check details with the school.
- Year levels
- 7–10
Source: department page ↗. Check current entry dates with the school.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Catholic College | Gateshead | Catholic high school | 0.6 km | 1,062 | 989 |
| Whitebridge High School | Whitebridge | Public high school | 2.5 km | 1,022 | 908 |
| Warners Bay High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Warners Bay | Public high school | 4.0 km | 1,056 | 1,159 |
| Cardiff High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Cardiff | Public high school | 4.3 km | 986 | 776 |
| Kotara High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Adamstown | Public high school | 4.5 km | 1,066 | 1,126 |
| Belmont Christian College | Belmont North | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.8 km | 1,091 | 907 |
| Belmont High School | Belmont | Public high school | 5.5 km | 973 | 807 |
| Trinity Catholic College | Adamstown | Catholic high school | 5.8 km | 1,090 | 849 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bomaderry High School | Bomaderry | Public high school · 7-12 | 707 | 955 |
| Kingswood High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Kingswood | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,005 | 955 |
| Birrong Girls High School | Birrong | Public high school · 7-12 | 726 | 956 |
| Bowral High School | Bowral | Public high school · 7-12 | 564 | 956 |
| Canley Vale High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Canley Vale | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,651 | 954 |
| Eden Marine High School | Eden | Public high school · 7-12 | 536 | 956 |
About this data
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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.