Lakeside School
40-44 Coral Crescent, Gateshead NSW 2290
Lakeside School is a government special school in Gateshead, NSW with about 58 students. Its ICSEA is 910, 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 58.
About this school, from public sources
Based on publicly available information, Lakeside School is a NSW government special school in Gateshead, Lake Macquarie, catering for students from Kindergarten to Year 12 with moderate to severe intellectual disability, many with a co-occurring autism diagnosis. The school runs seven classes and describes its approach as individualised, innovative and fun learning with a focus on education and transition programs, guided by the motto 'Educating today for tomorrow's living.'
Often praised
- individualised learning programs
- transition-to-life focus
- supportive, inclusive school culture
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: medium. 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 Lakeside 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alesco Secondary College - Charlestown Campus | Charlestown | Independent special | 1.7 km | — | — |
| Newcastle Junior School | Hillsborough | Public special | 1.8 km | 940 | 63 |
| Kotara School | Kotara | Public special | 4.0 km | 816 | 25 |
| Belmont Christian College | Belmont North | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.6 km | 1,091 | 907 |
| John Hunter Hospital School | New Lambton Heights | Public special | 6.1 km | — | — |
| Newcastle Waldorf School | Glendale | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.2 km | 1,072 | 237 |
| Alesco Secondary College - Northlakes Campus | Argenton | Independent special | 6.4 km | — | — |
| Macquarie College | Wallsend | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.5 km | 1,110 | 1,060 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budawang School | Milton | Public special | 44 | 909 |
| The Crescent School | Goulburn | Public special | 77 | 911 |
| Carenne School | Bathurst | Public special | 97 | 908 |
| Casuarina School | Riverstone | Public special | 40 | 912 |
| North Gosford Learning Centre | North Gosford | Public special | 38 | 905 |
| Wilson Park School | East Lismore | Public special | 83 | 902 |
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.