Macquarie College
Wallsend NSW 2287
Macquarie College is an independent combined primary and secondary school in Wallsend, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 12 with about 1,060 students. Its ICSEA is 1,110, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2024) ↗ on the publisher's site. About this link
Sector, ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Macquarie College is a Seventh-day Adventist coeducational school in Wallsend, offering preschool through Year 12 on an eight hectare campus with open green spaces. Its roots go back to 1901. It enrols around 840 students and describes a wholistic Adventist Christian education centred on each student's academic, spiritual and emotional needs.
Often praised
- Preschool to Year 12 pathway
- Green eight hectare campus
- Adventist Christian ethos
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NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Macquarie College on My School · Why some data is missing
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Last 5 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.36 | 23 |
| 2024 | 0.22 | 17 |
| 2023 | 0.51 | 27 |
| 2022 | 0.67 | 29 |
| 2021 | 0.29 | 12 |
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.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Waldorf School | Glendale | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.4 km | 1,072 | 237 |
| Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College | Fletcher | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.5 km | 1,085 | 860 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Waratah | Waratah | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.9 km | 1,138 | 1,466 |
| Hunter School of Performing Arts | Broadmeadow | Public k–12 / combined | 7.1 km | 1,085 | 1,090 |
| Hunter Christian School | Mayfield | Independent k–12 / combined | 8.8 km | 1,061 | 337 |
| Charlton Christian College | Fassifern | Independent k–12 / combined | 9.9 km | 1,063 | 831 |
| Belmont Christian College | Belmont North | Independent k–12 / combined | 11.5 km | 1,091 | 907 |
| Newcastle Grammar School | The Hill | Independent k–12 / combined | 12.0 km | 1,181 | 1,049 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Druitt College | Coffs Harbour | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,351 | 1,109 |
| Marsden Park Anglican College | Marsden Park | Independent k–12 / combined · K-8 | 733 | 1,109 |
| Norwest Christian College | Riverstone | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,187 | 1,109 |
| Central Coast Adventist School | Erina | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,136 | 1,112 |
| Elonera Montessori School | Mount Ousley | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 187 | 1,108 |
| Southern Cross Baptist Church Christian School | Engadine | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 42 | 1,108 |
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.