Maitland High School
20-32 High Street, East Maitland NSW 2323
Maitland High School is a government secondary school in East Maitland, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 956 students. Its ICSEA is 947, 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 958.
About this school, from public sources
Based on publicly available information, Maitland High School is a long-established comprehensive government secondary school in East Maitland, catering for Years 7-12 with over 140 years of history. The school offers a broad curriculum including Board-Developed and Board-Endorsed courses, VET and TAFE-delivered vocational pathways, and High Potential & Gifted Education. It maintains a Wellbeing Centre and an Aboriginal Learning and Engagement Centre, alongside partnerships with the University of Newcastle and local industry supporting academic and vocational opportunities.
Often praised
- broad VET and vocational pathways
- strong wellbeing and student support
- university and community partnerships
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 Maitland High School on My School · Why some data is missing
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Last 4 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.13 | 12 |
| 2023 | 0.14 | 12 |
| 2022 | 0.06 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0.05 | 4 |
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
Extension and 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.
- Entry
- Application and student nomination form
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maitland Grossmann High School | East Maitland | Public high school | 0.7 km | 960 | 898 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Maitland | East Maitland | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.9 km | 975 | 108 |
| Linuwel School Ltd | East Maitland | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.2 km | 1,041 | 244 |
| Hunter Valley Grammar School | Ashtonfield | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.3 km | 1,134 | 1,161 |
| Maitland Christian School | Metford | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.4 km | 1,047 | 832 |
| Hunter Valley Grammar School - Farm | Maitland | Independent high school | 2.8 km | — | — |
| St Bede's Catholic College | Chisholm | Catholic high school | 3.5 km | 1,030 | 910 |
| All Saints College | Maitland | Catholic high school | 3.6 km | 1,023 | 1,191 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billabong High School | Culcairn | Public high school · 7-12 | 312 | 946 |
| Bombala High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Bombala | Public high school · 7-12 | 148 | 946 |
| Deniliquin High School | Deniliquin | Public high school · 7-12 | 432 | 948 |
| Glendale Technology High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Glendale | Public high school · 7-12 | 800 | 946 |
| Hawkesbury High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Freemans Reach | Public high school · 7-12 | 417 | 946 |
| The Henry Lawson High School | Grenfell | Public high school · 7-12 | 178 | 946 |
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.