Mayfield East Public School
32 Crebert Street, Mayfield East NSW 2304
Mayfield East Public School is a government primary school in Mayfield East, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 343 students. Its ICSEA is 1,044, 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 343.
About this school, from public sources
Publicly available information describes Mayfield East Public School as a K-6 government primary school in Newcastle's inner suburbs, established in 1858. The school's own site highlights a Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program teaching sustainable and healthy living, growing coding, robotics and STEM/STEAM offerings, and a wide range of extra-curricular and cultural activities. It describes an active, supportive Parents and Citizens' Association and a culture that celebrates academic, social and emotional success.
Often praised
- Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program
- STEM/robotics and coding focus
- active P&C community
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 Mayfield East 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Columban's Primary School | Mayfield | Catholic primary | 0.6 km | 1,034 | 162 |
| Hunter Christian School | Mayfield | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.1 km | 1,061 | 337 |
| Tighes Hill Public SchoolOC | Tighes Hill | Public primary | 1.4 km | 1,104 | 358 |
| Islington Public School | Islington | Public primary | 1.8 km | 1,090 | 159 |
| Mayfield West Public School | Mayfield | Public primary | 1.9 km | 1,033 | 342 |
| Carrington Public School | Carrington | Public primary | 2.5 km | 996 | 110 |
| Corpus Christi Primary School | Waratah | Catholic primary | 2.5 km | 1,085 | 169 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Waratah | Waratah | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.6 km | 1,138 | 1,466 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barramurra Public School | Oran Park | Public primary · K-6 | 1,182 | 1,044 |
| Hazelbrook Public School | Hazelbrook | Public primary · K-6 | 356 | 1,044 |
| Bredbo Public School | Bredbo | Public primary · K-6 | 15 | 1,045 |
| Garden Suburb Public School | Garden Suburb | Public primary · K-6 | 227 | 1,045 |
| Glenquarry Public School | Glenquarry | Public primary · K-6 | 23 | 1,045 |
| Jamberoo Public School | Jamberoo | Public primary · K-6 | 131 | 1,045 |
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.