Morpeth Public School
High St, Morpeth NSW 2321
Morpeth Public School is a government primary school in Morpeth, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 262 students. Its ICSEA is 1,023, 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 262.
About this school, from public sources
This note is drawn from public online sources, including the school's own website and education directories. Morpeth Public School is a government, co-educational K-6 primary school on the Hunter River near Maitland. It has taught on its present site since 1862. The school offers sport, debating, public speaking, music, dance and drama. It also runs a fundamental movement program and high potential and gifted education initiatives. It stresses inclusive culture and partnership with families.
Often praised
- Long-established, community-linked school
- Broad performing arts and sport
- Gifted education initiatives
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 Morpeth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinton Public School | Hinton | Public primary | 2.0 km | 1,009 | 99 |
| Linuwel School Ltd | East Maitland | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.2 km | 1,041 | 244 |
| Tenambit Public School | Tenambit | Public primary | 3.2 km | 893 | 283 |
| St Aloysius Catholic Primary School | Chisholm | Catholic primary | 3.3 km | 1,064 | 614 |
| Largs Public School | Largs | Public primary | 3.7 km | 991 | 155 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Maitland | East Maitland | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.5 km | 975 | 108 |
| Metford Public School | Metford | Public primary | 4.7 km | 887 | 265 |
| Maitland Christian School | Metford | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.1 km | 1,047 | 832 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nords Wharf Public School | Nords Wharf | Public primary · K-6 | 180 | 1,023 |
| Peakhurst West Public School | Peakhurst | Public primary · K-6 | 291 | 1,023 |
| St Johns Park Public SchoolOC | St Johns Park | Public primary · P-6 | 673 | 1,023 |
| Terranora Public School | Terranora | Public primary · K-6 | 286 | 1,023 |
| Ermington West Public School | Ermington | Public primary · K-6 | 104 | 1,022 |
| Gunning Public School | Gunning | Public primary · K-6 | 125 | 1,024 |
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.