Newcastle Grammar School
The Hill NSW 2300
Newcastle Grammar School is an independent combined primary and secondary school in The Hill, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 12 with about 1,049 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 1,181, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ 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). Enrolments and staff cover all campuses of this school. Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Newcastle Grammar School is an independent coeducational K-12 school in The Hill, Newcastle, with about 1,050 students. Its history traces to 1859, and it celebrated a centenary of independent education in 2018. It describes a forward-thinking, engaging education that celebrates its past and prepares students for a changing world.
Often praised
- Historic Newcastle school
- K-12 coeducational pathway
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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 Newcastle Grammar School on My School · Why some data is missing
HSC 2025
Last 5 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.45 | 165 |
| 2024 | 1.20 | 118 |
| 2023 | 1.46 | 142 |
| 2022 | 1.47 | 126 |
| 2021 | 1.42 | 138 |
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, apart from the permitted top-10% list, which this school is on.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter School of Performing Arts | Broadmeadow | Public k–12 / combined | 4.9 km | 1,085 | 1,090 |
| Hunter Christian School | Mayfield | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.9 km | 1,061 | 337 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Waratah | Waratah | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.0 km | 1,138 | 1,466 |
| Newcastle Waldorf School | Glendale | Independent k–12 / combined | 11.6 km | 1,072 | 237 |
| Macquarie College | Wallsend | Independent k–12 / combined | 12.0 km | 1,110 | 1,060 |
| Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College | Fletcher | Independent k–12 / combined | 14.0 km | 1,085 | 860 |
| Belmont Christian College | Belmont North | Independent k–12 / combined | 14.7 km | 1,091 | 907 |
| Charlton Christian College | Fassifern | Independent k–12 / combined | 19.5 km | 1,063 | 831 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meriden School | Strathfield | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,761 | 1,180 |
| Pymble Ladies' College | Pymble | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 2,501 | 1,178 |
| St Luke's Grammar School | Dee Why | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,481 | 1,178 |
| MLC School | Burwood | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,393 | 1,177 |
| Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,451 | 1,185 |
| Emanuel School | Randwick | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 849 | 1,186 |
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.