Newcastle High School
160/200 Park Way Ave, Hamilton NSW 2303
Newcastle High School is a government secondary school in Hamilton, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 1,072 students. Its ICSEA is 1,027, 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 1,072.
About this school, from public sources
Public online sources describe Newcastle High School, a co-educational government secondary school in Hamilton/Cooks Hill, Newcastle, catering for Years 7-12. The school's Cooks Hill Campus uses the Big Picture learning framework, which centres coursework around individual student passions and interests. It emphasises a supportive, inclusive environment, with dedicated learning and wellbeing teams working alongside families, a broad subject range, and HSC exam and careers preparation.
Often praised
- Big Picture personalised learning model
- Strong wellbeing and learning support
- Broad subject and career pathway options
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 Newcastle High 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 | 0.07 | 11 |
| 2024 | 0.22 | 31 |
| 2023 | 0.12 | 16 |
| 2022 | 0.16 | 25 |
| 2021 | 0.10 | 11 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Francis Xavier's College | Hamilton | Catholic high school | 0.6 km | 1,096 | 959 |
| Novoschool | Newcastle West | Independent high school | 0.7 km | 1,077 | 79 |
| Newcastle Grammar School | The Hill | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.0 km | 1,181 | 1,049 |
| Merewether High SchoolFully | Broadmeadow | Public high school | 2.2 km | 1,206 | 1,071 |
| Newcastle Grammar Bolton Street Campus | Newcastle | Independent high school | 2.2 km | — | — |
| Hunter School of Performing Arts | Broadmeadow | Public k–12 / combined | 3.0 km | 1,085 | 1,090 |
| Lambton High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Lambton | Public high school | 3.7 km | 1,057 | 1,172 |
| Callaghan College Waratah Campus | Waratah | Public high school | 4.0 km | 957 | 848 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springwood High School | Faulconbridge | Public high school · 7-12 | 565 | 1,027 |
| Bungendore High School | Bungendore | Public high school · 7-12 | 197 | 1,026 |
| Heathcote High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Heathcote | Public high school · 7-12 | 633 | 1,028 |
| Farrer Memorial Agricultural High SchoolAgricultural | Calala | Public high school · 7-12 | 606 | 1,025 |
| Quakers Hill High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Quakers Hill | Public high school · 7-12 | 925 | 1,025 |
| Henry Kendall High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Gosford | Public high school · 7-12 | 789 | 1,030 |
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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.