Newcastle Junior School
64 Hillsborough Rd, Hillsborough NSW 2290
Newcastle Junior School is a government special school in Hillsborough, NSW with about 63 students. Its ICSEA is 940, 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 63.
About this school, from public sources
Public sources describe Newcastle Junior School as a small NSW government special school in Hillsborough catering to students from preschool to Year 4 with disability, with around 60 students across nine classes, each supported by a specialist teacher and learning support officer. The school runs a Sporting Schools program with specialist coaches building fundamental movement skills, and its site borders Hillsborough Public School, enabling an integration program of shared playground, classroom and library visits for selected students.
Often praised
- small specialist class sizes
- sporting schools program
- integration with mainstream neighbour school
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
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alesco Secondary College - Charlestown Campus | Charlestown | Independent special | 1.3 km | — | — |
| Lakeside School | Gateshead | Public special | 1.8 km | 910 | 58 |
| Kotara School | Kotara | Public special | 2.6 km | 816 | 25 |
| Newcastle Waldorf School | Glendale | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.4 km | 1,072 | 237 |
| John Hunter Hospital School | New Lambton Heights | Public special | 4.5 km | — | — |
| Macquarie College | Wallsend | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.8 km | 1,110 | 1,060 |
| Alesco Secondary College - Northlakes Campus | Argenton | Independent special | 5.2 km | — | — |
| Alesco Secondary College | Cooks Hill | Independent special | 5.4 km | 949 | 664 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peterborough School | Warilla | Public special | 115 | 938 |
| Caldera School | Tweed Heads South | Public special | 24 | 936 |
| Tirriwirri School | Karabar | Public special | 34 | 944 |
| Para Meadows School | North Wollongong | Public special | 113 | 945 |
| Kurrambee School | Werrington | Public special | 104 | 946 |
| Mainsbridge School | Warwick Farm | Public special | 125 | 949 |
About this data
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- nsw-doe-enrolment-history
- nsw-doe-support-classes
- school-website
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.