Newcastle Waldorf School
Glendale NSW 2285
Newcastle Waldorf School is an independent combined primary and secondary school in Glendale, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 12 with about 237 students. Its ICSEA is 1,072, where the national average is 1000.
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). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Newcastle Waldorf School is an independent, coeducational Steiner/Waldorf school in Glendale, established in 1980 and teaching Kindergarten to Year 12. It has about 237 students and roughly 10 students per teacher. The school is on Reservoir Road in the Lake Macquarie area, and sources note that students tend to show strong growth over time.
Often praised
- Waldorf education Kindergarten to Year 12
- Strong student growth
- Small class sizes
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at October 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 Waldorf School on My School · Why some data is missing
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Last 4 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results (count) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macquarie College | Wallsend | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.4 km | 1,110 | 1,060 |
| Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College | Fletcher | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.7 km | 1,085 | 860 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Waratah | Waratah | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.6 km | 1,138 | 1,466 |
| Hunter School of Performing Arts | Broadmeadow | Public k–12 / combined | 6.7 km | 1,085 | 1,090 |
| Hunter Christian School | Mayfield | Independent k–12 / combined | 8.5 km | 1,061 | 337 |
| Charlton Christian College | Fassifern | Independent k–12 / combined | 10.0 km | 1,063 | 831 |
| Belmont Christian College | Belmont North | Independent k–12 / combined | 11.2 km | 1,091 | 907 |
| Newcastle Grammar School | The Hill | Independent k–12 / combined | 11.6 km | 1,181 | 1,049 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central West Leadership Academy | Dubbo | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 158 | 1,072 |
| Moama Anglican Grammar School | Moama | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 721 | 1,072 |
| Richard Johnson Anglican College | Oakhurst | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,028 | 1,072 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Port Stephens | Salamander Bay | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 821 | 1,072 |
| The Small School | Murwillumbah | Independent k–12 / combined · K-10 | 67 | 1,071 |
| Western Grammar School | Plumpton | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 387 | 1,073 |
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.