Newtown High School of Performing Arts
King St, Newtown NSW 2042
Newtown High School of Performing Arts is a government secondary school in Newtown, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 1,144 students. Its ICSEA is 1,127, 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 1,145.
About this school, from public sources
Public information about Newtown High School of the Performing Arts describes a NSW government secondary school specialising in dance, drama, music and visual arts alongside the standard curriculum. Students audition for entry to Year 7 and Year 11 performing arts places. The school runs around 40 co-curricular ensembles and companies across dance, drama, music and visual arts, staging showcase concerts twice a year, and offers senior electives spanning sciences, humanities, languages and creative arts.
Often praised
- specialist arts audition program
- broad co-curricular ensembles and showcases
- wide senior elective range
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: low. 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 Newtown High School of Performing Arts 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 | 0.97 | 189 |
| 2024 | 1.31 | 233 |
| 2023 | 0.92 | 157 |
| 2022 | 0.70 | 120 |
| 2021 | 0.79 | 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.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Athena School | Newtown | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.5 km | 1,058 | 52 |
| Newington College | Stanmore | Independent high school | 1.4 km | 1,182 | 2,072 |
| Alexandria Park Community SchoolPartiallyOC | Alexandria | Public k–12 / combined | 1.7 km | 1,052 | 1,312 |
| Marrickville High School | Marrickville | Public high school | 2.2 km | 1,052 | 624 |
| Australian Performing Arts Grammar School | Glebe | Independent high school | 2.2 km | 1,103 | 129 |
| International Grammar School | Ultimo | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.5 km | 1,170 | 1,224 |
| Fort Street High SchoolFully | Petersham | Public high school | 2.6 km | 1,176 | 916 |
| St Scholastica's College Glebe Point | Glebe | Independent high school | 2.6 km | 1,138 | 1,044 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mosman High School | Mosman | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,086 | 1,126 |
| St Ives High School | St Ives | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,750 | 1,125 |
| Killarney Heights High School | Killarney Heights | Public high school · 7-12 | 969 | 1,132 |
| Parramatta High SchoolPartially | Parramatta | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,128 | 1,132 |
| Castle Hill High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Castle Hill | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,842 | 1,121 |
| Cammeraygal High School | Crows Nest | Public high school · 7-12 | 905 | 1,135 |
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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.