St Francis Xavier's College
Hamilton NSW 2303
St Francis Xavier's College is a Catholic secondary school in Hamilton, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 959 students. Its ICSEA is 1,096, 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). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: St Francis Xavier's College is a co-educational Catholic secondary school in Hamilton, Newcastle, for Years 7 to 12, with about 959 students and part of the Maitland-Newcastle Catholic school system. Public information notes a low student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.5 to 1 and a community with diverse cultural backgrounds. The college publishes annual reports and student handbooks.
Often praised
- Low student-teacher ratio
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NAPLAN
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HSC 2025
Last 5 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.18 | 63 |
| 2024 | 0.22 | 97 |
| 2023 | 0.26 | 111 |
| 2022 | 0.25 | 112 |
| 2021 | 0.31 | 137 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle High School | Hamilton | Public high school | 0.6 km | 1,027 | 1,072 |
| Novoschool | Newcastle West | Independent high school | 1.0 km | 1,077 | 79 |
| Merewether High SchoolFully | Broadmeadow | Public high school | 1.8 km | 1,206 | 1,071 |
| Newcastle Grammar School | The Hill | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.4 km | 1,181 | 1,049 |
| Hunter School of Performing Arts | Broadmeadow | Public k–12 / combined | 2.5 km | 1,085 | 1,090 |
| Newcastle Grammar Bolton Street Campus | Newcastle | Independent high school | 2.6 km | — | — |
| Lambton High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Lambton | Public high school | 3.2 km | 1,057 | 1,172 |
| Callaghan College Waratah Campus | Waratah | Public high school | 3.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilroy Catholic College | Castle Hill | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 1,307 | 1,096 |
| St John XXIII Catholic College (Secondary) | Stanhope Gardens | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 1,166 | 1,097 |
| St Ursula's College | Kingsgrove | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 1,110 | 1,095 |
| St Patrick's College Sutherland | Sutherland | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 1,227 | 1,093 |
| Marcellin College | Randwick | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 964 | 1,100 |
| Domremy Catholic College | Five Dock | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 858 | 1,091 |
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.