St Philip's Christian College - Port Stephens
Salamander Bay NSW 2317
St Philip's Christian College - Port Stephens is an independent combined primary and secondary school in Salamander Bay, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 12 with about 821 students. Its ICSEA is 1,072, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2024) ↗ on the school's own page. 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 Philip's Christian College Port Stephens is an independent Christian K-12 school at Salamander Bay, with about 820 students. Saints Academy, an early learning service, operates on site and uses the surrounding natural environment and college sports fields. The college has around 77 teaching staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11 to 1.
Often praised
- On-site early learning academy
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NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See St Philip's Christian College - Port Stephens on My School · Why some data is missing
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Last 5 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.21 | 13 |
| 2024 | 0.17 | 9 |
| 2023 | 0.30 | 13 |
| 2022 | 0.36 | 15 |
| 2021 | 0.39 | 16 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medowie Christian School | Medowie | Independent k–12 / combined | 24.3 km | 1,038 | 554 |
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 |
| Newcastle Waldorf School | Glendale | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 237 | 1,072 |
| Richard Johnson Anglican College | Oakhurst | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,028 | 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.