St Philip's Christian College - Waratah
Waratah NSW 2298
St Philip's Christian College - Waratah is an independent combined primary and secondary school in Waratah, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 12 with about 1,466 students. Its ICSEA is 1,138, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ 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 is an independent Anglican co-educational school established in 1982 by St Philip's Anglican Church Waratah. The Waratah campus teaches Kindergarten to Year 12 with around 1,450 students and has a 500-seat theatre and a Centre of Sports Education. The college operates across several Hunter and Central Coast campuses, with Dynamic Learning and Young Parents programs.
Often praised
- 500-seat theatre on site
- Centre of Sports Education
- Multi-campus Hunter and Central Coast network
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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 - Waratah 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 | 0.68 | 86 |
| 2024 | 0.66 | 84 |
| 2023 | 0.68 | 79 |
| 2022 | 0.94 | 108 |
| 2021 | 0.57 | 69 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Christian School | Mayfield | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.1 km | 1,061 | 337 |
| Hunter School of Performing Arts | Broadmeadow | Public k–12 / combined | 2.3 km | 1,085 | 1,090 |
| Newcastle Grammar School | The Hill | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.0 km | 1,181 | 1,049 |
| Newcastle Waldorf School | Glendale | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.6 km | 1,072 | 237 |
| Macquarie College | Wallsend | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.9 km | 1,110 | 1,060 |
| Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College | Fletcher | Independent k–12 / combined | 7.9 km | 1,085 | 860 |
| Belmont Christian College | Belmont North | Independent k–12 / combined | 14.2 km | 1,091 | 907 |
| Charlton Christian College | Fassifern | Independent k–12 / combined | 16.1 km | 1,063 | 831 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northholm Grammar School | Arcadia | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 698 | 1,137 |
| Oxford Falls Grammar School | Oxford Falls | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,201 | 1,137 |
| Rouse Hill Anglican College | Rouse Hill | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,578 | 1,137 |
| Santa Sabina College | Strathfield | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,320 | 1,139 |
| Blue Mountains Grammar School | Wentworth Falls | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 512 | 1,140 |
| Redfield College | Dural | Independent k–12 / combined · 2-12 | 530 | 1,140 |
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.