Tighes Hill Public School

Elizabeth St, Tighes Hill NSW 2297

PublicPrimaryYears K-6Opportunity class

Tighes Hill Public School is a government primary school in Tighes Hill, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 358 students. It hosts an opportunity class for Years 5 and 6. Its ICSEA is 1,104, where the national average is 1000.

358students

1,104ICSEA · higher than 88% of NSW primary schools

17%language background other than English

6%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

21teaching staff (FTE)

Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms

Attendance and enrolment

89.4%attendance rate, 2024 · -3.6 pts over 3 years

-3%enrolment change over 5 years

36FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 358.

About this school, from public sources

Drawn from public online sources, including the school's own website and NSW education pages: Tighes Hill Public School is a long-established Newcastle primary with deep local roots and a motto of seeing brilliance in every child. It offers High Potential and Gifted Education, STEM, creative arts, sport, band and music, leadership opportunities, clubs, and early literacy and numeracy support. An active P&C helps bring families together.

Often praised

High potential and gifted education
Inclusive, supportive school community
Active P&C and local roots

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NAPLAN

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Opportunity class

Tighes Hill Public School hosts an opportunity class for Years 5 and 6. Placement is by the opportunity class placement test sat in Year 4.

All selective and OC schools

Location and nearby schools

Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.

School	Suburb	Type	Distance	ICSEA	Students
Islington Public School	Islington	Public primary	0.8 km	1,090	159
Carrington Public School	Carrington	Public primary	1.4 km	996	110
Mayfield East Public School	Mayfield East	Public primary	1.4 km	1,044	343
St Columban's Primary School	Mayfield	Catholic primary	1.5 km	1,034	162
Hamilton North Public School	Hamilton North	Public primary	1.9 km	1,030	123
Hamilton Public School	Hamilton	Public primary	1.9 km	1,106	306
Hunter Christian School	Mayfield	Independent k–12 / combined	2.3 km	1,061	337
St Philip's Christian College - Waratah	Waratah	Independent k–12 / combined	2.7 km	1,138	1,466

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
Hornsby Heights Public School	Hornsby	Public primary · K-6	420	1,104
Marie Bashir Public School	Strathfield	Public primary · K-6	424	1,104
Newington Public School	Newington	Public primary · K-6	665	1,104
Otford Public School	Otford	Public primary · K-6	48	1,104
Winston Hills Public School	Winston Hills	Public primary · K-6	636	1,104
Belair Public School	Adamstown	Public primary · K-6	409	1,103

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.