Waratah West Public School

Leonora Pde, Waratah West NSW 2298

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Waratah West Public School is a government primary school in Waratah West, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 113 students. Its ICSEA is 963, where the national average is 1000.

113students

963ICSEA · higher than 39% of NSW primary schools

31%language background other than English

21%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

13teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

88.4%attendance rate, 2024 · +2.0 pts over 3 years

+36%enrolment change over 5 years

101FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

2support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 113.

About this school, from public sources

Drawn from public online sources, including the school's own website and NSW Department of Education reports, Waratah West Public School is a small, inclusive K-6 government school serving the Waratah West community in Newcastle. It offers nature play and High Potential programs, creative arts, and nutrition initiatives such as a kitchen garden and breakfast club. It works closely with families and the local Aboriginal education group, and belongs to the Callaghan Education Pathways network.

Often praised

Nature play and kitchen garden
Inclusive, family-partnered community
Creative arts and wellbeing programs

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: high. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.

NAPLAN

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Location and nearby schools

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

School	Suburb	Type	Distance	ICSEA	Students
Corpus Christi Primary School	Waratah	Catholic primary	0.7 km	1,085	169
St Philip's Christian College - Waratah	Waratah	Independent k–12 / combined	0.9 km	1,138	1,466
Waratah Public School	Waratah	Public primary	1.0 km	1,019	351
St John's Primary School	Lambton	Catholic primary	1.6 km	1,083	200
Mayfield West Public School	Mayfield	Public primary	1.7 km	1,033	342
Lambton Public School	Lambton	Public primary	1.9 km	1,065	339
Heaton Public School	Jesmond	Public primary	2.0 km	955	162
Jesmond Public School	Jesmond	Public primary	2.0 km	923	216

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
Armidale City Public SchoolOC	Armidale	Public primary · K-6	349	963
Crookwell Public School	Crookwell	Public primary · K-6	220	963
Edensor Park Public School	Edensor Park	Public primary · K-6	286	963
Killarney Vale Public School	Killarney Vale	Public primary · K-6	477	963
Lake Albert Public School	Lake Albert	Public primary · K-6	434	963
Rocky River Public School	Uralla	Public primary · K-6	39	963

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.