Merewether High School is a government secondary school in Broadmeadow, New South Wales, with 1,080 reported enrolments, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1, and an ICSEA percentile of 99.
Quick school snapshot
School model
Merewether High School is listed as Government and Secondary, with a reported year range of 7-12.
Enrolment size
The school reports 1,080 total enrolments, including 469 girls and 611 boys where available.
ICSEA context
The ICSEA value is 1,206, with percentile 99 in the current dataset.
Gender profile
The gender type is Co-educational, with a reported mix of 43.4% girls and 56.6% boys.
Staff ratio
The student-teacher ratio is 15.0:1, based on 72.2 FTE teaching staff where available.
Local area
The campus is in Broadmeadow, New South Wales, within Newcastle.
Profile signals
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Merewether High School is listed as a government secondary school in Broadmeadow, New South Wales. The profile reports 1,080 total enrolments, an ICSEA value of 1,206, and a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1 where available. The reported year range is 7-12, and the campus sits within Newcastle local government area.
Enrolment
1,080
reported total enrolments
469 girls
611 boys
Merewether High School reports 1,080 total enrolments, including 469 girls and 611 boys. The reported enrolment mix is 43.4% girls and 56.6% boys.
Socio-educational
99
percentile where available
ICSEA
1,206
Merewether High School sits at the 99 ICSEA percentile in the reported dataset.
SEA quarters
Bottom
1%
Lower-middle
7%
Upper-middle
19%
Top
73%
The socio-educational distribution lists 1% in the bottom quarter, 7% in the lower-middle quarter, 19% in the upper-middle quarter, and 73% in the top quarter.
Staff
Teaching staff
71
FTE teaching
72.2
Non-teaching
19
Student-teacher
15.0:1
The profile reports 71 teaching staff and 19 non-teaching staff, with a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
Location
Location context combines suburb, postcode, administrative areas and a direct maps link where data is available.
Governance
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Community
Student community indicators are reported as percentages where available.
Nearby
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FAQ
Merewether High School has 1,080 reported total enrolments. The student profile lists 469 girls and 611 boys where gender enrolment fields are available.
Merewether High School is listed as a Government school with school type Secondary. The reported year range is 7-12.
Merewether High School is located in Broadmeadow, NSW 2292. The local government area is Newcastle.
The ICSEA value for Merewether High School is 1,206 and the ICSEA percentile is 99. If either value is missing in the source data, it is shown as Not available rather than zero.
Merewether High School is listed as Co-educational. The reported gender mix is 43.4% girls and 56.6% boys where percentage fields are available.
Data note
This page uses structured 2025 Australian school profile data. Some values may be unavailable where they are not reported in the source dataset. Profile pages are designed to make enrolment, ICSEA, location and school context easier to compare.
