Alesco Secondary College is a independent special school in Cooks Hill, New South Wales, with 664 reported enrolments, a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1, and an ICSEA percentile of 24.
Quick school snapshot
School model
Alesco Secondary College is listed as Independent and Special, with a reported year range of 9-12.
Enrolment size
The school reports 664 total enrolments, including 461 girls and 203 boys where available.
ICSEA context
The ICSEA value is 949, with percentile 24 in the current dataset.
Gender profile
The gender type is Co-educational, with a reported mix of 69.4% girls and 30.6% boys.
Staff ratio
The student-teacher ratio is 10.5:1, based on 63.2 FTE teaching staff where available.
Local area
The campus is in Cooks Hill, New South Wales, within Newcastle.
Profile signals
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Alesco Secondary College is listed as a independent special school in Cooks Hill, New South Wales. The profile reports 664 total enrolments, an ICSEA value of 949, and a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1 where available. The reported year range is 9-12, and the campus sits within Newcastle local government area.
Enrolment
664
reported total enrolments
461 girls
203 boys
Alesco Secondary College reports 664 total enrolments, including 461 girls and 203 boys. The reported enrolment mix is 69.4% girls and 30.6% boys.
Socio-educational
24
percentile where available
ICSEA
949
Alesco Secondary College sits at the 24 ICSEA percentile in the reported dataset.
SEA quarters
Bottom
49%
Lower-middle
28%
Upper-middle
15%
Top
8%
The socio-educational distribution lists 49% in the bottom quarter, 28% in the lower-middle quarter, 15% in the upper-middle quarter, and 8% in the top quarter.
Staff
Teaching staff
82
FTE teaching
63.2
Non-teaching
79
Student-teacher
10.5:1
The profile reports 82 teaching staff and 79 non-teaching staff, with a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
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.
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FAQ
Alesco Secondary College has 664 reported total enrolments. The student profile lists 461 girls and 203 boys where gender enrolment fields are available.
Alesco Secondary College is listed as a Independent school with school type Special. The reported year range is 9-12.
Alesco Secondary College is located in Cooks Hill, NSW 2300. The local government area is Newcastle.
The ICSEA value for Alesco Secondary College is 949 and the ICSEA percentile is 24. If either value is missing in the source data, it is shown as Not available rather than zero.
Alesco Secondary College is listed as Co-educational. The reported gender mix is 69.4% girls and 30.6% 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.
