Newcastle High School is a government secondary school in Hamilton, New South Wales, with 1,072 reported enrolments, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1, and an ICSEA percentile of 59.
Quick school snapshot
School model
Newcastle High School is listed as Government and Secondary, with a reported year range of 7-12.
Enrolment size
The school reports 1,072 total enrolments, including 510 girls and 562 boys where available.
ICSEA context
The ICSEA value is 1,027, with percentile 59 in the current dataset.
Gender profile
The gender type is Co-educational, with a reported mix of 47.6% girls and 52.4% boys.
Staff ratio
The student-teacher ratio is 11.3:1, based on 94.7 FTE teaching staff where available.
Local area
The campus is in Hamilton, New South Wales, within Newcastle.
Profile signals
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Newcastle High School is listed as a government secondary school in Hamilton, New South Wales. The profile reports 1,072 total enrolments, an ICSEA value of 1,027, and a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1 where available. The reported year range is 7-12, and the campus sits within Newcastle local government area.
Enrolment
1,072
reported total enrolments
510 girls
562 boys
Newcastle High School reports 1,072 total enrolments, including 510 girls and 562 boys. The reported enrolment mix is 47.6% girls and 52.4% boys.
Socio-educational
59
percentile where available
ICSEA
1,027
Newcastle High School sits at the 59 ICSEA percentile in the reported dataset.
SEA quarters
Bottom
23%
Lower-middle
26%
Upper-middle
26%
Top
25%
The socio-educational distribution lists 23% in the bottom quarter, 26% in the lower-middle quarter, 26% in the upper-middle quarter, and 25% in the top quarter.
Staff
Teaching staff
96
FTE teaching
94.7
Non-teaching
29
Student-teacher
11.3:1
The profile reports 96 teaching staff and 29 non-teaching staff, with a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
Location
Location context combines suburb, postcode, administrative areas and a direct maps link where data is available.
Governance
Official school and governing body links are included when the dataset provides them.
Community
Student community indicators are reported as percentages where available.
Nearby
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FAQ
Newcastle High School has 1,072 reported total enrolments. The student profile lists 510 girls and 562 boys where gender enrolment fields are available.
Newcastle High School is listed as a Government school with school type Secondary. The reported year range is 7-12.
Newcastle High School is located in Hamilton, NSW 2303. The local government area is Newcastle.
The ICSEA value for Newcastle High School is 1,027 and the ICSEA percentile is 59. If either value is missing in the source data, it is shown as Not available rather than zero.
Newcastle High School is listed as Co-educational. The reported gender mix is 47.6% girls and 52.4% 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.
