Merewether Heights Public School is a government primary school in Merewether Heights, New South Wales, with 269 reported enrolments, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1, and an ICSEA percentile of 91.
Quick school snapshot
School model
Merewether Heights Public School is listed as Government and Primary, with a reported year range of K-6.
Enrolment size
The school reports 269 total enrolments, including 132 girls and 137 boys where available.
ICSEA context
The ICSEA value is 1,129, with percentile 91 in the current dataset.
Gender profile
The gender type is Co-educational, with a reported mix of 49.1% girls and 50.9% boys.
Staff ratio
The student-teacher ratio is 17.6:1, based on 15.3 FTE teaching staff where available.
Local area
The campus is in Merewether Heights, New South Wales, within Newcastle.
Profile signals
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Merewether Heights Public School is listed as a government primary school in Merewether Heights, New South Wales. The profile reports 269 total enrolments, an ICSEA value of 1,129, and a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1 where available. The reported year range is K-6, and the campus sits within Newcastle local government area.
Enrolment
269
reported total enrolments
132 girls
137 boys
Merewether Heights Public School reports 269 total enrolments, including 132 girls and 137 boys. The reported enrolment mix is 49.1% girls and 50.9% boys.
Socio-educational
91
percentile where available
ICSEA
1,129
Merewether Heights Public School sits at the 91 ICSEA percentile in the reported dataset.
SEA quarters
Bottom
3%
Lower-middle
12%
Upper-middle
32%
Top
52%
The socio-educational distribution lists 3% in the bottom quarter, 12% in the lower-middle quarter, 32% in the upper-middle quarter, and 52% in the top quarter.
Staff
Teaching staff
20
FTE teaching
15.3
Non-teaching
4
Student-teacher
17.6:1
The profile reports 20 teaching staff and 4 non-teaching staff, with a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
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
Merewether Heights Public School has 269 reported total enrolments. The student profile lists 132 girls and 137 boys where gender enrolment fields are available.
Merewether Heights Public School is listed as a Government school with school type Primary. The reported year range is K-6.
Merewether Heights Public School is located in Merewether Heights, NSW 2291. The local government area is Newcastle.
The ICSEA value for Merewether Heights Public School is 1,129 and the ICSEA percentile is 91. If either value is missing in the source data, it is shown as Not available rather than zero.
Merewether Heights Public School is listed as Co-educational. The reported gender mix is 49.1% girls and 50.9% 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.
