Hamilton South Public School is a government primary school in Merewether, New South Wales, with 362 reported enrolments, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1, and an ICSEA percentile of 93.
Quick school snapshot
School model
Hamilton South Public School is listed as Government and Primary, with a reported year range of K-6.
Enrolment size
The school reports 362 total enrolments, including 176 girls and 186 boys where available.
ICSEA context
The ICSEA value is 1,139, with percentile 93 in the current dataset.
Gender profile
The gender type is Co-educational, with a reported mix of 48.6% girls and 51.4% boys.
Staff ratio
The student-teacher ratio is 16.0:1, based on 22.6 FTE teaching staff where available.
Local area
The campus is in Merewether, New South Wales, within Newcastle.
Profile signals
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Hamilton South Public School is listed as a government primary school in Merewether, New South Wales. The profile reports 362 total enrolments, an ICSEA value of 1,139, and a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1 where available. The reported year range is K-6, and the campus sits within Newcastle local government area.
Enrolment
362
reported total enrolments
176 girls
186 boys
Hamilton South Public School reports 362 total enrolments, including 176 girls and 186 boys. The reported enrolment mix is 48.6% girls and 51.4% boys.
Socio-educational
93
percentile where available
ICSEA
1,139
Hamilton South Public School sits at the 93 ICSEA percentile in the reported dataset.
SEA quarters
Bottom
5%
Lower-middle
12%
Upper-middle
25%
Top
58%
The socio-educational distribution lists 5% in the bottom quarter, 12% in the lower-middle quarter, 25% in the upper-middle quarter, and 58% in the top quarter.
Staff
Teaching staff
30
FTE teaching
22.6
Non-teaching
10
Student-teacher
16.0:1
The profile reports 30 teaching staff and 10 non-teaching staff, with a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
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
Hamilton South Public School has 362 reported total enrolments. The student profile lists 176 girls and 186 boys where gender enrolment fields are available.
Hamilton South Public School is listed as a Government school with school type Primary. The reported year range is K-6.
Hamilton South Public School is located in Merewether, NSW 2291. The local government area is Newcastle.
The ICSEA value for Hamilton South Public School is 1,139 and the ICSEA percentile is 93. If either value is missing in the source data, it is shown as Not available rather than zero.
Hamilton South Public School is listed as Co-educational. The reported gender mix is 48.6% girls and 51.4% 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.
