The Junction Public School is a government primary school in Merewether, New South Wales, with 450 reported enrolments, a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1, and an ICSEA percentile of 88.
Quick school snapshot
School model
The Junction Public School is listed as Government and Primary, with a reported year range of K-6.
Enrolment size
The school reports 450 total enrolments, including 215 girls and 235 boys where available.
ICSEA context
The ICSEA value is 1,115, with percentile 88 in the current dataset.
Gender profile
The gender type is Co-educational, with a reported mix of 47.8% girls and 52.2% boys.
Staff ratio
The student-teacher ratio is 18.4:1, based on 24.5 FTE teaching staff where available.
Local area
The campus is in Merewether, New South Wales, within Newcastle.
Profile signals
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The Junction Public School is listed as a government primary school in Merewether, New South Wales. The profile reports 450 total enrolments, an ICSEA value of 1,115, and a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1 where available. The reported year range is K-6, and the campus sits within Newcastle local government area.
Enrolment
450
reported total enrolments
215 girls
235 boys
The Junction Public School reports 450 total enrolments, including 215 girls and 235 boys. The reported enrolment mix is 47.8% girls and 52.2% boys.
Socio-educational
88
percentile where available
ICSEA
1,115
The Junction Public School sits at the 88 ICSEA percentile in the reported dataset.
SEA quarters
Bottom
8%
Lower-middle
15%
Upper-middle
25%
Top
52%
The socio-educational distribution lists 8% in the bottom quarter, 15% in the lower-middle quarter, 25% in the upper-middle quarter, and 52% in the top quarter.
Staff
Teaching staff
32
FTE teaching
24.5
Non-teaching
11
Student-teacher
18.4:1
The profile reports 32 teaching staff and 11 non-teaching staff, with a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
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
The Junction Public School has 450 reported total enrolments. The student profile lists 215 girls and 235 boys where gender enrolment fields are available.
The Junction Public School is listed as a Government school with school type Primary. The reported year range is K-6.
The Junction Public School is located in Merewether, NSW 2291. The local government area is Newcastle.
The ICSEA value for The Junction Public School is 1,115 and the ICSEA percentile is 88. If either value is missing in the source data, it is shown as Not available rather than zero.
The Junction Public School is listed as Co-educational. The reported gender mix is 47.8% girls and 52.2% 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.
