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School catchments in Newcastle

47 state schools in Newcastle, ranked by demand — 1 are selective-entry or enrolment-managed (you generally need to live in-catchment to enrol).

Selective entry Enrolment-managed
  1. 1Merewether High SchoolSecondary1,071
  2. 2Lambton High SchoolSecondary1,172
  3. 3Kotara High SchoolSecondary1,126
  4. 4Hunter School of Performing ArtsSecondary1,090
  5. 5Newcastle High SchoolSecondary1,072
  6. 6Callaghan College Wallsend CampusSecondary890
  7. 7Callaghan College Waratah CampusSecondary848
  8. 8Callaghan College Jesmond Senior CampusSecondary647
  9. 9Glendore Public SchoolPrimary609
  10. 10Wallsend South Public SchoolPrimary583
  11. 11New Lambton Public SchoolPrimary538
  12. 12New Lambton South Public SchoolPrimary462
  13. 13The Junction Public SchoolPrimary450
  14. 14Adamstown Public SchoolPrimary439
  15. 15Belair Public SchoolPrimary409
  16. 16Maryland Public SchoolPrimary368
  17. 17Hamilton South Public SchoolPrimary362
  18. 18Tighes Hill Public SchoolPrimary358
  19. 19Waratah Public SchoolPrimary351
  20. 20Mayfield East Public SchoolPrimary343
  21. 21Mayfield West Public SchoolPrimary342
  22. 22Lambton Public SchoolPrimary339
  23. 23Kotara South Public SchoolPrimary309
  24. 24Hamilton Public SchoolPrimary306
  25. 25Elermore Vale Public SchoolPrimary290
  26. 26Shortland Public SchoolPrimary271
  27. 27Merewether Heights Public SchoolPrimary269
  28. 28Beresfield Public SchoolPrimary262
  29. 29Newcastle East Public SchoolPrimary260
  30. 30Stockton Public SchoolPrimary254
  31. 31Wallsend Public SchoolPrimary252
  32. 32Jesmond Public SchoolPrimary216
  33. 33Plattsburg Public SchoolPrimary195
  34. 34Heaton Public SchoolPrimary162
  35. 35Islington Public SchoolPrimary159
  36. 36Merewether Public SchoolPrimary139
  37. 37Minmi Public SchoolPrimary133
  38. 38Hamilton North Public SchoolPrimary123
  39. 39Tarro Public SchoolPrimary115
  40. 40Waratah West Public SchoolPrimary113
  41. 41Carrington Public SchoolPrimary110
  42. 42New Lambton Heights Infants SchoolPrimary55
  43. 43Newcastle Middle SchoolSpecial45
  44. 44Newcastle Senior SchoolSpecial37
  45. 45Kotara SchoolSpecial25
  46. 46Awabakal Environmental Education CentrePrimary
  47. 47John Hunter Hospital SchoolSpecial

Suburbs in Newcastle

Flood and bushfire exposure, crime, school catchments and zoning for each suburb in this council area.

WallsendNewcastleMerewetherMayfieldNew LambtonAdamstownHamilton SouthHamiltonFletcherLambtonElermore ValeCooks HillWaratahNewcastle WestStocktonShortlandBeresfieldKotaraAdamstown HeightsJesmondWickhamBroadmeadowMayfield WestNorth LambtonThe HillCarringtonIslingtonWaratah WestBirmingham GardensWarabrookTighes HillGeorgetownRankin ParkMaryvilleNewcastle EastThe JunctionMayfield EastTarroBar BeachHamilton NorthMerewether HeightsHamilton EastMinmiSandgateHexhamKooragangMayfield North

Ranked by enrolment-management status and school size — a demand proxy, not academic results. Sources: the QLD, NSW, VIC, WA, TAS, NT, SA & ACT Departments of Education (school details & enrolments, CC BY 4.0). Figures are the latest published and may have changed.