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Newcastle Senior School

Waratah, NSW 2298 · NSW Department of Education

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ICSEA

960

29th percentile nationally

Around average

Total enrolments

Special

Student–teacher ratio

3:1

11.1 FTE teachers

Gender mix

24% / 76%

girls / boys

Language background

21%

non-English at home

Socio-educational advantage

Share of students in each national SEA quarter (bottom = most disadvantaged, top = most advantaged).

Bottom: 40%

Lower-mid: 31%

Upper-mid: 17%

Top: 12%

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Source: ACARA My School 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students — not academic results or teaching quality. National average = 1000. See data sources.