# Newcastle High School

Newcastle High School is a NSW government secondary school in Hamilton, New South Wales, Australia.

- **Sector**: NSW government school
- **Type**: Secondary School
- **Gender**: Co-ed
- **Year levels**: Year 7 to Year 12
- **Enrolments**: 1,072 (2025)
- **Address**: 160/200 Park Way Ave, Hamilton NSW 2303
- **Phone**: (02) 4969 3177
- **Website**: https://newcastle-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
- **Email**: newcastle-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au
- **ACARA AGE ID**: 49142
- **Established**: 1976-01-01

## About

Newcastle High School is a large, comprehensive high school situated in the centre of Newcastle, providing education for students in Years 7 to 12 across two sites. The Parkway Avenue site serves the majority of students, while the Cooks Hill Campus offers an alternative curriculum in partnership with Big Picture Education for students from Year 9 to Year 12. The school prides itself on its strong community ties and active past student associations, promoting a tradition of high academic achievement and innovative educational practices. 

With an enrolment of 1,042 students, including 136 at the Cooks Hill Campus, Newcastle High School reflects the area's cultural diversity, with 6% of students identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and 3% speaking English as an additional language. The school provides a broad curriculum to cater for varying student needs, aiming to ensure every student can achieve a credential that maximises their future opportunities. 

A key feature of the school is its emphasis on personalised education, particularly at the Cooks Hill Campus, which fosters unique learning plans tailored to individual student interests. The school promotes tolerance and good citizenship within a caring and inclusive environment, with a focus on personal growth and community engagement. Newcastle High School also boasts a dedicated staff committed to enhancing learning outcomes, offering both academic and extra-curricular opportunities that extend into sports, creative and performing arts, and public speaking, reflecting the rich cultural fabric of inner-city Newcastle.

## Mission

We help every student to learn, grow & succeed!

Motto: "Join our school today!"

## Enrolment history

| Year | Enrolments |
| --- | --- |
| 2025 | 1,072 |
| 2024 | 1,128 |
| 2023 | 1,172 |
| 2022 | 1,202 |
| 2021 | 1,227 |
| 2020 | 1,210 |
| 2019 | 1,157 |
| 2018 | 1,079 |
| 2017 | 1,079 |
| 2016 | 1,011 |
| 2015 | 1,034 |
| 2014 | 1,029 |
| 2013 | 935 |
| 2012 | 965 |
| 2011 | 1,008 |
| 2010 | 1,007 |
| 2009 | 1,002 |
| 2008 | 1,000 |

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Source: SchoolAtlas (https://www.schoolatlas.com.au/schools/49142-newcastle-high-school), compiled from ACARA and NSW Department of Education data, reference year 2025. SchoolAtlas does not rank schools.