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Callaghan College Waratah Campus

Callaghan College Waratah Campus is a government secondary school in Waratah, New South Wales, teaching year levels 7-10 to 848 students.

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848
Students
472 boys · 376 girls
7-10
Year range
957
ICSEA
avg = 1000
3%
Students from non-English speaking background
ICSEA - socio-educational intake context 957

ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of students at this school - it is an intake measure, not a teaching quality or outcomes ranking. National average is 1000. Range is roughly 500–1300. This school's ICSEA places it above 28% of Australian schools.

Suburb Waratah 2298
Local government area Newcastle
Remoteness Major Cities
Sector Government
School type Secondary
Indigenous students 2%
Statistical area (SA2) Waratah - North Lambton
Official website waratah-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
Enrolments 2016-2025

Callaghan College Waratah Campus had 848 students in 2025, compared with 604 in 2016 (up 40%).

604 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 863 '22 '23 '24 848 '25

Total enrolments as reported to ACARA each August. A year marked "-" was not published for this school. Enrolment counts how many students attend, not how good a school is. Source: ACARA School Profile 2008-2025 (Data Access Program).

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Catchment zone shown where matched to official NSW government data.

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Callaghan College Waratah Campus catchment

We could not match a zone boundary for this school in the published NSW government zone data, so no catchment suburbs are listed. Some government schools, such as selective, specialist and senior-only schools, do not have a local zone. Check an address with the official NSW zone finder.

The suburb: Waratah - North Lambton

$1,000,000
Median house price
NSW DCJ Sales, Mar 2026
10
Childcare services
ACECQA register
35.9%
Families that are couples with children
ABS Census 2021
13,151
Residents
ABS, June 2025

Figures are for the Waratah - North Lambton statistical area (SA2), which contains the school. SA2 boundaries do not always equal suburb boundaries, and childcare services are matched by suburb name. See the full Waratah - North Lambton profile →

© State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (copyright notice).

Nearest schools to Callaghan College Waratah Campus

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA Distance
St Philip's Christian College Young Parents Independent 10-12 52 776 0.4 km
St Philip's Christian College Dynamic Learning Independent U 223 1022 0.4 km
St Philip's Christian College - Waratah Independent K-12 1,466 1138 0.6 km
Waratah Public School Government P-6 351 1019 0.6 km
Newcastle Senior School Government U 37 960 0.7 km
Corpus Christi Primary School Catholic K-6 169 1085 0.7 km

Listed nearest first. Distance is a straight line between ACARA school locations, not travel distance, and the order is not a ranking.

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Questions about Callaghan College Waratah Campus

How many students go to Callaghan College Waratah Campus?

Callaghan College Waratah Campus has 848 students enrolled (472 boys and 376 girls), according to the ACARA School Profile 2025.

What year levels does Callaghan College Waratah Campus teach?

Callaghan College Waratah Campus teaches year levels 7-10. ACARA lists it as a secondary school.

Is Callaghan College Waratah Campus a government or non-government school?

Callaghan College Waratah Campus is a government school in Waratah, New South Wales.

What does the ICSEA of 957 at Callaghan College Waratah Campus mean?

ICSEA, the Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage, describes the family background of the students enrolled at a school, such as parents' education and occupation. The national average is 1000. Callaghan College Waratah Campus has an ICSEA of 957, which places it above 28% of Australian schools. It measures student intake, not teaching quality or results.

How many childcare services are near Callaghan College Waratah Campus?

10 childcare services are listed on the ACECQA national register for Waratah - North Lambton, the statistical area around the school. Services are matched by suburb name.

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Source: ACARA School Profile & School Location 2025 (Data Access Program). VIC, NSW and QLD government catchment zones from DET School Zones 2027, NSW DoE School Intake Zones 2026 and Queensland Department of Education state school catchments 2026 (CC BY 4.0). ICSEA is a socio-educational intake index - it measures student background, not teaching quality or outcomes. Methodology →