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Hastings Secondary College, Port Macquarie Campus

Hastings Secondary College, Port Macquarie Campus is a government secondary school in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, teaching year levels 7-12 to 717 students.

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717
Students
395 boys · 322 girls
7-12
Year range
971
ICSEA
avg = 1000
1%
Students from non-English speaking background
ICSEA - socio-educational intake context 971

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 34% of Australian schools.

Suburb Port Macquarie 2444
Local government area Port Macquarie-Hastings
Remoteness Inner Regional
Sector Government
School type Secondary
Indigenous students 3%
Statistical area (SA2) Port Macquarie - East
Enrolments 2016-2025

Hastings Secondary College, Port Macquarie Campus had 717 students in 2025, compared with 669 in 2016 (up 7%).

669 '16 '17 '18 '19 739 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 717 '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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Hastings Secondary College, Port Macquarie 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: Port Macquarie - East

$950,000
Median house price
NSW DCJ Sales, Mar 2026 · postcode 2444
34.3%
Families that are couples with children
ABS Census 2021
11,908
Residents
ABS, June 2025

Figures are for the Port Macquarie - East 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 Port Macquarie - East profile →

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

Nearest schools to Hastings Secondary College, Port Macquarie Campus

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA Distance
North East Public School of Distance Education Government K-6 45 979 0.8 km
Port Macquarie Public School Government K-6 451 932 0.8 km
Port Macquarie Steiner School Independent K-6 69 1051 1.6 km
Hastings Public School Government K-6 526 1019 2.2 km
St Agnes' Primary School Catholic K-6 553 1029 2.3 km
Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus Government 5-12 612 919 2.4 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 Hastings Secondary College, Port Macquarie Campus

How many students go to Hastings Secondary College, Port Macquarie Campus?

Hastings Secondary College, Port Macquarie Campus has 717 students enrolled (395 boys and 322 girls), according to the ACARA School Profile 2025.

What year levels does Hastings Secondary College, Port Macquarie Campus teach?

Hastings Secondary College, Port Macquarie Campus teaches year levels 7-12. ACARA lists it as a secondary school.

Is Hastings Secondary College, Port Macquarie Campus a government or non-government school?

Hastings Secondary College, Port Macquarie Campus is a government school in Port Macquarie, New South Wales.

What does the ICSEA of 971 at Hastings Secondary College, Port Macquarie 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. Hastings Secondary College, Port Macquarie Campus has an ICSEA of 971, which places it above 34% of Australian schools. It measures student intake, not teaching quality or results.

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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 →