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Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus

Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus is a government secondary school in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, teaching year levels 5-12 to 612 students.

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612
Students
315 boys · 297 girls
5-12
Year range
919
ICSEA
avg = 1000
1%
Students from non-English speaking background
ICSEA - socio-educational intake context 919

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 15% of Australian schools.

Suburb Port Macquarie 2444
Local government area Port Macquarie-Hastings
Remoteness Inner Regional
Sector Government
School type Secondary
Indigenous students 4%
Statistical area (SA2) Port Macquarie - West
Enrolments 2016-2025

Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus had 612 students in 2025, compared with 501 in 2016 (up 22%).

501 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 654 '21 '22 '23 '24 612 '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, Westport 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 - West

$950,000
Median house price
NSW DCJ Sales, Mar 2026
2
Childcare services
ACECQA register
31.0%
Families that are couples with children
ABS Census 2021
23,991
Residents
ABS, June 2025

Figures are for the Port Macquarie - West 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 - West 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, Westport Campus

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA Distance
Westport Public School Government K-6 365 888 0.3 km
St Agnes' Primary School Catholic K-6 553 1029 0.6 km
St Joseph's Primary School Catholic K-6 397 1017 0.7 km
Nautilus Senior College Independent 7-10 113 833 0.8 km
Port Macquarie Steiner School Independent K-6 69 1051 0.9 km
Heritage Christian School Independent K-12 345 1032 1.5 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, Westport Campus

How many students go to Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus?

Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus has 612 students enrolled (315 boys and 297 girls), according to the ACARA School Profile 2025.

What year levels does Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus teach?

Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus teaches year levels 5-12. ACARA lists it as a secondary school.

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

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

What does the ICSEA of 919 at Hastings Secondary College, Westport 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, Westport Campus has an ICSEA of 919, which places it above 15% of Australian schools. It measures student intake, not teaching quality or results.

How many childcare services are near Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus?

2 childcare services are listed on the ACECQA national register for Port Macquarie - West, 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 →