Government · Secondary · Newtown

Newtown High School of Performing Arts

1,145

Students

468 boys · 677 girls

7-12

Year range

1127

ICSEA

avg = 1000

Students from non-English speaking background

ICSEA - socio-educational intake context 1127

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 91% of Australian schools.

Suburb Newtown 2042

Local government area Sydney

Remoteness Major Cities

Sector Government

School type Secondary

Indigenous students 0%

Statistical area (SA2) Newtown (NSW)

Official website newtown-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

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Other schools in Newtown (NSW)

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA

Australia Street Infants School Government P-2 104 1143

Camdenville Public School Government P-6 310 1132

Newtown North Public School Government K-6 221 1132

Newtown Public School Government K-6 272 1140

The Athena School Independent K-10 52 1058

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