Government · Primary · Waratah West

Waratah West Public School

113

Students

70 boys · 43 girls

K-6

Year range

963

ICSEA

avg = 1000

27%

Students from non-English speaking background

ICSEA - socio-educational intake context 963

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 30% of Australian schools.

Suburb Waratah West 2298

Local government area Newcastle

Remoteness Major Cities

Sector Government

School type Primary

Indigenous students 19%

Statistical area (SA2) Waratah - North Lambton

Official website waratahwst-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

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Other schools in Waratah - North Lambton

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA

Callaghan College Waratah Campus Government 7-10 848 957

Corpus Christi Primary School Catholic K-6 169 1085

Newcastle Middle School Government U 45 967

Newcastle Senior School Government U 37 960

St Philip's Christian College - Waratah Independent K-12 1,466 1138

St Philip's Christian College Dynamic Learning Independent U 223 1022

St Philip's Christian College Young Parents Independent 10-12 52 776

Waratah Public School Government P-6 351 1019

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 →