This is a list of schools in the Hunter and Central Coast regions of New South Wales, Australia. The New South Wales education system traditionally consists of primary schools, which accommodate students from Kindergarten to Year 6 (ages 5–12), and high schools, which accommodate students from Years 7 to 12 (ages 12–18).
Public schools
Primary schools (K–6)
Name | Suburb | LGA | Opened |
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Aberdeen Public School | Aberdeen | Upper Hunter | 1864 |
Abermain Public School | Abermain | Cessnock | 1905 |
Adamstown Public School | Adamstown | Newcastle | 1877 |
Anna Bay Public School | Anna Bay | Port Stephens | 1879 |
Arcadia Vale Public School | Arcadia Vale | Lake Macquarie | 1958 |
Argenton Public School | Argenton | Lake Macquarie | 1951 |
Ashtonfield Public School | Ashtonfield | Maitland | 2007 |
Avoca Beach Public School | Avoca Beach | Central Coast | 1935 |
Awaba Public School | Awaba | Lake Macquarie | 1891 |
Barnsley Public School | Barnsley | Lake Macquarie | 1865 |
Bateau Bay Public School | Bateau Bay | Central Coast | 1980 |
Belair Public School | Adamstown Heights | Newcastle | 1968 |
Bellbird Public School | Bellbird | Cessnock | 1913 |
Belltrees Public School | Belltrees | Upper Hunter | 1876 |
Belmont North Public School | Belmont North | Lake Macquarie | 1953 |
Belmont Public School | Belmont | Lake Macquarie | 1874 |
Beresfield Public School | Beresfield | Newcastle | 1883 |
Berkeley Vale Public School | Berkeley Vale | Central Coast | 1915 |
Biddabah Public School | Warners Bay | Lake Macquarie | 1959 |
Biraban Public School | Toronto | Lake Macquarie | 1956 |
Black Hill Public School | Black Hill | Cessnock | 1881 |
Blackalls Park Public School | Blackalls Park | Lake Macquarie | 1953 |
Blacksmiths Public School | Blacksmiths | Lake Macquarie | 1962 |
Blandford Public School | Blandford | Upper Hunter | 1871 |
Blue Haven Public School | Blue Haven | Central Coast | 1999 |
Bobs Farm Public School | Bobs Farm | Port Stephens | 1918 |
Bolwarra Public School | Bolwarra | Maitland | 1852 |
Bonnells Bay Public School | Bonnells Bay | Lake Macquarie | 1912 |
Boolaroo Public School | Boolaroo | Lake Macquarie | 1900 |
Booragul Public School | Booragul | Lake Macquarie | 1955 |
Booral Public School | Booral | Mid-Coast | 1865 |
Branxton Public School | Branxton | Cessnock | 1863 |
Brisbania Public School | Saratoga | Central Coast | 1941 |
Broke Public School | Broke | Singleton | 1871 |
Brooke Avenue Public School | Killarney Vale | Central Coast | 1985 |
Budgewoi Public School | Budgewoi | Central Coast | 1961 |
Cardiff North Public School | Cardiff | Lake Macquarie | 1956 |
Cardiff Public School | Cardiff | Lake Macquarie | 1891 |
Cardiff South Public School | Cardiff South | Lake Macquarie | 1952 |
Carrington Public School | Carrington | Newcastle | 1873 |
Cassilis Public School | Cassilis | Upper Hunter | 1875 |
Caves Beach Public School | Caves Beach | Lake Macquarie | 1968 |
Central Mangrove Public School | Central Mangrove | Central Coast | 1957 |
Cessnock East Public School | Cessnock | Cessnock | 1928 |
Cessnock Public School | Cessnock | Cessnock | 1859 |
Cessnock West Public School | Cessnock | Cessnock | 1920 |
Charlestown East Public School | Charlestown | Lake Macquarie | 1959 |
Charlestown Public School | Charlestown | Lake Macquarie | 1879 |
Charlestown South Public School | Charlestown | Lake Macquarie | 1963 |
Chertsey Primary School | Springfield | Central Coast | 1969 |
Chittaway Bay Public School | Chittaway Bay | Central Coast | 1982 |
Clarence Town Public School | Clarence Town | Dungog | 1849 |
Coal Point Public School | Coal Point | Lake Macquarie | 1955 |
Congewai Public School | Congewai | Cessnock | 1888 |
Cooranbong Community School | Cooranbong | Lake Macquarie | 1861 |
Copacabana Public School | Copacabana | Central Coast | 1983 |
Denman Public School | Denman | Muswellbrook | 1883 |
Dora Creek Public School | Dora Creek | Lake Macquarie | 1870 |
Dudley Public School | Dudley | Lake Macquarie | 1892 |
Dungog Public School | Dungog | Dungog | 1851 |
East Maitland Public School | East Maitland | Maitland | 1874 |
Edgeworth Heights Public School | Edgeworth | Lake Macquarie | 1958 |
Edgeworth Public School | Edgeworth | Lake Macquarie | 1891 |
Eleebana Public School | Eleebana | Lake Macquarie | 1955 |
Elermore Vale Public School | Elermore Vale | Newcastle | 1957 |
Ellalong Public School | Ellalong | Cessnock | 1858 |
Ellerston Public School | Ellerston | Upper Hunter | 1879 |
Empire Bay Public School | Empire Bay | Central Coast | 1881 |
The Entrance Public School | The Entrance | Central Coast | 1915 |
Erina Heights Public School | Erina Heights | Central Coast | 1873 |
Ettalong Public School | Ettalong | Central Coast | 1928 |
Fassifern Public School | Fassifern | Lake Macquarie | 1922 |
Fennell Bay Public School | Fennell Bay | Lake Macquarie | 1959 |
Fern Bay Public School | Fern Bay | Port Stephens | 1955 |
Floraville Public School | Floraville | Lake Macquarie | 1967 |
Garden Suburb Public School | Garden Suburb | Lake Macquarie | 1958 |
Gateshead Public School | Gateshead | Lake Macquarie | 1950 |
Gateshead West Public School | Gateshead | Lake Macquarie | 1967 |
Gillieston Public School | Gillieston Heights | Maitland | 1858 |
Glen William Public School | Clarence Town | Dungog | 1849 |
Glendale East Public School | Glendale | Lake Macquarie | 1959 |
Glendore Public School | Maryland | Newcastle | 1997 |
Gorokan Public School | Gorokan | Central Coast | 1980 |
Gosford East Public School | East Gosford | Central Coast | 1960 |
Gosford Public School | Gosford | Central Coast | 1865 |
Grahamstown Public School | Raymond Terrace | Port Stephens | 1994 |
Gresford Public School | Gresford | Dungog | 1868 |
Greta Public School | Greta | Cessnock | 1875 |
Gwandalan Public School | Gwandalan | Central Coast | 1961 |
Hamilton North Public School | Broadmeadow | Newcastle | 1943 |
Hamilton Public School | Hamilton | Newcastle | 1858 |
Hamilton South Public School | Merewether | Newcastle | 1933 |
Heaton Public School | Jesmond | Newcastle | 1958 |
Hillsborough Public School | Charlestown | Lake Macquarie | 1963 |
Hinton Public School | Hinton | Maitland | 1849 |
Holgate Public School | Holgate | Central Coast | 1928 |
Iona Primary School | Woodville | Port Stephens | 1853 |
Irrawang Public School | Raymond Terrace | Port Stephens | 1968 |
Islington Public School | Islington | Newcastle | 1887 |
Jerrys Plains Public School | Jerrys Plains | Singleton | 1881 |
Jesmond Public School | Jesmond | Newcastle | 1887 |
Jewells Primary School | Jewells | Lake Macquarie | 1977 |
Jilliby Public School | Jilliby | Central Coast | 1889 |
The Junction Public School | The Junction | Newcastle | 1872 |
Kahibah Public School | Kahibah | Lake Macquarie | 1938 |
Kanwal Public School | Kanwal | Central Coast | 1911 |
Kariong Public School | Kariong | Central Coast | 1988 |
Karuah Public School | Karuah | Mid-Coast | 1884 |
Kearsley Public School | Kearsley | Cessnock | 1912 |
Killarney Vale Public School | Killarney Vale | Central Coast | 1969 |
Kincumber Public School | Kincumber | Central Coast | 1870 |
King Street Public School | Singleton | Singleton | 1979 |
Kirkton Public School | Lower Belford | Cessnock | 1882 |
Kitchener Public School | Kitchener | Cessnock | 1917 |
Kotara South Public School | Kotara South | Newcastle | 1959 |
Kulnura Public School | Kulnura | Central Coast | 1928 |
Kurri Kurri Public School | Kurri Kurri | Cessnock | 1904 |
Laguna Public School | Laguna | Cessnock | 1873 |
Lake Munmorah Public School | Lake Munmorah | Central Coast | 1923 |
Lambton Public School | Lambton | Newcastle | 1865 |
Largs Public School | Largs | Maitland | 1849 |
Lisarow Public School | Lisarow | Central Coast | 1928 |
Lochinvar Public School | Lochinvar | Maitland | 1852 |
Macdonald Valley Public School | Central Macdonald | Central Coast | 1850 |
Maitland Public School | Maitland | Maitland | 1858 |
Mannering Park Public School | Mannering Park | Central Coast | 1961 |
Marks Point Public School | Marks Point | Lake Macquarie | 1954 |
Martindale Public School | Martindale | Muswellbrook | 1885 |
Martins Creek Public School | Martins Creek | Dungog | 1892 |
Maryland Public School | Maryland | Newcastle | 1992 |
Mayfield East Public School | Mayfield | Newcastle | 1858 |
Mayfield West Public School | Mayfield | Newcastle | 1925 |
Medowie Public School | Medowie | Port Stephens | 1894 |
Merewether Heights Public School | Merewether Heights | Newcastle | 1970 |
Merewether Public School | Merewether | Newcastle | 1891 |
Metford Public School | Metford | Maitland | 1980 |
Milbrodale Public School | Milbrodale | Singleton | 1921 |
Millers Forest Public School | Millers Forest | Port Stephens | 1883 |
Millfield Public School | Millfield | Cessnock | 1868 |
Minmi Public School | Minmi | Newcastle | 1861 |
Morisset Public School | Morisset | Lake Macquarie | 1891 |
Morpeth Public School | Morpeth | Maitland | 1862 |
Mount Hutton Public School | Mount Hutton | Lake Macquarie | 1955 |
Mount Kanwary Public School | Osterley | Port Stephens | 1927 |
Mount Pleasant Public School | Greenland | Singleton | 1880 |
Mulbring Public School | Mulbring | Cessnock | 1849 |
Murrurundi Public School | Murrurundi | Upper Hunter | 1849 |
Muswellbrook Public School | Muswellbrook | Muswellbrook | 1862 |
Muswellbrook South Public School | Muswellbrook | Muswellbrook | 1952 |
Narara Public School | Lisarow | Central Coast | 1889 |
New Lambton Heights Infants School | New Lambton Heights | Newcastle | 1951 |
New Lambton Public School | New Lambton | Newcastle | 1880 |
New Lambton South Public School | New Lambton | Newcastle | 1950 |
Newcastle East Public School | The Hill | Newcastle | 1883 |
Niagara Park Public School | Niagara Park | Central Coast | 1974 |
Nillo Infants School | Lorn | Maitland | 1920 |
Nords Wharf Public School | Nords Wharf | Lake Macquarie | 1901 |
Northlakes Public School | San Remo | Central Coast | 1991 |
Nulkaba Public School | Nulkaba | Cessnock | 1922 |
Ourimbah Public School | Ourimbah | Central Coast | 1863 |
Paterson Public School | Paterson | Dungog | 1875 |
Paxton Public School | Paxton | Cessnock | 1923 |
Peats Ridge Public School | Peats Ridge | Central Coast | 1931 |
Pelaw Main Public School | Pelaw Main | Cessnock | 1903 |
Pelican Flat Public School | Pelican | Lake Macquarie | 1938 |
Plattsburg Public School | Wallsend | Newcastle | 1865 |
Point Clare Public School | Point Clare | Central Coast | 1955 |
Pretty Beach Public School | Pretty Beach | Central Coast | 1927 |
Rathmines Public School | Rathmines | Lake Macquarie | 1941 |
Raymond Terrace Public School | Raymond Terrace | Port Stephens | 1858 |
Redhead Public School | Redhead | Lake Macquarie | 1908 |
Rouchel Public School | Upper Rouchel | Upper Hunter | 1875 |
Rutherford Public School | Rutherford | Maitland | 1985 |
Salt Ash Public School | Salt Ash | Port Stephens | 1883 |
Sandy Hollow Public School | Sandy Hollow | Muswellbrook | 1877 |
Scone Public School | Scone | Upper Hunter | 1863 |
Seaham Public School | Seaham | Port Stephens | 1852 |
Shoal Bay Public School | Shoal Bay | Port Stephens | 1991 |
Shortland Public School | Shortland | Newcastle | 1927 |
Singleton Heights Public School | Singleton Heights | Singleton | 1978 |
Singleton Public School | Singleton | Singleton | 1852 |
Soldiers Point Public School | Soldiers Point | Port Stephens | 1947 |
Somersby Public School | Somersby | Central Coast | 1893 |
Speers Point Public School | Speers Point | Lake Macquarie | 1957 |
Spencer Public School | Spencer | Central Coast | 1900 |
Stanford Merthyr Infants School | Stanford Merthyr | Cessnock | 1926 |
Stockton Public School | Stockton | Newcastle | 1861 |
Swansea Public School | Swansea | Lake Macquarie | 1875 |
Tacoma Public School | Tacoma | Central Coast | 1905 |
Tanilba Bay Public School | Tanilba Bay | Port Stephens | 1954 |
Tarro Public School | Tarro | Newcastle | 1961 |
Tea Gardens Public School | Tea Gardens | Mid-Coast | 1877 |
Telarah Public School | Telarah | Maitland | 1890 |
Tenambit Public School | Tenambit | Maitland | 1902 |
Teralba Public School | Teralba | Lake Macquarie | 1884 |
Terrigal Public School | Terrigal | Central Coast | 1910 |
Thornton Public School | Thornton | Maitland | 1919 |
Tighes Hill Public School | Tighes Hill | Newcastle | 1878 |
Tomaree Public School | Salamander Bay | Port Stephens | 1886 |
Toronto Public School | Toronto | Lake Macquarie | 1890 |
Toukley Public School | Toukley | Central Coast | 1891 |
Tuggerah Public School | Tuggerah | Central Coast | 1892 |
Tuggerawong Public School | Tuggerawong | Central Coast | 1957 |
Umina Public School | Umina Beach | Central Coast | 1956 |
Vacy Public School | Vacy | Dungog | 1859 |
Valentine Public School | Valentine | Lake Macquarie | 1958 |
Valley View Public School | Wyoming | Central Coast | 1980 |
Wallsend Public School | Wallsend | Newcastle | 1862 |
Wallsend South Public School | Elermore Vale | Newcastle | 1952 |
Wamberal Public School | Wamberal | Central Coast | 1877 |
Wangi Wangi Public School | Wangi Wangi | Lake Macquarie | 1920 |
Waratah Public School | Waratah | Newcastle | 1864 |
Waratah West Public School | Waratah West | Newcastle | 1954 |
Warners Bay Public School | Warners Bay | Lake Macquarie | 1892 |
Warnervale Public School | Warnervale | Central Coast | 1958 |
West Wallsend Public School | West Wallsend | Lake Macquarie | 1889 |
Weston Public School | Weston | Cessnock | 1905 |
Windale Public School | Windale | Lake Macquarie | 1953 |
Wirreanda Public School | Medowie | Port Stephens | 1985 |
Wisemans Ferry Public School | Wisemans Ferry | Hornsby | 1867 |
Woodberry Public School | Woodberry | Maitland | 1972 |
Woodport Public School | Erina | Central Coast | 1893 |
Woongarrah Public School | Woongarrah | Central Coast | 2005 |
Woy Woy Public School | Woy Woy | Central Coast | 1891 |
Woy Woy South Public School | Woy Woy | Central Coast | 1964 |
Wyee Public School | Wyee | Central Coast | 1879 |
Wyoming Public School | Wyoming | Central Coast | 1955 |
Wyong Creek Public School | Wyong Creek | Central Coast | 1883 |
Wyong Public School | Watanobbi | Central Coast | 1888 |
High schools
In New South Wales, a high school generally covers Years 7 to 12 in the education system, and a central or community school, intended to provide comprehensive education in a rural district, covers Kindergarten to Year 12. An additional class of high schools has emerged in recent years as a result of amalgamations which have produced multi-campus colleges consisting of Junior and Senior campuses.
While most schools are comprehensive and take in all students of high school age living within its defined school boundaries, some schools are either specialist in a given Key Learning Area, or selective in that they set examinations or other performance criteria for entrance. In the Hunter and Central Coast region, Gorokan, Gosford and Merewether High Schools are selective, whilst Hunter School of Performing Arts and Hunter Sports High School are specialist.
Special schools
Special schools are public schools designed for children or youth with disabilities. All children in Australia have a right to access inclusive education, however the system sometimes fails to meet children's needs as it continues to run a dual track system. As a result of a lack of resources and funding into inclusive education, some children are pushed into segregated settings through no fault of their own or their parents or school staff. NSW must invest in inclusive education, creating a plan to move available resources and supports from segregated settings into mainstream schools, if we would ever like to see inclusion really work.
Name | Suburb | LGA | Opened | Website |
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Five Islands School | Booragul | Lake Macquarie | 1987 | Website |
Girrakool School | Kariong | Central Coast | 1913 | Website |
Glenvale School | Narara | Central Coast | 1966 | Website |
HopeTown School | Wyong | Central Coast | 1999 | Website |
Hunter River Community School | East Maitland | Maitland | 1977 | Website |
John Hunter Hospital School | New Lambton Heights | Newcastle | 1974 | Website |
Kotara School | Kotara | Newcastle | 1990 | Website |
Lakeside School | Gateshead | Lake Macquarie | 1977 | Website |
Newcastle School | Cooks Hill | Newcastle | 1955 | Website |
North Gosford Learning Centre | North Gosford | Central Coast | 2007 | Website |
Wakefield School | Wakefield | Lake Macquarie | 2002 | Website |
Woodberry Learning Centre | Woodberry | Maitland | 2007 | Website |
Defunct primary schools
Name | Suburb/town | LGA | Opened | Closed | Notes |
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Aberglasslyn Public School | Aberglasslyn | Maitland | 1859 | 1934 | |
Abernethy Public School | Abernethy | Cessnock | 1916 | 1966 | |
Adamstown Heights Infants School | Adamstown Heights | Newcastle | 1950 | 1990 | |
Alison Public School | Alison | Dungog | 1865 | 1961 | Formerly Thalaba until Sep 1911 |
Allandale Public School | Allandale | Maitland | 1882 | 1942 | |
Allworth Public School | Allworth | Mid-Coast | 1898 | 1943 | Formerly New Wharf until Oct 1915 |
Allynbrook Public School | Allynbrook | Dungog | 1869 | 1971 | Formerly Caergurle until Dec 1908 |
Ash Island Public School | Kooragang | Newcastle | 1873 | 1968 | Now a tourist destination and an information centre |
Baerami Creek Public School | Baerami | Muswellbrook | 1901 | 1970 | |
Bandon Grove Public School | Bandon Grove | Dungog | 1862 | 1984 | |
Belford Public School | Belford | Singleton | 1880 | 1935 | |
Bendolba Public School | Bendolba | Dungog | 1856 | 1919 | |
Big Creek Public School | Hilldale | Dungog | 1879 | 1968 | |
Birmingham Gardens Infants School | Birmingham Gardens | Newcastle | 1951 | 1993 | |
Bishops Bridge Public School | Bishops Bridge | Maitland | 1858 | 1965 | |
Bolton Point Public School | Bolton Point | Lake Macquarie | 1943 | 1966 | |
Brawboy Public School | Brawboy | Upper Hunter | 1960 | 1968 | |
Brookfield Public School | Brookfield | Dungog | 1851 | 1969 | |
Brown Muir Public School | Congewai | Cessnock | 1882 | 1941 | |
Brunkerville Public School | Brunkerville | Cessnock | 1870 | 1962 | Formerly Brokenback until Jun 1893 |
Brushy Hill Public School | Brushy Hill | Upper Hunter | 1880 | 1940 | |
Buchanan Public School | Buchanan | Cessnock | 1880 | 1961 | |
Bulga Public School | Bulga | Singleton | 1868 | 1970 | |
Bunnan Public School | Bunnan | Upper Hunter | 1882 | 1973 | |
Bureen Public School | Bureen | Muswellbrook | 1945 | 1970 | |
Buttai Public School | Buttai | Cessnock | 1899 | 1948 | Formerly Stockrington until Jul 1938 |
Camberwell Public School | Camberwell | Singleton | 1853 | 1958 | Formerly Falbrook until Feb 1892 |
Cambra Public School | Cambra | Dungog | 1937 | 1964 | Formerly Black Camp until Jun 1947 |
Castle Rock Public School | Castle Rock | Muswellbrook | 1878 | 1950 | |
Catherine Hill Bay Public School | Catherine Hill Bay | Lake Macquarie | 1890 | 1985 | |
Cedar Brush Creek Public School | Cedar Brush Creek | Central Coast | 1901 | 1980 | |
Cessnock South Infants School | Cessnock | Cessnock | 1926 | 1987 | |
Chichester Public School | Chichester | Dungog | 1871 | 1969 | Formerly Glenmore until Nov 1880 |
Christo Road Infants School | Georgetown | Newcastle | 1953 | 1972 | |
Christo Road Superior Public School | Georgetown | Newcastle | 1858 | 1911 | |
Colstoun Public School | Colstoun | Dungog | 1883 | 1932 | |
Cooks Hill Public School | Cooks Hill | Newcastle | 1885 | 1984 | Int High 1920–1962 |
Coxs Gap Public School | Coxs Gap | Muswellbrook | 1885 | 1926 | |
Crawford River Public School | Crawford River | Mid-Coast | 1875 | 1954 | |
Crawfordville Infants School | Crawfordville | Cessnock | 1929 | 1969 | |
Cuan Public School | Cuan | Upper Hunter | 1873 | 1893 | |
Dagworth Public School | Maitland | Maitland | 1853 | 1858 | |
Dalwood Public School | Dalwood | Maitland | 1898 | 1970 | Formerly Marshwood until May 1934 |
Dangarfield Public School | Dangarfield | Upper Hunter | 1880 | 1965 | Formerly Rouchel Vale (1880–1898), Segenhoe (1899–1923) |
Dartbrook Public School | Dartbrook | Upper Hunter | 1925 | 1972 | |
Dooralong Public School | Wyong | Central Coast | 1903 | 2011 | |
Doyles Creek Public School | Doyles Creek | Singleton | 1871 | 1931 | |
Dunbars Creek Public School | Dunbars Creek | Muswellbrook | 1880 | 1893 | |
Dunolly Public School | Dunolly | Singleton | 1883 | 1940 | |
Eagleton Public School | Eagleton | Port Stephens | 1865 | 1948 | |
Eccleston Public School | Eccleston | Dungog | 1867 | 1986 | |
Elderslie Public School | Elderslie | Singleton | 1878 | 1982 | |
Eraring Public School | Eraring | Lake Macquarie | 1924 | 2014 | |
Fernlawn Public School | Ravensworth | Singleton | 1885 | 1926 | Formerly Ravensworth North until Dec 1898 |
Fishers Hill Public School | Fishers Hill | Dungog | 1871 | 1975 | Formerly Summer Hill (1871–1884), Bunnabanoo (1885–1934) |
Fosterton Public School | Fosterton | Dungog | 1865 | 1962 | Formerly Croom Park until Feb 1890 |
Frazers Knob Public School | Yarrawa | Muswellbrook | 1902 | 1917 | |
Girvan Public School | Girvan | Mid-Coast | 1886 | 1957 | |
Glen Gallic Public School | Glen Gallic | Muswellbrook | 1934 | 1967 | |
Glen Martin Public School | Glen Martin | Dungog | 1891 | 1942 | |
Glen Oak Public School | Glen Oak | Port Stephens | 1872 | 1944 | Formerly Oakendale until Jul 1899 |
Glenbawn Dam Public School | Glenbawn Dam | Upper Hunter | 1955 | 1966 | |
Glendale Public School | Glendale | Lake Macquarie | 1949 | 1990 | Formerly Cardiff West until Sep 1951 |
Glendon Brook Public School | Glendon Brook | Singleton | 1878 | 1950 | |
Glendon East Public School | Glendon Brook | Singleton | 1949 | 1960 | |
Glennies Creek Public School | Glennies Creek | Singleton | 1888 | 1937 | Formerly Middle Falbrook until Aug 1927 |
Goorangoola Public School | Goorangoola | Singleton | 1875 | 1929 | |
Gosforth Public School | Gosforth | Maitland | 1850 | 1940 | |
Gouldsville Public School | Gouldsville | Singleton | 1886 | 1975 | |
Grenton School | Awaba | Lake Macquarie | 1888 | 1894 | |
Gunderman Public School | Gunderman | Central Coast | 1946 | 1978 | |
Gundy Public School | Gundy | Upper Hunter | 1872 | 1991 | Formerly Bellevue until 1878 |
Gungal Public School | Gungal | Upper Hunter | 1879 | 1965 | |
Halton Public School | Halton | Dungog | 1876 | 1949 | Formerly Ballington until Feb 1884 |
Hebden Public School | Hebden | Singleton | 1912 | 1973 | |
Heddon Greta Public School | Heddon Greta | Cessnock | 1904 | 1969 | |
Hexham Public School | Hexham | Newcastle | 1850 | 1976 | |
Ingar Public School | Ingar | Singleton | 1873 | 1959 | Formerly Merannie until Sep 1921 |
Kangyangy Public School | Kangy Angy | Central Coast | 1878 | 1894 | |
Kars Springs Public School | Kars Springs | Upper Hunter | 1881 | 1970 | Formerly Wybong Upper until Apr 1907 |
Kayuga Public School | Kayuga | Muswellbrook | 1867 | 1984 | |
Killingworth Public School | Killingworth | Lake Macquarie | 1891 | 1941 | |
Kotara Public School | Kotara | Newcastle | 1937 | 1989 | Infants until 1939 |
Lambs Valley Public School | Lambs Valley | Singleton | 1884 | 1907 | |
Laughtondale Public School | Laughtondale | ] | 1890 | 1943 | |
Lemington Public School | Lemington | Singleton | 1901 | 1976 | |
Lewinsbrook Public School | Lewinsbrook | Dungog | 1918 | 1964 | An earlier school operated 1852–1854 |
Limeburners Creek Public School | Limeburners Creek | Mid-Coast | 1877 | 1966 | |
Lostock Public School | Lostock | Dungog | 1878 | 1978 | |
Luskintyre Public School | Luskintyre | Maitland | 1896 | 1904 | |
Main Creek Public School | Main Creek | Dungog | 1908 | 1960 | |
Maison Dieu Public School | Maison Dieu | Singleton | 1896 | 1977 | |
Mandalong Public School | Mandalong | Lake Macquarie | 1872 | 1947 | |
Mangoola Public School | Mangoola | Muswellbrook | 1930 | 1968 | Formerly Roxburgh until 1933 |
Mangrove Creek Public School | Lower Mangrove | Central Coast | 1868 | 1938 | |
Mangrove Mountain Public School | Mangrove Mountain | Central Coast | 1895 | 1978 | Formerly Koree until 1937 |
Manobalai Public School | Manobalai | Muswellbrook | 1896 | 1978 | |
Martinsville Public School | Martinsville | Lake Macquarie | 1878 | 1974 | Formerly Dora Creek until Feb 1894 |
McCullys Gap Public School | McCullys Gap | Muswellbrook | 1916 | 1969 | |
Mirannie Public School | Mirannie | Singleton | 1925 | 1970 | |
Mirraview Public School | Mirrabooka | Lake Macquarie | 1934 | 1972 | |
Mitchells Flat Public School | Mitchells Flat | Dungog | 1882 | 1956 | |
Moonan Brook Public School | Moonan Brook | Upper Hunter | 1869 | 1970 | |
Moonan Flat Public School | Moonan Flat | Upper Hunter | 1876 | 2006 | |
Mooney Mooney Public School | Mooney Mooney | Central Coast | 1939 | 2006 | |
Mosquito Island Public School | Kooragang | Newcastle | 1858 | 1932 | |
Mount Dangar Public School | Mount Dangar | Muswellbrook | 1870 | 1964 | Formerly Baerami until October 1902 |
Mount Rivers Public School | Mount Rivers | Dungog | 1875 | 1981 | |
Mount Thorley Public School | Mount Thorley | Singleton | 1873 | 1945 | |
Mount View Public School | Mount View | Cessnock | 1881 | 1953 | |
Mount White Public School | Mount White | Central Coast | 1935 | 1989 | |
Mulwee Public School | Swan Bay | Port Stephens | 1889 | 1992 | |
Munni Public School | Munni | Dungog | 1877 | 1951 | |
Muscle Creek Public School | Muscle Creek | Muswellbrook | 1869 | 1943 | |
Neath Public School | Neath | Cessnock | 1913 | 1971 | Infants until 1917 |
Nelsons Plains Public School | Nelsons Plains | Port Stephens | 1852 | 1919 | |
Newcastle Public School | Newcastle | Newcastle | 1858 | 1911 | |
Oakhampton Public School | Oakhampton | Maitland | 1877 | 1955 | |
Oswald Public School | Oswald | Maitland | 1859 | 1882 | |
Owendale Public School | Owendale | Singleton | 1890 | 1917 | |
Owens Gap Public School | Owens Gap | Upper Hunter | 1884 | 1941 | |
Pages River Public School | Pages River | Upper Hunter | 1880 | 1912 | |
Parkville Public School | Parkville | Upper Hunter | 1874 | 1944 | Formerly Park until Jul 1888 |
Paynes Crossing Public School | Paynes Crossing | Cessnock | 1871 | 1932 | Formerly Stockyard Creek until Sep 1892 |
Pindimar Public School | Pindimar | Mid-Coast | 1925 | 1938 | |
Pokolbin Public School | Pokolbin | Cessnock | 1880 | 1973 | |
Quorrobolong Public School | Quorrobolong | Cessnock | 1865 | 1961 | |
Ravensdale Public School | Ravensdale | Central Coast | 1892 | 1956 | |
Ravensworth Public School | Ravensworth | Singleton | 1876 | 1986 | |
Rixs Creek Public School | Rixs Creek | Singleton | 1880 | 1923 | |
Rosebrook Public School | Rosebrook | Maitland | 1868 | 1984 | |
Rosenthal Public School | Rosenthal | Mid-Coast | 1884 | 1947 | |
Rothbury North Public School | Rothbury North | Cessnock | 1916 | 1984 | |
Rothbury Public School | Rothbury | Cessnock | 1868 | 1964 | Formerly Mount Wills until Feb 1883 |
Roughit Public School | Roughit | Singleton | 1864 | 1980 | Formerly Scotts Flat until 1871 |
Salisbury Public School | Salisbury | Dungog | 1875 | 1982 | |
Sandgate Infants School | Sandgate | Newcastle | 1942 | 1969 | |
Sawyers Gully Public School | Sawyers Gully | Cessnock | 1894 | 1965 | |
Sedgefield Public School | Sedgefield | Singleton | 1859 | 1920 | |
Segenhoe Public School | Segenhoe | Upper Hunter | 1902 | 1974 | Formerly Leighton Park until Jun 1936 |
Singleton South Infants School | Singleton | Singleton | 1906 | 1978 | |
St Albans Public School | St Albans | Central Coast | 1868 | 1946 | |
St Ethels Public School | South Maitland | Maitland | 1882 | 1986 | |
Stanhope Public School | Stanhope | Singleton | 1850 | 1958 | |
Sugarloaf Creek Public School | Sugarloaf | Dungog | 1882 | 1931 | |
Sunnywood Public School | Freemans Waterhole | Lake Macquarie | 1953 | 1980 | |
Sweetmans Creek Public School | Sweetmans Creek | Cessnock | 1878 | 1937 | |
Timor Public School | Timor | Upper Hunter | 1879 | 1935 | |
Tomago Public School | Tomago | Port Stephens | 1849 | 1985 | |
Turill Public School | Turill | Upper Hunter | 1888 | 1976 | |
Wakefield Public School | Wakefield | Lake Macquarie | 1898 | 1982 | Formerly Rhondda until 1911 |
Wallalong Public School | Wallalong | Port Stephens | 1861 | 1954 | |
Wallarobba Public School | Wallarobba | Dungog | 1919 | 1971 | |
Wallsend East Infants School | Wallsend | Newcastle | 1951 | 1957 | |
Wangat Public School | Wangat | Dungog | 1883 | 1954 | Formerly Dusodie until Nov 1917 |
Warkworth Public School | Warkworth | Singleton | 1859 | 1997 | |
Watagan Public School | Watagan | Cessnock | 1862 | 1944 | |
Webbs Creek Public School | Webbs Creek | Central Coast | 1891 | 1922 | |
Welshmans Creek Public School | Welshmans Creek | Dungog | 1877 | 1936 | |
Whitebridge Infants School | Whitebridge | Lake Macquarie | 1944 | 1962 | |
Whittingham Public School | Whittingham | Singleton | 1881 | 1983 | |
Wickham Public School | Wickham | Newcastle | 1878 | 1990 | Included a JTS 1913–1931 |
Widden Public School | Widden | Muswellbrook | 1949 | 1982 | |
Williamtown Public School | Williamtown | Port Stephens | 1869 | 2009 | |
Wingen Public School | Wingen | Upper Hunter | 1870 | 1968 | |
Woerden Public School | Woerden | Dungog | 1890 | 1942 | |
Wollombi Public School | Wollombi | Cessnock | 1852 | 2014 | |
Woolooma Public School | Woolooma | Upper Hunter | 1910 | 1974 | Formerly Womelguy until March 1920 |
Wybong Public School | Wybong | Muswellbrook | 1872 | 1910 | |
Wyong Grove Public School | Wyong | Central Coast | 1981 | 2014 | |
Yango Creek Public School | Yango Creek | Cessnock | 1883 | 1925 | |
Yarramalong Public School | Yarramalong | Central Coast | 1870 | 2009 | Formerly Wyong Creek until September 1888 |
Yarrawa Public School | Yarrawa | Muswellbrook | 1919 | 1959 |
Private schools
Catholic primary schools
In New South Wales, Catholic primary schools are usually (but not always) linked to a parish. Prior to the 1970s, most schools were founded by religious institutes, but with the decrease in membership of these institutes, together with major reforms inside the church, lay teachers and administrators began to take over the schools, a process completed by approximately 1995. The Catholic Education Office (CEO), located in the Newcastle-Maitland and Broken Bay dioceses of the Church, is responsible for coordinating administration, curriculum and policy across the Catholic school system. Preference for enrolment is given to Catholic students from the parish or local area, although non-Catholic students are admitted if room is available.
Name | Suburb | LGA | Opened |
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Corpus Christi Primary School | Waratah | Newcastle | 1933 |
Holy Cross Primary School | Kincumber | Central Coast | 1991 |
Holy Cross Primary School | Glendale | Lake Macquarie | 1958 |
Holy Family Primary School | Merewether | Newcastle | 1956 |
Holy Name Primary School | Forster | Mid-Coast | 1961 |
Holy Spirit Infants School | Abermain | Cessnock | 1909 |
Holy Spirit Primary School | Kurri Kurri | Cessnock | 1909 |
Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School | Tarro | Newcastle | 1944 |
Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School | Wyoming | Central Coast | 1978 |
Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School | Shelly Beach | Central Coast | 1952 |
Our Lady of Victories Catholic Primary School | Shortland | Newcastle | 1957 |
Our Lady Star of the Sea Primary School | Terrigal | Central Coast | 1979 |
St Aloysius Catholic Primary School | Chisholm | Maitland | 2015 |
St Benedict's Primary School | Edgeworth | Lake Macquarie | 1962 |
St Brendan's Primary School | Lake Munmorah | Central Coast | 1989 |
St Brigid's Primary School | Branxton | Cessnock | 1886 |
St Brigid's Primary School | Raymond Terrace | Port Stephens | 1890 |
St Cecilia's Primary School | Wyong | Central Coast | 1916 |
St Columba's Primary School | Adamstown | Newcastle | 1892 |
St Columba's Primary School | Mayfield | Newcastle | 1917 |
St Francis Xavier Primary School | Belmont | Lake Macquarie | 1950 |
St James Primary School | Muswellbrook | Muswellbrook | 1862 |
St James Primary School | Kotara South | Newcastle | 1961 |
St John Fisher Primary School | Tumbi Umbi | Central Coast | 1988 |
St John The Baptist Primary School | Woy Woy | Central Coast | 1922 |
St John The Baptist Primary School | Maitland | Maitland | 1856 |
St John Vianney Primary School | Morisset | Lake Macquarie | 1962 |
St John's Primary School | Lambton | Newcastle | 1873 |
St Joseph's Primary School | Dungog | Dungog | 1888 |
St Joseph's Primary School | Gloucester | Mid-Coast | 1919 |
St Joseph's Primary School | Bulahdelah | Mid-Coast | 1955 |
St Joseph's Primary School | Charlestown | Lake Macquarie | 1927 |
St Joseph's Primary School | Kilaben Bay | Lake Macquarie | 1950 |
St Joseph's Primary School | East Maitland | Maitland | 1885 |
St Joseph's Primary School | The Junction | Newcastle | 1885 |
St Joseph's Primary School | Denman | Upper Hunter | 1916 |
St Joseph's Primary School | Merriwa | Upper Hunter | 1883 |
St Kevin's Primary School | Cardiff | Lake Macquarie | 1917 |
St Marys Infants School | Greta | Cessnock | 1900 |
St Mary's Primary School | Warners Bay | Lake Macquarie | 1958 |
St Mary's Primary School | Scone | Upper Hunter | 1887 |
St Mary's Primary School | Noraville | Central Coast | 1973 |
St Michael's Primary School | Nelson Bay | Port Stephens | 1962 |
St Patrick's Primary School | Cessnock | Cessnock | 1906 |
St Patrick's Primary School | East Gosford | Central Coast | 1959 |
St Patrick's Primary School | Swansea | Lake Macquarie | 1952 |
St Patrick's Primary School | Lochinvar | Maitland | 1900 |
St Patrick's Primary School | Wallsend | Newcastle | 1883 |
St Paul's Primary School | Gateshead | Lake Macquarie | 1964 |
St Paul's Primary School | Rutherford | Maitland | 1958 |
St Peter's Primary School | Stockton | Newcastle | 1887 |
St Pius X Primary School | Windale | Lake Macquarie | 1959 |
St Therese's Primary School | New Lambton | Newcastle | 1925 |
Catholic high schools
Name | Suburb | LGA | Opened |
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All Saints College, St Mary's Campus | Maitland | Maitland | 1992 |
All Saints College, St Peter's Campus | Maitland | Maitland | 1992 |
All Saints College, St Joseph's Campus | Lochinvar | Maitland | 1992 |
Mackillop Catholic College | Warnervale | Central Coast | 2003 |
St Bede's Catholic College | Chisholm | Maitland | 2018 |
St Brigid's Catholic College | Lake Munmorah | Central Coast | 2014 |
St Catherine's Catholic College | Singleton | Singleton | 1875 |
St Edward's College | East Gosford | Central Coast | 1953 |
St Francis Xavier College | Hamilton East | Newcastle | 1985 |
San Clemente Catholic High School | Mayfield | Newcastle | 1916 |
St Joseph's Catholic College | East Gosford | Central Coast | 1967 |
St John Paul College | Coffs Harbour | Coffs Harbour City Council | 1983 |
St Mary's High School | Gateshead | Lake Macquarie | 1964 |
St Paul's High School | Booragul | Lake Macquarie | 1984 |
St Peter's Catholic College | Tuggerah | Central Coast | 1983 |
St Pius X High School | Adamstown | Newcastle | 1957 |
San Clemente Catholic High School | Mayfield | Newcastle | 1916 |
Other private schools
Name | Suburb | LGA | Category | Opened |
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Avondale School | Cooranbong | Cooranbong | Adventist | 1897 |
Belmont Christian College | Belmont North | Lake Macquarie | Christian (CSA) | 1989 |
Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College | Fletcher | Newcastle | Anglican | 1999 |
Brightwaters Christian College | Brightwaters | Lake Macquarie | Christian (CSA) | 2004 |
Central Coast Adventist School | Erina | Central Coast | 7DA | 1969 |
Central Coast Grammar School | Erina Heights | Central Coast | E PRIV | 1985 |
Central Coast Montessori School | Bateau Bay | Central Coast | Montessori | 2017 |
Central Coast Rudolf Steiner School | Fountaindale | Central Coast | Waldorf/Steiner | 1995 |
Charlton Christian College | Fassifern | Lake Macquarie | Christian (CSA) | 1998 |
The Coast Christian School | Bensville | Central Coast | Christian | 2000 |
Dunmore Lang Christian School | Muswellbrook | Muswellbrook | Christian (CSA) | 1999 |
Green Point Christian College | Green Point | Central Coast | Baptist | 1982 |
Heritage College | Cooranbong | Lake Macquarie | Christadelphian | 1997 |
Hunter Christian School | Mayfield | Newcastle | Christian (CSA) | 1981 |
Hunter Trade College | Telarah | Maitland | Vocational | 2007 |
Hunter Valley Grammar School | Ashtonfield | Maitland | Independent | 1990 |
Lakes Grammar – An Anglican School | Warnervale | Central Coast | Anglican | 2004 |
Learning Cloud Australia | Wickham | Newcastle | Vocational | 2014 |
Linuwel Steiner School | East Maitland | Maitland | Waldorf/Steiner | 1979 |
M.E.T. School – Cardiff South Campus | Cardiff South | Lake Macquarie | Brethren | |
M.E.T. School – Maitland Campus | East Maitland | Maitland | Brethren | |
M.E.T. School – North Gosford Campus | North Gosford | Central Coast | Brethren | |
Macquarie College | Wallsend | Lake Macquarie | 7DA | 1901 |
Maitland Christian School | Metford | Maitland | Christian (CSA) | 1983 |
Medowie Christian School | Medowie | Port Stephens | Christian (CSA) | 1995 |
Newcastle Grammar School | The Hill | Newcastle | Anglican | 1859 |
Newcastle Waldorf School | Glendale | Lake Macquarie | Waldorf/Steiner | 1980 |
St Philip's Christian College | Narara | Central Coast | Christian | 2007 |
St Philip's Christian College | Waratah | Newcastle | Christian | 1982 |
St Philip's Christian College (Port Stephens) | Salamander Bay | Port Stephens | Christian | 1995 |
St Philip's Christian School (Cessnock) | Cessnock | Cessnock | Christian | 1998 |
Scone Grammar School | Scone | Upper Hunter | Anglican | 1845 |
Singleton Christian College | Singleton | Singleton | Christian (CSA) | 1988 |
The Lakes College | Blue Haven | Central Coast | Independent | 2017 |
Toronto Adventist School | Toronto | Lake Macquarie | 7DA | 2011 |
Vibe Learning | New Lambton | Newcastle | Vocational | 2014 |
Wyong Christian Community School | Wyong | Central Coast | Baptist | 1993 |
Special-purpose private schools
The Government of New South Wales recognises a registration category known as "Prescribed Non-Government Schools" which serve the same purposes as Special Schools but are privately operated.
Name | Suburb | LGA | Category | Opened |
---|---|---|---|---|
ALESCO Learning Centre | Cooks Hill | Newcastle | Independent | 2002 |
Aspect Central Coast School | Terrigal | Central Coast | Independent | |
DALE Christian School | Waratah | Newcastle | Independent | 1997 |
Hunter School for Children with Autism | Shortland | Newcastle | Independent | |
Kids Care Mentoring Service | Windale | Lake Macquarie | Catholic | 1997 |
Margaret Jurd College | Shortland | Newcastle | Independent | 1996 |
St Dominic's Centre for Hearing Impaired Children | Mayfield | Newcastle | Catholic | 1872 |
Toogoolawa School | Wickham | Newcastle | Independent | 2000 |
Defunct private schools
Name | Suburb | LGA | Category | Opened | Closed | Notes |
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Fern Valley Montessori Primary School | Cardiff | Lake Macquarie | Montessori | 1999 | 2008 | |
Maitland District Seventh-day Adventist School | Gillieston Heights | Maitland | 7DA | 1976 | 1990 | |
St Anne's College | Adamstown | Newcastle | Catholic girls | 1966 | 1982 | |
St Joseph's High School | Lochinvar | Maitland | Catholic girls | 1884 | 1991 | Amalgamated to form All Saints College. |
St Mary's High School | Maitland | Maitland | Catholic girls | 1867 | 1991 | Amalgamated to form All Saints College. First Dominican college in NSW. |
St Peter's High School | Maitland | Maitland | Catholic boys | 1838 | 1991 | Amalgamated to form All Saints College. Formerly St John's Boys School until 1917; Marist Brothers High until 1984. |
Stott's Secondary College | Newcastle | Newcastle | International | 2006 | Year 11–12 |
See also
External links
- School Finder (Department of Education)