School details
| School type | Schools for specific purpose |
|---|---|
| Year levels | Medium / High Support needs |
| Students | Co-educational |
| Selective status | Not Selective |
| Enrolment (FTE) | 58 |
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students | 22% |
| First teacher | 1 February 1977 |
| Address | 40-44 Coral Crescent Gateshead NSW 2290 |
| Phone | (02) 4943 8999 |
| lakeside-s.school@det.nsw.edu.au | |
| Website | lakeside-s.schools.nsw.gov.au |
| Local government area | Lake Macquarie |
| State electorate | Charlestown |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
About the school
Located at 40-44 Coral Crescent, Gateshead 2290, Lakeside School is a school for specific purposes. It is part of the Lake Macquarie local government area.
The department records 1 February 1977 as the date of the school’s first teacher, around 49 years ago.
The latest full-time-equivalent enrolment published by the department is 58 students. That makes it a small school. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students make up 22% of enrolments.
Enrolment at a school for specific purposes is arranged through the department’s access request process, usually with the help of your local school and learning and wellbeing staff, rather than by home address.
Enrolling at Lakeside School
- Contact the school office on (02) 4943 8999 to ask about enrolment dates and school tours.
- Prepare proof of age, proof of address and an immunisation history statement.
- Moving from another state or country? Read moving interstate or moving to Australia.
Data: NSW Department of Education, NSW public schools master dataset (CC BY 4.0), extracted 2 October 2026. Enrolment figures are full-time equivalent. Details can change – confirm with the school before making decisions.