School details
| School type | Schools for specific purpose |
|---|---|
| Year levels | Medium / High Support needs |
| Students | Co-educational |
| Selective status | Not Selective |
| Enrolment (FTE) | 37 |
| Language background other than English | 19% |
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students | 22% |
| First teacher | 1 August 1939 |
| Address | 66 Harriet Street WARATAH NSW 2298 |
| Phone | (02) 4985 3122 |
| newcastles-s.school@det.nsw.edu.au | |
| Website | newcastles-s.schools.nsw.gov.au |
| Local government area | Newcastle |
| State electorate | Wallsend |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
About the school
Located at 66 Harriet Street, WARATAH 2298, Newcastle Senior School is a school for specific purposes. It is part of the Newcastle local government area.
The department records 1 August 1939 as the date of the school’s first teacher, around 87 years ago.
The latest full-time-equivalent enrolment published by the department is 37 students. That makes it a small school. 19% of students have a language background other than English. 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 Newcastle Senior School
- Contact the school office on (02) 4985 3122 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.