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Newtown High School of Performing Arts

Newtown, NSW 2042 · NSW Department of Education

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ICSEA

1127

91th percentile nationally

Elite (top decile)

Total enrolments

1,145

Secondary

Student–teacher ratio

15:1

76.1 FTE teachers

Gender mix

59% / 41%

girls / boys

Language background

29%

non-English at home

Socio-educational advantage

Share of students in each national SEA quarter (bottom = most disadvantaged, top = most advantaged).

Bottom: 4%

Lower-mid: 13%

Upper-mid: 30%

Top: 53%

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1058

Source: ACARA My School 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students — not academic results or teaching quality. National average = 1000. See data sources.