Avondale School
Cooranbong
Kindergarten to Year 12 · boys and girls
New South Wales · council area
Schools in Lake Macquarie
There are 90 schools in Lake Macquarie: 65 primary schools, 14 secondary schools and 7 combined schools. By sector, that is 68 government schools, 13 Catholic schools and 9 independent schools. The suburbs with the most schools are Belmont, Charlestown, Gateshead and Booragul.
Schools by suburb in Lake Macquarie
- Arcadia Vale1 school
- Argenton1 school
- Awaba1 school
- Barnsley1 school
- Belmont5 schools
- Belmont North1 school
- Blackalls Park1 school
- Blacksmiths1 school
- Bonnells Bay1 school
- Boolaroo1 school
- Booragul4 schools
- Brightwaters1 school
- Cardiff4 schools
- Cardiff South1 school
- Caves Beach2 schools
- Charlestown5 schools
- Coal Point1 school
- Cooranbong2 schools
- Dora Creek1 school
- Dudley1 school
- Edgeworth3 schools
- Eleebana1 school
- Fassifern2 schools
- Fennell Bay1 school
- Garden Suburb1 school
- Gateshead5 schools
- Glendale4 schools
- Hillsborough1 school
- Jewells1 school
- Kahibah1 school
- Kilaben Bay1 school
- Marks Point1 school
- Morisset4 schools
- Mount Hutton1 school
- Nords Wharf1 school
- Pelican1 school
- Rathmines1 school
- Redhead1 school
- Speers Point1 school
- Swansea2 schools
- Teralba1 school
- Toronto4 schools
- Valentine1 school
- Wakefield1 school
- Wallsend1 school
- Wangi Wangi1 school
- Warners Bay4 schools
- West Wallsend3 schools
- Whitebridge1 school
- Windale2 schools
- Wyee1 school
Private schools in Lake Macquarie
Belmont Christian College
Belmont North
Kindergarten to Year 12 · boys and girls
Brightwaters Christian College
Brightwaters
Kindergarten to Year 10 · boys and girls
Charlton Christian College
Fassifern
Kindergarten to Year 12 · boys and girls
Heritage College Lake Macquarie
Morisset
Kindergarten to Year 12 · boys and girls
Holy Cross Primary School
Glendale
Kindergarten to Year 6 · boys and girls
Schools in Lake Macquarie in numbers
- Between them, schools here take students of ages 4 to 18.
- They have about 30,326 students enrolled, 337 per school on average; the largest is Warners Bay High School with 1,161.
- 22 of the 90 schools (24%) are Catholic or independent and charge fees; across Australia the share is 30%.
Largest schools in Lake Macquarie
- Warners Bay High School 1,161 students
- Macquarie College 1,060 students
- St Mary's Catholic College 989 students
- Avondale School 977 students
- Toronto High School 952 students
Schools in Lake Macquarie: common questions
- How many schools are there in the Lake Macquarie council area?
- There are 90 schools in the Lake Macquarie council area, including 65 primary schools, 14 secondary schools and 7 combined primary and secondary schools.
- How many private schools are there in the Lake Macquarie council area?
- 22 Catholic and independent schools, 24% of all schools in the Lake Macquarie council area. 13 are Catholic.
- What is the largest school in the Lake Macquarie council area?
- Warners Bay High School, with 1,161 students. Next are Macquarie College (1,060), St Mary's Catholic College (989) and Avondale School (977).
- Are there single-sex schools in the Lake Macquarie council area?
- No. All 90 schools in the Lake Macquarie council area take both boys and girls.