Newman Senior High School
Newman Senior High School is a government secondary school for boys and girls, from Year 7 to Year 12, in Newman, Western Australia.
What Newman Senior High School is like
It has 357 students (170 girls and 187 boys) and the equivalent of 31 full-time teachers, about 12 students for each teacher.
As a government school it is run by the Department of Education Western Australia. Tuition is free for Australian citizens and permanent residents, although schools usually ask for a voluntary contribution and charge for some materials and activities. Many government schools have a local enrolment area (catchment), and students who live inside it are guaranteed a place.
Its ICSEA value is 901, against a national average of 1000. ICSEA describes the educational advantage of the families a school serves, not the quality of the school; read it alongside the school's results on My School.
Newman Senior High School at a glance
- Students
- 357
- 2025
- Girls and boys
- 48% / 52%
- 170 girls, 187 boys
- Teachers
- 31
- full-time equivalent
- Students per teacher
- 11.5 to 1
- not the same as class size
- Years
- Years 7 to 12
- Local intake area
- Check an address with Find a public school (WA Government).
Students, staff and years: Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), School Profile 2025. Results are on My School, not here.
NAPLAN results and the school profile
Australian schools are not given inspection grades. Each school’s NAPLAN results, finances, attendance and student background are published by ACARA on My School: Newman Senior High School on My School.
Government schools are reviewed by the Department of Education Western Australia. Ask the school for its most recent annual report, which every Australian school publishes.
How to get a place
Enrol directly with the school. Most government schools have a local enrolment area: if you live inside it your child has a place, and families from outside can apply if there is room. Enrolment for Year 7 usually opens in the year before, through your child's primary school. See our guide to how school enrolment works.
The WA Department of Education explains who can enrol where and what to bring: Enrolling in a WA public school.
Common questions about Newman Senior High School
- Is Newman Senior High School a government, Catholic or independent school?
- Newman Senior High School is a government secondary school in Western Australia. Its governing body is Department of Education Western Australia.
- What years does Newman Senior High School teach?
- Newman Senior High School teaches Years 7 to 12, for boys and girls.
- How many students are enrolled at Newman Senior High School?
- Newman Senior High School had 357 students in 2025, according to ACARA. That is about 11.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, which is not the same as class size.
- What is the ICSEA value of Newman Senior High School?
- Newman Senior High School has an ICSEA value of 901, against a national average of 1000. ICSEA describes the educational advantage of the families a school serves, not the quality of the school; read it alongside the school's results on My School.
Private schools nearby
There are no private schools within 20 km.
Other secondary schools near Newman Senior High School
No other schools of this type within about 3 km.