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Schools in Charlestown, NSW — all 5 schools

Charlestown, NSW 2290 has 5 schools. The table below lists every one with its sector, year levels and published Year 7 fee. Government zones below apply to the suburb centre; check your exact address for eligibility.

Schools

5

4 government, 1 Catholic

Primary / Secondary

5 / 0

schools offering each stage; one school can offer both

Activity providers

3

Every school in Charlestown

Schools whose address is in Charlestown, listed A–Z.

School Sector Levels Year 7 fee
Charlestown East Public School Government Kinder · Primary —
Charlestown Public School Government Kinder · Primary —
Charlestown South Public School Government Kinder · Primary —
Hillsborough Public School Government Kinder · Primary —
St Joseph's Primary School - Charlestown Catholic Kinder · Primary —

Government school zones at the centre of Charlestown

The centre of Charlestown falls inside these zones. Zones are drawn street by street, so parts of the suburb can belong to other schools — check your exact address and confirm with the school.

Check a specific address against these zones →

Also within 3 km of the centre of Charlestown

Schools addressed in neighbouring suburbs but no more than 3 km from the centre of Charlestown as the crow flies. Not counted in the 5 above.

After-school activities in Charlestown

3 activity providers run classes in Charlestown — sport, music, tutoring and creative arts, most of them within a few minutes of these schools.

Open the Charlestown family guide

Charlestown within Lake Macquarie City Council

3 of the council area’s 66 activity providers · 6th of 25 suburbs by number of providers

Lake Macquarie City Council guide

Schools in nearby suburbs

Gateshead 5Adamstown 4Cardiff 4Warners Bay 4New Lambton 3Broadmeadow 4Merewether 4Lambton 3

Schools in smaller suburbs nearby

These suburbs have too few schools for a page of their own, and Charlestown is the nearest suburb that has one. Distances are straight-line, centre to centre. These 3 schools are not counted in the 5 above.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are there in Charlestown?

There are 5 schools in Charlestown, NSW — 4 government, 1 Catholic. 5 offer primary years and 0 offer secondary years.

Which school zone is Charlestown in?

The centre of Charlestown falls inside the zones for Charlestown PS, Whitebridge HS. Zones are drawn by address, so two streets in the same suburb can belong to different schools — check your exact address.

Sources: the AroundSchools school database, ACARA Australian Schools List (CC BY 4.0) and NSW Department of Education school zones (CC BY 4.0). Directory data updated 16 Oct 2026. Fees are the most recently published figures and exclude levies and extras. About our data sources