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Schools in Gateshead, NSW — all 5 schools

Gateshead, 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

3 government, 2 Catholic

Primary / Secondary

3 / 2

schools offering each stage; one school can offer both

Activity providers

2

Every school in Gateshead

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

School Sector Levels Year 7 fee
Gateshead West Public School Government Kinder · Primary —
Hunter Sports High School Government Secondary —
St Mary's Catholic College Catholic Secondary —
St Paul's Primary School - Gateshead Catholic Kinder · Primary —
Wiripaang Public School Government Primary —

Government school zones at the centre of Gateshead

The centre of Gateshead 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 Gateshead

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

After-school activities in Gateshead

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

Open the Gateshead family guide

Gateshead within Lake Macquarie City Council

2 of the council area’s 66 activity providers · 11th of 25 suburbs by number of providers

Lake Macquarie City Council guide

Schools in nearby suburbs

Charlestown 5Warners Bay 4Cardiff 4Adamstown 4Belmont 5New Lambton 3Merewether 4Glendale 4

Schools in smaller suburbs nearby

These suburbs have too few schools for a page of their own, and Gateshead is the nearest suburb that has one. Distances are straight-line, centre to centre. These 6 schools are not counted in the 5 above.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are there in Gateshead?

There are 5 schools in Gateshead, NSW — 3 government, 2 Catholic. 3 offer primary years and 2 offer secondary years.

Which school zone is Gateshead in?

The centre of Gateshead falls inside the zones for Wiripaang PS, Hunter Sp 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