** Newcastle Schools 2019 ***
Hello lovely people !!
Can any Novocastrians help a sister out?
We are relocating to Newcastle at the beginning of this year and I’m looking for a outstanding school.
We have done a fair bit of research- but would like to hear your thoughts.
open to independent and public schools and want to hear what you have to say about your expreriences.
No need to start a debate in private vrs public - would just really like to hear what you love about your schools .
Thank you so much & have a beautiful day!
PS Its a sudden move, please no judgement - keep scrolling if you do not have anything nice to say
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Newcastle is a large area. Where in particular, which suburb?
We moved to Newcastle in 2011. Kids went to Waratah Public for 2 terms. The teachers were lovely but there were many kids with serious behavioural issues at the school, and after meeting the parents I could see why. We then moved house and moved the kids to New Lambton Public. This was a better school that was very academically oriented. It was a better fit for us. The downsides were the lack of playground and the sexist uniforms for girls.
In terms of high schools, Kotarah High, Warners Bay High and Lambton High are the best public high schools. I got this from a mum at our school who is a high school teacher and did casual work at all the Newcastle region schools for a few years. There is also one selective high school, Merewether. It's very competitive and all the kids we know that got in were coached. The parents with kids at Merewether complain that even though the kids are very bright, the teachers are mediocre.
I have no info on the private schools.