Head to your local school for a play these winter school holidays. During the school holidays, the NSW Department of Education is rolling out the Share Our Space program at selected schools across the region which will open up the playgrounds, ovals and sports fields for the whole community to enjoy.
Share Our Space opens participating schools to the community during the school holidays from 8 am to 5 pm every day during the school holidays, including public holidays. School facilities are unsupervised. Children should be supervised by an adult at all times.
Please note, selected schools on this list marked “WEEKENDS ONLY” will only open on weekends and public holidays from 8 am to 5 pm during the school holidays.
The Department of Education’s School Infrastructure NSW unit manages the program. This involves opening and closing school gates each morning and evening. External cleaning services will be provided to all participating schools throughout the holidays and at the end of the program. During Share Our Space, school toilets will not be open.
Not all schools are open. In the Newcastle, Lake Macquarie & Hunter region, the following schools will be participating organised by LGA.
Schools participating in Share Our Space are subject to change at short notice.
NSW Government Share our Space will update school activities, locations and school participation between 8.30 am and 5 pm on working days.
Newcastle LGA
Open on Weekdays
Jesmond Public School | Newcastle | Ralph Street |
New Lambton Public School | Newcastle | Russell Street – COLA gate |
New Lambton South Public School | Newcastle | Fairfield Avenue – Pedestrian Gate |
Waratah West Public School | Newcastle | Lenora Parade |
Tarro Public School | Newcastle | Anderson Drive |
Merewether High School | Newcastle | Gate Location 8 – School Street |
Open on Weekends
Beresfield Public School | Newcastle | Hawthorne Street |
Hamilton Public School | Newcastle | High Street, pedestrian gate. |
Kotara South Public School | Newcastle | REA Crescent – Gate 0 |
Lambton Public School | Newcastle | Armstrong Street |
Maryland Public School | Newcastle | John T Bell Drive |
Mayfield East Public School | Newcastle | Crebert St at pedestrian crossing |
Merewether Heights Public School | Newcastle | Summer Place |
Stockton Public School | Newcastle | Lomond Street – Single gate near canteen |
Wallsend Public School | Newcastle | Martindale St, K block end |
Lake Macquarie LGA
Open on Weekdays
Awaba Public School | Lake Macquarie | Nellinda Street Admin pathway |
Cooranbong Public School | Lake Macquarie | Government Road Cooranbong |
Dora Creek Public School | Lake Macquarie | Coorumbung Road Dora creek – Pedestrian gate at top of driveway |
Dudley Public School | Lake Macquarie | Boundary Street |
Fassifern Public School | Lake Macquarie | South Eastern Corner Miller Road |
Teralba Public School | Lake Macquarie | William Street Teralba, gate |
West Wallsend Public School | Lake Macquarie | Brown Street – Gate 1 |
Edgeworth Public School | Lake Macquarie | Oakville Road – Gate 1 |
Kahibah Public School | Lake Macquarie | Firth Street Pedestrian Gate |
Windale Public School | Lake Macquarie | Netley Street – middle gates (double gate) |
Argenton Public School | Lake Macquarie | Montgomery Street |
Belmont North Public School | Lake Macquarie | Darling Street – pedestrian access gate to the left of the Gas tank |
Eleebana Public School | Lake Macquarie | Glad Gunson Drive gate |
Biddabah Public School | Lake Macquarie | Fairfax Road, rear gate eastern boundary near hospital side |
Charlestown South Public School | Lake Macquarie | Gari Street – Pedestrian gate |
Cardiff North Public School | Lake Macquarie | Byron Streetgate |
Belmont High School | Lake Macquarie | Macquarie Drive – Pedestrian gate right of the driveway |
Lake Macquarie High School | Lake Macquarie | Gate 1 , 16 Marmong Street |
Whitebridge High School | Lake Macquarie | Lonus Avenue |
Morisset High School | Lake Macquarie | Bridge Street |
Cardiff High School | Lake Macquarie | Elizabeth Street – cross the bridge over the stormwater drain at the northern end of the cul-de-sac |
Open on Weekends
Belmont Public School | Lake Macquarie | Apex street gate |
Blackalls Park Public School | Lake Macquarie | Charles Street, Blackalls Park – Gate below car park |
Bonnells Bay Public School | Lake Macquarie | Morisset Park Road |
Cardiff Public School | Lake Macquarie | Russell Street |
Cardiff South Public School | Lake Macquarie | Fourth Street Gate |
Coal Point Public School | Lake Macquarie | Coal Point Road Coal Point |
Floraville Public School | Lake Macquarie | Floraville Road – Gate adjacent to electronic sign |
Garden Suburb Public School | Lake Macquarie | Progress Place – near the hall |
Morisset Public School | Lake Macquarie | Terrigal Street |
Mount Hutton Public School | Lake Macquarie | Dunkley Parade |
Pelican Flat Public School | Lake Macquarie | Karog Street, pedestrian gate adjacent to COLA |
Rathmines Public School | Lake Macquarie | Secret Corner Road – Main admin gate |
Redhead Public School | Lake Macquarie | Beach Rd |
Swansea Public School | Lake Macquarie | Rawson Street – Front gate adjacent to admin building |
Valentine Public School | Lake Macquarie | Talluwalla Street – Gate 1 |
Wangi Wangi Public School | Lake Macquarie | Puna Street |
Maitland LGA
Open on Weekdays
Bolwarra Public School | Maitland | Bolwarra Road |
Maitland East Public School | Maitland | William Street |
Millers Forest Public School | Maitland | Martins Wharf Road pedestrian gate |
Maitland Public School | Maitland | Olive Street |
Rutherford Public School | Maitland | Weblands St, Gate 2 |
Nillo Infants School School | Maitland | Belmore Road |
Maitland High School | Maitland | High Street, Gate 15 |
Open on Weekends
Lochinvar Public School | Maitland | New England Highway |
Metford Public School | Maitland | Schanck Drive – Gate near bus stop |
Cessnock LGA
Open on Weekdays
Black Hill Public School | Cessnock | Black Hill Road |
Congewai Public School | Cessnock | Congewai Road |
Ellalong Public School | Cessnock | Helena Street |
Millfield Public School | Cessnock | Wollombi Road – main gates open |
Mulbring Public School | Cessnock | Water Street |
Paxton Public School | Cessnock | Anderson Avenue |
Open on Weekends
Greta Public School | Cessnock | Wyndham Street |
Laguna Public School | Cessnock | Old Sydney Road |
Port Stephens LGA
Open on Weekdays
Hinton Public School | Port Stephens | Paterson Street |
Iona Public School | Port Stephens | Paterson Road |
Mount Kanwary Public School | Port Stephens | Hinton Road Pedestrian Gate |
Seaham Public School | Port Stephens | Seaham Road pedestrian gate |
Soldiers Point Public School | Port Stephens | Cromarty Road – south of admin |
Fern Bay Public School | Port Stephens | VaRoadon Road – double access gate near new building |
Irrawang Public School | Port Stephens | Geer Street Entrance |
Wirreanda Public School | Port Stephens | Brockeslby Road – infront of admin near bike racks |
Tomaree High School | Port Stephens | TBC |
Irrawang High School | Port Stephens | Mount Hall Road – Near admin block |
Open on Weekends
Anna Bay Public School | Port Stephens | Gan Gan Road near pedestrian crossing |
Grahamstown Public School | Port Stephens | Hastings Drive – Near shed |
Karuah Public School | Port Stephens | TBC |
Medowie Public School | Port Stephens | Ferodale Road – Near pedestrian crossing |
Raymond Terrace Public School | Port Stephens | Swan Street & Adelaide street |
Salt Ash Public School | Port Stephens | Cecilia Close |
Shoal Bay Public School | Port Stephens | Rigney Street near carpark entry |
Tanilba Bay Public School | Port Stephens | King Albert Avenue opposite car parks |
Tomaree Public School | Port Stephens | End of Leisure Drive culdesac |
Need more ideas for the school holidays? Check out our School Holiday Guide. It’s an extensive guide to school holiday events and activities in Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and Hunter.
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