Holy Family Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Gowrie, Australian Capital Territory 2904 · Unincorporated ACT LGA
About Holy Family Primary School
Holy Family Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Gowrie, Australian Capital Territory (2904), within the Unincorporated ACT local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 641 students (346 girls and 295 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education, Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn.
Holy Family Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1076, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 77th percentile of Australian schools. 28% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 8% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 49 teachers (42.8 full-time equivalent) and 24 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.0 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 11% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Holy Family Primary School scores 70.9 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of primary schools nationally and 39th of 80 primary schools in ACT (39th of 80 in the Unincorporated ACT area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1076
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)28% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+11% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+13 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Holy Family Primary School's 641 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Holy Family Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Holy Family Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Gowrie Primary School
Gowrie · Government primary · K-6
228 students · ICSEA 1043 · 655 m away
Fadden Primary School
Fadden · Government primary · K-6
229 students · ICSEA 1076 · 684 m away
Caroline Chisholm School
Chisholm · Government combined · K-10
571 students · ICSEA 989 · 1.0 km away
Erindale College
Wanniassa · Government high school · 10-12
871 students · ICSEA 1041 · 2.0 km away
Gilmore Primary School
Gilmore · Government primary · K-6
113 students · ICSEA 981 · 2.0 km away
Richardson Primary School
Richardson · Government primary · K-6
142 students · ICSEA 952 · 2.1 km away
Monash Primary School
Monash · Government primary · K-6
414 students · ICSEA 1063 · 2.5 km away
Wanniassa Hills Primary School
Wanniassa · Government primary · K-6
340 students · ICSEA 1061 · 2.7 km away
St Mary MacKillop College
Isabella Plains · Catholic high school · 7-12
2,088 students · ICSEA 1068 · 2.7 km away
Trinity Christian School
Wanniassa · Independent combined · K-12
1,073 students · ICSEA 1150 · 2.8 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in ACT with a comparable ICSEA.
St John the Apostle Primary School
Florey · Catholic primary · K-6
368 students · ICSEA 1077
St Monica's Primary School
Evatt · Catholic primary · K-6
412 students · ICSEA 1080
St Thomas the Apostle Primary School
Kambah · Catholic primary · K-6
325 students · ICSEA 1082
Holy Spirit Primary School
Nicholls · Catholic primary · K-6
733 students · ICSEA 1085
St Anthony's Parish Primary School
Wanniassa · Catholic primary · K-6
421 students · ICSEA 1067
St Matthew's Primary School
Page · Catholic primary · K-6
332 students · ICSEA 1085
Frequently asked questions
Is Holy Family Primary School a public or private school?
Holy Family Primary School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education, Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn.
What year levels does Holy Family Primary School offer?
Holy Family Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Holy Family Primary School?
In 2025, Holy Family Primary School had 641 enrolled students (346 girls, 295 boys), a change of 11% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Holy Family Primary School?
Holy Family Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1076. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Holy Family Primary School rank in ACT?
Holy Family Primary School ranks 39th of 80 primary schools in Australian Capital Territory on the Success Index (70.9/100), and 938th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Holy Family Primary School?
Holy Family Primary School has about 15.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Holy Family Primary School each year?
In 2025, Holy Family Primary School had 97 students in Kindergarten and 93 in Year 6.
Is Holy Family Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Holy Family Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Holy Family Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Holy Family Primary School in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near Holy Family Primary School?
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