Holman Place School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Cowra, New South Wales 2794 · Cowra LGA
About Holman Place School
Holman Place School is a public special school located in Cowra, New South Wales (2794), within the Cowra local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 30 students (6 girls and 24 boys).
Holman Place School has an ICSEA value of 822, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 3rd percentile of Australian schools. 2% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 82% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 6 teachers (7.1 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.2 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 9% over the past five years.
Holman Place School is a special school. Special schools support students with disability or specific needs and are deliberately excluded from the Success Index and rankings, which would not be a fair measure of what they do.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Holman Place School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Holman Place School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Mulyan Public School
Cowra · Government primary · K-6
336 students · ICSEA 896 · 553 m away
Cowra High School
Cowra · Government high school · 7-12
439 students · ICSEA 884 · 1.0 km away
St Raphael's Catholic School Cowra
Cowra · Catholic combined · K-12
442 students · ICSEA 985 · 1.1 km away
Cowra Public School
Cowra · Government primary · K-6
338 students · ICSEA 895 · 1.4 km away
OneSchool Global NSW - Cowra
Cowra · Independent primary · 4-6
18 students · ICSEA 963 · 3.4 km away
Holmwood Public School
Cowra · Government primary · K-6
26 students · ICSEA 920 · 6.0 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Girrakool School
Kariong · Government special · U
54 students · ICSEA 826
Plumpton House School
Plumpton · Government special · U
30 students · ICSEA 827
Kotara School
Kotara · Government special · U
25 students · ICSEA 816
Kandeer School
North Albury · Government special · U
18 students · ICSEA 811
Kalinda School
Griffith · Government special · U
38 students · ICSEA 835
Coffs Harbour Learning Centre
Boambee · Government special · U
23 students · ICSEA 841
Frequently asked questions
Is Holman Place School a public or private school?
Holman Place School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Holman Place School offer?
Holman Place School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Holman Place School?
In 2025, Holman Place School had 30 enrolled students (6 girls, 24 boys), a change of -9% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Holman Place School?
Holman Place School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 822. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Holman Place School?
Holman Place School has about 4.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Holman Place School co-ed?
Yes. Holman Place School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Holman Place School?
There are 6 other schools within 15 km of Holman Place 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.
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