Holmwood Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Cowra, New South Wales 2794 · Cowra LGA
About Holmwood Public School
Holmwood Public School is a public primary school located in Cowra, New South Wales (2794), within the Cowra local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 26 students (11 girls and 15 boys).
Holmwood Public School has an ICSEA value of 920, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 15th percentile of Australian schools. 10% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 53% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 2 teachers (3.0 full-time equivalent) and 2 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.7 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 35% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Holmwood Public School scores 31.7 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 920
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)10% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)8.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-35% enrolments since 2020 (area median -1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+42 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 Holmwood Public School's 26 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Holmwood Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Holmwood Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Holman Place School
Cowra · Government special · U
30 students · ICSEA 822 · 6.0 km away
Cowra High School
Cowra · Government high school · 7-12
439 students · ICSEA 884 · 6.2 km away
Mulyan Public School
Cowra · Government primary · K-6
336 students · ICSEA 896 · 6.5 km away
Cowra Public School
Cowra · Government primary · K-6
338 students · ICSEA 895 · 6.8 km away
St Raphael's Catholic School Cowra
Cowra · Catholic combined · K-12
442 students · ICSEA 985 · 6.8 km away
OneSchool Global NSW - Cowra
Cowra · Independent primary · 4-6
18 students · ICSEA 963 · 9.3 km away
Woodstock Public School
Woodstock · Government primary · K-6
20 students · ICSEA 937 · 11 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
La Perouse Public School
La Perouse · Government primary · K-6
111 students · ICSEA 920
Liverpool West Public School
Liverpool · Government primary · P-6
668 students · ICSEA 920
Cartwright Public School
Cartwright · Government primary · K-6
241 students · ICSEA 920
Millers Forest Public School
Millers Forest · Government primary · K-6
60 students · ICSEA 920
Singleton Heights Public School
Singleton Heights · Government primary · K-6
468 students · ICSEA 920
Bendemeer Public School
Bendemeer · Government primary · K-6
29 students · ICSEA 920
Frequently asked questions
Is Holmwood Public School a public or private school?
Holmwood Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Holmwood Public School offer?
Holmwood Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Holmwood Public School?
In 2025, Holmwood Public School had 26 enrolled students (11 girls, 15 boys), a change of -35% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Holmwood Public School?
Holmwood Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 920. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Holmwood Public School?
Holmwood Public School has about 8.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Holmwood Public School each year?
In 2025, Holmwood Public School had 2 students in Kindergarten and 5 in Year 6.
Is Holmwood Public School co-ed?
Yes. Holmwood Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Holmwood Public School?
There are 7 other schools within 15 km of Holmwood Public 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 Holmwood Public School?
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