Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Kelso, New South Wales 2795 · Bathurst LGA
#850 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#2588 of 4,908 nationally
About Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso is a catholic primary school located in Kelso, New South Wales (2795), within the Bathurst local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 463 students (222 girls and 241 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso has an ICSEA value of 1028, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 59th percentile of Australian schools. 16% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 16% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 27 teachers (23.5 full-time equivalent) and 18 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 19.7 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 27% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso scores 51.4 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools nationally and 850th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (4th of 11 in the Bathurst area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1028
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)16% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)19.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+27% enrolments since 2020 (area median -1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-3 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 Catholic Primary School Kelso's 463 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Denison College of Secondary Education, Kelso High Campus
Kelso · Government high school · 7-12
813 students · ICSEA 936 · 1.3 km away
Kelso Public School
Kelso · Government primary · K-6
374 students · ICSEA 859 · 1.8 km away
Scots All Saints College
White Rock · Independent combined · K-12
779 students · ICSEA 1087 · 3.5 km away
Cathedral Catholic Primary School Bathurst
Bathurst · Catholic primary · K-6
363 students · ICSEA 1036 · 3.5 km away
Denison College of Secondary Education, Bathurst High Campus
Bathurst · Government high school · 7-12
917 students · ICSEA 963 · 3.6 km away
The Assumption Catholic Primary School Bathurst
Bathurst · Catholic primary · K-6
393 students · ICSEA 1031 · 3.8 km away
MacKillop College Bathurst
Bathurst · Catholic high school · 7-12
691 students · ICSEA 1027 · 3.9 km away
Bathurst Public School
Bathurst · Government primary · K-6
424 students · ICSEA 983 · 4.0 km away
St Stanislaus' College
Bathurst · Independent high school · 7-12
713 students · ICSEA 1038 · 4.3 km away
Bathurst West Public School
Bathurst · Government primary · K-6
515 students · ICSEA 927 · 4.5 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Patrick's Primary School
Guildford · Catholic primary · K-6
342 students · ICSEA 1028
St Philomena's Catholic Primary School Bathurst
South Bathurst · Catholic primary · K-6
216 students · ICSEA 1028
St Brendan's Catholic Primary School
Bankstown · Catholic primary · K-6
443 students · ICSEA 1029
St Agnes' Primary School
Port Macquarie · Catholic primary · K-6
553 students · ICSEA 1029
Henschke Primary School
Wagga Wagga · Catholic primary · K-6
603 students · ICSEA 1029
St Patrick's Primary School
Walcha · Catholic primary · K-6
94 students · ICSEA 1027
Frequently asked questions
Is Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso a public or private school?
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso offer?
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso?
In 2025, Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso had 463 enrolled students (222 girls, 241 boys), a change of 27% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso?
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1028. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso rank in NSW?
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso ranks 850th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (51.4/100), and 2588th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso?
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso has about 19.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso each year?
In 2025, Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso had 79 students in Kindergarten and 59 in Year 6.
Is Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso co-ed?
Yes. Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso 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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