Holy Family Parish School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Parkes, New South Wales 2870 · Parkes LGA
#1015 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#3167 of 4,908 nationally
About Holy Family Parish School
Holy Family Parish School is a catholic primary school located in Parkes, New South Wales (2870), within the Parkes local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 171 students (85 girls and 86 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Holy Family Parish School has an ICSEA value of 988, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 41st percentile of Australian schools. 13% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 24% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 15 teachers (12.3 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.9 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 7% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Holy Family Parish School scores 43.6 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 1015th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (1st of 4 in the Parkes area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 988
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)13% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-7% enrolments since 2020 (area median -7%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-22 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 Parish School's 171 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Holy Family Parish School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Holy Family Parish School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Parkes Public School
Parkes · Government primary · K-6
363 students · ICSEA 896 · 62 m away
Parkes High School
Parkes · Government high school · 7-12
467 students · ICSEA 894 · 791 m away
Parkes East Public School
Parkes · Government primary · K-6
281 students · ICSEA 949 · 1.4 km away
Middleton Public School
Parkes · Government primary · K-6
173 students · ICSEA 891 · 1.7 km away
Parkes Christian School
Parkes · Independent combined · K-12
402 students · ICSEA 1014 · 2.5 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Joseph's Primary School
Narrandera · Catholic primary · K-6
159 students · ICSEA 989
St Joseph's Primary School
Barraba · Catholic primary · K-6
73 students · ICSEA 989
St Joseph's Primary School
Dungog · Catholic primary · K-6
142 students · ICSEA 986
Sacred Heart Parish School
Broken Hill · Catholic primary · K-6
190 students · ICSEA 990
Holy Spirit Infants School
Abermain · Catholic primary · K-2
122 students · ICSEA 991
St Joseph's Primary School
Bombala · Catholic primary · K-6
71 students · ICSEA 991
Frequently asked questions
Is Holy Family Parish School a public or private school?
Holy Family Parish School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Holy Family Parish School offer?
Holy Family Parish School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Holy Family Parish School?
In 2025, Holy Family Parish School had 171 enrolled students (85 girls, 86 boys), a change of -7% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Holy Family Parish School?
Holy Family Parish School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 988. 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 Parish School rank in NSW?
Holy Family Parish School ranks 1015th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (43.6/100), and 3167th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Holy Family Parish School?
Holy Family Parish School has about 13.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Holy Family Parish School each year?
In 2025, Holy Family Parish School had 27 students in Kindergarten and 28 in Year 6.
Is Holy Family Parish School co-ed?
Yes. Holy Family Parish School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Holy Family Parish School?
There are 5 other schools within 15 km of Holy Family Parish 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 Parish School?
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