Holy Family Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Emerton, New South Wales 2770 · Blacktown LGA
#1157 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#3628 of 4,908 nationally
About Holy Family Primary School
Holy Family Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Emerton, New South Wales (2770), within the Blacktown local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 201 students (108 girls and 93 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Holy Family Primary School has an ICSEA value of 945, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 23rd percentile of Australian schools. 8% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 51% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 22 teachers (19.1 full-time equivalent) and 14 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.5 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 6% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Holy Family Primary School scores 37.1 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 1157th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (57th of 77 in the Blacktown area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 945
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)8% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-6% enrolments since 2020 (area median -6%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+0 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 201 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.
Emerton Public School
Emerton · Government primary · K-6
218 students · ICSEA 873 · 504 m away
Tregear Public School
Tregear · Government primary · K-6
325 students · ICSEA 817 · 746 m away
Whalan Public School
Whalan · Government primary · P-6
340 students · ICSEA 870 · 891 m away
Lethbridge Park Public School
Lethbridge Park · Government primary · P-6
437 students · ICSEA 855 · 1.1 km away
Chifley College Mount Druitt Campus
Mount Druitt · Government high school · 7-10
648 students · ICSEA 864 · 1.2 km away
Halinda School
Whalan · Government special · U
114 students · ICSEA 955 · 1.3 km away
Madang Avenue Public School
Whalan · Government primary · P-6
320 students · ICSEA 864 · 1.3 km away
Dawson Public School
Dharruk · Government primary · P-6
293 students · ICSEA 898 · 1.3 km away
Blackett Public School
Blackett · Government primary · K-6
288 students · ICSEA 839 · 1.6 km away
Niland School
Blackett · Government special · U
34 students · ICSEA 801 · 1.6 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Michael's Catholic Primary School
Manilla · Catholic primary · K-6
79 students · ICSEA 948
St Joseph's Primary School
Wingham · Catholic primary · K-6
118 students · ICSEA 941
St Brigid's Catholic Primary School Coonamble
Coonamble · Catholic primary · K-6
191 students · ICSEA 941
St John's Parish School
Cobar · Catholic primary · K-6
114 students · ICSEA 941
St Mary's Parish School
Hay · Catholic primary · K-6
33 students · ICSEA 950
St John's Catholic Primary School Baradine
Baradine · Catholic primary · K-6
43 students · ICSEA 951
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 Schools NSW.
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 201 enrolled students (108 girls, 93 boys), a change of -6% 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 945. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Holy Family Primary School rank in NSW?
Holy Family Primary School ranks 1157th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (37.1/100), and 3628th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Holy Family Primary School?
Holy Family Primary School has about 10.5 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 28 students in Kindergarten and 28 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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