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Holy Family Primary School

Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Luddenham, New South Wales 2745 · Penrith LGA

53.4/ 100
Success Index
Top 50%

#804 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#2459 of 4,908 nationally

How is this calculated?
Students
256
+7% over 5 years
ICSEA
1012
52nd percentile nationally
Students per teacher
12.5
20.4 FTE teachers
Year range
K-6

About Holy Family Primary School

Holy Family Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Luddenham, New South Wales (2745), within the Penrith local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 256 students (118 girls and 138 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.

Holy Family Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1012, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 52nd percentile of Australian schools. 9% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 25% from the bottom quarter.

The school employs 26 teachers (20.4 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.5 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 7% over the past five years.

On the Success Index, Holy Family Primary School scores 53.4 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools nationally and 804th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (14th of 48 in the Penrith area).

Success Index breakdown

Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.

  • Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1012
  • Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)9% of students
  • Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.5 students per teacher
  • Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+7% enrolments since 2020 (area median -5%)
  • ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-5 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.

Holy Family Primary School
Bottom quarterLower middleUpper middleTop quarter
Girls
118
Boys
138
Language background other than English
5%
Indigenous students
5%

Enrolments by year level

How Holy Family Primary School's 256 students are spread across year levels in 2025.

Kindergarten intake
39

Enrolment trend

How enrolments at Holy Family Primary School have changed over the past decade.

1962372772015: 264 students2016: 251 students2017: 244 students2018: 227 students2019: 246 students2020: 239 students2021: 218 students2022: 226 students2023: 228 students2024: 236 students2025: 256 students201520172019202120232025
Total enrolments by year. Source: ACARA school profile data.

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Schools near Holy Family Primary School

Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.

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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 256 enrolled students (118 girls, 138 boys), a change of 7% 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 1012. 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 Primary School rank in NSW?

Holy Family Primary School ranks 804th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (53.4/100), and 2459th of 4,908 nationally.

What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Holy Family Primary School?

Holy Family Primary School has about 12.5 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 39 students in Kindergarten and 39 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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