Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Croydon, New South Wales 2132 · Burwood LGA
#181 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#658 of 4,908 nationally
About Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School
Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Croydon, New South Wales (2132), within the Burwood local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 156 students (93 girls and 63 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1088, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 81st percentile of Australian schools. 35% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 9% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 18 teachers (14.1 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.1 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School scores 73.7 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of primary schools nationally and 181st of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (1st of 6 in the Burwood area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1088
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)35% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+2% enrolments since 2020 (area median -18%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-7 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 Innocents' Catholic Primary School's 156 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Burwood Girls High School
Croydon · Government high school · 7-12
1,084 students · ICSEA 1086 · 99 m away
Croydon Public School
Croydon · Government primary · K-6
576 students · ICSEA 1119 · 447 m away
Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney
Croydon · Independent combined · K-12
1,495 students · ICSEA 1160 · 743 m away
Lucas Gardens School
Canada Bay · Government special · U
78 students · ICSEA 1057 · 841 m away
Rosebank College
Five Dock · Independent high school · 7-12
1,472 students · ICSEA 1125 · 990 m away
Southern Cross Catholic College
Burwood · Catholic high school · 10-12
139 students · ICSEA 1042 · 1.0 km away
MLC School
Burwood · Independent combined · K-12
1,393 students · ICSEA 1177 · 1.2 km away
Burwood Public School
Burwood · Government primary · K-6
476 students · ICSEA 1092 · 1.3 km away
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Concord · Catholic primary · K-6
216 students · ICSEA 1110 · 1.3 km away
Concord High School
Concord · Government high school · 7-12
1,206 students · ICSEA 1068 · 1.4 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
Hurstville · Catholic primary · K-6
408 students · ICSEA 1088
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School
Prestons · Catholic primary · K-6
646 students · ICSEA 1088
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School
Wentworthville · Catholic primary · K-6
392 students · ICSEA 1089
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Bexley
Bexley · Catholic primary · K-6
179 students · ICSEA 1089
St Therese Catholic Primary School
Mascot · Catholic primary · K-6
608 students · ICSEA 1089
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
East Gosford · Catholic primary · K-6
384 students · ICSEA 1090
Frequently asked questions
Is Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School a public or private school?
Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School offer?
Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School?
In 2025, Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School had 156 enrolled students (93 girls, 63 boys), a change of 2% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School?
Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1088. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School rank in NSW?
Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School ranks 181st of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (73.7/100), and 658th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School?
Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School has about 11.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School each year?
In 2025, Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School had 31 students in Kindergarten and 18 in Year 6.
Is Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Holy Innocents' Catholic 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.
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