Holy Name Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Forster, New South Wales 2428 · Mid-Coast LGA
#836 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#2547 of 4,908 nationally
About Holy Name Primary School
Holy Name Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Forster, New South Wales (2428), within the Mid-Coast local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 345 students (165 girls and 180 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Holy Name Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1014, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 53rd percentile of Australian schools. 19% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 26% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 24 teachers (21.0 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.4 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 33% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Holy Name Primary School scores 52.1 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools nationally and 836th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (2nd of 21 in the Mid-Coast area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1014
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)19% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)16.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+33% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-4 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 Name Primary School's 345 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Holy Name Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Holy Name Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Forster Public School
Forster · Government primary · K-6
573 students · ICSEA 934 · 615 m away
Tuncurry Public School
Tuncurry · Government primary · K-6
366 students · ICSEA 930 · 2.4 km away
Great Lakes College Tuncurry Campus
Tuncurry · Government high school · 7-10
466 students · ICSEA 949 · 3.1 km away
Great Lakes College Senior Campus
Tuncurry · Government high school · 11-12
349 students · ICSEA 988 · 3.2 km away
Great Lakes College Forster Campus
Forster · Government high school · 7-10
478 students · ICSEA 936 · 3.8 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Mary's Parish School
Warren · Catholic primary · K-6
127 students · ICSEA 1014
St Bede's Primary School
Braidwood · Catholic primary · K-6
131 students · ICSEA 1013
Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School
Tarro · Catholic primary · K-6
260 students · ICSEA 1013
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
Warrawong · Catholic primary · K-6
149 students · ICSEA 1013
St Patrick's Primary School
Gundagai · Catholic primary · K-6
81 students · ICSEA 1012
St Mary's Primary School
Young · Catholic primary · K-6
222 students · ICSEA 1016
Frequently asked questions
Is Holy Name Primary School a public or private school?
Holy Name Primary School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Holy Name Primary School offer?
Holy Name Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Holy Name Primary School?
In 2025, Holy Name Primary School had 345 enrolled students (165 girls, 180 boys), a change of 33% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Holy Name Primary School?
Holy Name Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1014. 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 Name Primary School rank in NSW?
Holy Name Primary School ranks 836th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (52.1/100), and 2547th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Holy Name Primary School?
Holy Name Primary School has about 16.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Holy Name Primary School each year?
In 2025, Holy Name Primary School had 59 students in Kindergarten and 42 in Year 6.
Is Holy Name Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Holy Name Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Holy Name Primary School?
There are 5 other schools within 15 km of Holy Name 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 Name Primary School?
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