Holy Child School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Dallas, Victoria 3047 · Hume LGA
#1220 of 1,290 primary schools in VIC
#4103 of 4,908 nationally
About Holy Child School
Holy Child School is a catholic primary school located in Dallas, Victoria (3047), within the Hume local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 200 students (95 girls and 105 boys). The school is affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
Holy Child School has an ICSEA value of 911, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 13th percentile of Australian schools. 3% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 68% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 25 teachers (22.0 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.1 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 31% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Holy Child School scores 30.2 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 1220th of 1,290 primary schools in VIC (42nd of 47 in the Hume area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 911
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)3% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-31% enrolments since 2020 (area median -12%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+32 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 Child School's 200 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Holy Child School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Holy Child School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Ilim College
Dallas · Independent combined · Prep-12
2,868 students · ICSEA 1024 · 362 m away
Coolaroo South Primary School
Coolaroo · Government primary · Prep-6
250 students · ICSEA 930 · 443 m away
Hume Valley School
Broadmeadows · Government special · U
380 students · ICSEA 934 · 860 m away
Dallas Brooks Community Primary School
Dallas · Government primary · Prep-6
410 students · ICSEA 893 · 948 m away
St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College
Coolaroo · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,078 students · ICSEA 997 · 1.1 km away
My College
Dallas · Independent combined · Prep-7
325 students · ICSEA 1005 · 1.4 km away
Bethal Primary School
Meadow Heights · Government primary · Prep-6
259 students · ICSEA 941 · 1.4 km away
Broadmeadows Primary School
Broadmeadows · Government primary · Prep-6
252 students · ICSEA 948 · 1.7 km away
Meadow Heights Primary School
Meadow Heights · Government primary · Prep-6
400 students · ICSEA 919 · 1.9 km away
Sirius College
Broadmeadows · Independent combined · Prep-12
3,284 students · ICSEA 1088 · 2.1 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School
Roxburgh Park · Catholic primary · Prep-6
614 students · ICSEA 911
St Joseph's School
Collingwood · Catholic primary · Prep-6
62 students · ICSEA 928
Sacred Heart School
Fitzroy · Catholic primary · Prep-6
152 students · ICSEA 936
St Francis Xavier School
Corio · Catholic primary · Prep-6
177 students · ICSEA 937
St Thomas Aquinas School
Norlane · Catholic primary · Prep-6
149 students · ICSEA 941
St Patrick's School
Nhill · Catholic primary · Prep-6
56 students · ICSEA 952
Frequently asked questions
Is Holy Child School a public or private school?
Holy Child School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
What year levels does Holy Child School offer?
Holy Child School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Holy Child School?
In 2025, Holy Child School had 200 enrolled students (95 girls, 105 boys), a change of -31% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Holy Child School?
Holy Child School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 911. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Holy Child School rank in VIC?
Holy Child School ranks 1220th of 1,290 primary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (30.2/100), and 4103rd of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Holy Child School?
Holy Child School has about 9.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Holy Child School each year?
In 2025, Holy Child School had 25 students in Prep and 29 in Year 6.
Is Holy Child School co-ed?
Yes. Holy Child School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Holy Child School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Holy Child 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 Child School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Coolaroo, about 770 m from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.