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Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Mickleham, Victoria 3064 · Hume LGA

59.7/ 100
Success Index
Top 50%

#659 of 1,290 primary schools in VIC
#1947 of 4,908 nationally

How is this calculated?
Students
401
ICSEA
1040
64th percentile nationally
Students per teacher
14.7
27.2 FTE teachers
Year range
Prep-6

About Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Mickleham, Victoria (3064), within the Hume local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 401 students (201 girls and 200 boys). The school is affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1040, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 64th percentile of Australian schools. 19% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 22% from the bottom quarter.

The school employs 30 teachers (27.2 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.7 to 1.

On the Success Index, Holy Cross Catholic Primary School scores 59.7 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools nationally and 659th of 1,290 primary schools in VIC (11th 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 1040
  • Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)19% of students
  • Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.7 students per teacher
  • Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)Not available
  • ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)Not available

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 Cross Catholic Primary School
Bottom quarterLower middleUpper middleTop quarter
Girls
201
Boys
200
Language background other than English
64%
Indigenous students
1%

Enrolments by year level

How Holy Cross Catholic Primary School's 401 students are spread across year levels in 2025.

Prep intake
73

Enrolment trend

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

1402814212022: 156 students2023: 267 students2024: 331 students2025: 401 students2022202320242025
Total enrolments by year. Source: ACARA school profile data.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Holy Cross Catholic Primary School a public or private school?

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.

What year levels does Holy Cross Catholic Primary School offer?

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.

How many students attend Holy Cross Catholic Primary School?

In 2025, Holy Cross Catholic Primary School had 401 enrolled students (201 girls, 200 boys).

What is the ICSEA of Holy Cross Catholic Primary School?

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1040. 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 Cross Catholic Primary School rank in VIC?

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School ranks 659th of 1,290 primary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (59.7/100), and 1947th of 4,908 nationally.

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

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School has about 14.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.

How many students start Prep at Holy Cross Catholic Primary School each year?

In 2025, Holy Cross Catholic Primary School had 73 students in Prep and 44 in Year 6.

Is Holy Cross Catholic Primary School co-ed?

Yes. Holy Cross Catholic Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.

What other schools are near Holy Cross Catholic Primary School?

There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Holy Cross 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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