Holmwood Public School
Cowra-Carcoar Rd, Cowra NSW 2794
Holmwood Public School is a government primary school in Cowra, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 26 students. Its ICSEA is 920, where the national average is 1000.
Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 26.
About this school, from public sources
Public sources, including the school's own website, describe Holmwood Public School as a small K-6 government primary school on the Cowra-Carcoar Road just outside Cowra, established in 1880 and often called "a small school with a big heart." It emphasises STEM and creative arts, high-potential and gifted education, learning support including EAL/D and SLSOs in classrooms, and an inclusive, culturally welcoming community with events such as Harmony Day.
Often praised
- small nurturing school community
- inclusive, culturally welcoming environment
- gifted and learning support programs
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Holmwood Public School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mulyan Public School | Cowra | Public primary | 6.5 km | 896 | 336 |
| Cowra Public School | Cowra | Public primary | 6.8 km | 895 | 338 |
| St Raphael's Catholic School Cowra | Cowra | Catholic k–12 / combined | 6.8 km | 985 | 442 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Cowra | Cowra | Independent primary | 9.3 km | 963 | 18 |
| Woodstock Public School | Woodstock | Public primary | 11.1 km | 937 | 20 |
| Canowindra Public School | Canowindra | Public primary | 28.4 km | 953 | 181 |
| St Edward's Catholic Primary School Canowindra | Canowindra | Catholic primary | 28.5 km | 1,022 | 63 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in NSW
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bendemeer Public School | Bendemeer | Public primary · K-6 | 29 | 920 |
| Cartwright Public School | Cartwright | Public primary · K-6 | 241 | 920 |
| La Perouse Public School | La Perouse | Public primary · K-6 | 111 | 920 |
| Liverpool West Public School | Liverpool | Public primary · P-6 | 668 | 920 |
| Millers Forest Public School | Millers Forest | Public primary · K-6 | 60 | 920 |
| Nimmitabel Public School | Nimmitabel | Public primary · K-6 | 11 | 920 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.