Holy Cross Primary School
Glendale NSW 2285
Holy Cross Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Glendale, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 153 students. Its ICSEA is 1,036, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the publisher's site. About this link
Sector, ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Holy Cross is a small Catholic co-educational primary school in Glendale, Lake Macquarie, for Kindergarten to Year 6, with around 150 students. Sources describe a low student-to-teacher ratio of about 12 to 1, a mix of cultural backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, and relatively modest annual tuition fees.
Often praised
- Small class sizes
- Diverse community
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NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Holy Cross Primary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macquarie College | Wallsend | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.9 km | 1,110 | 1,060 |
| Glendale East Public School | Glendale | Public primary | 1.0 km | 956 | 232 |
| Newcastle Waldorf School | Glendale | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.2 km | 1,072 | 237 |
| Argenton Public School | Argenton | Public primary | 1.8 km | 934 | 46 |
| Edgeworth Public School | Edgeworth | Public primary | 2.2 km | 967 | 647 |
| Cardiff North Public School | Cardiff | Public primary | 2.3 km | 1,014 | 149 |
| Cardiff Public School | Cardiff | Public primary | 2.4 km | 1,000 | 283 |
| Elermore Vale Public School | Wallsend | Public primary | 2.5 km | 996 | 290 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cathedral Catholic Primary School Bathurst | Bathurst | Catholic primary · K-6 | 363 | 1,036 |
| St Augustine's Primary School | Coffs Harbour | Catholic primary · K-6 | 738 | 1,036 |
| St Bernadette's Primary School | Lalor Park | Catholic primary · K-6 | 226 | 1,036 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Belmore | Catholic primary · K-6 | 232 | 1,036 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School | Belfield | Catholic primary · K-6 | 239 | 1,036 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School | Hoxton Park | Catholic primary · K-6 | 469 | 1,037 |
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.