Holy Cross Primary School
Glenwood NSW 2768
Holy Cross Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Glenwood, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 386 students. Its ICSEA is 1,119, where the national average is 1000.
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 Primary School is a Catholic co-educational K-6 school on Meurants Lane, Glenwood, in the Parramatta diocese. It enrolls about 390 students, with a student-to-teacher ratio of roughly 13 to 1, and serves a multicultural community in which around 60 percent of students speak a language other than English at home. It holds open days for prospective families each year.
Often praised
- Multicultural community
- Small class ratios
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NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caddies Creek Public School | Glenwood | Public primary | 0.2 km | 1,120 | 868 |
| Quakers Hill East Public School | Acacia Gardens | Public primary | 1.0 km | 1,101 | 655 |
| Kings Langley Public School | Kings Langley | Public primary | 1.1 km | 1,081 | 567 |
| Parklea Public School | Glenwood | Public primary | 1.3 km | 1,083 | 566 |
| Lynwood Park Public School | Blacktown | Public primary | 2.2 km | 988 | 223 |
| Mary Immaculate Primary School | Quakers Hill | Catholic primary | 2.5 km | 1,098 | 598 |
| Barnier Public School | Quakers Hill | Public primary | 2.7 km | 1,078 | 788 |
| Marayong Heights Public School | Marayong | Public primary | 2.8 km | 975 | 283 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School | Baulkham Hills South | Catholic primary · K-6 | 403 | 1,119 |
| St Bernard's Catholic Primary School | Botany | Catholic primary · K-6 | 287 | 1,119 |
| St Charles Catholic Primary School | Ryde | Catholic primary · K-6 | 579 | 1,118 |
| St Martha's Catholic Primary School | Strathfield | Catholic primary · K-6 | 315 | 1,120 |
| Mother Teresa Primary School | Westmead | Catholic primary · K-6 | 389 | 1,121 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Bulli | Catholic primary · K-6 | 412 | 1,121 |
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.