Holy Family Parish School
Parkes NSW 2870
Holy Family Parish School is a Catholic primary school in Parkes, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 171 students. Its ICSEA is 988, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the school's own page. 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 Family Parish School is a Catholic co-educational primary school (Kindergarten to Year 6) on High Street, Parkes, with around 171 students. Part of the Wilcannia-Forbes diocese, its motto is 'Praise, Love and Trust'. The school community is encouraged to live out the mission of Jesus by recognising the sacredness and uniqueness of each individual, and it publishes a parent handbook and policies online.
Often praised
- Motto Praise, Love and Trust
- Faith-centred community
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at October 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 Holy Family Parish 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkes Public School | Parkes | Public primary | 0.1 km | 896 | 363 |
| Parkes East Public School | Parkes | Public primary | 1.4 km | 949 | 281 |
| Middleton Public School | Parkes | Public primary | 1.7 km | 891 | 173 |
| Parkes Christian School | Parkes | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.6 km | 1,014 | 402 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Primary School | Narrandera | Catholic primary · K-6 | 159 | 989 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Barraba | Catholic primary · K-6 | 73 | 989 |
| Sacred Heart Parish School | Broken Hill | Catholic primary · K-6 | 190 | 990 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Dungog | Catholic primary · K-6 | 142 | 986 |
| Holy Spirit Infants School | Abermain | Catholic primary · K-2 | 122 | 991 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Junee | Catholic primary · K-6 | 147 | 985 |
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.