Northholm Grammar School
Arcadia NSW 2159
Northholm Grammar School is an independent combined primary and secondary school in Arcadia, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 12 with about 698 students. Its ICSEA is 1,137, 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: Northholm Grammar School is an independent, co-educational Kindergarten to Year 12 school in Arcadia, Sydney's north-west, founded in 1983 in the broad Anglican tradition. It welcomes families from different backgrounds and promotes academic and sporting excellence and Christian values. Its 10-hectare semi-rural campus includes a working farm, agriculture trade training centre, sensory garden and indoor sports centre, with about 700 students.
Often praised
- Working farm and agriculture centre
- Semi-rural 10-hectare campus
- Family-centred Anglican tradition
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: high. 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 Northholm Grammar School on My School · Why some data is missing
HSC 2025
Last 5 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.65 | 81 |
| 2024 | 1.73 | 78 |
| 2023 | 1.36 | 64 |
| 2022 | 0.69 | 31 |
| 2021 | 1.45 | 42 |
Counts are derived from NESA's published merit lists and exclude students who opted out of publication. The per-student figure divides each year's count by that year's Year 12 enrolment from ACARA's August census, so it is approximate. NSW law does not permit ranking schools by results, so no rank or percentile is shown, apart from the permitted top-10% list, which this school is on.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redfield College | Dural | Independent k–12 / combined | 9.7 km | 1,140 | 530 |
| The Hills Grammar School | Kenthurst | Independent k–12 / combined | 9.8 km | 1,164 | 1,208 |
| Pacific Hills Christian School | Dural | Independent k–12 / combined | 10.4 km | 1,118 | 1,475 |
| Lorien Novalis School for Rudolf Steiner Education | Dural | Independent k–12 / combined | 11.5 km | 1,103 | 238 |
| Australian International Academy, Kellyville Campus | North Kellyville | Independent k–12 / combined | 13.3 km | 1,122 | 733 |
| Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst | Independent k–12 / combined | 13.6 km | 1,164 | 1,240 |
| Hills Adventist College | North Kellyville | Independent k–12 / combined | 13.7 km | 1,150 | 823 |
| Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga | Independent k–12 / combined | 13.9 km | 1,217 | 1,634 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Falls Grammar School | Oxford Falls | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,201 | 1,137 |
| Rouse Hill Anglican College | Rouse Hill | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,578 | 1,137 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Waratah | Waratah | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,466 | 1,138 |
| Santa Sabina College | Strathfield | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,320 | 1,139 |
| Blue Mountains Grammar School | Wentworth Falls | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 512 | 1,140 |
| Hunter Valley Grammar School | Ashtonfield | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,161 | 1,134 |
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.