Sandy Hollow Public School
1581 Golden Highway, Sandy Hollow NSW 2333
Sandy Hollow Public School is a government primary school in Sandy Hollow, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 23 students. Its ICSEA is 814, where the national average is 1000.
Language background, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 23.
About this school, from public sources
This note is drawn from public online sources, including the school's own website. Sandy Hollow Public School is a small rural government primary school for Kindergarten to Year 6 in the Upper Hunter Valley. It states values of respect, curiosity and teamwork, and aims for students to feel safe, included and ready to learn. It offers personalised learning plans developed with families, wellbeing support, and a parent portal. An active P&C supports sport and a Breakfast Club.
Often praised
- Small, inclusive rural school
- Active P&C and Breakfast Club
- Personalised learning plans with families
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 Sandy Hollow 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denman Public School | Denman | Public primary | 12.3 km | 949 | 147 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Denman | Catholic primary | 12.6 km | 1,026 | 42 |
| Martindale Public School | Martindale | Public primary | 16.3 km | 992 | 7 |
| Merriwa Central School | Merriwa | Public k–12 / combined | 29.4 km | 879 | 221 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Merriwa | Catholic primary | 29.7 km | 1,000 | 49 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilgandra Public School | Gilgandra | Public primary · K-6 | 198 | 815 |
| Urana Public School | Urana | Public primary · K-6 | 9 | 816 |
| Wellington Public School | Wellington | Public primary · P-6 | 405 | 816 |
| William Bayldon Public School | Sawtell | Public primary · K-6 | 159 | 812 |
| Bowen Public School | Orange | Public primary · K-6 | 217 | 811 |
| Tregear Public School | Tregear | Public primary · K-6 | 325 | 817 |
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.