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Holroyd School

Merrylands, 2160 — in Merrylands - Holroyd

SectorSchools
State
Special school
NSW school data
Year levels
—
official range
NSW school data
ICSEA
983
national average is 1000
ACARA 2025
Suburb
Merrylands - Holroyd
SA2 this campus sits in
ABS boundary

School information

Holroyd School is a state special school in Merrylands - Holroyd, Sydney. It had 189 students, per NSW school data. Its ICSEA is 983, below the national average of 1000 (39th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Holroyd School are published on its My School profile (ACARA).

Student background

ACARA · 2025

ICSEA measures the socio-educational advantage of a school's intake against the national average of 1000. The quarters bar shows how its students spread across the four national bands; an average school sits at 25% in each.

983ICSEA — 17 points below the national average of 1000, higher than 39% of Australian schools
−17
820national average · 10001180
vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 44%Lower-middle quarter 24%Upper-middle quarter 18%Top quarter 14%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

189students in 2025

Girls and boys

  • Girls 56 · 30%
  • Boys 133 · 70%

Language background

  • Language other than English 87%
  • English only 13%
  • Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

2% of enrolment

Holroyd School has an ICSEA of 983, below the national average of 1000 and higher than 39% of Australian schools. 14% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 44% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 189 students in 2025 (56 girls, 133 boys), 2% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 87% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table
Holroyd School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
MeasureValue
ICSEA983
ICSEA vs national average (1000)-17
ICSEA percentile39
Bottom quarter of advantage44%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage24%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage18%
Top quarter of advantage14%
Total enrolment189
Girls56 (30%)
Boys133 (70%)
Language other than English87%
English only13%
Not stated0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander2%
NAPLAN results and student progress for Holroyd School are on My School, ACARA’s official site.

School details

Sector
State school
Type
Special
Enrolment
189 students
ICSEA
983 · 39th percentile
Address
Merrylands 2160

Holroyd School: common questions

Is Holroyd School a public or private school?
Holroyd School is a government (public) special school in Merrylands - Holroyd, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.
How many students go to Holroyd School?
Holroyd School had 189 students enrolled, per NSW school data.
What is Holroyd School's ICSEA?
Holroyd School has an ICSEA of 983, below the national average of 1000 (39th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.
Where is Holroyd School located?
Holroyd School is at Merrylands 2160, in the Merrylands - Holroyd SA2.

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School list: NSW Government open data — ACARA Schools NSW, via the NSW data portal, CC BY 4.0. Catchments: NSW Department of Education “School intake zones” dataset, CC BY 4.0. ICSEA & student background: ACARA School Profile 2025. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).