Holy Cross Primary ranks in the NAPLAN Top 10 for the Blacktown area.
Primary schools in the Blacktown Local Government Area are outperforming students at similar schools across the country in key NAPLAN subjects, new data shows. A recent article in the Blacktown Advocate named St John Vianney’s Primary, Holy Cross Primary and Mary Immaculate Primary School as ranking in the Top 10 for the Blacktown area.
The 2018 NAPLAN results, uploaded to the Australia Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority’s My School website this week, showed which primary schools across the Blacktown area achieved results “above” or “substantially above” other schools with similar students.
NAPLAN tests assess primary students in years 3 and 5 and high school students in years 7 and 9 in literacy and numeracy.
The results of students with a similar Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (ICSEA), were compared by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority to determine how schools fared against others with similar challenges and opportunities.
Year 3 students St John Vianney’s Primary School achieved results “significantly above” similar schools in at least one subject.
Top 10 High-Achieving Primary Schools in Blacktown
- Quakers Hill Public School
- Caddie Creek Public School
- Rouse Hill Anglican College
- John Palmer Public School
- Australian Islamic College of Sydney
- St John Vianney’s Primary School
- Kings Langley Public School
- Norwest Christian College
- Holy Cross Primary School
- Mary Immaculate Primary School
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17 Oct 2025
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Holy Cross is kicking goals for good! 🥅⚽️ We are fundraising for Socktober. Please support us with a donation! https://www.socktober.org.au/fundraisers/HolyCrossPrimarySchoolGlenwood For more information about Socktober, visit the Catholic Mission website: https://www.socktober.org.au/![626921712571842_1252366050027402-1]()
17 Oct 2025
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Congratulations to Madeleine from Year 4 who recently represented her club Sydney Hills Gymnastics at the National Acro Championships. She was part of a trio who came 1st in their balance routine, 4th in their dynamic routine and 1st overall, making them national champions! 😀🎉 What a great achievement!
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17 Oct 2025
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Holy Cross is kicking goals for good! 🥅⚽️ We are fundraising for Socktober. Please support us with a donation! https://www.socktober.org.au/fundraisers/HolyCrossPrimarySchoolGlenwood For more information about Socktober, visit the Catholic Mission website: https://www.socktober.org.au/
17 Oct 2025
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Congratulations to Madeleine from Year 4 who recently represented her club Sydney Hills Gymnastics at the National Acro Championships. She was part of a trio who came 1st in their balance routine, 4th in their dynamic routine and 1st overall, making them national champions! 😀🎉 What a great achievement!
16 Oct 2025
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It took a little longer than we had hoped but today the students were officially allowed to use the new play equipment 😀🎉 Another great addition to our wonderful play spaces!
27 Sep 2025
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Thank you to our Year 1 students for sharing their learning with us yesterday 😀
26 Sep 2025
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Here’s a snapshot of some of the crazy hair around school today 😜 Great effort by everybody!
25 Sep 2025
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Congratulations to Ava and Alana (Year 4) on their achievements at the Mackillop Athletics Championships yesterday 👏 Alana placed 10th in Junior Discus Ava placed 4th in 100m (just missing out on 3rd by 0.01 seconds!) and 3rd in 200m Ava has now qualified for the Mackillop team and will run in the 200m at the NSWPSSA Athletics Championships event in October 💜💚
25 Sep 2025
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Check out how awesome our students were last night with their group show dance 💜💚 What a great effort by everyone involved!
25 Sep 2025
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Last night our students had an absolute blast participating in the zing_activ Interschool Challenge! 💜💚
23 Sep 2025
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Today our Year 3 students enjoyed their excursion exploring the Blue Mountains ⛰️🌿
23 Sep 2025
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🧦Socktober Launch 2025 ⚽️ Yesterday, five students from iHelp represented our school at the Catholic Mission Socktober Launch. They joined students from other schools in the Parramatta Diocese and learned about the real challenges of food insecurity and poverty. Socktober is a wonderful initiative that uses the game of soccer and the symbol of a 'sockball' to raise awareness and funds for children in need around the world. This year, the initiative is focusing on supporting communities in Zambia, helping to provide essential resources like food and education. The students are so excited to get involved and "kick goals for good!". Stay tuned to see what our Ihelp group has planned for Socktober 2025 in Term 4.
20 Sep 2025
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This week, Year 5 explored conversions in length (cm and m) outside with jumping techniques. Great to get outdoors for maths. 🏃🏃♀️
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