Moving to Merrylands - Holroyd from Terrigal - North Avoca
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Merrylands - Holroyd and Terrigal - North Avoca, side by side — all from public government data.
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Sources: ABS ERP June 2025 · ABS Census 2021 · ABS SEIFA 2021 · ACARA School Profile 2025 · ACECQA NQS register · Valuer-General Victoria & DFFH (VIC) · DCJ Housing (NSW) · NSW BOCSAR (NSW) · CSA Victoria (VIC). How we source this data →
The free government school your child can attend in each area — side by side, never a blended average.
Terrigal Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Terrigal - North Avoca.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Terrigal - North Avoca (NSW catchment data).
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Merrylands Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Merrylands - Holroyd.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Merrylands - Holroyd (NSW catchment data).
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We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Merrylands - Holroyd has weaker government school academic context than Terrigal - North Avoca, with an average ICSEA of 948 compared to 1,061. ICSEA reflects the academic and socioeconomic intake of students — a higher score signals a higher-resourced school community.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Merrylands - Holroyd 1,050 (1 school), Terrigal - North Avoca 1,066 (2 schools).
There are 6 schools in Merrylands - Holroyd, compared to 4 in Terrigal - North Avoca.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Merrylands - Holroyd at 70.1% (vs 7.5% in Terrigal - North Avoca).
Merrylands - Holroyd has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 3, below Terrigal - North Avoca's Decile 9. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 9% lower in Merrylands - Holroyd ($1.43M vs $1.56M).
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Plan the move: Terrigal - North Avoca → Merrylands - Holroyd