Moving to Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn from Merrylands - Holroyd
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn and Merrylands - Holroyd, 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.
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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Rutherford Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn (NSW catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Government school academic context is comparable between Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn (ICSEA 940) and Merrylands - Holroyd (948).
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn 1,003 (2 schools), Merrylands - Holroyd 1,050 (1 school).
There are 5 schools in Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn, compared to 6 in Merrylands - Holroyd.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn at 5.9% (vs 70.1% in Merrylands - Holroyd).
Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 4, above Merrylands - Holroyd's Decile 3. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 40% lower in Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn ($852,000 vs $1.43M).
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Plan the move: Merrylands - Holroyd → Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn