Holy Spirit Catholic College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Lakemba, New South Wales 2195 · Canterbury-Bankstown LGA
#340 of 539 high schools in NSW
#961 of 1,472 nationally
About Holy Spirit Catholic College
Holy Spirit Catholic College is a catholic high school located in Lakemba, New South Wales (2195), within the Canterbury-Bankstown local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 730 students (352 girls and 378 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Holy Spirit Catholic College has an ICSEA value of 999, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 46th percentile of Australian schools. 6% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 34% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 62 teachers (58.4 full-time equivalent) and 29 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.5 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 22% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Holy Spirit Catholic College scores 39.7 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 340th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (13th of 21 in the Canterbury-Bankstown area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 999
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)6% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-22% enrolments since 2020 (area median +0%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-1 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Holy Spirit Catholic College's 730 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Holy Spirit Catholic College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Holy Spirit Catholic College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Therese's Catholic Primary School
Lakemba · Catholic primary · K-6
176 students · ICSEA 1024 · 586 m away
Lakemba Public School
Lakemba · Government primary · K-6
428 students · ICSEA 999 · 639 m away
Al Hikma College
Lakemba · Independent primary · K-6
399 students · ICSEA 1049 · 663 m away
Canterbury Vale School
Lakemba · Government special · U
36 students · ICSEA 921 · 700 m away
Hampden Park Public School
Lakemba · Government primary · K-6
859 students · ICSEA 966 · 791 m away
Wiley Park Public School
Wiley Park · Government primary · K-6
550 students · ICSEA 994 · 833 m away
Rissalah College
Lakemba · Independent combined · K-12
946 students · ICSEA 1041 · 852 m away
Wiley Park Girls High School
Punchbowl · Government high school · 7-12
589 students · ICSEA 954 · 931 m away
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Belmore · Catholic primary · K-6
232 students · ICSEA 1036 · 1.2 km away
Belmore Boys High School
Belmore · Government high school · 7-12
614 students · ICSEA 953 · 1.5 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Paul's College
West Kempsey · Catholic high school · 7-12
641 students · ICSEA 999
Newman Senior Technical College
Port Macquarie · Catholic high school · 11-12
327 students · ICSEA 996
Emmaus Catholic College
Kemps Creek · Catholic high school · 7-12
674 students · ICSEA 996
Delany College
Granville · Catholic high school · 7-12
348 students · ICSEA 996
St Joseph's College
Lochinvar · Catholic high school · 7-12
973 students · ICSEA 996
John Therry Catholic College
Rosemeadow · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,057 students · ICSEA 1002
Frequently asked questions
Is Holy Spirit Catholic College a public or private school?
Holy Spirit Catholic College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Holy Spirit Catholic College offer?
Holy Spirit Catholic College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Holy Spirit Catholic College?
In 2025, Holy Spirit Catholic College had 730 enrolled students (352 girls, 378 boys), a change of -22% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Holy Spirit Catholic College?
Holy Spirit Catholic College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 999. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Holy Spirit Catholic College rank in NSW?
Holy Spirit Catholic College ranks 340th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (39.7/100), and 961st of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Holy Spirit Catholic College?
Holy Spirit Catholic College has about 12.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Holy Spirit Catholic College?
In 2025, Holy Spirit Catholic College had 110 students in Year 7 and 113 in Year 12.
Is Holy Spirit Catholic College co-ed?
Yes. Holy Spirit Catholic College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Holy Spirit Catholic College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Holy Spirit Catholic College in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near Holy Spirit Catholic College?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Bankstown, about 4.3 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.