Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Carnes Hill, New South Wales 2171 · Liverpool LGA
#731 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#2232 of 4,908 nationally
About Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Carnes Hill, New South Wales (2171), within the Liverpool local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 669 students (343 girls and 326 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1059, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 72nd percentile of Australian schools. 21% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 14% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 42 teachers (34.8 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 19.2 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School scores 56.3 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools nationally and 731st of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (10th of 40 in the Liverpool area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1059
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)21% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)19.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+2% enrolments since 2020 (area median +1%)
- 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 Primary School's 669 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Greenway Park Public School
Carnes Hill · Government primary · K-6
620 students · ICSEA 1011 · 573 m away
John Edmondson High School
Horningsea Park · Government high school · 7-12
1,084 students · ICSEA 982 · 736 m away
Hoxton Park Public School
Hoxton Park · Government primary · K-6
531 students · ICSEA 985 · 986 m away
Clancy Catholic College
West Hoxton · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,211 students · ICSEA 1054 · 1.1 km away
William Carey Christian School
Prestons · Independent combined · K-12
1,325 students · ICSEA 1105 · 1.2 km away
Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School
Hoxton Park · Catholic primary · K-6
469 students · ICSEA 1037 · 2.0 km away
Good Samaritan Catholic College
Hinchinbrook · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,297 students · ICSEA 1006 · 2.1 km away
Thomas Hassall Anglican College
Middleton Grange · Independent combined · K-12
1,721 students · ICSEA 1083 · 2.3 km away
Middleton Grange Public School
Middleton Grange · Government primary · K-6
465 students · ICSEA 1010 · 2.5 km away
Dalmeny Public School
Prestons · Government primary · K-6
671 students · ICSEA 1012 · 2.7 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Bonnyrigg Heights · Catholic primary · K-6
843 students · ICSEA 1059
St Patrick's Primary School
Blacktown · Catholic primary · K-6
295 students · ICSEA 1058
Bethany Catholic Primary School
Glenmore Park · Catholic primary · K-6
540 students · ICSEA 1058
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Port Kembla · Catholic primary · K-6
177 students · ICSEA 1058
St Anne's Primary School
North Albury · Catholic primary · K-6
350 students · ICSEA 1060
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School
Shelly Beach · Catholic primary · K-6
606 students · ICSEA 1057
Frequently asked questions
Is Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School a public or private school?
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School offer?
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School?
In 2025, Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School had 669 enrolled students (343 girls, 326 boys), a change of 2% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School?
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1059. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School rank in NSW?
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School ranks 731st of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (56.3/100), and 2232nd of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School?
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School has about 19.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School each year?
In 2025, Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School had 96 students in Kindergarten and 94 in Year 6.
Is Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School 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 Primary School?
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