Holy Spirit College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Bellambi, New South Wales 2518 · Wollongong LGA
About Holy Spirit College
Holy Spirit College is a catholic high school located in Bellambi, New South Wales (2518), within the Wollongong local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,249 students (597 girls and 652 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Holy Spirit College has an ICSEA value of 1069, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 75th percentile of Australian schools. 27% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 12% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 108 teachers (96.0 full-time equivalent) and 43 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.0 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Holy Spirit College scores 67.8 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 136th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (5th of 15 in the Wollongong area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1069
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)27% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)0% enrolments since 2020 (area median +1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+11 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 College's 1,249 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Holy Spirit College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Holy Spirit College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Bellambi Public School
Bellambi · Government primary · K-6
182 students · ICSEA 807 · 756 m away
Russell Vale Public School
Russell Vale · Government primary · K-6
262 students · ICSEA 1040 · 907 m away
Corrimal High School
Corrimal · Government high school · 7-12
569 students · ICSEA 940 · 1.3 km away
Woonona East Public School
Woonona · Government primary · K-6
200 students · ICSEA 1037 · 1.4 km away
Corrimal Public School
Corrimal · Government primary · K-6
227 students · ICSEA 1013 · 1.5 km away
St Columbkille's Catholic Primary School
Corrimal · Catholic primary · K-6
339 students · ICSEA 1073 · 1.6 km away
Corrimal East Public School
Corrimal · Government primary · K-6
297 students · ICSEA 1046 · 1.7 km away
Aspect South Coast School
Corrimal · Independent special · U
129 students · ICSEA 1017 · 1.7 km away
Woonona Public School
Woonona · Government primary · K-6
519 students · ICSEA 1070 · 2.2 km away
Woonona High School
Woonona · Government high school · 7-12
767 students · ICSEA 1030 · 2.2 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
MacKillop College Port Macquarie
Port Macquarie · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,107 students · ICSEA 1068
Mount St Patrick College
Murwillumbah · Catholic high school · 7-12
823 students · ICSEA 1071
Marian Catholic College
Kenthurst · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,035 students · ICSEA 1073
De La Salle College, Revesby Heights
Revesby Heights · Catholic high school · 7-12
650 students · ICSEA 1065
Holy Cross College
Ryde · Catholic high school · 7-12
786 students · ICSEA 1065
St John Paul II Catholic College
Schofields · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,159 students · ICSEA 1074
Frequently asked questions
Is Holy Spirit College a public or private school?
Holy Spirit College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Holy Spirit College offer?
Holy Spirit College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Holy Spirit College?
In 2025, Holy Spirit College had 1,249 enrolled students (597 girls, 652 boys), a change of 0% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Holy Spirit College?
Holy Spirit College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1069. 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 College rank in NSW?
Holy Spirit College ranks 136th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (67.8/100), and 333rd of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Holy Spirit College?
Holy Spirit College has about 13.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Holy Spirit College?
In 2025, Holy Spirit College had 228 students in Year 7 and 171 in Year 12.
Is Holy Spirit College co-ed?
Yes. Holy Spirit College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Holy Spirit College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Holy Spirit 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 College?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Campbelltown, about 33 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.