Holy Spirit Infants School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Abermain, New South Wales 2326 · Cessnock LGA
#1037 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#3230 of 4,908 nationally
About Holy Spirit Infants School
Holy Spirit Infants School is a catholic primary school located in Abermain, New South Wales (2326), within the Cessnock local government area. It caters for students from K to 2 and in 2025 enrolled 122 students (63 girls and 59 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Holy Spirit Infants School has an ICSEA value of 991, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 43rd percentile of Australian schools. 5% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 30% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 16 teachers (11.8 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.3 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 15% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Holy Spirit Infants School scores 42.9 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 1037th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (3rd of 20 in the Cessnock area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 991
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)5% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-15% enrolments since 2020 (area median -2%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-2 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 Infants School's 122 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Holy Spirit Infants School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Holy Spirit Infants School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Abermain Public School
Abermain · Government primary · K-6
257 students · ICSEA 917 · 1.6 km away
Weston Public School
Weston · Government primary · K-6
270 students · ICSEA 882 · 1.7 km away
Kurri Kurri Public School
Kurri Kurri · Government primary · K-6
574 students · ICSEA 891 · 3.5 km away
Holy Spirit Primary School
Kurri Kurri · Catholic primary · 3-6
186 students · ICSEA 994 · 4.0 km away
Kurri Kurri High School
Kurri Kurri · Government high school · 7-12
917 students · ICSEA 894 · 4.0 km away
Pelaw Main Public School
Pelaw Main · Government primary · K-6
115 students · ICSEA 901 · 4.3 km away
Stanford Merthyr Infants School
Stanford Merthyr · Government primary · K-2
54 students · ICSEA 950 · 5.1 km away
Kearsley Public School
Kearsley · Government primary · K-6
114 students · ICSEA 897 · 6.8 km away
Cessnock East Public School
Cessnock · Government primary · K-6
215 students · ICSEA 835 · 7.1 km away
Cessnock High School
Cessnock · Government high school · 7-12
616 students · ICSEA 892 · 7.8 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Joseph's Primary School
Bombala · Catholic primary · K-6
71 students · ICSEA 991
St Joseph's Primary School
West Kempsey · Catholic primary · K-6
332 students · ICSEA 991
St Gertrude's Catholic Primary School
Smithfield · Catholic primary · K-6
632 students · ICSEA 992
Sacred Heart Parish School
Broken Hill · Catholic primary · K-6
190 students · ICSEA 990
St Laurence's Parish School
Forbes · Catholic primary · K-6
298 students · ICSEA 992
St Bernard's Primary School, Batemans Bay
Batehaven · Catholic primary · K-6
394 students · ICSEA 993
Frequently asked questions
Is Holy Spirit Infants School a public or private school?
Holy Spirit Infants School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Holy Spirit Infants School offer?
Holy Spirit Infants School offers K to 2. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Holy Spirit Infants School?
In 2025, Holy Spirit Infants School had 122 enrolled students (63 girls, 59 boys), a change of -15% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Holy Spirit Infants School?
Holy Spirit Infants School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 991. 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 Infants School rank in NSW?
Holy Spirit Infants School ranks 1037th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (42.9/100), and 3230th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Holy Spirit Infants School?
Holy Spirit Infants School has about 10.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Holy Spirit Infants School each year?
In 2025, Holy Spirit Infants School had 45 students in Kindergarten.
Is Holy Spirit Infants School co-ed?
Yes. Holy Spirit Infants School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Holy Spirit Infants School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Holy Spirit Infants 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 Infants School?
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