Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Wanguri, Northern Territory 0810 · Darwin LGA
About Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Wanguri, Northern Territory (0810), within the Darwin local government area. It caters for students from T to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 243 students (123 girls and 120 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Northern Territory.
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1035, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 62nd percentile of Australian schools. 25% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 15% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 21 teachers (17.3 full-time equivalent) and 18 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.0 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School scores 57.0 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools nationally and 11th of 52 primary schools in NT (9th of 22 in the Darwin area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1035
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)25% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+1% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-30 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 243 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.
Wanguri Primary School
Wanguri · Government primary · T-6
327 students · ICSEA 987 · 305 m away
Henbury School
Tiwi · Government special · 7-12
195 students · ICSEA 894 · 658 m away
Wagaman Primary School
Wagaman · Government primary · T-6
213 students · ICSEA 944 · 680 m away
Dripstone Secondary College
Tiwi · Government high school · 7-9
605 students · ICSEA 994 · 864 m away
Nakara Primary School
Nakara · Government primary · T-6
409 students · ICSEA 1051 · 912 m away
Alawa Primary School
Alawa · Government primary · T-6
259 students · ICSEA 1011 · 1.1 km away
Casuarina Senior College
Moil · Government high school · 10-12
690 students · ICSEA 949 · 1.3 km away
Nemarluk School
Alawa · Government special · T-6
170 students · ICSEA 929 · 1.3 km away
Wulagi Primary School
Wulagi · Government primary · T-6
144 students · ICSEA 890 · 1.5 km away
Leanyer Primary School
Leanyer · Government primary · T-6
538 students · ICSEA 1024 · 1.6 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NT with a comparable ICSEA.
Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School
Zuccoli · Catholic primary · T-6
379 students · ICSEA 1027
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Darwin · Catholic primary · T-6
180 students · ICSEA 1076
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Rapid Creek · Catholic primary · T-6
221 students · ICSEA 1077
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Woodroffe · Catholic primary · T-6
165 students · ICSEA 983
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
Humpty Doo · Catholic primary · T-6
107 students · ICSEA 979
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Karama · Catholic primary · T-6
248 students · ICSEA 968
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 Education Northern Territory.
What year levels does Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School offer?
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School offers T 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 243 enrolled students (123 girls, 120 boys), a change of 1% 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 1035. 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 Primary School rank in NT?
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School ranks 11th of 52 primary schools in Northern Territory on the Success Index (57.0/100), and 2160th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School?
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School has about 14.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Transition at Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School each year?
In 2025, Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School had 34 students in Transition and 30 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?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Windsor Gardens, about 2621 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.