Holy Spirit College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Mount Pleasant, Queensland 4740 · Mackay LGA
About Holy Spirit College
Holy Spirit College is a catholic high school located in Mount Pleasant, Queensland (4740), within the Mackay local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,139 students (554 girls and 585 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
Holy Spirit College has an ICSEA value of 1023, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 57th percentile of Australian schools. 14% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 21% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 95 teachers (86.6 full-time equivalent) and 73 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.2 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 20% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Holy Spirit College scores 54.6 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 91st of 269 secondary schools in QLD (3rd of 9 in the Mackay area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1023
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)14% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+20% enrolments since 2020 (area median -2%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-7 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 1,139 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.
Emmanuel Catholic Primary School
Mount Pleasant · Catholic primary · Prep-6
597 students · ICSEA 1025 · 60 m away
Northview State School
Mount Pleasant · Government primary · Prep-6
331 students · ICSEA 991 · 656 m away
Fitzgerald State School
North Mackay · Government primary · Prep-6
632 students · ICSEA 955 · 1.2 km away
Carlisle Adventist College
Beaconsfield · Independent combined · Prep-12
281 students · ICSEA 990 · 1.3 km away
Glenella State School
Glenella · Government primary · Prep-6
234 students · ICSEA 977 · 1.5 km away
Mackay North State High School
North Mackay · Government high school · 7-12
1,253 students · ICSEA 958 · 1.8 km away
Whitsunday Anglican School
Beaconsfield · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,151 students · ICSEA 1102 · 2.1 km away
Mackay District Special School
Beaconsfield · Government special · Prep-12
82 students · ICSEA 949 · 2.2 km away
Beaconsfield State School
Beaconsfield · Government primary · Prep-6
481 students · ICSEA 924 · 2.4 km away
Mackay Christian College
North Mackay · Independent combined · Prep-12
879 students · ICSEA 1000 · 2.6 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
St Mary's Catholic College
Woree · Catholic high school · 7-12
949 students · ICSEA 1023
St Patrick's College Townsville
Townsville · Catholic high school · 7-12
663 students · ICSEA 1024
St Columban's College
Caboolture · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,171 students · ICSEA 1026
Catherine McAuley College
Mackay · Catholic high school · 7-10
606 students · ICSEA 1026
Shalom College
Bundaberg · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,558 students · ICSEA 1027
Trinity College
Beenleigh · Catholic high school · 7-12
954 students · ICSEA 1018
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 Education Queensland.
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 1,139 enrolled students (554 girls, 585 boys), a change of 20% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Holy Spirit College?
Holy Spirit College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1023. 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 College rank in QLD?
Holy Spirit College ranks 91st of 269 secondary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (54.6/100), and 641st of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Holy Spirit College?
Holy Spirit College has about 13.2 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 220 students in Year 7 and 146 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 North Lakes, about 785 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.