Holy Spirit School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025City Beach, Western Australia 6015 · Cambridge LGA
About Holy Spirit School
Holy Spirit School is a catholic primary school located in City Beach, Western Australia (6015), within the Cambridge local government area. It caters for students from PP to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 188 students (92 girls and 96 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Western Australia.
Holy Spirit School has an ICSEA value of 1163, indicating exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. That places it in the 97th percentile of Australian schools. 67% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 3% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 17 teachers (11.4 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.5 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 27% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Holy Spirit School scores 80.9 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of primary schools nationally and 7th of 583 primary schools in WA (1st of 7 in the Cambridge area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1163
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)67% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)16.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+27% enrolments since 2020 (area median -8%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+0 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 School's 188 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Holy Spirit School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Holy Spirit School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Wembley Downs Primary School
Wembley Downs · Government primary · K-6
382 students · ICSEA 1134 · 848 m away
Kapinara Primary School
City Beach · Government primary · K-6
348 students · ICSEA 1166 · 860 m away
Hale School
Wembley Downs · Independent combined · PP-12
1,623 students · ICSEA 1161 · 1.6 km away
The Japanese School in Perth
City Beach · Independent combined · 1-9
39 students · ICSEA 1140 · 2.1 km away
Newman College
Churchlands · Independent combined · PP-12
1,824 students · ICSEA 1121 · 2.1 km away
City Beach Primary School
City Beach · Government primary · K-6
163 students · ICSEA 1148 · 2.2 km away
Scarborough Primary School
Scarborough · Government primary · K-6
278 students · ICSEA 1101 · 2.2 km away
Holy Rosary School
Doubleview · Catholic primary · PP-6
392 students · ICSEA 1128 · 2.3 km away
Churchlands Senior High School
Churchlands · Government high school · 7-12
2,221 students · ICSEA 1115 · 2.3 km away
Doubleview Primary School
Doubleview · Government primary · K-6
476 students · ICSEA 1118 · 2.5 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
St Thomas' Primary School
Claremont · Catholic primary · PP-6
176 students · ICSEA 1169
St Benedict's School
Applecross · Catholic primary · PP-6
336 students · ICSEA 1152
St Paul's Primary School
Mount Lawley · Catholic primary · PP-6
186 students · ICSEA 1141
St Columba's Catholic Primary School
South Perth · Catholic primary · PP-6
381 students · ICSEA 1140
St Pius X Catholic School
Manning · Catholic primary · PP-6
172 students · ICSEA 1136
Mel Maria Catholic Primary School
Attadale · Catholic primary · PP-6
513 students · ICSEA 1131
Frequently asked questions
Is Holy Spirit School a public or private school?
Holy Spirit School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Western Australia.
What year levels does Holy Spirit School offer?
Holy Spirit School offers PP to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Holy Spirit School?
In 2025, Holy Spirit School had 188 enrolled students (92 girls, 96 boys), a change of 27% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Holy Spirit School?
Holy Spirit School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1163. The national average is 1000, so this indicates exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Holy Spirit School rank in WA?
Holy Spirit School ranks 7th of 583 primary schools in Western Australia on the Success Index (80.9/100), and 154th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Holy Spirit School?
Holy Spirit School has about 16.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Pre-primary at Holy Spirit School each year?
In 2025, Holy Spirit School had 19 students in Pre-primary and 26 in Year 6.
Is Holy Spirit School co-ed?
Yes. Holy Spirit School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Holy Spirit School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Holy Spirit 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 School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Stirling, about 5.5 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.