Holy Spirit Infants School
Abermain NSW 2326
Holy Spirit Infants School is a Catholic primary school in Abermain, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 2 with about 122 students. Its ICSEA is 991, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the publisher's site. About this link
Sector, ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Holy Spirit Infants School in Abermain, Hunter Valley, is described as the only infants school in the Maitland-Newcastle Catholic Diocese. It caters for Kindergarten to Year 2 with two streams of each grade and around 120 students. Its history dates to 1908, when the Sisters of St Joseph taught in the church hall, with purpose-built classrooms following in 1935.
Often praised
- Dedicated early learning focus
- Long Josephite history
- Two streams per grade
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NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abermain Public School | Abermain | Public primary | 1.6 km | 917 | 257 |
| Weston Public School | Weston | Public primary | 1.7 km | 882 | 270 |
| Kurri Kurri Public School | Kurri Kurri | Public primary | 3.5 km | 891 | 574 |
| Holy Spirit Primary School | Kurri Kurri | Catholic primary | 4.0 km | 994 | 186 |
| Pelaw Main Public School | Pelaw Main | Public primary | 4.5 km | 901 | 115 |
| Stanford Merthyr Infants School | Stanford Merthyr | Public primary | 5.1 km | 950 | 54 |
| Kearsley Public School | Kearsley | Public primary | 6.8 km | 897 | 114 |
| Cessnock East Public School | Cessnock | Public primary | 7.1 km | 835 | 215 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in NSW
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Primary School | West Kempsey | Catholic primary · K-6 | 332 | 991 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Bombala | Catholic primary · K-6 | 71 | 991 |
| Sacred Heart Parish School | Broken Hill | Catholic primary · K-6 | 190 | 990 |
| St Gertrude's Catholic Primary School | Smithfield | Catholic primary · K-6 | 632 | 992 |
| St Laurence's Parish School | Forbes | Catholic primary · K-6 | 298 | 992 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School | Tocumwal | Catholic primary · K-6 | 20 | 993 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.