Holy Spirit Parish School
83 Minerva Road, Manifold Heights VIC 3218
Holy Spirit Parish School is a Catholic primary school in Manifold Heights, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 326 students. Its ICSEA is 1,068, where the national average is 1000.
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 Parish School is a Catholic primary school on Minerva Road, Manifold Heights, Geelong, serving Prep to Year 6 with around 326 students. It was established in 2004 through the amalgamation of two parish primary schools, St Anthony's in Hamlyn Heights and Our Lady's in Manifold Heights. The student-to-teacher ratio is about eleven to one.
Often praised
- Merged parish school community
- Small student-to-teacher ratio
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manifold Heights Primary School | Manifold Heights | Public primary | 0.3 km | 1,082 | 473 |
| Herne Hill Primary School | Hamlyn Heights | Public primary | 0.7 km | 1,023 | 271 |
| Newtown Primary School | Newtown | Public primary | 1.3 km | 1,076 | 169 |
| St Patrick's School | Geelong West | Catholic primary | 1.4 km | 1,107 | 418 |
| Ashby Primary School | Geelong West | Public primary | 1.5 km | 1,059 | 285 |
| Fyans Park Primary School | Newtown | Public primary | 2.0 km | 1,131 | 389 |
| Hamlyn Banks Primary School | Hamlyn Heights | Public primary | 2.0 km | 976 | 293 |
| The Geelong College | Newtown | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.0 km | 1,156 | 1,573 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in VIC
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annunciation School | Brooklyn | Catholic primary · P-6 | 65 | 1,068 |
| St John the Apostle Catholic Primary School | Tarneit | Catholic primary · P-6 | 384 | 1,068 |
| St Joseph's School | Warrnambool | Catholic primary · P-6 | 622 | 1,068 |
| Emmaus Catholic Primary School | Sydenham | Catholic primary · P-6 | 476 | 1,067 |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | The Basin | Catholic primary · P-6 | 255 | 1,069 |
| St Clare's Catholic Primary School | Truganina South | Catholic primary · P-6 | 442 | 1,069 |
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.