Holy Spirit School
197 Clarendon Street, Thornbury East VIC 3071
Holy Spirit School is a Catholic primary school in Thornbury East, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 129 students. Its ICSEA is 1,107, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the publisher's site. About this link
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: a Catholic co-educational primary school (Prep to Year 6) in Thornbury East, an inner-northern Melbourne suburb, with around 240 students. The school offers before and after school care through its on-site OSHC program, and is part of the Archdiocese of Melbourne school network.
Often praised
- On-site before and after care
- Inner-city Catholic school
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales Street Primary School | Thornbury | Public primary | 0.6 km | 1,140 | 606 |
| Penders Grove Primary School | Thornbury | Public primary | 0.7 km | 1,021 | 143 |
| Virtual School Victoria | Thornbury | Public k–12 / combined | 0.8 km | 1,073 | 2,797 |
| St Mary's School | Thornbury | Catholic primary | 1.4 km | 1,089 | 113 |
| St Bernadette's School | Ivanhoe West | Catholic primary | 1.6 km | 1,149 | 191 |
| Preston South Primary School | Preston | Public primary | 1.6 km | 1,127 | 421 |
| Thornbury Primary School | Thornbury | Public primary | 1.8 km | 1,093 | 300 |
| Fairfield Primary School | Fairfield | Public primary | 1.9 km | 1,170 | 516 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of the Assumption School | Cheltenham | Catholic primary · P-6 | 257 | 1,107 |
| St Louis de Montfort's School | Aspendale | Catholic primary · P-6 | 594 | 1,107 |
| St Mary's School | Williamstown | Catholic primary · P-6 | 263 | 1,107 |
| St Patrick's School | Geelong West | Catholic primary · P-6 | 418 | 1,107 |
| Lisieux Catholic Primary School | Torquay North | Catholic primary · P-6 | 333 | 1,106 |
| Our Lady of the Pines School | Donvale | Catholic primary · P-6 | 404 | 1,108 |
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.