Engaging In Learning Through Thinking, Feeling And Doing

At Holy Spirit Primary School Thornbury, student wellbeing comes first. Our strong, connected community creates a safe, supportive environment where every child can thrive — academically, socially, and emotionally.
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Personalised Learning  

to help your child flourish in all aspects of life

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Read What Our Community Has to Say

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  • Holy Spirit Primary in Thornbury Parent
    Nikki Ivelja
    Parent

    “Having my 3 children attend at Holy Spirit has been an extraordinary 12 year journey. 
    This school has not only offered a great education, good values, support, and respect for my children but I also have established life long friendships with the mums that also attended this school.
    Catching up on the school grounds to volunteering for HSPA has been a highlight. It has a sense of great spirit and great community. “​

  • Mandy Rio
    Parent

    “The small but mighty Holy Spirit community helps my child feel special and I’m confident that she is properly cared for by teachers I know and trust.
    Holy Spirit gives every student the opportunity to thrive no matter their skills, interest or learning style in an environment that supports and values its teachers, families and the wellbeing of its students.
    I highly recommend this wonderful school to anyone.”​”

  • Holy Spirit Thornbury Parent
    Emma Maguire
    Parent

    “Holy Spirit is the perfect school for both of my children.
    There is always a warm and nurturing feeling from staff, students and parents.
    Wellbeing is an essential focus of the learning. Parents and guardians are welcome to become involved in the school community.
    The school values of Learning, Safety and Respect are embedded in everything that they do.”

Holy Spirit Thornbury Principal Rob Costin

A message from the principal

A Warm Welcome…

to all new families wishing to join our tight knit community. Our school allows us to provide a more personable approach , smaller class sizes and more specialised programs to suit individual student needs.

Holy Spirit Primary School has one of the most tight knit communities I have ever been a part of.

Rob Costin

Principal of Holy Spirit

Holy Spirit Primary School

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The teachers take a real pride in being caring and innovative.

“Holy Spirit is a welcoming and inviting school community with a focus on empowering students to be inquisitive learners.”

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Students of Holy Spirit Primary School in Thornbury

our enrichment programmes

Committed to Your Child’s Individual Needs

We offer a range of small group intervention programs to help with individual needs.

  • GRIN – Getting Ready In Numeracy

    Held in the morning before the normal daily mathematics lesson, trained tutors conduct GRIN sessions with small groups of students. The GRIN sessions are brief and focused – normally 15 to 25 minutes long.

  • ERIK – Enhancing Reading Intervention Knowledge

    A small group intervention program to help Year 2 -3 students master basic phonological and comprehension skills for reading.

  • RIDER – Read, Imagine, Describe, Evaluate, Repeat

    A small group intervention program to help improve reading comprehension for Year 3-4 students.

  • Young Leaders Program

    An induction program for elected student leaders in Years 5 & 6. The program features the building blocks for student leadership.

Holy Spirit School is a welcoming, inclusive school that recognises and embraces the cultural and economic diversity of its community. Its aspiration to be a community of connected members intent on building trusting relationships was evident in feedback from students, staff and parents.

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