Sacred Heart Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Pearce, Australian Capital Territory 2607 · Unincorporated ACT LGA
About Sacred Heart Primary School
Sacred Heart Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Pearce, Australian Capital Territory (2607), within the Unincorporated ACT local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 210 students (107 girls and 103 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education, Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn.
Sacred Heart Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1131, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 91st percentile of Australian schools. 50% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 2% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 20 teachers (15.8 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.3 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 7% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Sacred Heart Primary School scores 80.5 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of primary schools nationally and 6th of 80 primary schools in ACT (6th of 80 in the Unincorporated ACT area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1131
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)50% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-7% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+29 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 Sacred Heart Primary School's 210 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Sacred Heart Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Sacred Heart Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Melrose High School
Pearce · Government high school · 7-10
776 students · ICSEA 1079 · 594 m away
Torrens Primary School
Torrens · Government primary · K-6
394 students · ICSEA 1079 · 683 m away
Marist College Canberra
Pearce · Independent combined · 4-12
1,852 students · ICSEA 1142 · 803 m away
Mawson Primary School
Mawson · Government primary · K-6
542 students · ICSEA 1139 · 1.5 km away
Canberra Christian School
Mawson · Independent primary · K-6
228 students · ICSEA 1087 · 1.7 km away
Taylor Primary School
Kambah · Government primary · K-6
286 students · ICSEA 1043 · 2.2 km away
Farrer Primary School
Farrer · Government primary · K-6
252 students · ICSEA 1098 · 2.4 km away
Arawang Primary School
Waramanga · Government primary · K-6
469 students · ICSEA 1113 · 2.6 km away
Lyons Early Childhood School
Lyons · Government primary · K-2
91 students · ICSEA 1116 · 2.9 km away
The Canberra College
Phillip · Government high school · 11-12
1,174 students · ICSEA 1087 · 3.0 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in ACT with a comparable ICSEA.
St Jude's Primary School
Holder · Catholic primary · K-6
425 students · ICSEA 1131
St Joseph's Primary School
O'Connor · Catholic primary · K-6
334 students · ICSEA 1130
Sts Peter and Paul Primary School
Garran · Catholic primary · K-6
299 students · ICSEA 1130
Rosary Primary School
Watson · Catholic primary · K-6
369 students · ICSEA 1121
Holy Trinity Primary School
Curtin · Catholic primary · K-6
387 students · ICSEA 1145
St Bede's Primary School
Red Hill · Catholic primary · K-6
261 students · ICSEA 1117
Frequently asked questions
Is Sacred Heart Primary School a public or private school?
Sacred Heart Primary School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education, Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn.
What year levels does Sacred Heart Primary School offer?
Sacred Heart Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Sacred Heart Primary School?
In 2025, Sacred Heart Primary School had 210 enrolled students (107 girls, 103 boys), a change of -7% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Sacred Heart Primary School?
Sacred Heart Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1131. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Sacred Heart Primary School rank in ACT?
Sacred Heart Primary School ranks 6th of 80 primary schools in Australian Capital Territory on the Success Index (80.5/100), and 171st of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Sacred Heart Primary School?
Sacred Heart Primary School has about 13.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Sacred Heart Primary School each year?
In 2025, Sacred Heart Primary School had 37 students in Kindergarten and 23 in Year 6.
Is Sacred Heart Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Sacred Heart Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Sacred Heart Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Sacred Heart Primary 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 Sacred Heart Primary School?
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