Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Randwick, New South Wales 2031 · Randwick LGA
#63 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#261 of 4,908 nationally
About Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Randwick, New South Wales (2031), within the Randwick local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 472 students (246 girls and 226 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1160, indicating exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. That places it in the 97th percentile of Australian schools. 62% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 1% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 32 teachers (29.4 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.1 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 8% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School scores 78.9 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of primary schools nationally and 63rd of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (6th of 23 in the Randwick area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1160
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)62% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)16.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+8% enrolments since 2020 (area median -12%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-5 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 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School's 472 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Marcellin College
Randwick · Catholic high school · 7-12
964 students · ICSEA 1100 · 252 m away
Claremont College
Randwick · Independent primary · K-6
265 students · ICSEA 1201 · 393 m away
Coogee Boys' Preparatory School
Randwick · Independent primary · K-6
102 students · ICSEA 1165 · 409 m away
Sydney Childrens Hospital School
Randwick · Government special
· 439 m away
Brigidine College Randwick
Randwick · Catholic high school · 7-12
851 students · ICSEA 1114 · 441 m away
Randwick Public School
Randwick · Government primary · K-6
853 students · ICSEA 1155 · 564 m away
The Joseph Varga School
Randwick · Independent special · U
8 students · ICSEA 1119 · 569 m away
Centennial Park School
Randwick · Government special · U
53 students · ICSEA 1055 · 591 m away
Randwick High School
Randwick · Government high school · 7-12
1,461 students · ICSEA 1071 · 880 m away
Coogee Public School
Coogee · Government primary · K-6
361 students · ICSEA 1154 · 942 m away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Galilee Catholic Primary School
Bondi Beach · Catholic primary · K-6
88 students · ICSEA 1160
St Michael's Catholic Primary School
Stanmore · Catholic primary · K-6
116 students · ICSEA 1160
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Manly · Catholic primary · K-6
330 students · ICSEA 1159
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School
Willoughby · Catholic primary · K-6
277 students · ICSEA 1161
St Brigid's Catholic Primary School
Coogee · Catholic primary · K-6
205 students · ICSEA 1159
St Charles' Catholic Primary School Waverley
Waverley · Catholic primary · K-6
308 students · ICSEA 1161
Frequently asked questions
Is Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School a public or private school?
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School offer?
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School?
In 2025, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School had 472 enrolled students (246 girls, 226 boys), a change of 8% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School?
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1160. The national average is 1000, so this indicates exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School rank in NSW?
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School ranks 63rd of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (78.9/100), and 261st of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School?
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School has about 16.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School each year?
In 2025, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School had 68 students in Kindergarten and 68 in Year 6.
Is Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic 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.
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