Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Kensington, New South Wales 2033 · Randwick LGA
About Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College is a catholic girls' high school located in Kensington, New South Wales (2033), within the Randwick local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 702 students. The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College has an ICSEA value of 1083, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 79th percentile of Australian schools. 32% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 10% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 60 teachers (54.4 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.9 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 17% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College scores 69.4 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 118th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (3rd of 7 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 1083
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)32% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-17% enrolments since 2020 (area median +10%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+26 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 College's 702 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School
Kensington · Catholic primary · K-6
412 students · ICSEA 1145 · 136 m away
Kensington Public School
Kensington · Government primary · K-6
381 students · ICSEA 1120 · 577 m away
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Rosebery · Catholic primary · K-2
150 students · ICSEA 1112 · 1.3 km away
Green Square Public School
Zetlands · Government primary · K-6
107 students · ICSEA 1122 · 1.3 km away
The Joseph Varga School
Randwick · Independent special · U
8 students · ICSEA 1119 · 1.6 km away
Eastlakes Public School
Eastlakes · Government primary · K-6
154 students · ICSEA 1046 · 1.8 km away
Yudi Gunyi School
Waterloo · Government special · U
29 students · ICSEA 890 · 1.8 km away
Coogee Boys' Preparatory School
Randwick · Independent primary · K-6
102 students · ICSEA 1165 · 1.8 km away
Sydney Childrens Hospital School
Randwick · Government special
· 1.9 km away
Marcellin College
Randwick · Catholic high school · 7-12
964 students · ICSEA 1100 · 1.9 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Bethany College
Hurstville · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,091 students · ICSEA 1083
Aquinas Catholic College
Menai · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,140 students · ICSEA 1082
Mater Maria Catholic College
Warriewood · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,098 students · ICSEA 1085
St John Bosco College
Engadine · Catholic high school · 7-12
986 students · ICSEA 1081
Xavier Catholic College Ballina
Skennars Head · Catholic high school · 7-12
884 students · ICSEA 1081
Parramatta Marist High School
Westmead · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,043 students · ICSEA 1086
Frequently asked questions
Is Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College a public or private school?
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College 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 College offer?
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College?
In 2025, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College had 702 enrolled students (702 girls, 0 boys), a change of -17% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College?
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1083. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College rank in NSW?
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College ranks 118th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (69.4/100), and 299th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College?
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College has about 12.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College?
In 2025, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College had 92 students in Year 7 and 136 in Year 12.
Is Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College co-ed?
No. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College is a girls' school.
What other schools are near Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College 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 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College?
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