Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Pymble, New South Wales 2073 · Ku-ring-gai LGA
#131 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#492 of 4,908 nationally
About Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Pymble, New South Wales (2073), within the Ku-ring-gai local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 229 students (119 girls and 110 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1165, indicating exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. That places it in the 97th percentile of Australian schools. 66% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 1% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 17 teachers (14.1 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.2 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 19% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School scores 75.6 out of 100, placing it in the top 10% of primary schools nationally and 131st of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (11th of 22 in the Ku-ring-gai area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1165
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)66% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)16.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-19% enrolments since 2020 (area median -18%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-14 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 Catholic Primary School's 229 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Northside Montessori School
Pymble · Independent combined · K-10
159 students · ICSEA 1147 · 593 m away
Pymble Ladies' College
Pymble · Independent combined · K-12
2,501 students · ICSEA 1178 · 865 m away
Pymble Public School
Pymble · Government primary · K-6
519 students · ICSEA 1176 · 928 m away
Gordon East Public School
Gordon · Government primary · K-6
195 students · ICSEA 1163 · 1.9 km away
Warrawee Public School
Turramurra · Government primary · K-6
622 students · ICSEA 1170 · 1.9 km away
Gordon West Public School
Pymble · Government primary · K-6
424 students · ICSEA 1150 · 2.2 km away
Turramurra Public School
Turramurra · Government primary · K-6
531 students · ICSEA 1181 · 2.3 km away
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School
West Pymble · Catholic primary · K-6
104 students · ICSEA 1174 · 2.4 km away
Knox Grammar School
Wahroonga · Independent combined · K-12
3,345 students · ICSEA 1187 · 2.6 km away
St Ives Public School
St Ives · Government primary · K-6
465 students · ICSEA 1155 · 2.7 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Brendan's Catholic Primary School
Annandale · Catholic primary · K-6
155 students · ICSEA 1166
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Woollahra · Catholic primary · K-6
196 students · ICSEA 1164
Villa Maria Catholic Primary School
Hunters Hill · Catholic primary · K-6
360 students · ICSEA 1166
St Columba's Catholic Primary School
Leichhardt North · Catholic primary · K-6
180 students · ICSEA 1167
St Francis of Assisi Regional Catholic Primary School
Paddington · Catholic primary · K-6
151 students · ICSEA 1167
St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School
Balgowlah · Catholic primary · K-6
232 students · ICSEA 1168
Frequently asked questions
Is Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School a public or private school?
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 Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School offer?
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School?
In 2025, Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School had 229 enrolled students (119 girls, 110 boys), a change of -19% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School?
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1165. 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 Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School rank in NSW?
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School ranks 131st of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (75.6/100), and 492nd of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School?
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School has about 16.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School each year?
In 2025, Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School had 35 students in Kindergarten and 33 in Year 6.
Is Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of 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.
Where can I get tutoring near Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School?
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