Sacred Heart Central School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Cootamundra, New South Wales 2590 · Cootamundra-Gundagai LGA
#252 of 314 combined schools in NSW
#892 of 1,259 nationally
About Sacred Heart Central School
Sacred Heart Central School is a catholic combined (K–12) school located in Cootamundra, New South Wales (2590), within the Cootamundra-Gundagai local government area. It caters for students from K to 10 and in 2025 enrolled 376 students (182 girls and 194 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Sacred Heart Central School has an ICSEA value of 994, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 44th percentile of Australian schools. 11% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 31% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 34 teachers (27.4 full-time equivalent) and 14 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.7 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 16% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Sacred Heart Central School scores 38.3 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of combined schools nationally and 252nd of 314 combined schools in NSW.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 994
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)11% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+16% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-8 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 Central School's 376 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Sacred Heart Central School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Sacred Heart Central School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Cootamundra Public School
Cootamundra · Government primary · K-6
214 students · ICSEA 943 · 591 m away
Elouera Special School
Cootamundra · Independent special · U
28 students · ICSEA 943 · 1.2 km away
Cootamundra High School
Cootamundra · Government high school · 7-12
203 students · ICSEA 902 · 1.2 km away
E A Southee Public School
Cootamundra · Government primary · K-6
74 students · ICSEA 840 · 1.6 km away
Similar schools
Catholic combined schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
McAuley Catholic College
Tumut · Catholic combined · K-12
473 students · ICSEA 1001
St Raphael's Catholic School Cowra
Cowra · Catholic combined · K-12
442 students · ICSEA 985
Holy Trinity School
Inverell · Catholic combined · K-10
577 students · ICSEA 1003
St Anne's Catholic College
Temora · Catholic combined · K-12
288 students · ICSEA 1006
St Catherine's Catholic College
Singleton · Catholic combined · K-12
1,010 students · ICSEA 974
St Matthews Catholic School Mudgee
Mudgee · Catholic combined · K-12
1,122 students · ICSEA 1022
Frequently asked questions
Is Sacred Heart Central School a public or private school?
Sacred Heart Central School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Sacred Heart Central School offer?
Sacred Heart Central School offers K to 10. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Sacred Heart Central School?
In 2025, Sacred Heart Central School had 376 enrolled students (182 girls, 194 boys), a change of 16% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Sacred Heart Central School?
Sacred Heart Central School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 994. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Sacred Heart Central School rank in NSW?
Sacred Heart Central School ranks 252nd of 314 combined schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (38.3/100), and 892nd of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Sacred Heart Central School?
Sacred Heart Central School has about 13.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Sacred Heart Central School?
In 2025, Sacred Heart Central School had 42 students in Year 7.
Is Sacred Heart Central School co-ed?
Yes. Sacred Heart Central School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Sacred Heart Central School?
There are 4 other schools within 15 km of Sacred Heart Central 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 Central School?
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