Sacred Heart Parish School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Broken Hill, New South Wales 2880 · Broken Hill LGA
#1009 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#3146 of 4,908 nationally
About Sacred Heart Parish School
Sacred Heart Parish School is a catholic primary school located in Broken Hill, New South Wales (2880), within the Broken Hill local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 190 students (95 girls and 95 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Sacred Heart Parish School has an ICSEA value of 990, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 42nd percentile of Australian schools. 14% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 30% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 13 teachers (12.2 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.6 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 28% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Sacred Heart Parish School scores 44.1 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 1009th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (1st of 8 in the Broken Hill area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 990
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)14% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+28% enrolments since 2020 (area median -2%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-31 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 Parish School's 190 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Sacred Heart Parish School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Sacred Heart Parish School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Broken Hill Public School
Broken Hill · Government primary · P-6
162 students · ICSEA 881 · 516 m away
Broken Hill High School
Broken Hill · Government high school · 7-12
411 students · ICSEA 892 · 859 m away
Morgan Street Public School
Broken Hill · Government primary · K-6
290 students · ICSEA 960 · 1.3 km away
School of the Air
Broken Hill · Government primary · P-6
120 students · ICSEA 985 · 1.4 km away
Broken Hill North Public School
Broken Hill · Government primary · K-6
206 students · ICSEA 864 · 1.5 km away
Burke Ward Public School
Broken Hill · Government primary · K-6
200 students · ICSEA 858 · 1.9 km away
Willyama High School
Broken Hill · Government high school · 7-12
570 students · ICSEA 903 · 2.2 km away
Railway Town Public School
Broken Hill · Government primary · K-6
124 students · ICSEA 868 · 2.7 km away
Alma Public School
Broken Hill · Government primary · P-6
255 students · ICSEA 875 · 3.3 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Holy Spirit Infants School
Abermain · Catholic primary · K-2
122 students · ICSEA 991
St Joseph's Primary School
Bombala · Catholic primary · K-6
71 students · ICSEA 991
St Joseph's Primary School
West Kempsey · Catholic primary · K-6
332 students · ICSEA 991
St Joseph's Primary School
Narrandera · Catholic primary · K-6
159 students · ICSEA 989
St Joseph's Primary School
Barraba · Catholic primary · K-6
73 students · ICSEA 989
St Gertrude's Catholic Primary School
Smithfield · Catholic primary · K-6
632 students · ICSEA 992
Frequently asked questions
Is Sacred Heart Parish School a public or private school?
Sacred Heart Parish School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Sacred Heart Parish School offer?
Sacred Heart Parish School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Sacred Heart Parish School?
In 2025, Sacred Heart Parish School had 190 enrolled students (95 girls, 95 boys), a change of 28% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Sacred Heart Parish School?
Sacred Heart Parish School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 990. 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 Parish School rank in NSW?
Sacred Heart Parish School ranks 1009th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (44.1/100), and 3146th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Sacred Heart Parish School?
Sacred Heart Parish School has about 15.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Sacred Heart Parish School each year?
In 2025, Sacred Heart Parish School had 26 students in Kindergarten and 20 in Year 6.
Is Sacred Heart Parish School co-ed?
Yes. Sacred Heart Parish School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Sacred Heart Parish School?
There are 9 other schools within 15 km of Sacred Heart Parish 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 Parish School?
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