Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Alice Springs, Northern Territory 0870 · Alice Springs LGA
About Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College is a catholic combined (K–12) school located in Alice Springs, Northern Territory (0870), within the Alice Springs local government area. It caters for students from T to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 823 students (383 girls and 440 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Northern Territory.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College has an ICSEA value of 1028, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 59th percentile of Australian schools. 24% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 17% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 70 teachers (63.3 full-time equivalent) and 78 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.0 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 10% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College scores 49.4 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of combined schools nationally and 6th of 40 combined schools in NT (2nd of 4 in the Alice Springs area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1028
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)24% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+10% enrolments since 2020 (area median +10%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+6 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 College's 823 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Joseph's Catholic Flexible School
Alice Springs · Catholic special · 7-12
82 students · 536 m away
Gillen Primary School
Gillen · Government primary · T-6
230 students · ICSEA 807 · 808 m away
Centralian Middle School
Alice Springs · Government high school · 7-9
338 students · ICSEA 816 · 1.1 km away
Bradshaw Primary School
Gillen · Government primary · T-6
381 students · ICSEA 918 · 1.8 km away
St Philip's College
Alice Springs · Independent high school · 7-12
502 students · ICSEA 1031 · 2.0 km away
Centralian Senior College
Alice Springs · Government high school · 10-12
351 students · ICSEA 879 · 2.2 km away
Ross Park Primary School
Alice Springs · Government primary · T-6
413 students · ICSEA 1040 · 2.2 km away
Sadadeen Primary School
Alice Springs · Government primary · T-6
118 students · ICSEA 793 · 2.2 km away
Yipirinya School
Alice Springs · Independent combined · T-10
186 students · ICSEA 729 · 2.2 km away
Acacia Hill School
Sadadeen · Government special · T-12
96 students · ICSEA 789 · 2.3 km away
Similar schools
Catholic combined schools in NT with a comparable ICSEA.
St Joseph's Catholic College
Katherine · Catholic combined · T-12
299 students · ICSEA 974
St Francis Xavier Catholic School
Daly River · Catholic combined · T-12
78 students · ICSEA 724
Ltyentye Apurte Catholic School
Santa Teresa · Catholic combined · T-12
111 students · ICSEA 622
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Thamarrurr Catholic College
Wadeye · Catholic combined · T-12
467 students · ICSEA 622
Frequently asked questions
Is Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College a public or private school?
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Northern Territory.
What year levels does Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College offer?
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College offers T to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College?
In 2025, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College had 823 enrolled students (383 girls, 440 boys), a change of 10% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College?
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1028. 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 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College rank in NT?
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College ranks 6th of 40 combined schools in Northern Territory on the Success Index (49.4/100), and 670th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College?
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College has about 13.0 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 Catholic College?
In 2025, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College had 82 students in Year 7 and 47 in Year 12.
Is Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College co-ed?
Yes. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic 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 Catholic College?
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