Immaculate Heart School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Leichhardt, Queensland 4305 · Ipswich LGA
#327 of 804 primary schools in QLD
#2682 of 4,908 nationally
About Immaculate Heart School
Immaculate Heart School is a catholic primary school located in Leichhardt, Queensland (4305), within the Ipswich local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 248 students (125 girls and 123 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
Immaculate Heart School has an ICSEA value of 1002, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 48th percentile of Australian schools. 9% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 25% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 18 teachers (16.4 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.1 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 14% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Immaculate Heart School scores 50.0 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools nationally and 327th of 804 primary schools in QLD (14th of 45 in the Ipswich area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1002
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)9% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+14% enrolments since 2020 (area median -7%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+11 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 Immaculate Heart School's 248 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Immaculate Heart School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Immaculate Heart School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Leichhardt State School
Leichhardt · Government primary · Prep-6
304 students · ICSEA 862 · 537 m away
Ipswich West State School
West Ipswich · Government primary · Prep-6
210 students · ICSEA 947 · 1.5 km away
Bremer State High School
Ipswich · Government high school · 7-12
2,020 students · ICSEA 938 · 1.6 km away
Ipswich West Special School
West Ipswich · Government special · Prep-12
135 students · ICSEA 950 · 1.7 km away
Churchill State School
Churchill · Government primary · Prep-6
285 students · ICSEA 910 · 1.9 km away
Blair State School
Sadliers Crossing · Government primary · Prep-6
320 students · ICSEA 952 · 2.1 km away
Ipswich Grammar School
Ipswich · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,336 students · ICSEA 1114 · 2.2 km away
St Mary's Primary School
Woodend · Catholic primary · Prep-6
556 students · ICSEA 1041 · 2.6 km away
St Edmund's College
Woodend · Catholic combined · 5-12
1,171 students · ICSEA 1049 · 2.6 km away
St Mary's College
Ipswich · Catholic high school · 7-12
730 students · ICSEA 1033 · 2.7 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
St Mary's School
Warwick · Catholic primary · Prep-6
321 students · ICSEA 1002
St Joseph's School
Chinchilla · Catholic primary · Prep-6
288 students · ICSEA 1002
St Augustine's School
Mossman · Catholic primary · Prep-6
109 students · ICSEA 1002
St Thomas' School
Mareeba · Catholic primary · Prep-6
431 students · ICSEA 1002
St Brendan's Primary School
Moorooka · Catholic primary · Prep-6
76 students · ICSEA 1001
St Joseph's School
Gayndah · Catholic primary · Prep-6
71 students · ICSEA 1003
Frequently asked questions
Is Immaculate Heart School a public or private school?
Immaculate Heart School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does Immaculate Heart School offer?
Immaculate Heart School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Immaculate Heart School?
In 2025, Immaculate Heart School had 248 enrolled students (125 girls, 123 boys), a change of 14% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Immaculate Heart School?
Immaculate Heart School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1002. 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 Immaculate Heart School rank in QLD?
Immaculate Heart School ranks 327th of 804 primary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (50.0/100), and 2682nd of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Immaculate Heart School?
Immaculate Heart School has about 15.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Immaculate Heart School each year?
In 2025, Immaculate Heart School had 43 students in Prep and 28 in Year 6.
Is Immaculate Heart School co-ed?
Yes. Immaculate Heart School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Immaculate Heart School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Immaculate Heart 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 Immaculate Heart School?
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