Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School Waiben
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Thursday Island, Queensland 4875 · Torres LGA
#525 of 804 primary schools in QLD
#3711 of 4,908 nationally
About Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School Waiben
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School Waiben is a catholic primary school located in Thursday Island, Queensland (4875), within the Torres local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 131 students (72 girls and 59 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School Waiben has an ICSEA value of 918, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 15th percentile of Australian schools. 15% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 21% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 16 teachers (15.5 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.5 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 10% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School Waiben scores 35.9 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 525th of 804 primary schools in QLD.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 918
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)15% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)8.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+10% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-4 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 School Waiben's 131 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School Waiben have changed over the past decade.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School Waiben a public or private school?
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School Waiben is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School Waiben offer?
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School Waiben offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School Waiben?
In 2025, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School Waiben had 131 enrolled students (72 girls, 59 boys), a change of 10% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School Waiben?
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School Waiben has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 918. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School Waiben rank in QLD?
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School Waiben ranks 525th of 804 primary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (35.9/100), and 3711th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School Waiben?
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School Waiben has about 8.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School Waiben each year?
In 2025, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School Waiben had 19 students in Prep and 14 in Year 6.
Is Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School Waiben co-ed?
Yes. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School Waiben is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School Waiben?
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