Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Yeppoon, Queensland 4703 · Livingstone LGA
#314 of 804 primary schools in QLD
#2618 of 4,908 nationally
About Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Yeppoon, Queensland (4703), within the Livingstone local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 552 students (297 girls and 255 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1025, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 58th percentile of Australian schools. 21% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 18% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 38 teachers (31.5 full-time equivalent) and 24 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.5 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 31% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School scores 51.1 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools nationally and 314th of 804 primary schools in QLD (2nd of 7 in the Livingstone area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1025
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)21% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)17.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+31% enrolments since 2020 (area median +7%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-14 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 Catholic Primary School's 552 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Taranganba State School
Taranganba · Government primary · Prep-6
604 students · ICSEA 966 · 1.1 km away
St Ursula's College
Yeppoon · Catholic high school · 7-12
606 students · ICSEA 1014 · 3.8 km away
Yeppoon State High School
Yeppoon · Government high school · 7-12
1,062 students · ICSEA 958 · 3.9 km away
Yeppoon State School
Yeppoon · Government primary · Prep-6
301 students · ICSEA 945 · 4.6 km away
St Brendan's College
Yeppoon · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,034 students · ICSEA 994 · 6.1 km away
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Yeppoon · Catholic primary · Prep-6
370 students · ICSEA 1052 · 7.5 km away
Farnborough State School
Farnborough · Government primary · Prep-6
361 students · ICSEA 993 · 9.4 km away
Emu Park State School
Emu Park · Government primary · Prep-6
499 students · ICSEA 950 · 13 km away
Cawarral State School
Cawarral · Government primary · Prep-6
135 students · ICSEA 952 · 14 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Emmanuel Catholic Primary School
Mount Pleasant · Catholic primary · Prep-6
597 students · ICSEA 1025
Our Lady Help of Christians School
Earlville · Catholic primary · Prep-6
506 students · ICSEA 1025
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Wandal · Catholic primary · Prep-6
366 students · ICSEA 1026
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Gladstone · Catholic primary · Prep-6
649 students · ICSEA 1023
St Ann's School
Redbank Plains · Catholic primary · Prep-6
450 students · ICSEA 1027
Sacred Heart School
Booval · Catholic primary · Prep-6
548 students · ICSEA 1022
Frequently asked questions
Is Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School a public or private school?
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School offer?
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School?
In 2025, Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School had 552 enrolled students (297 girls, 255 boys), a change of 31% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School?
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1025. 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 Catholic Primary School rank in QLD?
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School ranks 314th of 804 primary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (51.1/100), and 2618th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School?
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School has about 17.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School each year?
In 2025, Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School had 75 students in Prep and 85 in Year 6.
Is Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School?
There are 9 other schools within 15 km of Sacred Heart Catholic Primary 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 Catholic Primary School?
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