Sacred Heart School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Booval, Queensland 4304 · Ipswich LGA
#405 of 804 primary schools in QLD
#3085 of 4,908 nationally
About Sacred Heart School
Sacred Heart School is a catholic primary school located in Booval, Queensland (4304), within the Ipswich local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 548 students (295 girls and 253 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
Sacred Heart School has an ICSEA value of 1022, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 57th percentile of Australian schools. 10% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 19% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 36 teachers (31.4 full-time equivalent) and 24 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.4 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Sacred Heart School scores 45.0 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 405th of 804 primary schools in QLD (18th 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 1022
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)10% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)17.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-2% 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 Sacred Heart School's 548 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Sacred Heart School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Sacred Heart School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Silkstone State School
Silkstone · Government primary · Prep-6
675 students · ICSEA 937 · 914 m away
Bundamba State School
Bundamba · Government primary · Prep-6
374 students · ICSEA 897 · 1.2 km away
Claremont Special School
Silkstone · Government special · Prep-12
199 students · ICSEA 964 · 1.5 km away
Ipswich East State School
East Ipswich · Government primary · Prep-6
287 students · ICSEA 878 · 1.8 km away
Bundamba State Secondary College
Bundamba · Government high school · 7-12
794 students · ICSEA 896 · 2.0 km away
Y Schools Queensland - Ipswich
Bundamba · Independent special · 7-12
173 students · ICSEA 880 · 2.1 km away
Ipswich Girls' Grammar School
East Ipswich · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,047 students · ICSEA 1122 · 2.2 km away
Ipswich Central State School
Ipswich · Government primary · Prep-6
529 students · ICSEA 980 · 2.5 km away
Ipswich Flexible School
Ipswich · Catholic special · 7-12
111 students · ICSEA 892 · 2.6 km away
Ipswich Special School
Ipswich · Government special · Prep-12
108 students · ICSEA 962 · 2.6 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
St Joseph's School
Atherton · Catholic primary · Prep-6
287 students · ICSEA 1022
St Clare's Catholic School
Burdell · Catholic primary · Prep-6
714 students · ICSEA 1022
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Gladstone · Catholic primary · Prep-6
649 students · ICSEA 1023
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Emerald · Catholic primary · Prep-6
482 students · ICSEA 1021
Emmanuel Catholic Primary School
Mount Pleasant · Catholic primary · Prep-6
597 students · ICSEA 1025
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Yeppoon · Catholic primary · Prep-6
552 students · ICSEA 1025
Frequently asked questions
Is Sacred Heart School a public or private school?
Sacred Heart School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does Sacred Heart School offer?
Sacred Heart School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Sacred Heart School?
In 2025, Sacred Heart School had 548 enrolled students (295 girls, 253 boys), a change of -2% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Sacred Heart School?
Sacred Heart School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1022. 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 School rank in QLD?
Sacred Heart School ranks 405th of 804 primary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (45.0/100), and 3085th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Sacred Heart School?
Sacred Heart School has about 17.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Sacred Heart School each year?
In 2025, Sacred Heart School had 80 students in Prep and 80 in Year 6.
Is Sacred Heart School co-ed?
Yes. Sacred Heart School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Sacred Heart School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Sacred 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 Sacred Heart School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Mount Gravatt East, about 31 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.