Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Lenah Valley, Tasmania 7008 · Hobart LGA
#22 of 132 primary schools in TAS
#1698 of 4,908 nationally
About Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School is a catholic primary school located in Lenah Valley, Tasmania (7008), within the Hobart local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 195 students (88 girls and 107 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Tasmania.
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School has an ICSEA value of 1033, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 61st percentile of Australian schools. 23% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 25% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 19 teachers (13.9 full-time equivalent) and 18 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.0 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 3% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School scores 62.5 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools nationally and 22nd of 132 primary schools in TAS (13th of 13 in the Hobart area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1033
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)23% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-3% enrolments since 2020 (area median -11%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+28 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 of Mary Catholic School's 195 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Lenah Valley Primary School
Lenah Valley · Government primary · K-6
525 students · ICSEA 1080 · 508 m away
New Town Primary School
New Town · Government primary · K-6
305 students · ICSEA 1057 · 1.2 km away
Sacred Heart College
New Town · Catholic combined · Prep-10
934 students · ICSEA 1017 · 1.2 km away
Mount Stuart Primary School
Mount Stuart · Government primary · K-6
340 students · ICSEA 1138 · 1.3 km away
Hilliard Christian School
West Moonah · Independent combined · Prep-10
248 students · ICSEA 1012 · 1.3 km away
Hobart City High School
New Town · Government high school · 7-12
844 students · ICSEA 987 · 1.4 km away
The Friends' School
North Hobart · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,269 students · ICSEA 1149 · 1.9 km away
St Therese's Catholic School
Moonah · Catholic primary · Prep-6
207 students · ICSEA 1035 · 2.1 km away
Springfield Gardens Primary School
West Moonah · Government primary · K-6
192 students · ICSEA 918 · 2.3 km away
Lansdowne Crescent Primary School
West Hobart · Government primary · K-6
404 students · ICSEA 1130 · 2.4 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in TAS with a comparable ICSEA.
St Thomas More's Catholic School
Newstead · Catholic primary · Prep-6
315 students · ICSEA 1033
St Cuthbert's Catholic School
Lindisfarne · Catholic primary · Prep-6
254 students · ICSEA 1035
St Therese's Catholic School
Moonah · Catholic primary · Prep-6
207 students · ICSEA 1035
Sacred Heart Catholic School
Launceston · Catholic primary · Prep-6
390 students · ICSEA 1038
St Anthony's Catholic School
Riverside · Catholic primary · Prep-6
180 students · ICSEA 1026
Stella Maris Catholic School
Burnie · Catholic primary · Prep-6
382 students · ICSEA 1024
Frequently asked questions
Is Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School a public or private school?
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Tasmania.
What year levels does Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School offer?
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School?
In 2025, Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School had 195 enrolled students (88 girls, 107 boys), a change of -3% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School?
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1033. 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 of Mary Catholic School rank in TAS?
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School ranks 22nd of 132 primary schools in Tasmania on the Success Index (62.5/100), and 1698th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School?
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School has about 14.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School each year?
In 2025, Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School had 25 students in Prep and 30 in Year 6.
Is Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School co-ed?
Yes. Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic 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.
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