Sacred Heart College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025New Town, Tasmania 7008 · Hobart LGA
#24 of 51 combined schools in TAS
#757 of 1,259 nationally
About Sacred Heart College
Sacred Heart College is a catholic combined (K–12) school located in New Town, Tasmania (7008), within the Hobart local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 10 and in 2025 enrolled 934 students (480 girls and 454 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Tasmania.
Sacred Heart College has an ICSEA value of 1017, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 55th percentile of Australian schools. 17% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 26% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 87 teachers (74.8 full-time equivalent) and 67 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.5 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 6% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Sacred Heart College scores 45.4 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of combined schools nationally and 24th of 51 combined schools in TAS (7th of 7 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 1017
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)17% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+6% enrolments since 2020 (area median +4%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-5 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 College's 934 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Sacred Heart College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Sacred Heart College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
New Town Primary School
New Town · Government primary · K-6
305 students · ICSEA 1057 · 645 m away
Hobart City High School
New Town · Government high school · 7-12
844 students · ICSEA 987 · 856 m away
The Friends' School
North Hobart · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,269 students · ICSEA 1149 · 1.1 km away
Lenah Valley Primary School
Lenah Valley · Government primary · K-6
525 students · ICSEA 1080 · 1.2 km away
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School
Lenah Valley · Catholic primary · Prep-6
195 students · ICSEA 1033 · 1.2 km away
Mount Stuart Primary School
Mount Stuart · Government primary · K-6
340 students · ICSEA 1138 · 1.5 km away
Bowen Road Primary School
Moonah · Government primary · K-6
212 students · ICSEA 973 · 1.7 km away
Hilliard Christian School
West Moonah · Independent combined · Prep-10
248 students · ICSEA 1012 · 1.7 km away
Campbell Street Primary School
North Hobart · Government primary · K-6
219 students · ICSEA 1075 · 1.9 km away
Lambert School
North Hobart · Independent combined · 1-10
33 students · ICSEA 1007 · 2.0 km away
Similar schools
Catholic combined schools in TAS with a comparable ICSEA.
Dominic College
Glenorchy · Catholic combined · Prep-10
1,007 students · ICSEA 1018
St Aloysius Catholic College
Huntingfield · Catholic combined · Prep-12
1,120 students · ICSEA 1018
St Virgil's College
Austins Ferry · Catholic combined · Prep-12
792 students · ICSEA 1024
St Mary's College
Hobart · Catholic combined · Prep-12
951 students · ICSEA 1069
Mount Carmel College
Sandy Bay · Catholic combined · Prep-10
572 students · ICSEA 1077
Star of the Sea Catholic College
George Town · Catholic combined · Prep-10
181 students · ICSEA 939
Frequently asked questions
Is Sacred Heart College a public or private school?
Sacred Heart College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Tasmania.
What year levels does Sacred Heart College offer?
Sacred Heart College offers Prep to 10. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Sacred Heart College?
In 2025, Sacred Heart College had 934 enrolled students (480 girls, 454 boys), a change of 6% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Sacred Heart College?
Sacred Heart College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1017. 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 College rank in TAS?
Sacred Heart College ranks 24th of 51 combined schools in Tasmania on the Success Index (45.4/100), and 757th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Sacred Heart College?
Sacred Heart College has about 12.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Sacred Heart College?
In 2025, Sacred Heart College had 134 students in Year 7.
Is Sacred Heart College co-ed?
Yes. Sacred Heart College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Sacred Heart College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Sacred Heart College 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 College?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Torquay, about 565 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.