Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Elmore, Victoria 3558 · Greater Bendigo LGA
About Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary is a catholic primary school located in Elmore, Victoria (3558), within the Greater Bendigo local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 26 students (14 girls and 12 boys). The school is affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary has an ICSEA value of 1010, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 51st percentile of Australian schools. 5% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 25% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 6 teachers (4.8 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.4 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 52% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary scores 46.9 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1010
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)5% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)5.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-52% enrolments since 2020 (area median -6%)
- 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 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary's 26 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary have changed over the past decade.
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Similar schools
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St Joseph's School
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St John's School
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St Matthew's School
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Frequently asked questions
Is Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary a public or private school?
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
What year levels does Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary offer?
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary?
In 2025, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary had 26 enrolled students (14 girls, 12 boys), a change of -52% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary?
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1010. 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.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary?
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary has about 5.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary each year?
In 2025, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary had 3 students in Prep and 5 in Year 6.
Is Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary co-ed?
Yes. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary?
There are 1 other schools within 15 km of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary 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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