Sacred Heart College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Kyneton, Victoria 3444 · Macedon Ranges LGA
About Sacred Heart College
Sacred Heart College is a catholic high school located in Kyneton, Victoria (3444), within the Macedon Ranges local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 888 students (453 girls and 435 boys). The school is affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
Sacred Heart College has an ICSEA value of 1070, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 75th percentile of Australian schools. 27% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 13% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 83 teachers (72.6 full-time equivalent) and 54 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.2 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 12% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Sacred Heart College scores 69.7 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 106th of 348 secondary schools in VIC (1st of 3 in the Macedon Ranges area).
VCE results (2025)
Published by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. Study scores range from 0 to 50 with a state mean of 30; a score of 40 or above is in roughly the top 9% statewide.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1070
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)27% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+12% enrolments since 2020 (area median +12%)
- 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 888 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.
Kyneton High School
Kyneton · Government high school · 7-12
627 students · ICSEA 1008 · 182 m away
Our Lady of the Rosary
Kyneton · Catholic primary · Prep-6
286 students · ICSEA 1081 · 394 m away
Kyneton Primary School
Kyneton · Government primary · Prep-6
307 students · ICSEA 1048 · 575 m away
Tylden Primary School
Tylden · Government primary · Prep-6
125 students · ICSEA 1078 · 9.2 km away
Langley Primary School
Langley · Government primary · 3-5
2 students · 9.5 km away
Malmsbury Primary School
Malmsbury · Government primary · Prep-6
69 students · ICSEA 1074 · 9.7 km away
Woodend Primary School
Woodend · Government primary · Prep-6
378 students · ICSEA 1091 · 13 km away
St Ambrose's School
Woodend · Catholic primary · Prep-6
225 students · ICSEA 1109 · 13 km away
Newham Primary School
Newham · Government primary · Prep-6
50 students · ICSEA 1079 · 14 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Loreto College
Ballarat · Catholic high school · 7-12
948 students · ICSEA 1073
Saint Ignatius College Geelong
Drysdale · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,442 students · ICSEA 1075
St Joseph's College Geelong
Newtown · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,742 students · ICSEA 1075
Emmanuel College Warrnambool
Warrnambool · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,340 students · ICSEA 1064
Padua College
Mornington · Catholic high school · 7-12
2,534 students · ICSEA 1064
Parade College
Bundoora · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,968 students · ICSEA 1077
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 Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
What year levels does Sacred Heart College offer?
Sacred Heart College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Sacred Heart College?
In 2025, Sacred Heart College had 888 enrolled students (453 girls, 435 boys), a change of 12% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Sacred Heart College?
Sacred Heart College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1070. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Sacred Heart College rank in VIC?
Sacred Heart College ranks 106th of 348 secondary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (69.7/100), and 294th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Sacred Heart College?
Sacred Heart College has about 12.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
What are the VCE results at Sacred Heart College?
In 2025, Sacred Heart College recorded a median VCE study score of 28 with 2.9% of study scores at 40 or above, from 210 students enrolled in at least one VCE study. Source: VCAA Senior Secondary Completion and Achievement Information.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Sacred Heart College?
In 2025, Sacred Heart College had 165 students in Year 7 and 121 in Year 12.
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 9 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 Craigieburn, about 55 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.