Sacred Heart Girls' College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Hughesdale, Victoria 3166 · Monash LGA
About Sacred Heart Girls' College
Sacred Heart Girls' College is a catholic girls' high school located in Hughesdale, Victoria (3166), within the Monash local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 932 students. The school is affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
Sacred Heart Girls' College has an ICSEA value of 1102, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 85th percentile of Australian schools. 41% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 9% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 92 teachers (83.6 full-time equivalent) and 42 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.1 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 5% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Sacred Heart Girls' College scores 76.4 out of 100, placing it in the top 10% of secondary schools nationally and 55th of 348 secondary schools in VIC (8th of 13 in the Monash 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 1102
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)41% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-5% enrolments since 2020 (area median +1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+3 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 Girls' College's 932 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Sacred Heart Girls' College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Sacred Heart Girls' College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Sacred Heart School
Oakleigh · Catholic primary · Prep-6
195 students · ICSEA 1140 · 82 m away
Oakleigh Grammar
Oakleigh · Independent combined · Prep-12
724 students · ICSEA 1078 · 752 m away
Hughesdale Primary School
Hughesdale · Government primary · Prep-6
572 students · ICSEA 1144 · 846 m away
Oakleigh Primary School
Oakleigh · Government primary · Prep-6
451 students · ICSEA 1120 · 883 m away
St Patrick's School
Murrumbeena · Catholic primary · Prep-6
263 students · ICSEA 1141 · 1.8 km away
Christ Our Holy Redeemer School
Oakleigh East · Catholic primary · Prep-6
135 students · ICSEA 1065 · 1.9 km away
Huntingdale Primary School
Oakleigh South · Government primary · Prep-6
414 students · ICSEA 1120 · 1.9 km away
Amsleigh Park Primary School
Oakleigh East · Government primary · Prep-6
345 students · ICSEA 1093 · 1.9 km away
Murrumbeena Primary School
Murrumbeena · Government primary · Prep-6
555 students · ICSEA 1161 · 2.2 km away
South Oakleigh College
Oakleigh South · Government high school · 7-12
950 students · ICSEA 1052 · 2.3 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
St Bernard's College
Essendon · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,567 students · ICSEA 1100
Mount St Joseph Girls' College
Altona · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,216 students · ICSEA 1100
Sacred Heart College
Newtown · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,450 students · ICSEA 1105
St Columba's College
Essendon · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,047 students · ICSEA 1107
St Bede's College
Mentone · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,882 students · ICSEA 1097
Santa Maria College
Northcote · Catholic high school · 7-12
779 students · ICSEA 1110
Frequently asked questions
Is Sacred Heart Girls' College a public or private school?
Sacred Heart Girls' 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 Girls' College offer?
Sacred Heart Girls' College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Sacred Heart Girls' College?
In 2025, Sacred Heart Girls' College had 932 enrolled students (932 girls, 0 boys), a change of -5% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Sacred Heart Girls' College?
Sacred Heart Girls' College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1102. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Sacred Heart Girls' College rank in VIC?
Sacred Heart Girls' College ranks 55th of 348 secondary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (76.4/100), and 126th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Sacred Heart Girls' College?
Sacred Heart Girls' College has about 11.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
What are the VCE results at Sacred Heart Girls' College?
In 2025, Sacred Heart Girls' College recorded a median VCE study score of 31 with 8.8% of study scores at 40 or above, from 188 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 Girls' College?
In 2025, Sacred Heart Girls' College had 158 students in Year 7 and 146 in Year 12.
Is Sacred Heart Girls' College co-ed?
No. Sacred Heart Girls' College is a girls' school.
What other schools are near Sacred Heart Girls' College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Sacred Heart Girls' 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 Girls' College?
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