Sacred Heart School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Diamond Creek, Victoria 3089 · Nillumbik LGA
#393 of 1,290 primary schools in VIC
#982 of 4,908 nationally
About Sacred Heart School
Sacred Heart School is a catholic primary school located in Diamond Creek, Victoria (3089), within the Nillumbik local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 182 students (88 girls and 94 boys). The school is affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
Sacred Heart School has an ICSEA value of 1080, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 79th percentile of Australian schools. 28% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 8% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 18 teachers (12.9 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.1 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 25% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Sacred Heart School scores 70.4 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of primary schools nationally and 393rd of 1,290 primary schools in VIC (6th of 15 in the Nillumbik area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1080
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)28% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+25% enrolments since 2020 (area median -11%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-1 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 School's 182 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Sacred Heart School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Sacred Heart School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Diamond Creek Primary School
Diamond Creek · Government primary · Prep-6
235 students · ICSEA 1065 · 628 m away
Diamond Creek East Primary School
Diamond Creek · Government primary · Prep-6
466 students · ICSEA 1066 · 648 m away
Diamond Valley College
Diamond Creek · Government high school · 7-12
818 students · ICSEA 1020 · 786 m away
Wattle Glen Primary School
Wattle Glen · Government primary · Prep-6
147 students · ICSEA 1055 · 2.1 km away
St Helena Secondary College
Eltham North · Government high school · 7-12
1,414 students · ICSEA 1065 · 2.3 km away
North-Eastern Montessori School
St Helena · Independent primary · Prep-6
106 students · ICSEA 1143 · 2.3 km away
Glen Katherine Primary School
Eltham North · Government primary · Prep-6
554 students · ICSEA 1088 · 2.6 km away
Eltham North Primary School
Eltham North · Government primary · Prep-6
475 students · ICSEA 1127 · 3.2 km away
Holy Trinity Primary School
Eltham North · Catholic primary · Prep-6
393 students · ICSEA 1137 · 3.6 km away
St Thomas the Apostle School
Greensborough · Catholic primary · Prep-6
226 students · ICSEA 1085 · 3.7 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
St Damian's School
Bundoora · Catholic primary · Prep-6
378 students · ICSEA 1080
St Martin de Porres School
Laverton · Catholic primary · Prep-6
270 students · ICSEA 1080
St Paul the Apostle Catholic Primary School
Doreen · Catholic primary · Prep-6
454 students · ICSEA 1080
St Aloysius' School
Queenscliff · Catholic primary · Prep-6
112 students · ICSEA 1081
Our Lady of the Rosary
Kyneton · Catholic primary · Prep-6
286 students · ICSEA 1081
Our Lady of the Way School
Kingsbury · Catholic primary · Prep-6
167 students · ICSEA 1079
Frequently asked questions
Is Sacred Heart School a public or private school?
Sacred Heart School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
What year levels does Sacred Heart School offer?
Sacred Heart School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Sacred Heart School?
In 2025, Sacred Heart School had 182 enrolled students (88 girls, 94 boys), a change of 25% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Sacred Heart School?
Sacred Heart School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1080. 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 School rank in VIC?
Sacred Heart School ranks 393rd of 1,290 primary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (70.4/100), and 982nd of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Sacred Heart School?
Sacred Heart School has about 14.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Sacred Heart School each year?
In 2025, Sacred Heart School had 34 students in Prep and 26 in Year 6.
Is Sacred Heart School co-ed?
Yes. Sacred Heart School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Sacred Heart School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Sacred Heart 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.
Where can I get tutoring near Sacred Heart School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Coolaroo, about 20 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.