Sacred Heart School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Yea, Victoria 3717 · Murrindindi LGA
About Sacred Heart School
Sacred Heart School is a catholic primary school located in Yea, Victoria (3717), within the Murrindindi local government area. It caters for students from 1 to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 36 students (20 girls and 16 boys). The school is affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
Sacred Heart School has an ICSEA value of 959, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 29th percentile of Australian schools. 4% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 49% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 10 teachers (5.5 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 6.5 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 46% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Sacred Heart School scores 33.7 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 959
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)4% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)6.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-46% enrolments since 2020 (area median -14%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-33 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 36 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.
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
St Dominic's School
Broadmeadows · Catholic primary · Prep-6
226 students · ICSEA 958
Resurrection School
Kings Park · Catholic primary · Prep-6
453 students · ICSEA 957
St Joseph's School
Orbost · Catholic primary · Prep-6
26 students · ICSEA 956
Our Lady's School
Wangaratta · Catholic primary · Prep-6
75 students · ICSEA 956
Sacred Heart School
St Albans · Catholic primary · Prep-6
282 students · ICSEA 953
St Patrick's School
Nhill · Catholic primary · Prep-6
56 students · ICSEA 952
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 1 to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Sacred Heart School?
In 2025, Sacred Heart School had 36 enrolled students (20 girls, 16 boys), a change of -46% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Sacred Heart School?
Sacred Heart School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 959. 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 Sacred Heart School?
Sacred Heart School has about 6.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
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 2 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?
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