Sacred Heart College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Sorrento, Western Australia 6020 · Joondalup LGA
About Sacred Heart College
Sacred Heart College is a catholic high school located in Sorrento, Western Australia (6020), within the Joondalup local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,508 students (773 girls and 735 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Western Australia.
Sacred Heart College has an ICSEA value of 1116, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 88th percentile of Australian schools. 44% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 4% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 150 teachers (137.5 full-time equivalent) and 65 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.0 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 6% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Sacred Heart College scores 79.7 out of 100, placing it in the top 10% of secondary schools nationally and 4th of 140 secondary schools in WA (1st of 10 in the Joondalup area).
Year 12 ATAR results (2025)
The School Curriculum and Standards Authority lists, for every ATAR course, the schools whose students had combined scores in the top 15% of that course. Sacred Heart College appears for 6 courses.
Courses
Business Management and Enterprise · Economics · Geography · Human Biology · Literature · Religion and Life
WA does not publish median ATARs by school; this list is the official per-school measure of top-end achievement. See WA schools with the most top-performing ATAR students.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1116
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)44% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+6% enrolments since 2020 (area median +8%)
- 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 College's 1,508 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.
Sorrento Primary School
Sorrento · Government primary · K-6
442 students · ICSEA 1109 · 1.4 km away
Hillarys Primary School
Hillarys · Government primary · K-6
522 students · ICSEA 1088 · 1.7 km away
Duncraig Senior High School
Duncraig · Government high school · 7-12
1,851 students · ICSEA 1079 · 2.0 km away
West Coast Secondary Education Support Centre
Warwick · Government special · 7-12
114 students · ICSEA 1023 · 2.0 km away
Marmion Primary School
Marmion · Government primary · K-6
375 students · ICSEA 1121 · 2.1 km away
Padbury Catholic Primary School
Padbury · Catholic primary · PP-6
427 students · ICSEA 1108 · 2.3 km away
Duncraig Primary School
Duncraig · Government primary · K-6
459 students · ICSEA 1105 · 2.4 km away
South Padbury Primary School
Padbury · Government primary · K-6
373 students · ICSEA 1067 · 2.4 km away
School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour and Engagement
Padbury · Government special · K-12
39 students · ICSEA 923 · 2.7 km away
West Coast Language Development Centre
Padbury · Government special · K-2
302 students · ICSEA 1033 · 2.8 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
Christian Brothers' College
Fremantle · Catholic high school · 7-12
954 students · ICSEA 1092
Chisholm Catholic College
Bedford · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,738 students · ICSEA 1079
Prendiville Catholic College
Ocean Reef · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,086 students · ICSEA 1073
St Norbert College
Queens Park · Catholic high school · 7-12
910 students · ICSEA 1060
Mater Dei College
Edgewater · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,047 students · ICSEA 1056
Bunbury Catholic College
Bunbury · Catholic high school · 7-12
954 students · ICSEA 1048
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 Catholic Education Western Australia.
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 1,508 enrolled students (773 girls, 735 boys), a change of 6% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Sacred Heart College?
Sacred Heart College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1116. 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 College rank in WA?
Sacred Heart College ranks 4th of 140 secondary schools in Western Australia on the Success Index (79.7/100), and 72nd of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Sacred Heart College?
Sacred Heart College has about 11.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Sacred Heart College?
In 2025, Sacred Heart College had 257 students in Year 7 and 239 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 10 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 Stirling, about 8.4 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.