Sacred Heart Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Highgate, Western Australia 6003 · Vincent LGA
About Sacred Heart Primary School
Sacred Heart Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Highgate, Western Australia (6003), within the Vincent local government area. It caters for students from PP to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 180 students (102 girls and 78 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Western Australia.
Sacred Heart Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1124, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 90th percentile of Australian schools. 49% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 4% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 13 teachers (10.8 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.7 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 11% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Sacred Heart Primary School scores 72.4 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of primary schools nationally and 59th of 583 primary schools in WA (2nd of 6 in the Vincent area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1124
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)49% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)16.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+11% enrolments since 2020 (area median +8%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-12 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 Primary School's 180 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Sacred Heart Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Sacred Heart Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Highgate Primary School
Highgate · Government primary · K-6
943 students · ICSEA 1110 · 375 m away
Perth College
Mount Lawley · Independent combined · PP-12
889 students · ICSEA 1138 · 1.0 km away
North Perth Primary School
North Perth · Government primary · K-6
470 students · ICSEA 1135 · 1.3 km away
St Paul's Primary School
Mount Lawley · Catholic primary · PP-6
186 students · ICSEA 1141 · 1.4 km away
Mount Lawley Primary School
Mount Lawley · Government primary · K-6
543 students · ICSEA 1155 · 1.6 km away
Mount Lawley Senior High School
Mount Lawley · Government high school · 7-12
2,041 students · ICSEA 1103 · 1.8 km away
Mercedes College
Perth · Independent high school · 7-12
910 students · ICSEA 1122 · 2.0 km away
St George's Anglican Grammar School
Perth · Independent high school · 7-12
596 students · ICSEA 1139 · 2.1 km away
School Of Isolated and Distance Education
Leederville · Government combined · K-12
336 students · ICSEA 1063 · 2.4 km away
Kyilla Primary School
North Perth · Government primary · K-6
364 students · ICSEA 1132 · 2.5 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
St Columba's School
Bayswater · Catholic primary · PP-6
414 students · ICSEA 1125
St Denis School
Joondanna · Catholic primary · PP-6
200 students · ICSEA 1123
Holy Rosary School
Doubleview · Catholic primary · PP-6
392 students · ICSEA 1128
Mel Maria Catholic Primary School
Attadale · Catholic primary · PP-6
513 students · ICSEA 1131
Our Lady of Fatima School
Palmyra · Catholic primary · PP-6
156 students · ICSEA 1116
Queen of Apostles School
Riverton · Catholic primary · PP-6
208 students · ICSEA 1115
Frequently asked questions
Is Sacred Heart Primary School a public or private school?
Sacred Heart Primary School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Western Australia.
What year levels does Sacred Heart Primary School offer?
Sacred Heart Primary School offers PP to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Sacred Heart Primary School?
In 2025, Sacred Heart Primary School had 180 enrolled students (102 girls, 78 boys), a change of 11% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Sacred Heart Primary School?
Sacred Heart Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1124. 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 Primary School rank in WA?
Sacred Heart Primary School ranks 59th of 583 primary schools in Western Australia on the Success Index (72.4/100), and 797th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Sacred Heart Primary School?
Sacred Heart Primary School has about 16.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Pre-primary at Sacred Heart Primary School each year?
In 2025, Sacred Heart Primary School had 27 students in Pre-primary and 12 in Year 6.
Is Sacred Heart Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Sacred Heart Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Sacred Heart Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Sacred Heart Primary 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 Primary School?
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