Sacred Heart School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Broome, Western Australia 6725 · Broome LGA
About Sacred Heart School
Sacred Heart School is a catholic combined (K–12) school located in Broome, Western Australia (6725), within the Broome local government area. It caters for students from PP to 10 and in 2025 enrolled 58 students (28 girls and 30 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Western Australia.
Sacred Heart School has an ICSEA value of 635, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 0th percentile of Australian schools. 1% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 95% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 10 teachers (9.8 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.9 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 12% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Sacred Heart School scores 21.6 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 635
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)1% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)5.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+12% enrolments since 2020 (area median +9%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-56 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 58 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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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 Catholic Education Western Australia.
What year levels does Sacred Heart School offer?
Sacred Heart School offers PP to 10. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Sacred Heart School?
In 2025, Sacred Heart School had 58 enrolled students (28 girls, 30 boys), a change of 12% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Sacred Heart School?
Sacred Heart School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 635. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Sacred Heart School?
Sacred Heart School has about 5.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Sacred Heart School?
In 2025, Sacred Heart School had 5 students in Year 7.
Is Sacred Heart School co-ed?
Yes. Sacred Heart School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
Where can I get tutoring near Sacred Heart School?
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