Sacred Heart Catholic School
Ulverstone TAS 7315
Sacred Heart Catholic School is a Catholic primary school in Ulverstone, TAS from Prep to Year 6 with about 246 students. Its ICSEA is 1,003, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the publisher's site. About this link
ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Sacred Heart Catholic School in Ulverstone was established in 1889 by the Sisters of St Joseph and provides Catholic education from Kindergarten to Grade 6 within the Mersey Leven Parish. It has about 250 students. The school is listed as a Kitchen Garden program school, and its community includes a notable proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
Often praised
- Kitchen Garden program
- Long-established since 1889
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NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Sacred Heart Catholic School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Ulverstone Primary School | Ulverstone | Public primary | 0.4 km | 945 | 247 |
| Ulverstone Primary School | Ulverstone | Public primary | 2.0 km | 943 | 412 |
| West Ulverstone Primary School | Ulverstone | Public primary | 2.4 km | 835 | 144 |
| Forth Primary School | Forth | Public primary | 6.6 km | 1,025 | 209 |
| North West Christian School | Penguin | Independent k–12 / combined | 9.6 km | 985 | 123 |
| Penguin District School (primary Campus) | Penguin | Public k–12 / combined | 10.5 km | — | — |
| Penguin District School | Penguin | Public k–12 / combined | 10.5 km | 960 | 667 |
| Devonport Christian School | Don | Independent primary | 11.8 km | 1,009 | 377 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in TAS
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larmenier Catholic School | St Leonards | Catholic primary · P-6 | 198 | 1,004 |
| St John's Catholic School | Richmond | Catholic primary · P-6 | 291 | 1,010 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School | Devonport | Catholic primary · P-6 | 385 | 1,014 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School | Deloraine | Catholic primary · P-6 | 73 | 987 |
| St Finn Barr's Catholic Primary School | Invermay | Catholic primary · P-6 | 282 | 984 |
| St Brigid's Catholic School | Wynyard | Catholic primary · P-6 | 187 | 983 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.