Sacred Heart School
116 Cotham Road, Kew VIC 3101
Sacred Heart School is a Catholic primary school in Kew, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 191 students. Its ICSEA is 1,169, 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 School in Kew is a co-educational Catholic Prep to Year 6 school established in 1889, with about 240 students, located about 5 kilometres from Melbourne's centre. Facilities include junior, middle and senior buildings, a hall with performance space, a visual arts studio, library, Mandarin and music rooms, courts, an oval with running track, adventure playgrounds and a sensory garden. Outside school hours care is available.
Often praised
- Mandarin and music rooms
- Extensive grounds and courts
- Over 130 years of history
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NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Grammar School Kew | Kew | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.3 km | 1,180 | 1,577 |
| Ruyton Girls' School | Kew | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.4 km | 1,198 | 854 |
| Kew Primary School | Kew | Public primary | 0.6 km | 1,151 | 511 |
| Methodist Ladies' College | Kew | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.6 km | 1,190 | 2,169 |
| Xavier College | Kew | Catholic k–12 / combined | 0.8 km | 1,154 | 1,503 |
| Carey Baptist Grammar School | Kew | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.2 km | 1,177 | 2,564 |
| Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School | Kew | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.6 km | 1,154 | 200 |
| Genazzano FCJ College | Kew | Catholic k–12 / combined | 1.6 km | 1,127 | 680 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in VIC
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Dominic's School | Camberwell East | Catholic primary · P-6 | 146 | 1,169 |
| St Joan of Arc School | Brighton | Catholic primary · P-6 | 402 | 1,170 |
| St Cecilia's School | Glen Iris | Catholic primary · P-6 | 258 | 1,172 |
| St Roch's School | Glen Iris | Catholic primary · P-6 | 125 | 1,166 |
| St Joseph's School | Elsternwick | Catholic primary · P-6 | 347 | 1,164 |
| Our Holy Redeemer School | Surrey Hills | Catholic primary · P-6 | 198 | 1,180 |
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.