Sacred Heart School is a Catholic co-ed primary in Booval focused on nurturing students through strong pastoral care and tight-knit community values.
NAPLAN 33 points below national year-level averages; the result is a B- overall.
Sacred Heart School is a Catholic co-ed primary in Booval focused on nurturing students through strong pastoral care and tight-knit community values. The school is known for its thriving band and choir programs, which feature prominently in Wakakirri performances, alongside active sport participation. Families choosing Sacred Heart tend to value arts and music alongside physical activity, within a supportive, relational environment.
Sacred Heart School is also known as SHS Booval.
Sacred Heart School has an overall SchoolRank score of 42.2/100, rated "Average". This score is calculated from academic results, student growth, wellbeing, extracurricular programs, and value for money. Academically, the school scores 42/100, indicating developing performance relative to other Australian schools. The school's ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) is 1022, above the national average of 1,000.
In 2025 NAPLAN testing at Sacred Heart School, Year 3 students averaged 372 across the tested NAPLAN domains, below the national average of 407 for that year level, and Year 5 students averaged 459, below the national average of 490 for that year level. National averages are specific to each year level, because NAPLAN scores are scaled so older year levels score higher, a school-wide average can't be compared with a single national figure.
Sacred Heart School is a medium-sized catholic primary school with approximately 548 students. It offers education for years Prep-6. As a catholic school, enrolment typically involves an application process. Contact the school directly for enrolment criteria, waiting lists, and open day information.
Sacred Heart School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1. This is above the national average of approximately 14:1, meaning class sizes are typical for Australian schools. Support staff make up 38% of the workforce, providing additional learning assistance and pastoral care. The student attendance rate is 91%, which is moderate.
Sacred Heart School is located in Booval, QLD, classified as a major cities school. With an ICSEA of 1022 (57th percentile), the school community's socio-educational advantage is around the national average. ICSEA measures the educational advantage of a school's community, not the school's quality, a lower ICSEA school with strong academic scores may indicate particularly effective teaching.