Sacred Heart College (Lower Hutt)
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Our read on Sacred Heart College (Lower Hutt)
Strong School With Clear Vision and High Achievement
ERO found Sacred Heart College (Lower Hutt) to be a well-led, high-performing school where most students experience consistently high levels of success and wellbeing. The school has made good progress since its 2022 review, particularly in building a strong sense of belonging and inclusion. Key areas for ongoing development include strengthening attendance, assessment consistency in junior years, and extending challenge pathways for high-achieving students.
Source: ERO, 28 April 2026 · How we write these · What ERO ratings mean
Location & enrolment zone
Where the school sits and who it accepts
Sacred Heart College (Lower Hutt)
65 Laings Road, Woburn, Lower Hutt
This state-integrated school enrols by preference criteria, so zone rules don't apply in the same way. The map shows the school location — check the school's own enrolment scheme.
Sacred Heart College (Lower Hutt) is a state-integrated school. Places go first to applicants with a preference connection to the school's special character (for example, a faith connection), so the usual in-zone and ballot rules don't apply in the same way. Where a geographic priority exists, it works within those preference criteria. Check the school's own enrolment scheme before relying on a zone result.
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How enrolment at Sacred Heart College (Lower Hutt) works
Ministry of Education enrolment-scheme status, and what it means for an application.
No enrolment scheme is listed for Sacred Heart College (Lower Hutt), so it is open enrolment: a family can apply from any address, and there is no home zone and no out-of-zone ballot. Whether a place exists still turns on capacity at the year level you need — ask the school which intakes it is taking applications for and by when.
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Quick answers
What families ask about Sacred Heart College (Lower Hutt)
- Does Sacred Heart College (Lower Hutt) have an enrolment zone?
- Sacred Heart College (Lower Hutt) is a state-integrated school, so places go first to applicants who meet its special-character preference criteria. Any geographic priority applies within those criteria, so an address alone doesn't decide it — check the school's own enrolment scheme.
- What year levels does Sacred Heart College (Lower Hutt) teach?
- Sacred Heart College (Lower Hutt) teaches Year 9–13.
- What is Sacred Heart College (Lower Hutt)'s Equity Index?
- The listed EQI is 444. EQI reflects socioeconomic barriers used for funding; it is not a school-quality score.
- How large is the school?
- The latest listed roll is 820 students.
- When was the latest listed ERO review?
- The latest review date in the public data is April 2026.
The basics
Ministry of Education records
- Teaching language
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Opened
- 1913
- Principal
- Katrina Kerr-Bell
- Urban/rural setting
- Major urban area
- Donation requests
- May Be RequestedSchool may request voluntary donations
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