The invention discloses a high-sensitivity piezoelectric ceramic material, and a preparation method and application thereof. The piezoelectric ceramic material comprises a core component and an additional component, wherein the core component comprises 65.07%-67.73% of Pb3O4, 2.213%-2.3% of SrCO3, 0.291%-0.303% of Sb2O3, 1.328%-1.382% of Nb2O5, 0.165%-0.172% of Ni2O3, 0.08%-0.083% of Fe2O3, 11.51%-11.983% of TiO2 and 17.35%-18.06% of ZrO2 based on the weight percentage; and on the basis of the sum of the core component by weight, the additional component, comprising 0.03-0.1% of SiO2 and 0.2-0.5% of CeO2, is added. Besides, the invention also provides a preparation method and application of the piezoelectric ceramic material. The invention has the advantages of great signal bandwidth, high amplitude, favorable sensitivity and stable long-time operation performance, and can effectively satisfy the special requirements of the electronic complete machine with special requirements for the piezoelectric ceramic sensor.