Merici College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Braddon, Australian Capital Territory 2612 · Unincorporated ACT LGA
About Merici College
Merici College is a catholic high school located in Braddon, Australian Capital Territory (2612), within the Unincorporated ACT local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 992 students. The school is affiliated with Catholic Education, Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn.
Merici College has an ICSEA value of 1138, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 93rd percentile of Australian schools. 55% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 3% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 80 teachers (75.8 full-time equivalent) and 35 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.1 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 48% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Merici College scores 85.8 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of secondary schools nationally and 1st of 27 secondary schools in ACT (1st of 27 in the Unincorporated ACT area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1138
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)55% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+48% enrolments since 2020 (area median +8%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+33 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Merici College's 992 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Merici College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Merici College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Ainslie School
Braddon · Government primary · K-6
351 students · ICSEA 1130 · 808 m away
Turner School
Turner · Government primary · K-6
318 students · ICSEA 1141 · 992 m away
St Joseph's Primary School
O'Connor · Catholic primary · K-6
334 students · ICSEA 1130 · 1.2 km away
Daramalan College
Dickson · Independent high school · 7-12
1,498 students · ICSEA 1127 · 1.5 km away
Campbell High School
Campbell · Government high school · 7-10
420 students · ICSEA 1120 · 1.6 km away
North Ainslie Primary School
Ainslie · Government primary · K-6
527 students · ICSEA 1145 · 1.6 km away
Emmaus Christian School
Dickson · Independent combined · K-10
590 students · ICSEA 1138 · 1.6 km away
O'Connor Cooperative School
O'Connor · Government primary · K-2
60 students · ICSEA 1141 · 1.6 km away
Lyneham High School
Lyneham · Government high school · 7-10
1,034 students · ICSEA 1132 · 1.7 km away
Lyneham Primary School
Lyneham · Government primary · K-6
498 students · ICSEA 1135 · 2.0 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in ACT with a comparable ICSEA.
St John Paul II College
Nicholls · Catholic high school · 7-12
880 students · ICSEA 1089
St Clare's College
Griffith · Catholic high school · 7-12
887 students · ICSEA 1087
St Francis Xavier College
Florey · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,323 students · ICSEA 1070
St Mary MacKillop College
Isabella Plains · Catholic high school · 7-12
2,088 students · ICSEA 1068
Frequently asked questions
Is Merici College a public or private school?
Merici College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education, Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn.
What year levels does Merici College offer?
Merici College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Merici College?
In 2025, Merici College had 992 enrolled students, a change of 48% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Merici College?
Merici College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1138. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Merici College rank in ACT?
Merici College ranks 1st of 27 secondary schools in Australian Capital Territory on the Success Index (85.8/100), and 10th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Merici College?
Merici College has about 13.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Merici College?
In 2025, Merici College had 189 students in Year 7 and 111 in Year 12.
What other schools are near Merici College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Merici College in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near Merici College?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Dickson, about 1.8 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.