Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Cronulla, New South Wales 2230 · Sutherland LGA
About Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer is a catholic girls' high school located in Cronulla, New South Wales (2230), within the Sutherland local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 421 students. The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer has an ICSEA value of 1086, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 80th percentile of Australian schools. 33% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 7% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 38 teachers (36.0 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.7 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 13% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer scores 76.9 out of 100, placing it in the top 10% of secondary schools nationally and 44th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (3rd of 18 in the Sutherland area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1086
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)33% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+13% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+2 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 Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer's 421 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Burraneer Bay Public School
Cronulla · Government primary · K-6
573 students · ICSEA 1101 · 416 m away
St Francis de Sales Catholic Primary School
Woolooware · Catholic primary · K-6
175 students · ICSEA 1124 · 711 m away
St Aloysius College Cronulla
Cronulla · Catholic high school · 7-12
482 students · ICSEA 1089 · 747 m away
Cronulla Public School
Cronulla · Government primary · K-6
516 students · ICSEA 1064 · 1.1 km away
Caringbah Public School
Caringbah · Government primary · K-6
394 students · ICSEA 1088 · 1.1 km away
Woolooware Public School
Cronulla · Government primary · K-6
462 students · ICSEA 1086 · 1.4 km away
De La Salle Catholic College, Caringbah
Caringbah · Catholic high school · 7-12
536 students · ICSEA 1078 · 1.6 km away
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School
Caringbah · Catholic primary · K-6
599 students · ICSEA 1110 · 1.6 km away
St Aloysius Catholic Primary School
Cronulla · Catholic primary · K-6
178 students · ICSEA 1123 · 1.7 km away
Woolooware High School
Woolooware · Government high school · 7-12
788 students · ICSEA 1063 · 1.9 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Parramatta Marist High School
Westmead · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,043 students · ICSEA 1086
Catherine McAuley Westmead
Westmead · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,210 students · ICSEA 1087
Mater Maria Catholic College
Warriewood · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,098 students · ICSEA 1085
St Columba's Catholic College
Springwood · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,112 students · ICSEA 1088
St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary)
Marsden Park · Catholic high school · 7-12
940 students · ICSEA 1088
St Aloysius College Cronulla
Cronulla · Catholic high school · 7-12
482 students · ICSEA 1089
Frequently asked questions
Is Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer a public or private school?
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer offer?
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer?
In 2025, Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer had 421 enrolled students (421 girls, 0 boys), a change of 13% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer?
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1086. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer rank in NSW?
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer ranks 44th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (76.9/100), and 115th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer?
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer has about 11.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer?
In 2025, Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer had 106 students in Year 7 and 16 in Year 12.
Is Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer co-ed?
No. Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer is a girls' school.
What other schools are near Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
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