Mary MacKillop College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Kensington, South Australia 5068 · Norwood Payneham and St Peters LGA
About Mary MacKillop College
Mary MacKillop College is a catholic girls' high school located in Kensington, South Australia (5068), within the Norwood Payneham and St Peters local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 291 students. The school is affiliated with Catholic Education South Australia.
Mary MacKillop College has an ICSEA value of 1077, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 78th percentile of Australian schools. 29% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 10% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 30 teachers (26.9 full-time equivalent) and 23 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.8 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 29% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Mary MacKillop College scores 75.5 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 6th of 84 secondary schools in SA (2nd of 3 in the Norwood Payneham and St Peters area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1077
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)29% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-29% enrolments since 2020 (area median -21%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+18 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 Mary MacKillop College's 291 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mary MacKillop College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mary MacKillop College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Joseph's Memorial School
Norwood · Catholic primary · R-6
192 students · ICSEA 1108 · 192 m away
Loreto College
Marryatville · Catholic combined · R-12
717 students · ICSEA 1098 · 467 m away
Marryatville Primary School
Kensington · Government primary · R-6
506 students · ICSEA 1127 · 608 m away
Marryatville High School
Marryatville · Government high school · 7-12
1,759 students · ICSEA 1120 · 698 m away
Pembroke School
Kensington Park · Independent combined · R-12
1,672 students · ICSEA 1171 · 754 m away
Norwood Primary School
Norwood · Government primary · R-6
361 students · ICSEA 1148 · 1.0 km away
Rose Park Primary School
Rose Park · Government primary · R-6
525 students · ICSEA 1162 · 1.6 km away
Trinity Gardens School
Trinity Gardens · Government primary · U, R-6
695 students · ICSEA 1103 · 1.7 km away
St Patrick's Special School
Dulwich · Catholic special · U
51 students · ICSEA 1115 · 1.7 km away
Burnside Primary School
Burnside · Government primary · R-6
686 students · ICSEA 1156 · 2.2 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in SA with a comparable ICSEA.
Gleeson College
Golden Grove · Catholic high school · 7-12
941 students · ICSEA 1055
Kildare College
Holden Hill · Catholic high school · 7-12
768 students · ICSEA 1051
St Francis of Assisi College
Renmark · Catholic high school · 7-11
228 students · ICSEA 1004
St Patrick's Technical College
Edinburgh North · Catholic high school · 10-12
260 students · ICSEA 998
Thomas More College
Salisbury Downs · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,132 students · ICSEA 973
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College
Enfield · Catholic high school · 7-12
478 students · ICSEA 960
Frequently asked questions
Is Mary MacKillop College a public or private school?
Mary MacKillop College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education South Australia.
What year levels does Mary MacKillop College offer?
Mary MacKillop College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Mary MacKillop College?
In 2025, Mary MacKillop College had 291 enrolled students (291 girls, 0 boys), a change of -29% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mary MacKillop College?
Mary MacKillop College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1077. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Mary MacKillop College rank in SA?
Mary MacKillop College ranks 6th of 84 secondary schools in South Australia on the Success Index (75.5/100), and 158th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Mary MacKillop College?
Mary MacKillop College has about 10.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Mary MacKillop College?
In 2025, Mary MacKillop College had 40 students in Year 7 and 61 in Year 12.
Is Mary MacKillop College co-ed?
No. Mary MacKillop College is a girls' school.
What other schools are near Mary MacKillop College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Mary MacKillop 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 Mary MacKillop College?
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