Mary MacKillop Memorial School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Penola, South Australia 5277 · Wattle Range LGA
About Mary MacKillop Memorial School
Mary MacKillop Memorial School is a catholic primary school located in Penola, South Australia (5277), within the Wattle Range local government area. It caters for students from R to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 57 students (26 girls and 31 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education South Australia.
Mary MacKillop Memorial School has an ICSEA value of 1029, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 60th percentile of Australian schools. 19% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 26% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 6 teachers (6.0 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.5 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 34% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Mary MacKillop Memorial School scores 56.5 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1029
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)19% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-34% enrolments since 2020 (area median -16%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-19 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 Memorial School's 57 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mary MacKillop Memorial School have changed over the past decade.
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Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in SA with a comparable ICSEA.
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306 students · ICSEA 1032
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St Margaret Mary's School
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St John The Apostle Parish School
Christies Beach · Catholic primary · R-6
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All Saints Catholic Primary School
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536 students · ICSEA 1017
Frequently asked questions
Is Mary MacKillop Memorial School a public or private school?
Mary MacKillop Memorial School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education South Australia.
What year levels does Mary MacKillop Memorial School offer?
Mary MacKillop Memorial School offers R to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Mary MacKillop Memorial School?
In 2025, Mary MacKillop Memorial School had 57 enrolled students (26 girls, 31 boys), a change of -34% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mary MacKillop Memorial School?
Mary MacKillop Memorial School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1029. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Mary MacKillop Memorial School?
Mary MacKillop Memorial School has about 9.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Reception at Mary MacKillop Memorial School each year?
In 2025, Mary MacKillop Memorial School had 2 students in Reception and 9 in Year 6.
Is Mary MacKillop Memorial School co-ed?
Yes. Mary MacKillop Memorial School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Mary MacKillop Memorial School?
There are 2 other schools within 15 km of Mary MacKillop Memorial School 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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