Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Deloraine, Tasmania 7304 · Meander Valley LGA
About Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School is a catholic primary school located in Deloraine, Tasmania (7304), within the Meander Valley local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 73 students (27 girls and 46 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Tasmania.
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School has an ICSEA value of 987, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 41st percentile of Australian schools. 17% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 38% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 12 teachers (9.4 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 7.8 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 13% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School scores 47.4 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 987
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)17% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)7.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-13% enrolments since 2020 (area median +2%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+1 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 School's 73 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School have changed over the past decade.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School a public or private school?
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Tasmania.
What year levels does Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School offer?
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School?
In 2025, Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School had 73 enrolled students (27 girls, 46 boys), a change of -13% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School?
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 987. 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 Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School?
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School has about 7.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School each year?
In 2025, Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School had 14 students in Prep and 7 in Year 6.
Is Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School co-ed?
Yes. Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School?
There are 3 other schools within 15 km of Our Lady of Mercy Catholic 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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