Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Leongatha, Victoria 3953 · South Gippsland LGA
About Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College
Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College is a catholic high school located in Leongatha, Victoria (3953), within the South Gippsland local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 544 students (294 girls and 250 boys). The school is affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College has an ICSEA value of 1032, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 61st percentile of Australian schools. 16% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 23% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 67 teachers (60.8 full-time equivalent) and 40 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.9 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 11% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College scores 64.1 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 139th of 348 secondary schools in VIC (1st of 5 in the South Gippsland area).
VCE results (2025)
Published by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. Study scores range from 0 to 50 with a state mean of 30; a score of 40 or above is in roughly the top 9% statewide.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1032
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)16% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)8.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-11% enrolments since 2020 (area median -4%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+4 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 Catholic Regional College's 544 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Leongatha Secondary College
Leongatha · Government high school · 7-12
607 students · ICSEA 991 · 1.2 km away
South Gippsland Specialist School
Leongatha · Government special · U
67 students · ICSEA 952 · 1.3 km away
Leongatha Primary School
Leongatha · Government primary · Prep-6
582 students · ICSEA 1008 · 1.3 km away
St Laurence O'Toole School
Leongatha · Catholic primary · Prep-6
180 students · ICSEA 1041 · 1.5 km away
Koonwarra Village School
Koonwarra · Independent primary · Prep-6
64 students · ICSEA 1092 · 9.1 km away
Korumburra Primary School
Korumburra · Government primary · Prep-6
343 students · ICSEA 973 · 13 km away
St Joseph's School
Korumburra · Catholic primary · Prep-6
101 students · ICSEA 1002 · 13 km away
Meeniyan Primary School
Meeniyan · Government primary · Prep-6
145 students · ICSEA 1009 · 13 km away
Korumburra Secondary College
Korumburra · Government high school · 7-12
437 students · ICSEA 976 · 14 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Monivae College
Hamilton · Catholic high school · 7-12
583 students · ICSEA 1033
Notre Dame College
Shepparton · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,683 students · ICSEA 1030
Mercy College
Coburg · Catholic high school · 7-12
403 students · ICSEA 1029
Galen Catholic College
Wangaratta · Catholic high school · 7-12
973 students · ICSEA 1035
Catholic Regional College Sydenham
Sydenham · Catholic high school · 11-12
974 students · ICSEA 1028
Lavalla Catholic College
Traralgon · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,358 students · ICSEA 1028
Frequently asked questions
Is Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College a public or private school?
Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
What year levels does Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College offer?
Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College?
In 2025, Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College had 544 enrolled students (294 girls, 250 boys), a change of -11% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College?
Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1032. 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.
How does Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College rank in VIC?
Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College ranks 139th of 348 secondary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (64.1/100), and 422nd of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College?
Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College has about 8.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
What are the VCE results at Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College?
In 2025, Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College recorded a median VCE study score of 29 with 4.4% of study scores at 40 or above, from 134 students enrolled in at least one VCE study. Source: VCAA Senior Secondary Completion and Achievement Information.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College?
In 2025, Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College had 111 students in Year 7 and 79 in Year 12.
Is Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College co-ed?
Yes. Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College?
There are 9 other schools within 15 km of Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional 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.
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