Mercy College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Coburg, Victoria 3058 · Merri-bek LGA
About Mercy College
Mercy College is a catholic girls' high school located in Coburg, Victoria (3058), within the Merri-bek local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 403 students. The school is affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
Mercy College 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. 17% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 26% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 40 teachers (33.0 full-time equivalent) and 24 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.2 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 11% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Mercy College scores 55.7 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 181st of 348 secondary schools in VIC (4th of 7 in the Merri-bek 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 1029
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)17% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-11% enrolments since 2020 (area median +5%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+5 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 Mercy College's 403 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mercy College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mercy College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Australian International Academy of Education
Coburg · Independent combined · Prep-12
2,215 students · ICSEA 1071 · 674 m away
St Paul's School
Coburg · Catholic primary · Prep-6
200 students · ICSEA 1097 · 992 m away
Coburg Primary School
Coburg · Government primary · Prep-6
346 students · ICSEA 1113 · 1.2 km away
Coburg North Primary School
Coburg · Government primary · Prep-6
509 students · ICSEA 1128 · 1.3 km away
Coburg High School
Coburg · Government high school · 7-12
1,265 students · ICSEA 1099 · 1.4 km away
St Mark's School
Fawkner · Catholic primary · Prep-6
170 students · ICSEA 1076 · 1.6 km away
Coburg Special Developmental School
Coburg · Government special · U
67 students · ICSEA 1028 · 1.6 km away
Islamic College of Sport
Coburg · Independent high school · 11-12
72 students · ICSEA 989 · 1.6 km away
Pascoe Vale North Primary School
Pascoe Vale · Government primary · Prep-6
355 students · ICSEA 1038 · 1.7 km away
Newlands Primary School
Preston · Government primary · Prep-6
437 students · ICSEA 1146 · 1.8 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
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
Notre Dame College
Shepparton · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,683 students · ICSEA 1030
Mercy Regional College
Camperdown · Catholic high school · 7-12
341 students · ICSEA 1026
Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College
Leongatha · Catholic high school · 7-12
544 students · ICSEA 1032
Marist-Sion College
Warragul · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,063 students · ICSEA 1025
Frequently asked questions
Is Mercy College a public or private school?
Mercy College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
What year levels does Mercy College offer?
Mercy College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Mercy College?
In 2025, Mercy College had 403 enrolled students (403 girls, 0 boys), a change of -11% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mercy College?
Mercy College 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.
How does Mercy College rank in VIC?
Mercy College ranks 181st of 348 secondary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (55.7/100), and 609th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Mercy College?
Mercy College has about 12.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
What are the VCE results at Mercy College?
In 2025, Mercy College recorded a median VCE study score of 29 with 3.9% of study scores at 40 or above, from 110 students enrolled in at least one VCE study. Source: VCAA Senior Secondary Completion and Achievement Information.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Mercy College?
In 2025, Mercy College had 65 students in Year 7 and 75 in Year 12.
Is Mercy College co-ed?
No. Mercy College is a girls' school.
What other schools are near Mercy College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Mercy 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 Mercy College?
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