Mercy Regional College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Camperdown, Victoria 3260 · Corangamite LGA
About Mercy Regional College
Mercy Regional College is a catholic high school located in Camperdown, Victoria (3260), within the Corangamite local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 341 students (170 girls and 171 boys). The school is affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
Mercy Regional College has an ICSEA value of 1026, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 58th percentile of Australian schools. 12% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 23% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 37 teachers (32.3 full-time equivalent) and 34 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.6 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 18% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Mercy Regional College scores 55.5 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 183rd of 348 secondary schools in VIC (1st of 2 in the Corangamite 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 1026
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)12% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-18% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-2 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 Regional College's 341 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mercy Regional College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mercy Regional College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Patrick's School
Camperdown · Catholic primary · Prep-6
213 students · ICSEA 1035 · 183 m away
Camperdown College
Camperdown · Government combined · Prep-12
381 students · ICSEA 983 · 746 m away
Cobden Primary School
Cobden · Government primary · Prep-6
123 students · ICSEA 978 · 12 km away
Hampden P-12 School
Cobden · Government special · U
67 students · ICSEA 898 · 12 km away
Cobden Technical School
Cobden · Government high school · 7-12
126 students · ICSEA 919 · 12 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Marist-Sion College
Warragul · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,063 students · ICSEA 1025
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
Mercy College
Coburg · Catholic high school · 7-12
403 students · ICSEA 1029
St Mary MacKillop College
Swan Hill · Catholic high school · 7-12
540 students · ICSEA 1023
St Joseph's College Mildura
Mildura · Catholic high school · 7-12
860 students · ICSEA 1022
Frequently asked questions
Is Mercy Regional College a public or private school?
Mercy Regional College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
What year levels does Mercy Regional College offer?
Mercy Regional College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Mercy Regional College?
In 2025, Mercy Regional College had 341 enrolled students (170 girls, 171 boys), a change of -18% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mercy Regional College?
Mercy Regional College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1026. 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 Regional College rank in VIC?
Mercy Regional College ranks 183rd of 348 secondary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (55.5/100), and 614th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Mercy Regional College?
Mercy Regional College has about 10.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
What are the VCE results at Mercy Regional College?
In 2025, Mercy Regional College recorded a median VCE study score of 31 with 4.5% of study scores at 40 or above, from 93 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 Regional College?
In 2025, Mercy Regional College had 75 students in Year 7 and 44 in Year 12.
Is Mercy Regional College co-ed?
Yes. Mercy Regional College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Mercy Regional College?
There are 5 other schools within 15 km of Mercy 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.
Where can I get tutoring near Mercy Regional College?
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