Mount Lilydale Mercy College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Lilydale, Victoria 3140 · Yarra Ranges LGA
About Mount Lilydale Mercy College
Mount Lilydale Mercy College is a catholic high school located in Lilydale, Victoria (3140), within the Yarra Ranges local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,550 students (787 girls and 763 boys). The school is affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
Mount Lilydale Mercy College has an ICSEA value of 1045, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 66th percentile of Australian schools. 16% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 17% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 136 teachers (125.1 full-time equivalent) and 81 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.4 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 5% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Mount Lilydale Mercy College scores 65.3 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 132nd of 348 secondary schools in VIC (3rd of 10 in the Yarra Ranges 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 1045
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)16% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+5% enrolments since 2020 (area median -4%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+9 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 Mount Lilydale Mercy College's 1,550 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mount Lilydale Mercy College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mount Lilydale Mercy College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Lilydale Primary School
Lilydale · Government primary · Prep-6
221 students · ICSEA 1014 · 458 m away
St Patrick's School
Lilydale · Catholic primary · Prep-6
250 students · ICSEA 1052 · 502 m away
Cire Community School
Lilydale · Independent special · 2-12
524 students · ICSEA 987 · 1.4 km away
Lilydale Heights College
Lilydale · Government high school · 7-12
860 students · ICSEA 1000 · 1.5 km away
Lilydale High School
Lilydale · Government high school · 7-12
1,424 students · ICSEA 1013 · 1.6 km away
Victoria Road Primary School
Lilydale · Government primary · Prep-6
231 students · ICSEA 1025 · 2.0 km away
Lyrebird College
Coldstream · Independent special · U
20 students · ICSEA 1102 · 2.9 km away
Coldstream Primary School
Coldstream · Government primary · Prep-6
85 students · ICSEA 997 · 3.0 km away
Rolling Hills Primary School
Mooroolbark · Government primary · Prep-6
409 students · ICSEA 1046 · 3.2 km away
Mooroolbark Grammar
Mooroolbark · Independent combined · Prep-7
39 students · ICSEA 997 · 3.3 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Catholic Regional College North Keilor
Keilor Lodge · Catholic high school · 7-10
642 students · ICSEA 1045
St Peter's College
Cranbourne · Catholic high school · 7-12
2,089 students · ICSEA 1045
Catholic Regional College Caroline Springs
Caroline Springs · Catholic high school · 7-10
1,079 students · ICSEA 1045
St Francis Xavier College
Beaconsfield · Catholic high school · 7-12
2,797 students · ICSEA 1043
FCJ College
Benalla · Catholic high school · 7-12
451 students · ICSEA 1047
Assumption College
Kilmore · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,455 students · ICSEA 1050
Frequently asked questions
Is Mount Lilydale Mercy College a public or private school?
Mount Lilydale Mercy College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
What year levels does Mount Lilydale Mercy College offer?
Mount Lilydale Mercy College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Mount Lilydale Mercy College?
In 2025, Mount Lilydale Mercy College had 1,550 enrolled students (787 girls, 763 boys), a change of 5% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mount Lilydale Mercy College?
Mount Lilydale Mercy College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1045. 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 Mount Lilydale Mercy College rank in VIC?
Mount Lilydale Mercy College ranks 132nd of 348 secondary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (65.3/100), and 396th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Mount Lilydale Mercy College?
Mount Lilydale Mercy College has about 12.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
What are the VCE results at Mount Lilydale Mercy College?
In 2025, Mount Lilydale Mercy College recorded a median VCE study score of 28 with 1.9% of study scores at 40 or above, from 353 students enrolled in at least one VCE study. Source: VCAA Senior Secondary Completion and Achievement Information.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Mount Lilydale Mercy College?
In 2025, Mount Lilydale Mercy College had 284 students in Year 7 and 207 in Year 12.
Is Mount Lilydale Mercy College co-ed?
Yes. Mount Lilydale Mercy College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Mount Lilydale Mercy College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Mount Lilydale 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.
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