Our Lady of Mercy College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Heidelberg, Victoria 3084 · Banyule LGA
About Our Lady of Mercy College
Our Lady of Mercy College is a catholic girls' high school located in Heidelberg, Victoria (3084), within the Banyule local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,175 students. The school is affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
Our Lady of Mercy College has an ICSEA value of 1111, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 87th percentile of Australian schools. 42% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 5% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 108 teachers (96.4 full-time equivalent) and 50 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.2 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Our Lady of Mercy College scores 76.8 out of 100, placing it in the top 10% of secondary schools nationally and 50th of 348 secondary schools in VIC (3rd of 8 in the Banyule 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 1111
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)42% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-2% enrolments since 2020 (area median +1%)
- 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 Our Lady of Mercy College's 1,175 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Our Lady of Mercy College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Our Lady of Mercy College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St John's School
Heidelberg · Catholic primary · Prep-6
345 students · ICSEA 1129 · 97 m away
Heidelberg Primary School
Heidelberg · Government primary · Prep-6
498 students · ICSEA 1141 · 359 m away
Austin Hospital School
Heidelberg · Government special
· 750 m away
Banyule Primary School
Rosanna · Government primary · Prep-6
618 students · ICSEA 1161 · 1.8 km away
Ivanhoe East Primary School
Ivanhoe East · Government primary · Prep-6
480 students · ICSEA 1155 · 2.0 km away
Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School
Ivanhoe · Independent combined · Prep-12
850 students · ICSEA 1181 · 2.0 km away
St Pius X School
Heidelberg West · Catholic primary · Prep-6
46 students · ICSEA 1056 · 2.2 km away
St Clement of Rome School
Bulleen · Catholic primary · Prep-6
456 students · ICSEA 1109 · 2.3 km away
Marcellin College
Bulleen · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,131 students · ICSEA 1115 · 2.3 km away
Ivanhoe Primary School
Ivanhoe · Government primary · Prep-6
557 students · ICSEA 1157 · 2.4 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Our Lady of Sion College
Box Hill · Catholic high school · 7-12
930 students · ICSEA 1111
Santa Maria College
Northcote · Catholic high school · 7-12
779 students · ICSEA 1110
Whitefriars College
Donvale · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,055 students · ICSEA 1112
Avila College
Mount Waverley · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,011 students · ICSEA 1113
St Columba's College
Essendon · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,047 students · ICSEA 1107
Marcellin College
Bulleen · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,131 students · ICSEA 1115
Frequently asked questions
Is Our Lady of Mercy College a public or private school?
Our Lady of Mercy College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
What year levels does Our Lady of Mercy College offer?
Our Lady of Mercy College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Our Lady of Mercy College?
In 2025, Our Lady of Mercy College had 1,175 enrolled students (1,175 girls, 0 boys), a change of -2% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Our Lady of Mercy College?
Our Lady of Mercy College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1111. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Our Lady of Mercy College rank in VIC?
Our Lady of Mercy College ranks 50th of 348 secondary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (76.8/100), and 118th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Our Lady of Mercy College?
Our Lady of Mercy College has about 12.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
What are the VCE results at Our Lady of Mercy College?
In 2025, Our Lady of Mercy College recorded a median VCE study score of 33 with 10.3% of study scores at 40 or above, from 272 students enrolled in at least one VCE study. Source: VCAA Senior Secondary Completion and Achievement Information.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Our Lady of Mercy College?
In 2025, Our Lady of Mercy College had 203 students in Year 7 and 193 in Year 12.
Is Our Lady of Mercy College co-ed?
No. Our Lady of Mercy College is a girls' school.
What other schools are near Our Lady of Mercy College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Our Lady 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.
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