Our Lady of Mount Carmel School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Sunbury, Victoria 3429 · Hume LGA
#539 of 1,290 primary schools in VIC
#1505 of 4,908 nationally
About Our Lady of Mount Carmel School
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School is a catholic primary school located in Sunbury, Victoria (3429), within the Hume local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 299 students (144 girls and 155 boys). The school is affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School has an ICSEA value of 1061, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 72nd percentile of Australian schools. 23% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 14% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 26 teachers (19.4 full-time equivalent) and 18 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.4 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 7% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Our Lady of Mount Carmel School scores 64.4 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools nationally and 539th of 1,290 primary schools in VIC (6th of 47 in the Hume area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1061
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)23% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+7% enrolments since 2020 (area median -12%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+0 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 Mount Carmel School's 299 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Our Lady of Mount Carmel School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Salesian College Sunbury
Sunbury · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,720 students · ICSEA 1059 · 857 m away
Sunbury College
Sunbury · Government high school · 7-12
980 students · ICSEA 993 · 934 m away
Goonawarra Primary School
Sunbury · Government primary · Prep-6
351 students · ICSEA 999 · 1.3 km away
Kismet Park Primary School
Sunbury · Government primary · Prep-6
358 students · ICSEA 1023 · 1.7 km away
Sunbury And Macedon Ranges Specialist School
Sunbury · Government special · U
283 students · ICSEA 998 · 1.9 km away
Sunbury Primary School
Sunbury · Government primary · Prep-6
400 students · ICSEA 1056 · 2.1 km away
Sunbury West Primary School
Sunbury · Government primary · Prep-6
230 students · ICSEA 1004 · 2.1 km away
St Anne's School
Sunbury · Catholic primary · Prep-6
599 students · ICSEA 1059 · 2.1 km away
Sunbury Heights Primary School
Sunbury · Government primary · Prep-6
495 students · ICSEA 983 · 2.6 km away
Sunbury Downs Secondary College
Sunbury · Government high school · 7-12
789 students · ICSEA 1005 · 2.8 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
St Peter's School
Epping · Catholic primary · Prep-6
348 students · ICSEA 1061
Christ the King School
Newcomb · Catholic primary · Prep-6
269 students · ICSEA 1061
St Mary's School
Altona · Catholic primary · Prep-6
259 students · ICSEA 1060
St Gabriel's School
Reservoir · Catholic primary · Prep-6
149 students · ICSEA 1060
St Carlo Borromeo School
Greenvale · Catholic primary · Prep-6
571 students · ICSEA 1062
Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School
Caroline Springs · Catholic primary · Prep-6
494 students · ICSEA 1062
Frequently asked questions
Is Our Lady of Mount Carmel School a public or private school?
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School 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 Mount Carmel School offer?
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Our Lady of Mount Carmel School?
In 2025, Our Lady of Mount Carmel School had 299 enrolled students (144 girls, 155 boys), a change of 7% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Our Lady of Mount Carmel School?
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1061. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Our Lady of Mount Carmel School rank in VIC?
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School ranks 539th of 1,290 primary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (64.4/100), and 1505th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School?
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School has about 15.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School each year?
In 2025, Our Lady of Mount Carmel School had 51 students in Prep and 39 in Year 6.
Is Our Lady of Mount Carmel School co-ed?
Yes. Our Lady of Mount Carmel School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Our Lady of Mount Carmel School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Our Lady of Mount Carmel School 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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