Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Surrey Hills, Victoria 3127 · Whitehorse LGA
#155 of 1,290 primary schools in VIC
#283 of 4,908 nationally
About Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School is a catholic primary school located in Surrey Hills, Victoria (3127), within the Whitehorse local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 145 students (72 girls and 73 boys). The school is affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School has an ICSEA value of 1142, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 94th percentile of Australian schools. 56% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 2% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 20 teachers (12.8 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.3 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 15% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School scores 78.6 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of primary schools nationally and 155th of 1,290 primary schools in VIC (11th of 30 in the Whitehorse area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1142
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)56% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-15% enrolments since 2020 (area median -9%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-21 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 Perpetual Succour School's 145 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Kingswood College
Box Hill · Independent combined · Prep-12
575 students · ICSEA 1162 · 704 m away
Surrey Hills Primary School
Surrey Hills · Government primary · Prep-6
358 students · ICSEA 1166 · 1.0 km away
Roberts McCubbin Primary School
Box Hill South · Government primary · Prep-6
303 students · ICSEA 1120 · 1.4 km away
Our Holy Redeemer School
Surrey Hills · Catholic primary · Prep-6
198 students · ICSEA 1180 · 1.5 km away
Wattle Park Primary School
Burwood · Government primary · Prep-6
251 students · ICSEA 1122 · 1.8 km away
Mount Scopus Memorial College
Burwood · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,170 students · ICSEA 1159 · 2.0 km away
Mont Albert Primary School
Mont Albert · Government primary · Prep-6
605 students · ICSEA 1149 · 2.0 km away
Our Lady of Sion College
Box Hill · Catholic high school · 7-12
930 students · ICSEA 1111 · 2.1 km away
Presbyterian Ladies' College
Burwood · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,530 students · ICSEA 1207 · 2.1 km away
St Francis Xavier's School
Box Hill · Catholic primary · Prep-6
257 students · ICSEA 1105 · 2.2 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Our Lady of Lourdes School
Prahran · Catholic primary · Prep-6
162 students · ICSEA 1142
St Mary's School
Hampton · Catholic primary · Prep-6
194 students · ICSEA 1142
St Leonard's School
Glen Waverley · Catholic primary · Prep-6
268 students · ICSEA 1142
St Anthony's School
Alphington · Catholic primary · Prep-6
92 students · ICSEA 1141
St Patrick's School
Murrumbeena · Catholic primary · Prep-6
263 students · ICSEA 1141
St Christopher's School
Glen Waverley · Catholic primary · Prep-6
148 students · ICSEA 1141
Frequently asked questions
Is Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School a public or private school?
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour 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 Perpetual Succour School offer?
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School?
In 2025, Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School had 145 enrolled students (72 girls, 73 boys), a change of -15% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School?
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1142. 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 Perpetual Succour School rank in VIC?
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School ranks 155th of 1,290 primary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (78.6/100), and 283rd of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School?
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School has about 11.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School each year?
In 2025, Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School had 10 students in Prep and 21 in Year 6.
Is Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School co-ed?
Yes. Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour 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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