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St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College

Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Coolaroo, Victoria 3048 · Hume LGA

35.3/ 100
Success Index
Lower 50%

#209 of 239 combined schools in VIC
#961 of 1,259 nationally

How is this calculated?
Students
1,078
+31% over 5 years
ICSEA
997
45th percentile nationally
Students per teacher
15.9
67.6 FTE teachers
Year range
Prep-12

About St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College

St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College is an independent combined (K–12) school located in Coolaroo, Victoria (3048), within the Hume local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,078 students (564 girls and 514 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools Victoria.

St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College has an ICSEA value of 997, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 45th percentile of Australian schools. 12% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 37% from the bottom quarter.

The school employs 70 teachers (67.6 full-time equivalent) and 43 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.9 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 31% over the past five years.

On the Success Index, St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College scores 35.3 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of combined schools nationally and 209th of 239 combined schools in VIC (7th of 8 in the Hume 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.

Median study score
29
Unchanged from 2024
Study scores 40+
10%
-2.8 pts vs 2024
VCE students
96
Enrolled in at least one VCE study
VCE completion
97%
90% applied for tertiary places
Results reflect the students who sat the VCE in 2025 and are not adjusted for intake. Schools with fewer than four students in a measure are suppressed by VCAA. See top VCE schools in Victoria.

Success Index breakdown

Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.

  • Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 997
  • Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)12% of students
  • Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.9 students per teacher
  • Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+31% enrolments since 2020 (area median +15%)
  • ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-20 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.

St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College
Bottom quarterLower middleUpper middleTop quarter
Girls
564
Boys
514
Language background other than English
97%
Indigenous students
0%

Enrolments by year level

How St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College's 1,078 students are spread across year levels in 2025.

Prep intake
68
Year 7 cohort
113
Year 12 cohort
70

Enrolment trend

How enrolments at St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College have changed over the past decade.

6929121,1322015: 769 students2016: 782 students2017: 787 students2018: 805 students2019: 799 students2020: 826 students2021: 839 students2022: 880 students2023: 916 students2024: 978 students2025: 1,078 students201520172019202120232025
Total enrolments by year. Source: ACARA school profile data.

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Frequently asked questions

Is St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College a public or private school?

St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools Victoria.

What year levels does St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College offer?

St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.

How many students attend St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College?

In 2025, St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College had 1,078 enrolled students (564 girls, 514 boys), a change of 31% over five years.

What is the ICSEA of St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College?

St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 997. 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 St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College rank in VIC?

St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College ranks 209th of 239 combined schools in Victoria on the Success Index (35.3/100), and 961st of 1,259 nationally.

What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College?

St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College has about 15.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.

What are the VCE results at St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College?

In 2025, St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College recorded a median VCE study score of 29 with 10% of study scores at 40 or above, from 96 students enrolled in at least one VCE study. Source: VCAA Senior Secondary Completion and Achievement Information.

How big is the Year 7 cohort at St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College?

In 2025, St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College had 113 students in Year 7 and 70 in Year 12.

Is St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College co-ed?

Yes. St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.

What other schools are near St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College?

There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Mary's Coptic Orthodox 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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