Mercedes College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Perth, Western Australia 6000 · Perth LGA
About Mercedes College
Mercedes College is an independent girls' high school located in Perth, Western Australia (6000), within the Perth local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 910 students. The school is affiliated with Mercy Education Limited.
Mercedes College has an ICSEA value of 1122, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 90th percentile of Australian schools. 49% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 5% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 82 teachers (76.6 full-time equivalent) and 43 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.9 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 9% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Mercedes College scores 81.2 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of secondary schools nationally and 1st of 140 secondary schools in WA (1st of 2 in the Perth area).
Year 12 ATAR results (2025)
The School Curriculum and Standards Authority lists, for every ATAR course, the schools whose students had combined scores in the top 15% of that course. Mercedes College appears for 1 course.
Courses
Politics and Law
WA does not publish median ATARs by school; this list is the official per-school measure of top-end achievement. See WA schools with the most top-performing ATAR students.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1122
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)49% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+9% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+2 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 Mercedes College's 910 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mercedes College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mercedes College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St George's Anglican Grammar School
Perth · Independent high school · 7-12
596 students · ICSEA 1139 · 870 m away
Highgate Primary School
Highgate · Government primary · K-6
943 students · ICSEA 1110 · 1.6 km away
Trinity College
East Perth · Catholic combined · 4-12
1,347 students · ICSEA 1113 · 1.6 km away
Sacred Heart Primary School
Highgate · Catholic primary · PP-6
180 students · ICSEA 1124 · 2.0 km away
Wesley College
South Perth · Independent combined · PP-12
1,312 students · ICSEA 1147 · 2.7 km away
Victoria Park Christian School
Victoria Park · Independent primary · PP-6
113 students · ICSEA 1035 · 2.8 km away
St Columba's Catholic Primary School
South Perth · Catholic primary · PP-6
381 students · ICSEA 1140 · 2.8 km away
Perth College
Mount Lawley · Independent combined · PP-12
889 students · ICSEA 1138 · 2.8 km away
Regent College
Victoria Park · Independent primary · PP-6
340 students · ICSEA 1142 · 2.9 km away
Perth Modern School
Subiaco · Government high school · 7-12
1,472 students · ICSEA 1230 · 2.9 km away
Similar schools
Independent secondary schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
Kennedy Baptist College
Murdoch · Independent high school · 7-12
1,244 students · ICSEA 1113
St George's Anglican Grammar School
Perth · Independent high school · 7-12
596 students · ICSEA 1139
Mazenod College
Lesmurdie · Independent high school · 7-12
862 students · ICSEA 1060
Servite College
Tuart Hill · Independent high school · 7-12
1,032 students · ICSEA 1058
John Calvin Christian College
Armadale · Independent high school · 7-12
366 students · ICSEA 1042
Carmel Adventist College
Carmel · Independent high school · 7-12
200 students · ICSEA 1039
Frequently asked questions
Is Mercedes College a public or private school?
Mercedes College is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Mercy Education Limited.
What year levels does Mercedes College offer?
Mercedes College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Mercedes College?
In 2025, Mercedes College had 910 enrolled students (910 girls, 0 boys), a change of 9% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mercedes College?
Mercedes College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1122. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Mercedes College rank in WA?
Mercedes College ranks 1st of 140 secondary schools in Western Australia on the Success Index (81.2/100), and 51st of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Mercedes College?
Mercedes College has about 11.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Mercedes College?
In 2025, Mercedes College had 178 students in Year 7 and 125 in Year 12.
Is Mercedes College co-ed?
No. Mercedes College is a girls' school.
What other schools are near Mercedes College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Mercedes 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.
Where can I get tutoring near Mercedes College?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Victoria Park, about 3.1 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.