Mercedes College

Victoria Square, Perth WA 6000

IndependentHigh schoolYears 7-12

Mercedes College is an independent secondary school in Perth, WA for Years 7–12 with about 986 students. Its ICSEA is 1,122, where the national average is 1000.

Annual report (2025) ↗ on the school's own page. About this link

986students

1,122ICSEA · higher than 91% of WA private schools

25%language background other than English

2%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

77teaching staff (FTE)

ICSEA, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms

#19 of 99 WA non-government schools on the WACE results list, on % of Year 12 students achieving WACEBand A2See the full list

About this school, from public sources

Drawn from public online sources: Mercedes College is a Catholic girls' secondary school for Years 7 to 12 in the Perth CBD, founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1846. It has around 800 students and sits in the city's heritage precinct close to public transport. Facilities include an indoor heated pool, a sports centre, science classrooms and a fitness centre.

Often praised

Historic city-centre campus
Indoor heated pool
Easy public transport access

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NAPLAN

School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Mercedes College on My School · Why some data is missing

WACE 2024

99.3% of Year 12 students achieving WACE

152Eligible Year 12 students

151WACE achieved (students)

90Completed 4+ ATAR courses (students)

59.2Completed 4+ ATAR courses (%)

32Certificate II or above (students)

21.1Certificate II or above (%)

122Certificate II+ and 4+ ATAR courses (students)

Last 4 years

Year	% of Year 12 students achieving WACE
2024	99.3
2023	100.0
2022	98.6
2021	95.8

Source: School Curriculum and Standards Authority (WA) Year 12 achievement data.

Location and nearby schools

Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.

School	Suburb	Type	Distance	ICSEA	Students
St George's Anglican Grammar School	Perth	Independent high school	1.0 km	1,139	632
Trinity College	East Perth	Catholic k–12 / combined	1.5 km	1,113	1,389
Wesley College	South Perth	Independent k–12 / combined	2.6 km	1,147	1,414
Perth College	Mount Lawley	Independent k–12 / combined	2.9 km	1,138	918
Perth Montessori School	Burswood	Independent k–12 / combined	3.1 km	1,115	108
Perth Modern SchoolGATEGifted class: Gifted class	Subiaco	Public high school	3.1 km	1,230	1,479
School of Isolated and Distance Education	Leederville	Public k–12 / combined	3.3 km	1,063	229
Bob Hawke CollegeGATEGifted class: Gifted class	Subiaco	Public high school	3.5 km	1,129	2,038

Schools with a similar ICSEA in WA

Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.

School	Suburb	Type	Students	ICSEA
Kennedy Baptist College	Murdoch	Independent high school · 7-12	1,255	1,113
St George's Anglican Grammar School	Perth	Independent high school · 7-12	632	1,139

About this data

Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.