St Mary MacKillop College
53 McCrae Street, Swan Hill VIC 3585
St Mary MacKillop College is a Catholic secondary school in Swan Hill, VIC for Years 7–12 with about 540 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 1,023, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the publisher's site. About this link
ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Enrolments and staff cover all campuses of this school. Terms
About this school, from public sources
According to publicly available information, St Mary MacKillop College is a Catholic co-educational secondary school (Years 7-12) in Swan Hill, Victoria, established in 1985 and serving around 550 students. The college offers a broad senior curriculum with 24 Authority subjects and 19 Certificate courses, alongside a MacBook technology program, work experience for Year 10s and a Learning Resource Centre. It places strong emphasis on pastoral care, wellbeing, and an inclusive community built around six core virtues, supported by house structures, retreats, camps and mental health initiatives.
Often praised
- broad senior subject choice
- strong pastoral care and wellbeing focus
- inclusive, values-based community
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See St Mary MacKillop College on My School · Why some data is missing
VCE 2025
Last 5 years
| Year | Median VCE study score |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 28.0 |
| 2024 | 29.0 |
| 2023 | 30.0 |
| 2022 | 29.0 |
| 2021 | 28.0 |
Source: VCAA senior secondary completion and achievement information. Study scores are relative to the state cohort in each subject.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swan Hill College | Swan Hill | Public high school | 0.8 km | 944 | 742 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in VIC
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's College | Echuca | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 1,134 | 1,022 |
| St Joseph's College Mildura | Mildura | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 860 | 1,022 |
| Marist-Sion College | Warragul | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 1,063 | 1,025 |
| Sacred Heart College | Yarrawonga | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 236 | 1,021 |
| Killester College | Springvale | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 993 | 1,020 |
| Mercy Regional College | Camperdown | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 341 | 1,026 |
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.