Academic Excellence
At Mercedes College we provide students with a world-class education.
We are proud to have high academic expectations, delivered with high support from our quality teaching staff, and are unabashedly focused on an holistic education for individual students, reflective of our belief that everyone is unique. We help students develop and reach their potential, as well as prepare them to be global citizens.
Typically, more than 90 per cent of graduating students achieve tertiary entrance in a discipline of their choice. Most go on to university studies in Engineering, Medicine, Law, Commerce, Economics, Computer Science and Teaching. Senior students also have access to Vocational Education and Training in a wide range of disciplines, including Veterinary Nursing, Business, Construction, Electrotechnology, Screen and Media, and Hospitality, that can be pursued alongside their SACE studies.
Mercedes College students study fulltime, with 25 hours of staff/student contact time per week, for 40 weeks each academic year. The school year is divided into four terms, with the main holiday break during December and January. Term 1 starts in late January/early February and classes start at 8.40am and finish at 3.20pm, Monday to Friday.
Our students flourish academically and as individuals, with a focus on personal growth and development beyond scholastic achievement alone. Students at Mercedes College learn who they are, understand their strengths, what inspires them and how they learn best.