Whether your child is starting school for the first time, or joining the community from elsewhere, rest assured we support them to meet new people and build friendships, plus explore their learning environment across all Year Levels.
All requirements for 2025 are now available from Campion Education.
Visit the Campion Education Portal to place your order.
Steps
Full payment is required at the time of ordering.
Curricular Extension Activities (CEAs) are a great way for students to try something different, discover new passions, and meet students from other year levels.
They are grouped under the topics of:
An overview of the 2025 CEAs, including the relevant Year Levels, is available now.
Student nominations for 2025 CEAs will be requested in late January.
In addition to our choirs, bands, and ensembles that are available as part of our co-curricular opportunities, students have the option to study an instrument or vocals on Campus with a private tutor. These arrangements are made directly with the College-authorised tutor of your choice in one of the following available instruments:
Please submit your expression/s of interest for 2025 here (one form per child, please) and our Music Department will be in touch.
With gender-neutral uniform options, including shorts, long pants, a summer dress and winter skirt, our contemporary uniform ensures that all students can actively participate in physical activity at recess and lunchtime, including while wearing their formal uniform.
By offering our students a choice, we expect that all students will respect the College’s uniform requirements.
Accepting our Uniform Policy is a condition of enrolment, including that students neatly and correctly wear the formal and physical education (PE) uniforms as required.
All uniform items, including those for sport, are available from The College Shop. Please book an appointment online before visiting.
You'll find The College Shop on the ground level of the Catherine McAuley Building, directly opposite the Main Oval.
At Mercedes College we inspire creative thinking and collaboration, as well as extend learning beyond the classroom, using our 1:World digital learning programme.
Reception to Year 2 students are provided with a Mercedes College iPad. From Year 3 to Year 5 students are required to bring their own iPad. Students in Year 6 to Year 12 need to supply their own laptop.
Devices need to be reliable, adaptable, and developmentally appropriate to engage young learners. Apple device are our preferred platform, although students may choose an alternative if it meets our minimum requirements and specifications.
We also recommend buying a bag to protect your child’s tablet and/or laptop. Mercedes College neoprene options created by Willowbay are machine washable, and are available from Jenny at Strathspey Reception.
Apple M1 Chip
Operating System | OS X 10.14
Memory | 8GB
Hard Drive | 120 GB SSD
Display | 13.3" screen with 1920x1080 screen resolution
Battery Life | 7+ hours
Wi-Fi | 802.11ac or better
Webcam | User facing, inbuilt microphone and speakers (earphones recommended)
Processor | Intel Core i5 2.2GHz; AMD A6 1.8GHz
Operating System | Windows 10
Memory | 8 GB
Hard Drive | 120 GB SSD
Display 14" screen with 1920x1080 screen resolution
Battery Life | 7+ hours
Wi-Fi | 802.11ac or better
Webcam | User facing, inbuilt microphone and speakers (earphones recommended)
Our Café menu includes daily specials that change each season!
Families can order online using their My Student Account.
Lunch orders are delivered to children in our Junior School classrooms, while older students fetch their orders from the Café.
See our Mercedes College Café for more information.
Here's how you can get to and from Mercedes College.
Here are our Timetables, mindful students are expected to be at Mercedes College by 8:30am each morning.
If your child is going to be absent from school, please let us know via SEQTA Engage App Absences.
If you unable to access the SEQTA Engage App please call +61 8372 3200.
If your child arrives after 8.50am they need to sign in at Strathspey (Reception to Year 5) or McAuley Office (Year 6 to Year 12).
You will receive an SMS if your child records an unexplained absence.
Planned long-term absence from school require approval from your Head of School.
The College calendar is available online as well as iOS and Android app. You can also filter by Junior, Middle or Senior School.
You can use SEQTA Engage to receive important information and messages. We will regularly send you Direqt Messages about College events plus Year level information.
Family members have their own SEQTA Engage account linked to their unique email address.
SEQTA Engage is available in web browsers, as well as an iOS and Android App.
With SEQTA Engage, you can:
You can also access other applications, our policies and additional information using SEQTA Engage, as well as update your details.
Activate your SEQTA account from your welcome email that includes a link to ‘set up your account now’. Please do not share this email with others as it is linked to your personal SEQTA account and so unique to you.
Please activate your account so you can stay up to date.
Seesaw is our learning management tool for our Reception to Year 5 students.
You will receive a permission slip from the class teacher during your first week, with information on how to setup your account.
ManageBac is our learning management system for Year 6 to Year 12, and is used to distribute reports for these students as well as Junior School students at Mercedes College.
In the Middle and Senior Schools, both students and parents can access curriculum information and requirements.
You will receive access to your ManageBac account via email.
See the ManageBac Parent User Guide for more information.
Stack Team App is used to share sport information and updates with students and their families.
All information about your child’s sport is distributed via this app.
Be sure to download Team App to stay across your child's sport training and playing information.
The College Calendar is available on Teamup.
You can view this within SEQTA Engage also, or sync it to your existing iCal, Google or Outlook calendar.