Our Lady Of Mercy College Parramatta

What Our Lady Of Mercy College Parramatta does

Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta (OLMC) is a private Catholic independent girls' secondary school located on Victoria Road in Parramatta, NSW, Australia, serving female students from Year 7 through Year 12. Founded in 1889 by nine Sisters of Mercy who arrived from Callan, Ireland, the College operates within a 135-year Mercy education tradition and is one of the oldest Catholic independent girls' schools in New South Wales. Since October 2021 it has been under the canonical sponsorship and civil ownership of Mercy Partners, with day-to-day governance handled by a College Board led by Principal Ms Lucie Farrugia.

The College's core offering is the Mercy Education Program (Years 7–12), supplemented by an extensive co-curricular program of 90+ activities spanning sport, music, performing arts, debating, technology, and social justice. Supporting infrastructure includes the Veracross-powered MyOLMC student/parent portal, the digital literacy program (laptops provided to all students), student wellbeing services with a vertical House System, career counselling, scholarship programs, and the annual Women in Leadership Forum. Recent facility investments include the Brigid Shelly Building (2023) and the restored heritage Roseneath Cottage.

Revenue is generated almost entirely from recurring tuition fees (Years 7–10: $13,530; Years 11–12: $15,720 per annum), supplemented by a $2,510 technology and resource fee, a $570 per-family capital levy, a non-refundable $200 enrolment application fee, and scholarship acceptance fees. Sibling discounts (30% for the third child, 100% for fourth and subsequent children) structure multi-child retention. Distribution is direct-to-consumer: families submit Expressions of Interest from birth, formal Year 7 applications open in Year 5 (March), followed by an interview stage; Open Day and College Tours serve as the primary discovery mechanism. The customer base is individual Sydney-metropolitan families seeking single-sex Catholic secondary education for their daughters.

Name

Our Lady Of Mercy College Parramatta

Legal name

Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta

Website

https://olmc.nsw.edu.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1889

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta is a private Catholic independent girls' secondary school (Years 7–12) in Parramatta, NSW, founded in 1889 by the Sisters of Mercy. It serves Sydney families through tuition-funded Mercy education, a Veracross-powered digital portal, 90+ co-curricular activities, and governance by Mercy Partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Parramatta

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition Fees: Annual tuition fees charged per student. Years 7-10: $13,530 per annum. Years 11-12: $15,720 per annum. Additional technology and resource fee of $2,510 per annum and capital levy of $570 per family.
2. Enrolment Application Fee: Non-refundable, non-transferable Enrolment Application Fee of $200 (including GST) per student application.
3. Scholarship Acceptance Fees: Scholarship Acceptance Confirmation Fee of $1,200 (non-refundable, non-transferable) and Tuition Contribution Fee of $2,000 (non-refundable, non-transferable).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

OLMC Parramatta delivers a Catholic secondary education program for girls in Years 7 to 12, integrating academic curriculum, VET courses, NAPLAN/HSC preparation, co-curricular activities, student wellbeing services, and career counselling. Enrolment is direct to families via a four-step process (Expression of Interest, Application, Interview, Acceptance), with tuition billed annually.

Product overview

Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta offers a unified educational program providing Catholic Independent Girls' School education (Years 7-12) within the Mercy Tradition. The core offering is the Mercy Education Program, which integrates academic curriculum with co-curricular activities, student wellbeing services, and career counselling. Supporting modules include the MyOLMC digital portal, scholarship programs, an extensive co-curricular program featuring sports and performing arts, music education, and the annual Women in Leadership Forum. The institution has been educating young women since 1889 and was identified by ACARA as a 'NSW School Making a Difference' for 2025.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mercy Education Program (Years 7-12) Comprehensive Catholic Independent Girls' secondary education program from Years 7 to 12, integrating academic curriculum with co-curricular activities, student wellbeing, and career counselling within the Mercy Tradition.
• OLMC Scholarships Program Scholarship programs including General Excellence, Performing Arts (Pamela Page), Sports, and Alumnae scholarships providing financial access to Mercy education, with non-refundable $1,200 Scholarship Acceptance Confirmation Fee and $2,000 Tuition Contribution Fee.
• Co-Curricular Program Extensive program offering 90+ co-curricular activities in sports, music, performing arts, debating, technology, and social justice initiatives that complement classroom learning.
• Student Wellbeing Services Comprehensive student wellbeing services including counselling, the vertical House System, the Barbara McDonough Student Centre, and programs focused on emotional regulation, self-development, relationships, and lifelong learning.
• Career Counselling & Futures Program Career guidance services including individual counselling, HSC subject selection support, university pathway planning, and alumnae career networking events such as OLMC Inspire.

Quantifiable outcome

• Consistently strong NAPLAN and HSC performance
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Mercy PartnerscoreOthers · 1 October 2021Since October 2021, the College has been under the canonical sponsorship and civil ownership of Mercy Partners, entrusted by the Sisters of Mercy Parramatta. Mercy Partners ministerial PJP assumes the role of canonical sponsor. Mercy Partners Limited is the sole Member of the organisation that operates the Ministry. The day-to-day operations remain under governance of the College Board.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• SCEGGS Darlinghurst: Independent Anglican girls' school in inner Sydney (Years K–12). Comparable to OLMC as a Sydney heritage girls' school with similar academic reputation and tuition tier.
• Santa Sabina College: Catholic Dominican independent girls' school in Strathfield, western Sydney (Years K–12). Direct comparable to OLMC as a Catholic heritage girls' school in the western Sydney corridor with overlapping catchment.
• Pymble Ladies' College: One of Australia's leading Methodist independent girls' schools (Years K–12). Comparable to OLMC as a heritage Sydney girls' school with similar pricing tier, broad co-curricular program, and similar NAPLAN/HSC positioning.
• MLC School: Uniting Church independent girls' school in Burwood, western Sydney (Years K–12). Highly comparable to OLMC given western Sydney geographic proximity and similar Catholic/Christian heritage school positioning.
• Loreto Kirribilli: Catholic independent girls' school in Sydney run by the Loreto Sisters. Closely comparable to OLMC on religious order sponsorship, single-sex girls' education, and Catholic tradition in the Sydney market.
• Wenona: Independent Baptist girls' school in Sydney (Years K–12). Comparable to OLMC as a non-Catholic heritage girls' school competing in the same Sydney independent school market with similar premium pricing and academic profile.
• Monte Sant' Angelo: Catholic independent girls' secondary school in North Sydney run by the Good Samaritan Sisters. Comparable to OLMC as a Catholic heritage girls' school in the Sydney market with similar NAPLAN/HSC reputation and tuition tier.
• Kambala: Independent Anglican girls' school in Sydney's eastern suburbs (Years K–12). Comparable to OLMC as a Sydney heritage girls' day school competing for similar fee-paying clientele with strong academic and co-curricular positioning.
• Domremy College: Catholic systemic girls' secondary school in the Sydney Archdiocese. Comparable to OLMC as a Catholic girls' secondary school, though more affordability-focused than OLMC's independent fee structure.
• Meriden School: Independent Anglican girls' school in Sydney serving Years K–12. Closely comparable to OLMC as a Sydney-based independent girls' school competing for the same fee-paying families in western and central Sydney.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/OLMCParramatta
• Facebookfacebook.com/olmcparramatta

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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