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Mercedes College Oshc

540 Fullarton Road, Springfield, SA, 5062

Working Towards NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
South Australian Commission For Catholic Schools INCORPORATED
Approval number
SE-00011735
Approved places
70
Approval granted
2012-01-01
Phone
0883723248
Last visit date
January 2025

NQS ratings

Issued Mar 2025

  • OverallWorking Towards NQS
  • QA1 Educational program and practiceMeeting NQS
  • QA2 Children's health and safetyWorking Towards NQS
  • QA3 Physical environmentMeeting NQS
  • QA4 Staffing arrangementsMeeting NQS
  • QA5 Relationships with childrenMeeting NQS
  • QA6 Collaborative partnershipsMeeting NQS
  • QA7 Governance and leadershipWorking Towards NQS

Previous overall rating: Exceeding NQS (Jul 2015)

Nature of care

  • Long day care: No
  • Preschool / kindergarten (part of a school): No
  • Preschool / kindergarten (stand alone): No
  • Outside school hours care (after school): Yes
  • Outside school hours care (before school): Yes
  • Outside school hours care (vacation care): Yes
  • Other: No

Hours

School terms, session 1

Monday07:20 - 08:40
Tuesday07:20 - 08:40
Wednesday07:20 - 08:40
Thursday07:20 - 08:40
Friday07:20 - 08:40
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

School terms, session 2

Monday15:30 - 18:00
Tuesday15:30 - 18:00
Wednesday15:30 - 18:00
Thursday15:30 - 18:00
Friday15:30 - 18:00
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Holiday care

Monday07:20 - 18:00
Tuesday07:20 - 18:00
Wednesday07:20 - 18:00
Thursday07:20 - 18:00
Friday07:20 - 18:00
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Approval conditions

Not available

Source: ACECQA National Registers

Official source record

How we use ACECQA data

Last imported 26 Aug 2026

Geocode: geonames-au-postcodes

Fees and vacancies: Not available from ACECQA — see the fees guide.

How this centre compares

Mercedes College Oshc against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Working Towards NQS
  • Below nearby average (-16)
  • Similar to suburb average
  • Below state average (-14)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 64–88 so gaps are visible

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreWorking Towards NQS
  • Nearby centres12.5%
  • Springfield0%
  • SA20.7%

For this centre the chart marks whether its overall rating is Exceeding/Excellent; area rows show the share of services with those ratings.

Approved places

This centre
70
Nearby centres
67
Springfield
70
SA
65

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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