Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Primary School was established by the Sisters of Mercy in 1896 on the present site. The Sisters travelled from Pymble each day to teach the children in a building which served the Parish as a school during the week and a church at weekends.
In 1966 there were 870 students enrolled at Our Lady of Dolours School. Most of these children came from Italian, Irish, and English origins.
By 1967 the school separated to become Our Lady of Dolours Primary School on the present site, and the Girls High School on the corner of Malvern Ave and Archer Street - now known as Mercy College.
In 2012 there are 300 children enrolled at the Primary School . We still pride ourselves on the rich cultural diversity to be found in our school.
The school enjoys a very positive profile in the community due to our reputation for excellence in teaching and learning, our commitment to catering for individual needs of our students and our Literacy, Numeracy and Creative Arts Programs.