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Best Secondary Schools in Melbourne Victoria - 2023

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The following table lists the 2023  top secondary (Years 7 to 10) schools in Melbourne Victoria. Find best high schools in Melbourne here. English and Maths are rated with 5 grades while the overall academic performance has 3 rating scales for you to choose. Related ratings: Top Melbourne Secondary Schools | Top Melbourne Non-government Secondary Schools | Top Melbourne Government Secondary Schools | Victorian Secondary School Ratings. Alternatively you can compare up to 5 Victorian secondary schools and trends with 2D / 3D charts side by side. For other types of results or rankings, please visit School Ranking Home. There are a large range of factors that impact on academic results in addition to the role played by the school itself. These include the SES (Socio Economic Status) background of students, whether the school is selective in its student intake, etc. It is for the reader to do his own research and draw his or her own conclusions. If you continue to browse and use this website you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by this DISCLAIMER.
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OrderSchoolPostcode State Overall Score Better Education Percentile English Maths Total Enrolments Trend / CompareSector SES
1 Melbourne High School 3141 100 1% 1370 Trend / Compare Government 96
2 Mac.Robertson Girls' High School 3004 100 1% 1190 Trend / Compare Government 97
3 Nossal High School,Berwick,VIC,3806 3806 100 1% 840 Trend / Compare Government 95
4 Suzanne Cory High School,Werribee,VIC,3030 3030 100 1% 910 Trend / Compare Government 96
5 Presbyterian Ladies' College,Burwood,VIC,3125 3125 100 1% 1520 Trend / Compare Non-government 97
6 Fintona Girls' School,Balwyn,VIC,3103 3103 100 2% 500 Trend / Compare Non-government 97
7 Haileybury College 3173 99 2% 4690 Trend / Compare Non-government 96
8 Camberwell Grammar School,Canterbury,VIC,3126 3126 99 2% 1320 Trend / Compare Non-government 97
9 Camberwell Girls Grammar School,Canterbury,VIC,3126 3126 99 2% 760 Trend / Compare Non-government 97
10 Huntingtower School,Mount Waverley,VIC,3149 3149 99 2% 740 Trend / Compare Non-government 97
11 Korowa Anglican Girls' School,Glen Iris,VIC,3146 3146 99 2% 730 Trend / Compare Non-government 97
12 Lighthouse Christian College,Cranbourne,VIC,3977 3977 99 3% 1020 Trend / Compare Non-government 87
13 St Andrews Christian College,Wantirna South,VIC,3152 3152 99 3% 680 Trend / Compare Non-government 96
14 Melbourne Grammar School 3004 99 3% 1830 Trend / Compare Non-government 96
15 Scotch College,Hawthorn,VIC,3122 3122 99 3% 1870 Trend / Compare Non-government 97
16 Trinity Grammar School,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 99 3% 1500 Trend / Compare Non-government 96
17 Ruyton Girls' School,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 99 3% 860 Trend / Compare Non-government 97
18 Glen Waverley Secondary College 3150 99 4% 2180 Trend / Compare Government 95
19 Yarra Valley Grammar School,Ringwood,VIC,3134 3134 99 4% 1640 Trend / Compare Non-government 96
20 Lauriston Girls' School,Armadale,VIC,3143 3143 99 4% 900 Trend / Compare Non-government 97
21 Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School,Ivanhoe,VIC,3079 3079 99 4% 860 Trend / Compare Non-government 96
22 St Margaret's School,Berwick,VIC,3806 3806 99 4% 810 Trend / Compare Non-government 96
23 Waverley Christian College,Wantirna South,VIC,3152 3152 98 4% 2260 Trend / Compare Non-government 96
24 Methodist Ladies' College,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 98 5% 2090 Trend / Compare Non-government 97
25 Kilvington Grammar School,Ormond,VIC,3204 3204 98 5% 760 Trend / Compare Non-government 96
26 Tintern Grammar,Ringwood East,VIC,3135 3135 98 5% 850 Trend / Compare Non-government 96
27 Balwyn High School 3104 98 5% 2230 Trend / Compare Government 96
28 St Leonard's College,Brighton East,VIC,3187 3187 98 5% 1580 Trend / Compare Non-government 96
29 Westbourne Grammar School,Truganina,VIC,3029 3029 98 5% 1790 Trend / Compare Non-government 96
30 St Kevin's College,Toorak,VIC,3142 3142 98 5% 2130 Trend / Compare Non-government 97
31 Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School 3033 98 6% 2860 Trend / Compare Non-government 96
32 East Doncaster Secondary College 3109 98 6% 1840 Trend / Compare Government 95
33 Genazzano FCJ College,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 98 6% 740 Trend / Compare Non-government 95
34 Highvale Secondary College 3150 98 6% 1130 Trend / Compare Government 95
35 St Catherine's School,Toorak,VIC,3142 3142 98 6% 670 Trend / Compare Non-government 96
36 Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School 3006 98 6% 360 Trend / Compare Government 96
37 Shelford Girls' Grammar,Caulfield,VIC,3161 3161 98 7% 430 Trend / Compare Non-government 96
38 Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School,Essendon,VIC,3040 3040 97 7% 840 Trend / Compare Non-government 96
39 Bacchus Marsh Grammar,Bacchus Marsh,VIC,3340 3340 97 7% 3390 Trend / Compare Non-government 95
40 Bialik College,Hawthorn,VIC,3122 3122 97 7% 910 Trend / Compare Non-government 96
41 Xavier College,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 97 7% 1610 Trend / Compare Non-government 96
42 Box Hill High School 3128 97 8% 1480 Trend / Compare Government 95
43 Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar School,Canterbury,VIC,3126 3126 97 8% 770 Trend / Compare Non-government 96
44 Carey Baptist Grammar School,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 97 8% 2540 Trend / Compare Non-government 96
45 Donvale Christian College,Donvale,VIC,3111 3111 97 8% 1580 Trend / Compare Non-government 96
46 Brighton Grammar School,Brighton,VIC,3186 3186 97 8% 1420 Trend / Compare Non-government 95
47 Nunawading Christian College,Nunawading,VIC,3131 3131 97 8% 220 Trend / Compare Non-government 73
48 The Knox School,Wantirna South,VIC,3152 3152 97 9% 710 Trend / Compare Non-government 96
49 Wesley College,Glen Waverley,VIC,3150 3150 97 9% 3230 Trend / Compare Non-government 96
50 Melbourne Girls Grammar School,South Yarra,VIC,3141 3141 97 9% 1060 Trend / Compare Non-government 97
51 Mentone Girls' Grammar School,Mentone,VIC,3194 3194 97 9% 620 Trend / Compare Non-government 96
52 Caulfield Grammar School,St Kilda East,VIC,3183 3185 97 9% 3330 Trend / Compare Non-government 96
53 Heatherton Christian College,Clarinda,VIC,3169 3169 96 9% 750 Trend / Compare Non-government 95
54 Toorak College,Mount Eliza,VIC,3930 3930 96 10% 860 Trend / Compare Non-government 96
55 Oxley College,Chirnside Park,VIC,3116 3116 96 10% 830 Trend / Compare Non-government 95
56 Mount Waverley Secondary College 3149 96 10% 1860 Trend / Compare Government 95
57 Ivanhoe Grammar School,Ivanhoe,VIC,3079 3079 96 10% 2410 Trend / Compare Non-government 96
58 Mazenod College,Mulgrave,VIC,3170 3170 96 10% 1440 Trend / Compare Non-government 86
59 Vermont Secondary College 3133 96 10% 1590 Trend / Compare Government 95
60 Alphington Grammar School,Alphington,VIC,3078 3078 96 11% 590 Trend / Compare Non-government 95
61 Mckinnon Secondary College 3204 96 11% 2700 Trend / Compare Government 95
62 University High School 3052 96 11% 1860 Trend / Compare Government 95
63 Heathdale Christian College,Werribee,VIC,3030 3030 96 11% 2120 Trend / Compare Non-government 96
64 Sacre Coeur,Glen Iris,VIC,3146 3146 96 11% 680 Trend / Compare Non-government 96
65 Auburn High School,Hawthorn East,VIC,3123 3123 96 11% 750 Trend / Compare Government 95
66 Brentwood Secondary College 3150 96 11% 1610 Trend / Compare Government 88
67 Luther College,Croydon,VIC,3136 3136 96 12% 1180 Trend / Compare Non-government 95
68 Canterbury Girls Secondary College 3126 95 12% 800 Trend / Compare Government 95
69 Viewbank College 3084 95 12% 1470 Trend / Compare Government 95
70 Firbank Grammar School,Brighton,VIC,3186 3186 95 12% 1050 Trend / Compare Non-government 96
71 Sacred Heart Girls' College,Oakleigh,VIC,3166 3166 95 12% 940 Trend / Compare Non-government 91
72 Koonung Secondary College 3129 95 13% 1160 Trend / Compare Government 94
73 Southern Cross Grammar,Caroline Springs,VIC,3023 3023 95 13% 840 Trend / Compare Non-government 95
74 Loreto Mandeville Hall,Toorak,VIC,3142 3142 95 13% 1240 Trend / Compare Non-government 96
75 ELTHAM College,Research,VIC,3095 3095 95 13% 650 Trend / Compare Non-government 95
76 Mentone Grammar School,Mentone,VIC,3194 3194 95 14% 1850 Trend / Compare Non-government 96
77 Melbourne Girls' College 3121 95 14% 1410 Trend / Compare Government 95
78 Maranatha Christian School,Endeavour Hills,VIC,3802 3802 95 14% 900 Trend / Compare Non-government 93
79 Northcote High School 3070 95 14% 1800 Trend / Compare Government 96
80 Mount Scopus Memorial College,Burwood,VIC,3125 3125 94 14% 1240 Trend / Compare Non-government 96
81 Alamanda K-9 College,Point Cook,VIC,3030 3030 94 15% 3380 Trend / Compare Government 95
82 Preston High School 3072 94 15% 910 Trend / Compare Government 94
83 Peninsula Grammar,Mount Eliza,VIC,3930 3930 94 15% 1270 Trend / Compare Non-government 95
84 Kingswood College,Box Hill,VIC,3128 3128 94 15% 590 Trend / Compare Non-government 96
85 Albert Park College,Albert Park,VIC,3206 3206 94 16% 1620 Trend / Compare Government 95
86 Blackburn High School 3130 94 15% 1270 Trend / Compare Government 90
87 Brighton Secondary College 3187 94 16% 1000 Trend / Compare Government 95
88 Princes Hill Secondary College 3054 94 16% 850 Trend / Compare Government 96
89 Hume Anglican Grammar,Mickleham,VIC,3064 3064 94 16% 2290 Trend / Compare Non-government 90
90 Star of the Sea College,Brighton,VIC,3186 3186 94 16% 1190 Trend / Compare Non-government 95
91 Tombolo Academy 3188 94 17% 40 Trend / Compare Non-government 96
92 Kew High School 3102 94 17% 1070 Trend / Compare Government 95
93 The King David School,Armadale,VIC,3143 3143 93 17% 620 Trend / Compare Non-government 96
94 Avila College,Mount Waverley,VIC,3149 3149 93 17% 1040 Trend / Compare Non-government 95
95 Preshil,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 93 18% 240 Trend / Compare Non-government 96
96 St Michael's Grammar School,St Kilda,VIC,3182 3182 93 17% 1110 Trend / Compare Non-government 96
97 Casey Grammar School,Cranbourne East,VIC,3977 3977 93 18% 1100 Trend / Compare Non-government 91
98 Overnewton Anglican Community College,Keilor,VIC,3036 3036 93 18% 2060 Trend / Compare Non-government 95
99 Mentone Girls Secondary College 3194 93 18% 970 Trend / Compare Government 90
100 Lighthouse Christian College,Keysborough,VIC,3173 3173 93 18% 800 Trend / Compare Non-government 86
101 Aitken College,Greenvale,VIC,3059 3059 93 19% 1430 Trend / Compare Non-government 92
102 Brunswick Secondary College 3056 93 19% 1070 Trend / Compare Government 95
103 Sirius College 3047 93 19% 3140 Trend / Compare Non-government 86
104 Glen Eira College 3145 93 19% 870 Trend / Compare Government 95
105 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College,Bentleigh,VIC,3204 3204 92 19% 730 Trend / Compare Non-government 92
106 Yesodei Hatorah College,Elwood,VIC,3184 3184 92 19% 150 Trend / Compare Non-government 95
107 Northside Christian College,Bundoora,VIC,3083 3083 92 20% 570 Trend / Compare Non-government 91
108 Sandringham College 3191 92 20% 990 Trend / Compare Government 94
109 Siena College,Camberwell,VIC,3124 3124 92 20% 790 Trend / Compare Non-government 95
110 Ashwood High School 3147 92 20% 840 Trend / Compare Government 89
111 Good News Lutheran College,Tarneit,VIC,3029 3029 92 21% 1410 Trend / Compare Non-government 95
112 Plenty Valley Christian College,Doreen,VIC,3754 3754 92 21% 820 Trend / Compare Non-government 95
113 Islamic College Of Melbourne,Tarneit,VIC,3029 3029 92 21% 1710 Trend / Compare Non-government 83
114 St Columba's College,Essendon,VIC,3040 3040 92 21% 1000 Trend / Compare Non-government 95
115 Williamstown High School 3016 92 21% 1490 Trend / Compare Government 95
116 Camberwell High School 3126 92 21% 990 Trend / Compare Government 95
117 Wellington Secondary College 3170 92 22% 1700 Trend / Compare Government 49
118 Beaconhills College,Pakenham,VIC,3810 3810 91 22% 2950 Trend / Compare Non-government 93
119 Killester College,Springvale,VIC,3171 3171 91 22% 970 Trend / Compare Non-government 56
120 Al-Taqwa College 3029 91 22% 2240 Trend / Compare Non-government 77
121 Gilson College (Taylors Hill) 3037 91 22% 1350 Trend / Compare Non-government 84
122 Billanook College,Mooroolbark,VIC,3138 3138 91 23% 780 Trend / Compare Non-government 95
123 Our Lady of Sion College,Box Hill,VIC,3128 3128 91 23% 950 Trend / Compare Non-government 95
124 Academy of Mary Immaculate,Fitzroy,VIC,3065 3065 91 23% 690 Trend / Compare Non-government 82
125 St Aloysius' College,North Melbourne,VIC,3051 3051 91 23% 470 Trend / Compare Non-government 95
126 Woodleigh School,Langwarrin South,VIC,3911 3911 91 23% 940 Trend / Compare Non-government 95
127 Frankston High School 3199 91 24% 1930 Trend / Compare Government 80
128 Melbourne Montessori School,Caulfield South,VIC,3162 3162 91 24% 280 Trend / Compare Non-government 95
129 Salesian College,Chadstone,VIC,3148 3148 91 24% 1050 Trend / Compare Non-government 87
130 Loyola College,Watsonia,VIC,3087 3087 90 24% 1440 Trend / Compare Non-government 72
131 Mount St Joseph Girls' College,Altona,VIC,3018 3018 90 24% 1170 Trend / Compare Non-government 89
132 Kambrya College 3806 90 25% 1910 Trend / Compare Government 63
133 Cornish College,Bangholme,VIC,3175 3175 90 25% 680 Trend / Compare Non-government 95
134 Edinburgh College 3140 90 25% 510 Trend / Compare Non-government 82
135 Oakleigh Grammar,Oakleigh,VIC,3166 3166 90 25% 660 Trend / Compare Non-government 86
136 South Oakleigh Secondary College 3167 90 25% 790 Trend / Compare Government 67

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