HIGH SCHOOLS / SECONDARY SCHOOLS MELBOURNE

Learn more about some of the best high schools in Melbourne. Our articles about schools offer insights into the culture, vibe and other qualitative aspects of high schools / secondary schools in Melbourne.  Our growing list of high schools we have visited include private, public, Catholic as well as other kinds of schools in Melbourne. We’ve also included a ranking table of the top ranking high schools in Melbourne.

Discover academic strengths, extracurricular offerings and philosophy of schools as well as other unique features for each school to aid informed decision-making for your child’s education. All articles written are based on our experience of the tour or open day only and cannot represent all experiences by all students.  However, they may give a little insight into the schools beyond what is already online.

Best High Schools in Melbourne Ranked

For best schools in Melbourne, based only on VCE rankings, check out the post here.

Jump to ranking table based on median VCE scores:

Top 108 best schools in Melbourne ( all sectors – public / private / selective )

100 Top scoring schools in Melbourne based on VCE 2023
Rank School Fee ($) Median VCE
Study Score
2023		 Percentage of Study Scores
>40		 Sector/Gender Podcast/
Tour
1 Ballarat Clarendon College $22,470 39 45.8 Private/Co-ed No
2 Bialik College $39,990 37 34.1 Jewish/Co-ed No
3 Huntingtower School $29,290 37 33.8 Private religious/Co-ed Tour
4 Mount Scopus Memorial College $42,335 37 31.5 Jewish/Co-ed No
5 Yesodei HaTorah College NA 37 20 Jewish/Co-ed No
6 Ruyton Girls’ School $39,630 37 31.4 Private/Girls Tour
7 Mac.Robertson Girls’ High School – 36 29.3 Public selective/Girls Podcast
8 Melbourne High School – 36 27.9 Public selective/Boys No
9 Nossal High School – 36 27 Public selective/Co-ed Tour
10 Sacre Coeur $31,480 36 27 Catholic/Girls No
11 The King David School $41,904 36 26.5 Jewish/Co-ed No
12 Leibler Yavneh College NA 36 23.1 Jewish/Co-ed No
13 Loreto Mandeville Hall $32,920 36 29.6 Private/Girls No
14 Mentone Girls’ Grammar School $38,700 36 29.4 Private/Girls No
15 Korowa Anglican Girls’ School $40,350 36 29 Private/Girls Tour
16 St Catherine’s School $41,100 36 28.9 Private/Girls No
17 Haileybury Girls College $39,985 36 28.6 Private/Girls No
18 Brighton Grammar School $39,132 36 24.5 Private/Boys No
19 John Monash Science School – 35 21.5 Public selective/Co-ed No
20 Suzanne Cory High School – 35 19 Public selective/Co-ed Blog
21 St Kevin’s College $25,625 35 24 Catholic/Boys No
22 Camberwell Anglican Girls GS $38,150 35 19.5 Private religious/Girls No
23 Beth Rivkah Ladies College NA 35 18.9 Jewish/Girls No
24 Fintona Girls School $36,776 35 27.7 Private/Girls Tour
25 Melbourne Grammar School $41,640 35 27.1 Private/Boys No
26 Haileybury College $39,985 35 26.3 Private/Co-ed No
27 Trinity Grammar School $39,948 35 25.7 Private/Boys No
28 Strathcona Baptist Girls GS $37,294 35 23.7 Private/Girls No
29 Presbyterian Ladies’ College $36,372 35 23 Private/Girls No
30 Yarra Valley Grammar School $32,361 35 22.3 Private/Co-ed No
31 Mentone Grammar School $33,384 35 21.1 Private/Co-ed No
32 Camberwell Grammar School $39,410 35 21 Private/Boys No
33 St Leonard’s College $40,879 35 20.7 Private/Co-ed No
34 Goulburn Valley Grammar School $19,653 35 19.2 Private/Co-ed No
35 Mallacoota P-12 College – 34 16.7 Public/Co-ed No
36 Corryong College – 34 15.4 Public/Co-ed No
37 Siena College $18,236 34 20.4 Catholic/Girls No
38 Genazzano F.C.J. College $35,370 34 18 Catholic/Girls No
39 Yeshivah College NA 34 17.9 Private religious/Boys No
40 Star of the Sea College $15,790 34 13.5 Catholic/Girls No
41 Penleigh & Essendon Grammar – 34 20.3 Private/Co-ed No
42 Melbourne Girls Grammar $41,864 34 19.9 Private/Girls No
43 Lauriston Girls School $46,958 34 19.8 Private/Girls Tour
44 Firbank Grammar School $37,467 34 18.9 Private/Girls No
45 Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar School $34,700 34 18.6 Private/Girls Tour
46 Scotch College $40,386 34 18.4 Private/Boys No
47 Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School $38,900 34 18.1 Private/Girls No
48 St Michael’s Grammar School $38,172 34 17.6 Private/Co-ed No
49 Shelford Girls’ Grammar $37,103 34 16.1 Private/Girls No
50 Toorak College $33,224 34 15.6 Private/Girls No
51 Alice Miller School $15,752 34 10.9 Private/Co-ed No
52 Ouyen P-12 College – 33 21.4 Public/Co-ed No
53 McKinnon Secondary College – 33 18.4 Public/Co-ed No
54 Braybrook College – 33 16.9 Public/Co-ed No
55 East Doncaster Secondary College – 33 16 Public/Co-ed No
56 Melbourne Girls’ College – 33 14.4 Public/Girls No
57 Glen Waverley Secondary College – 33 13.5 Public/Co-ed Tour
58 Cranbourne East Sec College – 33 9.5 Public/Co-ed No
59 Oxley Christian College $17,125 33 16.4 Private religious /Co-ed No
60 Xavier College $35,115 33 15.7 Catholic/Boys No
61 Waverley Christian College $12,280 33 11.4 Private religious /Co-ed No
62 Our Lady of Sion College $10,260 33 9.3 Catholic/Girls No
63 Methodist Ladies College $38,790 33 19.6 Private/Girls Tour
64 St Margaret’s School $32,755 33 18.9 Private/Co-ed No
65 Caulfield Grammar School $42,822 33 18.8 Private/Co-ed Tour
66 Alphington Grammar School $22,890 33 16.6 Private/Co-ed No
67 Tintern Grammar $33,216 33 16.2 Private/Co-ed Tour | Podcast
68 Girton Grammar School $15,116 33 15.9 Private/Co-ed No
69 Ivanhoe Grammar School $32,000 33 15.6 Private/CO-ed Tour
70 Kilvington Grammar School $34,068 33 15.2 Private/Co-ed No
71 Westbourne Grammar School $24,692 33 13.6 Private/Co-ed No
72 The Geelong College $34,480 33 13.4 Private/Co-ed No
73 Billanook College $26,460 33 12.5 Private/Co-ed Tour
74 The Knox School $28,437 33 11.7 Private/Co-ed Tour
75 Berwick Grammar School $32,755 33 11.4 Private/Co-ed No
76 Carey Baptist Grammar School $40,824 33 11.2 Private/Co-ed Tour
77 Balwyn High School – 32 16.5 Public/Co-ed No
78 Canterbury Girls Sec College – 32 12.8 Public/Girls Podcast
79 Mentone Girls’ Sec College – 32 11.4 Public/Girls No
80 Ashwood High School – 32 10.1 Public/Co-ed Tour
81 Koonung Secondary College – 32 9.9 Public/Co-ed No
82 Frankston High School – 32 9.8 Public/Co-ed No
83 Glen Eira College – 32 9.1 Public/Co-ed No
84 Dromana Secondary College – 32 8.7 Public/Co-ed No
85 Darul Ulum College of Victoria $3,995 32 13.4 Islamic/Co-ed No
86 Mazenod College $9,630 32 12.6 Catholic/Boys Podcast
87 Luther College $18,916 32 11.8 Private religious /Co-ed No
88 OneSchool Global Vic NA 32 9.9 Private religious /Co-ed No
89 Catholic Ladies College $12,890 32 9.3 Catholic/Girls No
90 Al Siraat College $3,553 32 8.9 Islamic/Co-ed No
91 Our Lady of Mercy College $11,184 32 7.7 Catholic/Girls No
92 Haileybury Rendall School $16,765 32 13.1 Private/Co-ed No
93 Eltham College $33,832 32 12.6 Private/Co-ed No
94 Kardinia International College $18,733 32 12.4 Private/Co-ed No
95 Bacchus Marsh Grammar $13,876 32 11.4 Private/Co-ed No
96 Geelong Grammar School $52,240 – $88,500 32 10.1 Private/Co-ed No
97 Ballarat Grammar $24,540 32 9.4 Private/Co-ed No
98 Overnewton Anglican Community College – 32 8.9 Private religious Tour
99 Prahran High School – 32 10.1 Public/Co-ed No
100 Preston High School – 32 16.7 Public/Co-ed No
101 Sacred Heart College Geelong – 32 10.7 Catholic/Girls No
102 Sacred Heart Girls’ College – 32 8.2 Catholic/Girls No
103 Salesian College – 32 11.7 Catholic/Boys No
104 St Andrews Christian College – 32 9.7 Christian No
105 St Joseph’s College – 32 6.4 Catholic/Boys No
106 Vermont Secondary College – 32 9.9 Public/Co-ed Tour
107 Whitefriars College – 32 10 Catholic/Boys No
108 Williamstown High School – 32 12 Public/Co-ed No

VCE Data from Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority