‣ Disclaimer
This article contains information that is for general information only and should not be used for the basis of making any decisions regarding education or anything else. It is solely the writer’s opinion of the writer’s experience of one open day at the school and the writer’s interactions with the people present on that day. The writer’s article is purely subjective. Facts and information may or may not be complete, accurate, reliable or valid reflection of the school in question.

I encourage you to personally tour the school and meet the educators and students, form your own opinion and leave a comment here.

Best of luck with your search for the perfect school!

This article presents a ranking of the top 105 schools in Melbourne overall and the top 103 public schools in Melbourne based on 2023 VCE scores.  In some cases I’ve also included a link to our tour articles and / or podcast interviews with parents, ex-students and principals that may give a more rounded view on what the school is like and if it’s a good fit for your child.

See tables for rankings:

Note that VCE scores also have limitations as a comparative tool.  For example:

  1. Results may be influenced by socioeconomic factors, with schools with families coming from higher economic status often correlate with higher scores.
  2. High-performing schools may have a significant proportion of students receiving external tuition.
  3. High-performing schools may select students based on an entry exam
  4. Some schools offer both the IB diploma and VCE in year 12, so VCE scores don’t reflect the whole cohort

đź’ˇ Related aticle:

Top scoring schools in Melbourne based on median VCE scores

The ranking tables includes the following information for each school:

  • Year 12 Fees where available
  • Rank based on median VCE scores
  • Percent study scores over 40
  • Sector / Co-educational or single-sex
  • Links to tour articles and / or podcast interviews

Disclaimers

Fees: Fees are based on information is publicly available at time of publishing, they may or may not include levies and taxes and other additional fees. Fees change, please check for accuracy if you are interested in the school. 

Sectors:  The distinction between private and religious is not clear cut.  I have categorized as I see them. 

  • Jewish / Christian / Catholic / Private Religious – non-government and  seeming to have a significant religious component to education
  • Private – non-government, may be based on a religion but don’t seem to have a significant religious component to education

Top 105 best schools in Melbourne 2023( all sectors – public / private / selective )

100 Top scoring schools in Melbourne based on VCE 2023
Rank School Year 12 Fee 2024 Median VCE Score 2023 %Study Scores >40 Sector/Gender Podcast/Tour
1 Ballarat Clarendon College $22,470 39 45.8 Private/Co-ed
2 Bialik College $39,990 37 34.1 Jewish/Co-ed
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
5 Ruyton Girls’ School $39,630 37 31.4 Private/Girls Tour
6 Loreto Mandeville Hall $32,920 36 29.6 Private/Girls
7 Mentone Girls’ Grammar School $38,700 36 29.4 Private/Girls
8 Mac.Robertson Girls’ High School – 36 29.3 Public selective/Girls Podcast
9 Korowa Anglican Girls’ School $40,350 36 29 Private/Girls Tour
10 St Catherine’s School $41,100 36 28.9 Private/Girls
11 Haileybury Girls College $39,985 36 28.6 Private/Girls
12 Melbourne High School – 36 27.9 Public selective/Boys
13 Nossal High School – 36 27 Public selective/Co-ed Tour
14 Sacre Coeur $31,480 36 27 Catholic/Girls
15 The King David School $41,904 36 26.5 Jewish/Co-ed
16 Brighton Grammar School $39,132 36 24.5 Private/Boys
17 Leibler Yavneh College NA 36 23.1 Jewish/Co-ed
18 Fintona Girls School $36,776 35 27.7 Private/Girls Tour
19 Melbourne Grammar School $41,640 35 27.1 Private/Boys
20 Haileybury College $39,985 35 26.3 Private/Co-ed Podcast
21 Trinity Grammar School $39,948 35 25.7 Private/Boys
22 St Kevin’s College $25,625 35 24 Catholic/Boys
23 Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar School $37,294 35 23.7 Private/Girls
24 Presbyterian Ladies’ College $36,372 35 23 Private/Girls
25 Yarra Valley Grammar School $32,361 35 22.3 Private/Co-ed
26 John Monash Science School – 35 21.5 Public selective/Co-ed
27 Mentone Grammar School $33,384 35 21.1 Private/Co-ed
28 Camberwell Grammar School $39,410 35 21 Private/Boys
29 St Leonard’s College $40,879 35 20.7 Private/Co-ed
30 Camberwell Anglican Girls Grammar School $38,150 35 19.5 Private religious/Girls
31 Goulburn Valley Grammar School $19,653 35 19.2 Private/Co-ed
32 Suzanne Cory High School – 35 19 Public selective/Co-ed Blog
33 Beth Rivkah Ladies College NA 35 18.9 Jewish/Girls
34 Siena College $18,236 34 20.4 Catholic/Girls
35 Penleigh & Essendon Grammar N/A 34 20.3 Private/Co-ed
36 Melbourne Girls Grammar $41,864 34 19.9 Private/Girls
37 Lauriston Girls School $46,958 34 19.8 Private/Girls Tour
38 Firbank Grammar School $37,467 34 18.9 Private/Girls
39 Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar School $34,700 34 18.6 Private/Girls Tour
40 Scotch College $40,386 34 18.4 Private/Boys
41 Lowther Hall Anglican Girls School $38,900 34 18.1 Private/Girls
42 Genazzano F.C.J. College $35,370 34 18 Catholic/Girls
43 Yeshivah College NA 34 17.9 Private religious/Boys
44 St Michael’s Grammar School $38,172 34 17.6 Private/Co-ed
45 Shelford Girls’ Grammar $37,103 34 16.1 Private/Girls
46 Toorak College $33,224 34 15.6 Private/Girls
47 Corryong College – 34 15.4 Public/Co-ed
48 Star of the Sea College $15,790 34 13.5 Catholic/Girls
49 Alice Miller School $15,752 34 10.9 Private/Co-ed
50 Methodist Ladies College $38,790 33 19.6 Private/Girls Tour
51 St Margaret’s School $32,755 33 18.9 Private/Co-ed
52 Caulfield Grammar School $42,822 33 18.8 Private/Co-ed Tour
53 McKinnon Secondary College – 33 18.4 Public/Co-ed
54 Braybrook College – 33 16.9 Public/Co-ed
55 Alphington Grammar School $22,890 33 16.6 Private/Co-ed
56 Oxley Christian College $17,125 33 16.4 Private religious/Co-ed
57 Tintern Grammar $33,216 33 16.2 Private/Co-ed Podcast/Tour
58 East Doncaster Secondary College – 33 16 Public/Co-ed
59 Girton Grammar School $15,116 33 15.9 Private/Co-ed
60 Xavier College $35,115 33 15.7 Catholic/Boys
61 Ivanhoe Grammar School $32,000 33 15.6 Private/Co-ed
62 Kilvington Grammar School $34,068 33 15.2 Private/Co-ed
63 Melbourne Girls’ College – 33 14.4 Public/Girls
64 Westbourne Grammar School $24,692 33 13.6 Private/Co-ed
65 Glen Waverley Secondary College – 33 13.5 Public/Co-ed Tour
66 The Geelong College $34,480 33 13.4 Private/Co-ed
67 Billanook College $26,460 33 12.5 Private/Co-ed Tour
68 The Knox School $28,437 33 11.7 Private/Co-ed Tour
69 Berwick Grammar School $32,755 33 11.4 Private/Co-ed
70 Waverley Christian College $12,280 33 11.4 Private religious/Co-ed
71 Carey Baptist Grammar School $40,824 33 11.2 Private/Co-ed Tour
72 Cranbourne East Secondary College – 33 9.5 Public/Co-ed
73 Our Lady of Sion College $10,260 33 9.3 Catholic/Girls
74 Preston High School – 32 16.7 Public/Co-ed
75 Balwyn High School – 32 16.5 Public/Co-ed
76 Darul Ulum College of Victoria $3,995 32 13.4 Islamic/Co-ed
77 Haileybury Rendall School $16,765 32 13.1 Private/Co-ed
78 Canterbury Girls Secondary College – 32 12.8 Public/Girls Podcast
79 Eltham College $33,832 32 12.6 Private/Co-ed
80 Mazenod College $9,630 32 12.6 Catholic/Boys Podcast
81 Kardinia International College $18,733 32 12.4 Private/Co-ed
82 Williamstown High School – 32 12 Public/Co-ed
83 Luther College $18,916 32 11.8 Private religious/Co-ed
84 Salesian College N/A 32 11.7 Catholic/Boys
85 Bacchus Marsh Grammar $13,876 32 11.4 Private/Co-ed
86 Mentone Girls’ Secondary College – 32 11.4 Public/Girls
87 Sacred Heart College Geelong N/A 32 10.7 Catholic/Girls
88 Ashwood High School – 32 10.1 Public/Co-ed Tour
89 Geelong Grammar School $52,240 32 10.1 Private/Co-ed
90 Prahran High School – 32 10.1 Public/Co-ed
91 Whitefriars College N/A 32 10 Catholic/Boys
92 Koonung Secondary College – 32 9.9 Public/Co-ed
93 OneSchool Global Vic NA 32 9.9 Private religious/Co-ed
94 Vermont Secondary College – 32 9.9 Public/Co-ed
95 Frankston High School – 32 9.8 Public/Co-ed
96 St Andrews Christian College N/A 32 9.7 Christian/Co-ed
97 Ballarat Grammar $24,540 32 9.4 Private/Co-ed
98 Catholic Ladies College $12,890 32 9.3 Catholic/Girls
99 Glen Eira College – 32 9.1 Public/Co-ed
100 Al Siraat College $3,553 32 8.9 Islamic/Co-ed
101 Overnewton Anglican Community College N/A 32 8.9 Private religious/Co-ed
102 Dromana Secondary College – 32 8.7 Public/Co-ed
103 Sacred Heart Girls’ College N/A 32 8.2 Catholic/Girls
104 Our Lady of Mercy College $11,184 32 7.7 Catholic/Girls
105 St Joseph’s College N/A 32 6.4 Catholic/Boys

VCE Data from Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority

Top 103 best public schools in Melbourne 2023

Top 103 public schools in Melbourne based on VCE 2023 table
Rank School Sector/Gender Locality Median VCE Score 2023 %Study Scores >40 Podcast/
Tour
1 Mac.Robertson Girls’ High School Public selective/Girls Melbourne 36 29.3 Podcast
2 Melbourne High School Public selective/Boys South Yarra 36 27.9 No
3 Nossal High School Public selective/Co-ed Berwick 36 27 Tour
4 John Monash Science School Public selective/Co-ed Clayton 35 21.5 No
5 Suzanne Cory High School Public selective/Co-ed Werribee 35 19 Blog
6 Corryong College Public/Co-ed Corryong 34 15.4 No
7 Mallacoota P-12 College Public/Co-ed Mallacoota 34 16.7 No
8 Braybrook College Public/Co-ed Braybrook 33 16.9 No
9 Cranbourne East Sec College Public/Co-ed Cranbourne East 33 9.5 No
10 East Doncaster Sec College Public/Co-ed Doncaster East 33 16 No
11 Glen Waverley Secondary College Public/Co-ed Glen Waverley 33 13.5 Tour
12 McKinnon Secondary College Public/Co-ed Mckinnon 33 18.4 No
13 Melbourne Girls’ College Public/Girls Richmond 33 14.4 No
14 Ouyen P-12 College Public/Co-ed Ouyen 33 21.4 No
15 Ashwood High School Public/Co-ed Ashwood 32 10.1 Tour
16 Balwyn High School Public/Co-ed Balwyn north 32 16.5 No
17 Canterbury Girls Sec College Public/Girls Canterbury 32 12.8 Podcast
18 Dromana Secondary College Public/Co-ed Dromana 32 8.7 No
19 Frankston High School Public/Co-ed Frankston 32 9.8 No
20 Glen Eira College Public/Co-ed Caulfield East 32 9.1 No
21 Koonung Secondary College Public/Co-ed Mont Albert north 32 9.9 No
22 Mentone Girls’ Sec College Public/Girls Mentone 32 11.4 No
23 Prahran High School Public/Co-ed Windsor 32 10.1 No
24 Preston High School Public/Co-ed Preston 32 16.7 No
25 Vermont Secondary College Public/Co-ed Vermont 32 9.9 Tour
26 Williamstown High School Public/Co-ed Williamstown 32 12 No
27 Albert Park College Public/Co-ed Albert Park 31 6.3 No
28 Apollo Bay P-12 College Public/Co-ed Apollo Bay 31 11.8 No
29 Auburn High School Public/Co-ed Hawthorn East 31 7.5 No
30 Birchip P-12 School Public/Co-ed Birchip 31 2.4 No
31 Brighton Secondary College Public/Co-ed Brighton East 31 11.2 No
32 Brunswick Secondary College Public/Co-ed Brunswick 31 8.5 No
33 Buckley Park College Public/Co-ed Essendon 31 6.8 No
34 Charlton College Public/Co-ed Charlton 31 7.1 No
35 Derrinallum P12 College Public/Co-ed Derrinallum 31 – No
36 Donald High School Public/Co-ed Donald 31 5.9 No
37 Elisabeth Murdoch College Public/Co-ed Langwarrin 31 6.3 No
38 Horsham College Public/Co-ed Horsham 31 5.3 No
39 Kambrya College Public/Co-ed Berwick 31 6 No
40 Kew High School Public/Co-ed Kew East 31 7.2 No
41 Mortlake College Public/Co-ed Mortlake 31 3.6 No
42 Mount Waverley Sec College Public/Co-ed Mount Waverley 31 7.4 No
43 Mullauna College Public/Co-ed Mitcham 31 5.3 No
44 Northcote High School Public/Co-ed Northcote 31 6.6 No
45 Princes Hill Sec College Public/Co-ed Princes Hill 31 7.5 No
46 St Albans Secondary College Public/Co-ed St Albans 31 7.8 No
47 Swifts Creek P-12 School Public/Co-ed Swifts Creek 31 4 No
48 Thornbury High School Public/Co-ed Thornbury 31 8.1 No
49 University High School Public/Co-ed Parkville 31 13.6 No
50 Viewbank College Public/Co-ed Viewbank 31 8.1 No
51 Bentleigh Secondary College Public/Co-ed Bentleigh East 30 4.6 No
52 Blackburn High School Public/Co-ed Blackburn 30 6.8 Tour
53 Box Hill High School Public/Co-ed Box Hill 30 8.9 No
54 Brentwood Secondary College Public/Co-ed Glen Waverley 30 4.6 Tour
55 Cheltenham Secondary College Public/Co-ed Cheltenham 30 4.2 No
56 Doncaster Secondary College Public/Co-ed Doncaster 30 8.9 No
57 East Loddon P-12 College Public/Co-ed Dingee 30 5.4 No
58 Edenhope College Public/Co-ed Edenhope 30 – No
59 Elwood College Public/Co-ed Elwood 30 6.7 No
60 Keilor Downs College Public/Co-ed Keilor Downs 30 4.7 No
61 Lyndhurst Secondary College Public/Co-ed Cranbourne 30 7.1 No
62 Mansfield Secondary College Public/Co-ed Mansfield 30 5.7 No
63 Maribyrnong Sec College Public/Co-ed Maribyrnong 30 4.6 No
64 Montmorency Sec College Public/Co-ed Montmorency 30 6.6 No
65 Mordialloc College Public/Co-ed Mordialloc 30 6.4 No
66 Myrtleford P-12 College Public/Co-ed Myrtleford 30 2.1 No
67 Ringwood Secondary College Public/Co-ed Ringwood 30 7.3 No
68 Sandringham College Public/Co-ed Sandringham 30 7.3 No
69 Strathmore Secondary College Public/Co-ed Strathmore 30 6.9 No
70 Terang College Sec Campus Public/Co-ed Terang 30 6.3 No
71 Alkira Secondary College Public/Co-ed Cranbourne North 29 4.7 No
72 Ballarat High School Public/Co-ed Ballarat 29 5.3 No
73 Beaumaris Secondary College Public/Co-ed Beaumaris 29 5 No
74 Belmont High School Public/Co-ed Belmont 29 2.6 No
75 Brauer College Public/Co-ed Warrnambool 29 5.7 No
76 Bright P-12 College Public/Co-ed Bright 29 4.8 No
77 Camberwell High School Public/Co-ed Canterbury 29 5 No
78 Casterton Secondary College Public/Co-ed Casterton 29 5.5 No
79 Coburg High School Public/Co-ed Coburg 29 2.7 No
80 Eltham High School Public/Co-ed Eltham 29 4.3 No
81 Footscray High School Public/Co-ed Footscray 29 3 No
82 Foster Secondary College Public/Co-ed Foster 29 4.6 No
83 Gleneagles Secondary College Public/Co-ed Endeavour Hills 29 4.3 No
84 Hampton Park Sec College Public/Co-ed Hampton Park 29 2.1 No
85 Highvale Secondary College Public/Co-ed Glen Waverley 29 6.1 Tour
86 Homestead Senior Sec College Public/Co-ed Point Cook 29 2.3 No
87 Lyndale Secondary College Public/Co-ed Dandenong North 29 3.8 No
88 McClelland Secondary College Public/Co-ed Frankston 29 4.3 No
89 Melba College Public/Co-ed Croydon 29 2.9 No
90 Mount Alexander 7-12 Coll Public/Co-ed Flemington 29 6.8 No
91 Mount Eliza Sec College Public/Co-ed Mount Eliza 29 3.7 No
92 Oberon High School Public/Co-ed Armstrong Creek 29 5.5 No
93 Pakenham Secondary College Public/Co-ed Pakenham 29 1.9 No
94 Parkdale Secondary College Public/Co-ed Mordialloc 29 4.7 No
95 South Oakleigh Sec College Public/Co-ed Oakleigh South 29 3.3 No
96 St Helena Secondary College Public/Co-ed Eltham 29 6 No
97 Sunbury Downs Sec College Public/Co-ed Sunbury 29 4.2 No
98 Surf Coast Sec College Public/Co-ed Torquay 29 3.9 No
99 Templestowe College Public/Co-ed Templestowe Lower 29 4 No
100 Victoria University SC Public/Co-ed Cairnlea 29 5.9 No
101 Wantirna College Public/Co-ed Wantirna 29 3.8 No
102 Woodmans Hill Secondary College Public/Co-ed Ballarat East 29 9.3 No
103 Wycheproof P-12 College Public/Co-ed Wycheproof 29 6.5 No

VCE Data from Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority

Interested in similar content? Check out our related articles:

About Author

Avatar photo

Crystal Wong

Crystal Wong is an SEO Consultant, digital marketer and founder of Melbourne Schools.

Mum to the best little girl. Lover of cats, coffee and books.

See author's posts

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *