Top 100 schools with the best student–teacher ratio in Melbourne (2025)
Schools with 200+ students and the fewest full-time-equivalent students per full-time-equivalent teacher. Ordered by the measure shown, with the Success Index for context; 100 schools shown out of all eligible schools with the best student–teacher ratio in Melbourne.
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- VCE Schools by Median Study Score
- Schools with Top ATAR Students (WA)
- VCE Schools by Study Scores of 40+
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- 180Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial SchoolKew · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 6.7
- 275Woodleigh SchoolLangwarrin South · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 7.4
- 390Lauriston Girls' SchoolArmadale · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 7.4
- 471Genazzano FCJ CollegeKew · Catholic CombinedStudents : teacher: 7.6
- 590Presbyterian Ladies' CollegeBurwood · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 7.7
- 688Wesley CollegeMelbourne · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 7.7
- 740John Fawkner Secondary CollegeFawkner · Government SecondaryStudents : teacher: 7.9
- 884Kingswood CollegeBox Hill · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 8.0
- 989Kilvington Grammar SchoolOrmond · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 8.1
- 1037Monterey Secondary CollegeFrankston North · Government SecondaryStudents : teacher: 8.1
- 1176Northern College of the Arts and TechnologyPreston · Government SecondaryStudents : teacher: 8.1
- 1289Carey Baptist Grammar SchoolKew · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 8.2
- 1389St Catherine's SchoolToorak · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 8.2
- 1489St Michael's Grammar SchoolSt Kilda · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 8.2
- 1586Centre for Higher Education StudiesSouth Yarra · Government SecondaryStudents : teacher: 8.3
- 1676Xavier CollegeKew · Catholic CombinedStudents : teacher: 8.3
- 1784Mentone Girls' Grammar SchoolMentone · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 8.3
- 1836OneSchool Global VicMelton West · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 8.3
- 1988Christ Church Grammar SchoolSouth Yarra · Independent PrimaryStudents : teacher: 8.4
- 2087St Margaret's Berwick GrammarBerwick · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 8.5
- 2188Camberwell Grammar SchoolCanterbury · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 8.5
- 2281Eltham CollegeResearch · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 8.5
- 2370St John's College PrestonPreston · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 8.6
- 2447St Thomas Aquinas CollegeTynong · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 8.6
- 2577Strathcona Baptist Girls' GrammarCanterbury · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 8.6
- 2655Scoresby Secondary CollegeScoresby · Government SecondaryStudents : teacher: 8.6
- 2739Glenroy CollegeGlenroy · Government SecondaryStudents : teacher: 8.6
- 2881Camberwell Girls Grammar SchoolCanterbury · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 8.6
- 2981Sacre CoeurGlen Iris · Catholic CombinedStudents : teacher: 8.7
- 3078Cornish CollegeBangholme · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 8.7
- 3189Melbourne Girls GrammarSouth Yarra · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 8.8
- 3287St Leonard's CollegeBrighton East · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 8.8
- 3349Bayswater Secondary CollegeBayswater · Government SecondaryStudents : teacher: 8.9
- 3459Yeshivah CollegeSt Kilda East · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 9.0
- 3586Ruyton Girls' SchoolKew · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 9.0
- 3661Penola Catholic CollegeBroadmeadows · Catholic SecondaryStudents : teacher: 9.0
- 3784Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary SchoolSouthbank · Government SecondaryStudents : teacher: 9.0
- 3876Firbank Grammar SchoolBrighton · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 9.0
- 3966Melbourne Rudolf Steiner SchoolWarranwood · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 9.0
- 4089Methodist Ladies' CollegeKew · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 9.1
- 4181Brighton Grammar SchoolBrighton · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 9.1
- 4229Hume Central Secondary CollegeBroadmeadows · Government SecondaryStudents : teacher: 9.1
- 4330Holy Child SchoolDallas · Catholic PrimaryStudents : teacher: 9.1
- 4442Healesville High SchoolHealesville · Government SecondaryStudents : teacher: 9.1
- 4584Scotch CollegeHawthorn · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 9.1
- 4688Caulfield Grammar SchoolSt Kilda East · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 9.1
- 4781Tintern GrammarRingwood East · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 9.1
- 4867Forest Hill CollegeBurwood East · Government SecondaryStudents : teacher: 9.2
- 4943Sunshine North Primary SchoolSunshine North · Government PrimaryStudents : teacher: 9.2
- 5086The Knox SchoolWantirna South · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 9.2
- 5123Roxburgh CollegeRoxburgh Park · Government SecondaryStudents : teacher: 9.2
- 5257Reservoir High SchoolReservoir · Government SecondaryStudents : teacher: 9.3
- 5386Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar SchoolIvanhoe · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 9.4
- 5479The King David SchoolArmadale · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 9.4
- 5581Loreto Mandeville HallToorak · Catholic CombinedStudents : teacher: 9.5
- 5625Hallam Secondary CollegeHallam · Government SecondaryStudents : teacher: 9.5
- 5790Fintona Girls' SchoolBalwyn · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 9.5
- 5873Simonds Catholic CollegeWest Melbourne · Catholic SecondaryStudents : teacher: 9.5
- 5964Little Yarra Steiner SchoolYarra Junction · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 9.6
- 6082Toorak CollegeMount Eliza · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 9.6
- 6184Korowa Anglican Girls' SchoolGlen Iris · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 9.6
- 6269Macleod CollegeMacleod · Government CombinedStudents : teacher: 9.6
- 6383Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar SchoolEssendon · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 9.7
- 6464Beth Rivkah Ladies CollegeSt Kilda East · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 9.7
- 6587St Kevin's CollegeToorak · Catholic CombinedStudents : teacher: 9.7
- 6654Ilim CollegeDallas · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 9.8
- 6745Bayside P-12 CollegeWilliamstown · Government CombinedStudents : teacher: 9.9
- 6875Mount Scopus Memorial CollegeBurwood · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 9.9
- 6985Melbourne Grammar SchoolMelbourne · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 9.9
- 7084Haileybury CollegeKeysborough · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 9.9
- 7159Mount Evelyn Christian SchoolMount Evelyn · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 10.0
- 7267Heritage CollegeNarre Warren South · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 10.0
- 7349Fairhills High SchoolKnoxfield · Government SecondaryStudents : teacher: 10.0
- 7428Charles La Trobe P-12 CollegeMacleod West · Government CombinedStudents : teacher: 10.0
- 7575Oxley Christian CollegeChirnside Park · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 10.0
- 7650Westall Secondary CollegeClayton South · Government SecondaryStudents : teacher: 10.0
- 7789St John's SchoolFootscray · Catholic PrimaryStudents : teacher: 10.1
- 7842Sunshine CollegeSunshine West · Government SecondaryStudents : teacher: 10.1
- 7968Warrandyte High SchoolWarrandyte · Government SecondaryStudents : teacher: 10.1
- 8076St Monica's College - Davisson StreetEpping · Catholic SecondaryStudents : teacher: 10.1
- 8138Springvale Rise Primary SchoolSpringvale · Government PrimaryStudents : teacher: 10.1
- 8285Penleigh & Essendon Grammar SchoolKeilor East · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 10.2
- 8379Le Page Primary SchoolCheltenham · Government PrimaryStudents : teacher: 10.2
- 8483Trinity Grammar School KewKew · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 10.2
- 8540Yarra Hills Secondary CollegeMooroolbark · Government SecondaryStudents : teacher: 10.2
- 8652Minaret CollegeSpringvale · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 10.2
- 8719Dandenong High SchoolDandenong · Government SecondaryStudents : teacher: 10.3
- 8887Port Melbourne Secondary CollegePort Melbourne · Government SecondaryStudents : teacher: 10.3
- 8962St Joseph's SchoolCrib Point · Catholic PrimaryStudents : teacher: 10.4
- 9079Parade CollegeBundoora · Catholic SecondaryStudents : teacher: 10.4
- 9179St Mary's College MelbourneSt Kilda East · Catholic SecondaryStudents : teacher: 10.4
- 9279Alice Miller SchoolMacedon · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 10.4
- 9360Fawkner Primary SchoolFawkner · Government PrimaryStudents : teacher: 10.4
- 9486Ivanhoe Grammar SchoolIvanhoe · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 10.4
- 9572Nunawading Christian College - SecondaryNunawading · Independent SecondaryStudents : teacher: 10.4
- 9674De La Salle CollegeMalvern · Catholic CombinedStudents : teacher: 10.4
- 9787Luther CollegeCroydon Hills · Independent SecondaryStudents : teacher: 10.5
- 9889Huntingtower SchoolMount Waverley · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 10.5
- 9974Peninsula GrammarMount Eliza · Independent CombinedStudents : teacher: 10.5
- 10049Collingwood CollegeCollingwood · Government CombinedStudents : teacher: 10.5
| # | School | Sector | Students : teacher | Success Index | ICSEA | Students | Students : teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School Kew · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 6.7 | 80.0 Top 10% | 1154 | 200 | 6.7 |
| 2 | Woodleigh School Langwarrin South · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 7.4 | 74.9 Top 25% | 1116 | 897 | 7.4 |
| 3 | Lauriston Girls' School Armadale · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 7.4 | 90.2 Top 5% | 1199 | 935 | 7.4 |
| 4 | Genazzano FCJ College Kew · Combined · Prep-12 | Catholic | 7.6 | 71.1 Top 25% | 1127 | 680 | 7.6 |
| 5 | Presbyterian Ladies' College Burwood · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 7.7 | 90.1 Top 5% | 1207 | 1,530 | 7.7 |
| 6 | Wesley College Melbourne · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 7.7 | 88.2 Top 5% | 1172 | 3,181 | 7.7 |
| 7 | John Fawkner Secondary College Fawkner · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 7.9 | 39.7 Lower 50% | 958 | 234 | 7.9 |
| 8 | Kingswood College Box Hill · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 8.0 | 83.8 Top 5% | 1162 | 575 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Kilvington Grammar School Ormond · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 8.1 | 88.9 Top 5% | 1182 | 758 | 8.1 |
| 10 | Monterey Secondary College Frankston North · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 8.1 | 37.3 Lower 50% | 927 | 462 | 8.1 |
| 11 | Northern College of the Arts and Technology Preston · Secondary · 10-12 | Government | 8.1 | 76.1 Top 10% | 1060 | 367 | 8.1 |
| 12 | Carey Baptist Grammar School Kew · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 8.2 | 88.7 Top 5% | 1177 | 2,564 | 8.2 |
| 13 | St Catherine's School Toorak · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 8.2 | 88.9 Top 5% | 1175 | 685 | 8.2 |
| 14 | St Michael's Grammar School St Kilda · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 8.2 | 89.3 Top 5% | 1180 | 1,143 | 8.2 |
| 15 | Centre for Higher Education Studies South Yarra · Secondary · 10-12 | Government | 8.3 | 85.7 Top 5% | 1079 | 468 | 8.3 |
| 16 | Xavier College Kew · Combined · Prep-12 | Catholic | 8.3 | 76.2 Top 25% | 1154 | 1,503 | 8.3 |
| 17 | Mentone Girls' Grammar School Mentone · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 8.3 | 83.5 Top 5% | 1174 | 560 | 8.3 |
| 18 | OneSchool Global Vic Melton West · Combined · 3-12 | Independent | 8.3 | 36.2 Lower 50% | 984 | 556 | 8.3 |
| 19 | Christ Church Grammar School South Yarra · Primary · Prep-6 | Independent | 8.4 | 88.3 Top 5% | 1213 | 287 | 8.4 |
| 20 | St Margaret's Berwick Grammar Berwick · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 8.5 | 86.5 Top 5% | 1155 | 980 | 8.5 |
| 21 | Camberwell Grammar School Canterbury · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 8.5 | 88.1 Top 5% | 1192 | 1,346 | 8.5 |
| 22 | Eltham College Research · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 8.5 | 80.5 Top 10% | 1139 | 639 | 8.5 |
| 23 | St John's College Preston Preston · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 8.6 | 69.7 Top 25% | 1066 | 345 | 8.6 |
| 24 | St Thomas Aquinas College Tynong · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 8.6 | 47.4 Lower 50% | 1030 | 204 | 8.6 |
| 25 | Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar Canterbury · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 8.6 | 76.8 Top 25% | 1135 | 814 | 8.6 |
| 26 | Scoresby Secondary College Scoresby · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 8.6 | 54.9 Top 50% | 1003 | 244 | 8.6 |
| 27 | Glenroy College Glenroy · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 8.6 | 39.4 Lower 50% | 931 | 454 | 8.6 |
| 28 | Camberwell Girls Grammar School Canterbury · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 8.6 | 81.1 Top 10% | 1180 | 777 | 8.6 |
| 29 | Sacre Coeur Glen Iris · Combined · Prep-12 | Catholic | 8.7 | 80.6 Top 10% | 1171 | 659 | 8.7 |
| 30 | Cornish College Bangholme · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 8.7 | 77.8 Top 10% | 1132 | 664 | 8.7 |
| 31 | Melbourne Girls Grammar South Yarra · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 8.8 | 89.1 Top 5% | 1181 | 1,046 | 8.8 |
| 32 | St Leonard's College Brighton East · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 8.8 | 87.1 Top 5% | 1184 | 1,597 | 8.8 |
| 33 | Bayswater Secondary College Bayswater · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 8.9 | 49.2 Lower 50% | 972 | 256 | 8.9 |
| 34 | Yeshivah College St Kilda East · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 9.0 | 59.1 Top 50% | 1073 | 362 | 9.0 |
| 35 | Ruyton Girls' School Kew · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 9.0 | 86.3 Top 5% | 1198 | 854 | 9.0 |
| 36 | Penola Catholic College Broadmeadows · Secondary · 7-12 | Catholic | 9.0 | 60.7 Top 50% | 1000 | 1,373 | 9.0 |
| 37 | Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School Southbank · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 9.0 | 84.1 Top 5% | 1141 | 344 | 9.0 |
| 38 | Firbank Grammar School Brighton · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 9.0 | 75.5 Top 25% | 1152 | 1,046 | 9.0 |
| 39 | Melbourne Rudolf Steiner School Warranwood · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 9.0 | 65.5 Top 25% | 1097 | 470 | 9.0 |
| 40 | Methodist Ladies' College Kew · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 9.1 | 89.2 Top 5% | 1190 | 2,169 | 9.1 |
| 41 | Brighton Grammar School Brighton · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 9.1 | 80.5 Top 10% | 1143 | 1,480 | 9.1 |
| 42 | Hume Central Secondary College Broadmeadows · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 9.1 | 29.1 Lower 50% | 900 | 1,093 | 9.1 |
| 43 | Holy Child School Dallas · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 9.1 | 30.2 Lower 50% | 911 | 200 | 9.1 |
| 44 | Healesville High School Healesville · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 9.1 | 41.9 Lower 50% | 964 | 310 | 9.1 |
| 45 | Scotch College Hawthorn · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 9.1 | 84.1 Top 5% | 1188 | 1,957 | 9.1 |
| 46 | Caulfield Grammar School St Kilda East · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 9.1 | 87.8 Top 5% | 1157 | 3,555 | 9.1 |
| 47 | Tintern Grammar Ringwood East · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 9.1 | 81.0 Top 10% | 1154 | 985 | 9.1 |
| 48 | Forest Hill College Burwood East · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 9.2 | 66.8 Top 25% | 1045 | 356 | 9.2 |
| 49 | Sunshine North Primary School Sunshine North · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 9.2 | 43.3 Lower 50% | 966 | 234 | 9.2 |
| 50 | The Knox School Wantirna South · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 9.2 | 86.3 Top 5% | 1159 | 764 | 9.2 |
| 51 | Roxburgh College Roxburgh Park · Secondary · U, 7-12 | Government | 9.2 | 23.2 Lower 50% | 912 | 1,041 | 9.2 |
| 52 | Reservoir High School Reservoir · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 9.3 | 56.5 Top 50% | 989 | 629 | 9.3 |
| 53 | Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School Ivanhoe · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 9.4 | 85.7 Top 5% | 1181 | 850 | 9.4 |
| 54 | The King David School Armadale · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 9.4 | 79.3 Top 10% | 1165 | 592 | 9.4 |
| 55 | Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak · Combined · Prep-12 | Catholic | 9.5 | 80.7 Top 10% | 1167 | 1,220 | 9.5 |
| 56 | Hallam Secondary College Hallam · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 9.5 | 24.7 Lower 50% | 923 | 716 | 9.5 |
| 57 | Fintona Girls' School Balwyn · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 9.5 | 90.0 Top 5% | 1191 | 533 | 9.5 |
| 58 | Simonds Catholic College West Melbourne · Secondary · 7-12 | Catholic | 9.5 | 73.1 Top 25% | 1053 | 359 | 9.5 |
| 59 | Little Yarra Steiner School Yarra Junction · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 9.6 | 63.8 Top 50% | 1067 | 278 | 9.6 |
| 60 | Toorak College Mount Eliza · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 9.6 | 81.9 Top 10% | 1151 | 901 | 9.6 |
| 61 | Korowa Anglican Girls' School Glen Iris · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 9.6 | 83.8 Top 5% | 1183 | 774 | 9.6 |
| 62 | Macleod College Macleod · Combined · Prep-12 | Government | 9.6 | 68.7 Top 25% | 1073 | 545 | 9.6 |
| 63 | Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School Essendon · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 9.7 | 83.1 Top 5% | 1161 | 859 | 9.7 |
| 64 | Beth Rivkah Ladies College St Kilda East · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 9.7 | 64.4 Top 50% | 1086 | 489 | 9.7 |
| 65 | St Kevin's College Toorak · Combined · Prep-12 | Catholic | 9.7 | 87.1 Top 5% | 1192 | 2,087 | 9.7 |
| 66 | Ilim College Dallas · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 9.8 | 54.1 Top 50% | 1024 | 2,868 | 9.8 |
| 67 | Bayside P-12 College Williamstown · Combined · Prep-12 | Government | 9.9 | 44.5 Lower 50% | 1006 | 958 | 9.9 |
| 68 | Mount Scopus Memorial College Burwood · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 9.9 | 74.6 Top 25% | 1159 | 1,170 | 9.9 |
| 69 | Melbourne Grammar School Melbourne · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 9.9 | 85.3 Top 5% | 1177 | 1,905 | 9.9 |
| 70 | Haileybury College Keysborough · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 9.9 | 83.7 Top 5% | 1191 | 4,880 | 9.9 |
| 71 | Mount Evelyn Christian School Mount Evelyn · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 10.0 | 59.2 Top 50% | 1059 | 693 | 10.0 |
| 72 | Heritage College Narre Warren South · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 10.0 | 67.4 Top 25% | 1058 | 613 | 10.0 |
| 73 | Fairhills High School Knoxfield · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 10.0 | 48.5 Lower 50% | 994 | 404 | 10.0 |
| 74 | Charles La Trobe P-12 College Macleod West · Combined · Prep-12 | Government | 10.0 | 27.7 Lower 50% | 930 | 741 | 10.0 |
| 75 | Oxley Christian College Chirnside Park · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 10.0 | 75.1 Top 25% | 1119 | 838 | 10.0 |
| 76 | Westall Secondary College Clayton South · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 10.0 | 49.5 Lower 50% | 966 | 710 | 10.0 |
| 77 | St John's School Footscray · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 10.1 | 88.9 Top 5% | 1136 | 227 | 10.1 |
| 78 | Sunshine College Sunshine West · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 10.1 | 42.0 Lower 50% | 952 | 1,217 | 10.1 |
| 79 | Warrandyte High School Warrandyte · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 10.1 | 67.6 Top 25% | 1049 | 278 | 10.1 |
| 80 | St Monica's College - Davisson Street Epping · Secondary · 7-12 | Catholic | 10.1 | 76.4 Top 10% | 1059 | 2,185 | 10.1 |
| 81 | Springvale Rise Primary School Springvale · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 10.1 | 38.1 Lower 50% | 929 | 451 | 10.1 |
| 82 | Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School Keilor East · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 10.2 | 85.3 Top 5% | 1173 | 2,913 | 10.2 |
| 83 | Le Page Primary School Cheltenham · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 10.2 | 79.3 Top 5% | 1080 | 215 | 10.2 |
| 84 | Trinity Grammar School Kew Kew · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 10.2 | 82.6 Top 5% | 1180 | 1,577 | 10.2 |
| 85 | Yarra Hills Secondary College Mooroolbark · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 10.2 | 40.0 Lower 50% | 972 | 530 | 10.2 |
| 86 | Minaret College Springvale · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 10.2 | 52.3 Top 50% | 998 | 2,929 | 10.2 |
| 87 | Dandenong High School Dandenong · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 10.3 | 18.6 Lower 50% | 891 | 1,378 | 10.3 |
| 88 | Port Melbourne Secondary College Port Melbourne · Secondary · 7-10 | Government | 10.3 | 87.3 Top 5% | 1101 | 416 | 10.3 |
| 89 | St Joseph's School Crib Point · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 10.4 | 61.7 Top 50% | 1038 | 201 | 10.4 |
| 90 | Parade College Bundoora · Secondary · 7-12 | Catholic | 10.4 | 78.7 Top 10% | 1077 | 1,968 | 10.4 |
| 91 | St Mary's College Melbourne St Kilda East · Secondary · 7-12 | Catholic | 10.4 | 78.8 Top 10% | 1093 | 440 | 10.4 |
| 92 | Alice Miller School Macedon · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 10.4 | 78.6 Top 10% | 1139 | 399 | 10.4 |
| 93 | Fawkner Primary School Fawkner · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 10.4 | 59.8 Top 50% | 1020 | 238 | 10.4 |
| 94 | Ivanhoe Grammar School Ivanhoe · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 10.4 | 85.8 Top 5% | 1169 | 2,500 | 10.4 |
| 95 | Nunawading Christian College - Secondary Nunawading · Secondary · 7-12 | Independent | 10.4 | 72.2 Top 25% | 1067 | 261 | 10.4 |
| 96 | De La Salle College Malvern · Combined · 6-12 | Catholic | 10.4 | 73.9 Top 25% | 1131 | 890 | 10.4 |
| 97 | Luther College Croydon Hills · Secondary · 7-12 | Independent | 10.5 | 87.4 Top 5% | 1127 | 1,219 | 10.5 |
| 98 | Huntingtower School Mount Waverley · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 10.5 | 89.2 Top 5% | 1201 | 785 | 10.5 |
| 99 | Peninsula Grammar Mount Eliza · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 10.5 | 73.5 Top 25% | 1125 | 1,270 | 10.5 |
| 100 | Collingwood College Collingwood · Combined · Prep-12 | Government | 10.5 | 48.5 Top 50% | 1022 | 691 | 10.5 |
There are 1,091 schools with the best student–teacher ratio in Melbourne eligible for this list; the top 100 are shown. Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School in Kew is ranked first (students : teacher: 6.7). 29 of the top 100 are government schools and 71 are Catholic or independent; the median ICSEA across the list is 1126.
The top 10 schools with the best student–teacher ratio in Melbourne for 2025 are: 1. Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School (Kew); 2. Woodleigh School (Langwarrin South); 3. Lauriston Girls' School (Armadale); 4. Genazzano FCJ College (Kew); 5. Presbyterian Ladies' College (Burwood); 6. Wesley College (Melbourne); 7. John Fawkner Secondary College (Fawkner); 8. Kingswood College (Box Hill); 9. Kilvington Grammar School (Ormond); 10. Monterey Secondary College (Frankston North).
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What is the best lowest ratio school in Melbourne?
Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School in Kew ranks first among schools with the best student–teacher ratio in Melbourne with a Success Index of 80.0 out of 100 and an ICSEA of 1154.
How are schools with the best student–teacher ratio in Melbourne ranked?
Schools with 200+ students and the fewest full-time-equivalent students per full-time-equivalent teacher. Only schools eligible for the Success Index (ICSEA published, 80+ students, not a special school) are included; the Success Index is shown alongside for context.
How many public schools are in the top 100 schools with the best student–teacher ratio in Melbourne?
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Not yet. ACARA does not publish school-level NAPLAN results in bulk, and ATAR results are released by state authorities in different formats. The Success Index uses the measures ACARA publishes for every school so that all schools are compared on identical data. Where a school publishes its own results we link to its website.