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Top 100 private high schools in Melbourne (2025)

Independent and Catholic schools offering secondary years. Ranked by the Success Index from official ACARA data; 100 schools shown out of all eligible private high schools in Melbourne.

  1. 1
    90
    Lauriston Girls' SchoolArmadale · Independent CombinedICSEA 1199 · 935 students
  2. 2
    90
    Presbyterian Ladies' CollegeBurwood · Independent CombinedICSEA 1207 · 1,530 students
  3. 3
    90
    Fintona Girls' SchoolBalwyn · Independent CombinedICSEA 1191 · 533 students
  4. 4
    89
    St Michael's Grammar SchoolSt Kilda · Independent CombinedICSEA 1180 · 1,143 students
  5. 5
    89
    Huntingtower SchoolMount Waverley · Independent CombinedICSEA 1201 · 785 students
  6. 6
    89
    Methodist Ladies' CollegeKew · Independent CombinedICSEA 1190 · 2,169 students
  7. 7
    89
    Melbourne Girls GrammarSouth Yarra · Independent CombinedICSEA 1181 · 1,046 students
  8. 8
    89
    Kilvington Grammar SchoolOrmond · Independent CombinedICSEA 1182 · 758 students
  9. 9
    89
    St Catherine's SchoolToorak · Independent CombinedICSEA 1175 · 685 students
  10. 10
    89
    Carey Baptist Grammar SchoolKew · Independent CombinedICSEA 1177 · 2,564 students
  11. 11
    88
    Wesley CollegeMelbourne · Independent CombinedICSEA 1172 · 3,181 students
  12. 12
    88
    Camberwell Grammar SchoolCanterbury · Independent CombinedICSEA 1192 · 1,346 students
  13. 13
    88
    Caulfield Grammar SchoolSt Kilda East · Independent CombinedICSEA 1157 · 3,555 students
  14. 14
    87
    Luther CollegeCroydon Hills · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1127 · 1,219 students
  15. 15
    87
    St Kevin's CollegeToorak · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1192 · 2,087 students
  16. 16
    87
    St Leonard's CollegeBrighton East · Independent CombinedICSEA 1184 · 1,597 students
  17. 17
    87
    St Margaret's Berwick GrammarBerwick · Independent CombinedICSEA 1155 · 980 students
  18. 18
    86
    Ruyton Girls' SchoolKew · Independent CombinedICSEA 1198 · 854 students
  19. 19
    86
    The Knox SchoolWantirna South · Independent CombinedICSEA 1159 · 764 students
  20. 20
    86
    Alphington Grammar SchoolAlphington · Independent CombinedICSEA 1150 · 679 students
  21. 21
    86
    Ivanhoe Grammar SchoolIvanhoe · Independent CombinedICSEA 1169 · 2,500 students
  22. 22
    86
    Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar SchoolIvanhoe · Independent CombinedICSEA 1181 · 850 students
  23. 23
    85
    Melbourne Grammar SchoolMelbourne · Independent CombinedICSEA 1177 · 1,905 students
  24. 24
    85
    Penleigh & Essendon Grammar SchoolKeilor East · Independent CombinedICSEA 1173 · 2,913 students
  25. 25
    85
    Alia CollegeHawthorn East · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1130 · 96 students
  26. 26
    85
    Westbourne Grammar SchoolTruganina · Independent CombinedICSEA 1166 · 2,121 students
  27. 27
    84
    St Aloysius CollegeNorth Melbourne · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1127 · 673 students
  28. 28
    84
    Catholic Ladies' College LtdEltham · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1119 · 901 students
  29. 29
    84
    Scotch CollegeHawthorn · Independent CombinedICSEA 1188 · 1,957 students
  30. 30
    84
    Kingswood CollegeBox Hill · Independent CombinedICSEA 1162 · 575 students
  31. 31
    84
    Korowa Anglican Girls' SchoolGlen Iris · Independent CombinedICSEA 1183 · 774 students
  32. 32
    84
    Haileybury CollegeKeysborough · Independent CombinedICSEA 1191 · 4,880 students
  33. 33
    84
    Mentone Girls' Grammar SchoolMentone · Independent CombinedICSEA 1174 · 560 students
  34. 34
    84
    Whitefriars CollegeDonvale · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1112 · 1,055 students
  35. 35
    83
    Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar SchoolEssendon · Independent CombinedICSEA 1161 · 859 students
  36. 36
    83
    Yarra Valley GrammarRingwood · Independent CombinedICSEA 1155 · 1,899 students
  37. 37
    83
    Trinity Grammar School KewKew · Independent CombinedICSEA 1180 · 1,577 students
  38. 38
    82
    Siena College LtdCamberwell · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1153 · 691 students
  39. 39
    82
    Star of the Sea CollegeBrighton · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1132 · 1,204 students
  40. 40
    82
    Toorak CollegeMount Eliza · Independent CombinedICSEA 1151 · 901 students
  41. 41
    82
    Mater Christi CollegeBelgrave · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1093 · 688 students
  42. 42
    81
    Camberwell Girls Grammar SchoolCanterbury · Independent CombinedICSEA 1180 · 777 students
  43. 43
    81
    Tintern GrammarRingwood East · Independent CombinedICSEA 1154 · 985 students
  44. 44
    81
    Harkaway Hills CollegeNarre Warren North · Independent CombinedICSEA 1149 · 321 students
  45. 45
    81
    Santa Maria CollegeNorthcote · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1110 · 779 students
  46. 46
    81
    Loreto Mandeville HallToorak · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1167 · 1,220 students
  47. 47
    81
    Melbourne Montessori CollegeCaulfield South · Independent CombinedICSEA 1137 · 311 students
  48. 48
    81
    Sacre CoeurGlen Iris · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1171 · 659 students
  49. 49
    81
    Brighton Grammar SchoolBrighton · Independent CombinedICSEA 1143 · 1,480 students
  50. 50
    81
    Eltham CollegeResearch · Independent CombinedICSEA 1139 · 639 students
  51. 51
    81
    Lysterfield Lake CollegeNarre Warren North · Independent CombinedICSEA 1139 · 130 students
  52. 52
    80
    Bialik CollegeHawthorn · Independent CombinedICSEA 1164 · 987 students
  53. 53
    80
    Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial SchoolKew · Independent CombinedICSEA 1154 · 200 students
  54. 54
    80
    Southern Cross GrammarCaroline Springs · Independent CombinedICSEA 1136 · 904 students
  55. 55
    79
    Mazenod CollegeMulgrave · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1089 · 1,469 students
  56. 56
    79
    St Bede's CollegeMentone · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1097 · 1,882 students
  57. 57
    79
    The King David SchoolArmadale · Independent CombinedICSEA 1165 · 592 students
  58. 58
    79
    Avila CollegeMount Waverley · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1113 · 1,011 students
  59. 59
    79
    St Mary's College MelbourneSt Kilda East · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1093 · 440 students
  60. 60
    79
    Parade CollegeBundoora · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1077 · 1,968 students
  61. 61
    79
    Alice Miller SchoolMacedon · Independent CombinedICSEA 1139 · 399 students
  62. 62
    78
    Marcellin CollegeBulleen · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1115 · 1,131 students
  63. 63
    78
    Cornish CollegeBangholme · Independent CombinedICSEA 1132 · 664 students
  64. 64
    78
    St Andrews Christian CollegeWantirna South · Independent CombinedICSEA 1166 · 719 students
  65. 65
    77
    Sophia Mundi Steiner SchoolAbbotsford · Independent CombinedICSEA 1140 · 139 students
  66. 66
    77
    Donvale Christian CollegeDonvale · Independent CombinedICSEA 1158 · 1,623 students
  67. 67
    77
    Aquinas CollegeRingwood · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1085 · 1,659 students
  68. 68
    77
    Our Lady of Mercy CollegeHeidelberg · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1111 · 1,175 students
  69. 69
    77
    Strathcona Baptist Girls' GrammarCanterbury · Independent CombinedICSEA 1135 · 814 students
  70. 70
    77
    Overnewton Anglican Community CollegeKeilor · Independent CombinedICSEA 1118 · 2,146 students
  71. 71
    77
    St Bernard's CollegeEssendon · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1100 · 1,567 students
  72. 72
    77
    Emmanuel CollegeAltona North · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1079 · 2,533 students
  73. 73
    76
    Sacred Heart Girls' CollegeHughesdale · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1102 · 932 students
  74. 74
    76
    Salesian College ChadstoneChadstone · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1093 · 982 students
  75. 75
    76
    St Monica's College - Davisson StreetEpping · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1059 · 2,185 students
  76. 76
    76
    Xavier CollegeKew · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1154 · 1,503 students
  77. 77
    76
    Kilbreda CollegeMentone · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1082 · 928 students
  78. 78
    76
    Our Lady of Sion CollegeBox Hill · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1111 · 930 students
  79. 79
    76
    Firbank Grammar SchoolBrighton · Independent CombinedICSEA 1152 · 1,046 students
  80. 80
    75
    Salesian College SunburySunbury · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1059 · 1,720 students
  81. 81
    75
    Mount St Joseph Girls' CollegeAltona · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1100 · 1,216 students
  82. 82
    75
    Oxley Christian CollegeChirnside Park · Independent CombinedICSEA 1119 · 838 students
  83. 83
    75
    Mernda Hills Christian CollegeMernda · Independent CombinedICSEA 1119 · 359 students
  84. 84
    75
    Woodleigh SchoolLangwarrin South · Independent CombinedICSEA 1116 · 897 students
  85. 85
    75
    Mentone Grammar SchoolMentone · Independent CombinedICSEA 1144 · 2,008 students
  86. 86
    75
    Mount Scopus Memorial CollegeBurwood · Independent CombinedICSEA 1159 · 1,170 students
  87. 87
    74
    Our Lady of the Sacred Heart CollegeBentleigh · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1093 · 732 students
  88. 88
    74
    St Columba's CollegeEssendon · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1107 · 1,047 students
  89. 89
    74
    Bacchus Marsh GrammarBacchus Marsh · Independent CombinedICSEA 1115 · 3,826 students
  90. 90
    74
    Billanook CollegeMooroolbark · Independent CombinedICSEA 1104 · 889 students
  91. 91
    74
    Nazareth CollegeNoble Park North · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1050 · 972 students
  92. 92
    74
    De La Salle CollegeMalvern · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1131 · 890 students
  93. 93
    74
    Thomas Carr CollegeTarneit · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1061 · 1,347 students
  94. 94
    74
    Peninsula GrammarMount Eliza · Independent CombinedICSEA 1125 · 1,270 students
  95. 95
    73
    Simonds Catholic CollegeWest Melbourne · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1053 · 359 students
  96. 96
    73
    MacKillop Catholic Regional CollegeWerribee · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1058 · 1,749 students
  97. 97
    72
    Nunawading Christian College - SecondaryNunawading · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1067 · 261 students
  98. 98
    72
    Yesodei HaTorah CollegeElwood · Independent CombinedICSEA 1112 · 149 students
  99. 99
    72
    Plenty Valley Christian CollegeDoreen · Independent CombinedICSEA 1113 · 911 students
  100. 100
    72
    Ave Maria CollegeAberfeldie · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1082 · 826 students

There are 181 private high schools in Melbourne eligible for this list; the top 100 are shown. Lauriston Girls' School in Armadale is ranked first with a Success Index of 90.2 and an ICSEA of 1199. 0 of the top 100 are government schools and 100 are Catholic or independent; the median ICSEA across the list is 1140.

The top 10 private high schools in Melbourne for 2025 are: 1. Lauriston Girls' School (Armadale); 2. Presbyterian Ladies' College (Burwood); 3. Fintona Girls' School (Balwyn); 4. St Michael's Grammar School (St Kilda); 5. Huntingtower School (Mount Waverley); 6. Methodist Ladies' College (Kew); 7. Melbourne Girls Grammar (South Yarra); 8. Kilvington Grammar School (Ormond); 9. St Catherine's School (Toorak); 10. Carey Baptist Grammar School (Kew).

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best private secondary school in Melbourne?

Lauriston Girls' School in Armadale ranks first among private high schools in Melbourne with a Success Index of 90.2 out of 100 and an ICSEA of 1199.

How are private high schools in Melbourne ranked?

Each school's Success Index combines five factors from ACARA's 2025 school profile data: ICSEA (50%), share of students in the top socio-educational quarter (15%), students per teacher (15%), five-year enrolment growth (10%) and five-year ICSEA trend (10%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type nationally. Schools with fewer than 80 students are excluded.

How many public schools are in the top 100 private high schools in Melbourne?

0 of the top 100 private high schools in Melbourne are government schools; 100 are Catholic or independent.

Do these rankings include NAPLAN or ATAR results?

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.