Schools in Melbourne, VIC

There are 22 schools in Melbourne, Victoria (local government area): 9 primary, 6 secondary, 2 combined. 11 are government schools and 11 are non-government. Together they enrol about 14,750 students.

Schools

Students

14,750

Median ICSEA

1127

Australian average is 1000

Top Success Index

88.3

Christ Church Grammar School

Melbourne school rankings

All ranked schools, ordered by Success Index.

1
88
Christ Church Grammar SchoolSouth Yarra · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1213 · 287 students
2
88
Wesley CollegeMelbourne · Independent CombinedICSEA 1172 · 3,181 students
3
86
Docklands Primary SchoolDocklands · Government PrimaryICSEA 1133 · 616 students
4
85
Melbourne Grammar SchoolMelbourne · Independent CombinedICSEA 1177 · 1,905 students
5
84
St Aloysius CollegeNorth Melbourne · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1127 · 673 students
6
84
Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary SchoolSouthbank · Government SecondaryICSEA 1141 · 344 students
7
84
St Michael's Primary SchoolNorth Melbourne · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1098 · 236 students
8
81
Kensington Primary SchoolKensington · Government PrimaryICSEA 1153 · 427 students
9
81
Holy Rosary SchoolKensington · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1149 · 242 students
10
80
South Yarra Primary SchoolSouth Yarra · Government PrimaryICSEA 1152 · 435 students
11
78
University High SchoolParkville · Government SecondaryICSEA 1117 · 1,983 students
12
78
Carlton Gardens Primary SchoolCarlton · Government PrimaryICSEA 1133 · 435 students
13
75
North Melbourne Primary SchoolNorth Melbourne · Government PrimaryICSEA 1136 · 910 students
14
73
Simonds Catholic CollegeWest Melbourne · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1053 · 359 students
15
56
Kensington Community High SchoolKensington · Government SecondaryICSEA 1008 · 95 students
16
52
Ozford CollegeMelbourne · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1008 · 101 students
17
38
Carlton Primary SchoolCarlton · Government PrimaryICSEA 957 · 114 students

#	School	Sector	Success Index	ICSEA	Students	Students : teacher
1	Christ Church Grammar School South Yarra · Primary · Prep-6	Independent	88.3 Top 5%	1213	287	8.4
2	Wesley College Melbourne · Combined · Prep-12	Independent	88.2 Top 5%	1172	3,181	7.7
3	Docklands Primary School Docklands · Primary · Prep-6	Government	86.0 Top 5%	1133	616	13.6
4	Melbourne Grammar School Melbourne · Combined · Prep-12	Independent	85.3 Top 5%	1177	1,905	9.9
5	St Aloysius College North Melbourne · Secondary · 7-12	Catholic	84.2 Top 5%	1127	673	13.4
6	Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School Southbank · Secondary · 7-12	Government	84.1 Top 5%	1141	344	9.0
7	St Michael's Primary School North Melbourne · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	83.5 Top 5%	1098	236	10.9
8	Kensington Primary School Kensington · Primary · Prep-6	Government	81.2 Top 5%	1153	427	13.4
9	Holy Rosary School Kensington · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	81.1 Top 5%	1149	242	13.7
10	South Yarra Primary School South Yarra · Primary · Prep-6	Government	79.6 Top 5%	1152	435	14.0
11	University High School Parkville · Secondary · 7-12	Government	77.8 Top 10%	1117	1,983	12.2
12	Carlton Gardens Primary School Carlton · Primary · Prep-6	Government	77.6 Top 10%	1133	435	12.5
13	North Melbourne Primary School North Melbourne · Primary · Prep-6	Government	74.6 Top 10%	1136	910	15.0
14	Simonds Catholic College West Melbourne · Secondary · 7-12	Catholic	73.1 Top 25%	1053	359	9.5
15	Kensington Community High School Kensington · Secondary · 7-12	Government	56.4 Top 50%	1008	95	7.3
16	Ozford College Melbourne · Secondary · 10-12	Independent	51.9 Top 50%	1008	101	17.7
17	Carlton Primary School Carlton · Primary · Prep-6	Government	37.7 Lower 50%	957	114	11.4

Best primary schools in Melbourne

88.3

Christ Church Grammar School

South Yarra · Independent primary · Prep-6

287 students · ICSEA 1213

88.2

Wesley College

Melbourne · Independent combined · Prep-12

3,181 students · ICSEA 1172

86.0

Docklands Primary School

Docklands · Government primary · Prep-6

616 students · ICSEA 1133

85.3

Melbourne Grammar School

Melbourne · Independent combined · Prep-12

1,905 students · ICSEA 1177

83.5

St Michael's Primary School

North Melbourne · Catholic primary · Prep-6

236 students · ICSEA 1098

Best high schools in Melbourne

88.2

Wesley College

Melbourne · Independent combined · Prep-12

3,181 students · ICSEA 1172

85.3

Melbourne Grammar School

Melbourne · Independent combined · Prep-12

1,905 students · ICSEA 1177

84.2

St Aloysius College

North Melbourne · Catholic high school · 7-12

673 students · ICSEA 1127

84.1

Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School

Southbank · Government high school · 7-12

344 students · ICSEA 1141

77.8

University High School

Parkville · Government high school · 7-12

1,983 students · ICSEA 1117

Other schools

Special schools and very small schools are listed but not ranked.

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Hester Hornbrook Academy

Melbourne · Independent special · 10-12

701 students · ICSEA 943

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Parkville College

Parkville · Government special

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River Nile School

North Melbourne · Independent special · 11-12

121 students · ICSEA 820

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Saints College

North Melbourne · Catholic special · 7-12

1,524 students · ICSEA 935

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Victorian College For The Deaf

Melbourne · Government special · U

61 students · ICSEA 978

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best school in Melbourne?

Christ Church Grammar School has the highest Success Index in Melbourne (88.3/100, Top 5% of primary schools nationally). For primary years the top school is Christ Church Grammar School; for secondary years it is Wesley College.

How many schools are in Melbourne?

Are there public high schools in Melbourne?

Yes. Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School, University High School, Kensington Community High School are government schools offering secondary years in Melbourne.