Ave Maria College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Aberfeldie, Victoria 3040 · Moonee Valley LGA
About Ave Maria College
Ave Maria College is a catholic girls' high school located in Aberfeldie, Victoria (3040), within the Moonee Valley local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 826 students. The school is affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
Ave Maria College has an ICSEA value of 1082, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 79th percentile of Australian schools. 29% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 8% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 71 teachers (65.5 full-time equivalent) and 40 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.6 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Ave Maria College scores 71.7 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 94th of 348 secondary schools in VIC (6th of 8 in the Moonee Valley area).
VCE results (2025)
Published by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. Study scores range from 0 to 50 with a state mean of 30; a score of 40 or above is in roughly the top 9% statewide.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1082
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)29% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)0% enrolments since 2020 (area median +2%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+14 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Ave Maria College's 826 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Ave Maria College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Ave Maria College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Our Lady of the Nativity School
Aberfeldie · Catholic primary · Prep-6
364 students · ICSEA 1111 · 151 m away
Aberfeldie Primary School
Essendon · Government primary · Prep-6
374 students · ICSEA 1108 · 212 m away
Buckley Park College
Essendon · Government high school · 7-12
888 students · ICSEA 1088 · 1.1 km away
St Therese's School
Essendon · Catholic primary · Prep-6
529 students · ICSEA 1116 · 1.3 km away
St Margaret's Primary School
Maribyrnong · Catholic primary · Prep-6
441 students · ICSEA 1125 · 1.3 km away
St Columba's College
Essendon · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,047 students · ICSEA 1107 · 1.4 km away
Rosehill Secondary College
Niddrie · Government high school · 7-12
1,109 students · ICSEA 1027 · 1.5 km away
St Bernard's College
Essendon · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,567 students · ICSEA 1100 · 1.5 km away
Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School
Essendon · Independent combined · Prep-12
859 students · ICSEA 1161 · 1.5 km away
St John Bosco's School
Niddrie · Catholic primary · Prep-6
413 students · ICSEA 1108 · 1.6 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Kilbreda College
Mentone · Catholic high school · 7-12
928 students · ICSEA 1082
Academy of Mary Immaculate
Fitzroy · Catholic high school · 7-12
612 students · ICSEA 1079
Aquinas College
Ringwood · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,659 students · ICSEA 1085
Emmanuel College
Altona North · Catholic high school · 7-12
2,533 students · ICSEA 1079
Iona College Geelong
Charlemont · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,332 students · ICSEA 1078
Parade College
Bundoora · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,968 students · ICSEA 1077
Frequently asked questions
Is Ave Maria College a public or private school?
Ave Maria College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
What year levels does Ave Maria College offer?
Ave Maria College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Ave Maria College?
In 2025, Ave Maria College had 826 enrolled students (826 girls, 0 boys), a change of 0% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Ave Maria College?
Ave Maria College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1082. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Ave Maria College rank in VIC?
Ave Maria College ranks 94th of 348 secondary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (71.7/100), and 242nd of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Ave Maria College?
Ave Maria College has about 12.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
What are the VCE results at Ave Maria College?
In 2025, Ave Maria College recorded a median VCE study score of 31 with 8.3% of study scores at 40 or above, from 150 students enrolled in at least one VCE study. Source: VCAA Senior Secondary Completion and Achievement Information.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Ave Maria College?
In 2025, Ave Maria College had 163 students in Year 7 and 125 in Year 12.
Is Ave Maria College co-ed?
No. Ave Maria College is a girls' school.
What other schools are near Ave Maria College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Ave Maria College in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near Ave Maria College?
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