Ballarat High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Lake Gardens, Victoria 3350 · Ballarat LGA
About Ballarat High School
Ballarat High School is a public high school located in Lake Gardens, Victoria (3350), within the Ballarat local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,461 students (762 girls and 699 boys).
Ballarat High School has an ICSEA value of 1016, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 54th percentile of Australian schools. 13% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 29% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 134 teachers (115.4 full-time equivalent) and 69 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.7 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 3% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Ballarat High School scores 54.6 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 189th of 348 secondary schools in VIC (5th of 7 in the Ballarat 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 1016
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)13% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+3% enrolments since 2020 (area median +3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+9 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 Ballarat High School's 1,461 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Ballarat High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Ballarat High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Ballarat Specialist School
Lake Gardens · Government special · U
453 students · ICSEA 950 · 217 m away
Loreto College
Ballarat · Catholic high school · 7-12
948 students · ICSEA 1073 · 585 m away
St Patrick's College
Ballarat · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,267 students · ICSEA 1055 · 1.4 km away
Alfredton Primary School
Alfredton · Government primary · Prep-6
527 students · ICSEA 1009 · 1.4 km away
Ballarat Clarendon College
Ballarat · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,896 students · ICSEA 1172 · 1.5 km away
St Thomas More School
Alfredton · Catholic primary · Prep-6
431 students · ICSEA 1087 · 1.6 km away
Newington Primary School
Ballarat · Government primary · Prep-6
278 students · ICSEA 1007 · 1.8 km away
Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat)
Lake Wendouree · Government primary · Prep-6
350 students · ICSEA 1095 · 1.9 km away
Wendouree Primary School
Wendouree · Government primary · Prep-6
116 students · ICSEA 917 · 1.9 km away
Ballarat Grammar
Wendouree · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,989 students · ICSEA 1120 · 2.0 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Bendigo South East 7-10 Secondary College
Bendigo · Government high school · 7-10
1,030 students · ICSEA 1016
Gisborne Secondary College
Gisborne · Government high school · 7-12
961 students · ICSEA 1017
Patterson River Secondary College
Seaford · Government high school · 7-12
1,268 students · ICSEA 1015
Springside West Secondary College
Fraser Rise · Government high school · 7-12
1,677 students · ICSEA 1017
Bemin Secondary College
Truganina · Government high school · 7-11
886 students · ICSEA 1015
Dromana Secondary College
Dromana · Government high school · 7-12
1,752 students · ICSEA 1018
Frequently asked questions
Is Ballarat High School a public or private school?
Ballarat High School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Ballarat High School offer?
Ballarat High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Ballarat High School?
In 2025, Ballarat High School had 1,461 enrolled students (762 girls, 699 boys), a change of 3% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Ballarat High School?
Ballarat High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1016. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Ballarat High School rank in VIC?
Ballarat High School ranks 189th of 348 secondary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (54.6/100), and 639th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Ballarat High School?
Ballarat High School has about 12.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
What are the VCE results at Ballarat High School?
In 2025, Ballarat High School recorded a median VCE study score of 30 with 3.6% of study scores at 40 or above, from 276 students enrolled in at least one VCE study. Source: VCAA Senior Secondary Completion and Achievement Information.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Ballarat High School?
In 2025, Ballarat High School had 279 students in Year 7 and 172 in Year 12.
Is Ballarat High School co-ed?
Yes. Ballarat High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Ballarat High School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Ballarat High School 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 Ballarat High School?
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