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Dimboola Memorial Secondary College

Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Dimboola, Victoria 3414 · Hindmarsh LGA

37.1/ 100
Success Index
Lower 50%

#298 of 348 high schools in VIC
#1021 of 1,472 nationally

How is this calculated?
Students
124
-17% over 5 years
ICSEA
956
27th percentile nationally
Students per teacher
7.1
17.4 FTE teachers
Year range
7-12

About Dimboola Memorial Secondary College

Dimboola Memorial Secondary College is a public high school located in Dimboola, Victoria (3414), within the Hindmarsh local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 124 students (67 girls and 57 boys).

Dimboola Memorial Secondary College has an ICSEA value of 956, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 27th percentile of Australian schools. 4% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 42% from the bottom quarter.

The school employs 22 teachers (17.4 full-time equivalent) and 12 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 7.1 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 17% over the past five years.

On the Success Index, Dimboola Memorial Secondary College scores 37.1 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 298th of 348 secondary schools in VIC.

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.

Median study score
31
+2 vs 2024
Study scores 40+
0%
-5.1 pts vs 2024
VCE students
25
Enrolled in at least one VCE study
VCE completion
100%
13.3% applied for tertiary places
Results reflect the students who sat the VCE in 2025 and are not adjusted for intake. Schools with fewer than four students in a measure are suppressed by VCAA. See top VCE schools in Victoria.

Success Index breakdown

Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.

  • Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 956
  • Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)4% of students
  • Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)7.1 students per teacher
  • Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-17% enrolments since 2020
  • ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+12 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.

Dimboola Memorial Secondary College
Bottom quarterLower middleUpper middleTop quarter
Girls
67
Boys
57
Language background other than English
2%
Indigenous students
9%

Enrolments by year level

How Dimboola Memorial Secondary College's 124 students are spread across year levels in 2025.

Year 7 cohort
25
Year 12 cohort
16

Enrolment trend

How enrolments at Dimboola Memorial Secondary College have changed over the past decade.

1101501902015: 181 students2016: 171 students2017: 161 students2018: 160 students2019: 153 students2020: 149 students2021: 141 students2022: 122 students2023: 123 students2024: 126 students2025: 124 students201520172019202120232025
Total enrolments by year. Source: ACARA school profile data.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Dimboola Memorial Secondary College a public or private school?

Dimboola Memorial Secondary College is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.

What year levels does Dimboola Memorial Secondary College offer?

Dimboola Memorial Secondary College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.

How many students attend Dimboola Memorial Secondary College?

In 2025, Dimboola Memorial Secondary College had 124 enrolled students (67 girls, 57 boys), a change of -17% over five years.

What is the ICSEA of Dimboola Memorial Secondary College?

Dimboola Memorial Secondary College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 956. 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 Dimboola Memorial Secondary College rank in VIC?

Dimboola Memorial Secondary College ranks 298th of 348 secondary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (37.1/100), and 1021st of 1,472 nationally.

What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Dimboola Memorial Secondary College?

Dimboola Memorial Secondary College has about 7.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.

What are the VCE results at Dimboola Memorial Secondary College?

In 2025, Dimboola Memorial Secondary College recorded a median VCE study score of 31 with 0% of study scores at 40 or above, from 25 students enrolled in at least one VCE study. Source: VCAA Senior Secondary Completion and Achievement Information.

How big is the Year 7 cohort at Dimboola Memorial Secondary College?

In 2025, Dimboola Memorial Secondary College had 25 students in Year 7 and 16 in Year 12.

Is Dimboola Memorial Secondary College co-ed?

Yes. Dimboola Memorial Secondary College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.

What other schools are near Dimboola Memorial Secondary College?

There are 1 other schools within 15 km of Dimboola Memorial Secondary 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.

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