Highvale Secondary College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Glen Waverley, Victoria 3150 · Monash LGA
About Highvale Secondary College
Highvale Secondary College is a public high school located in Glen Waverley, Victoria (3150), within the Monash local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,220 students (578 girls and 642 boys).
Highvale Secondary College has an ICSEA value of 1114, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 88th percentile of Australian schools. 46% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 6% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 113 teachers (97.6 full-time equivalent) and 37 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.5 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 21% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Highvale Secondary College scores 83.7 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of secondary schools nationally and 14th of 348 secondary schools in VIC (1st of 13 in the Monash 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 1114
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)46% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+21% enrolments since 2020 (area median +1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+28 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 Highvale Secondary College's 1,220 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Highvale Secondary College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Highvale Secondary College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Highvale Primary School
Glen Waverley · Government primary · Prep-6
368 students · ICSEA 1148 · 221 m away
Holy Saviour Parish School
Vermont South · Catholic primary · Prep-6
133 students · 459 m away
Weeden Heights Primary School
Vermont South · Government primary · Prep-6
154 students · ICSEA 1141 · 799 m away
Camelot Rise Primary School
Glen Waverley · Government primary · Prep-6
426 students · ICSEA 1150 · 998 m away
Glen Waverley Primary School
Glen Waverley · Government primary · Prep-6
970 students · ICSEA 1141 · 1.2 km away
Livingstone Primary School
Vermont South · Government primary · Prep-6
612 students · ICSEA 1142 · 1.5 km away
Glendal Primary School
Glen Waverley · Government primary · Prep-6
886 students · ICSEA 1157 · 1.6 km away
Vermont South Special School
Vermont South · Government special · U
140 students · ICSEA 998 · 1.7 km away
Glen Waverley Secondary College
Glen Waverley · Government high school · 7-12
2,417 students · ICSEA 1124 · 1.8 km away
Mount View Primary School
Glen Waverley · Government primary · Prep-6
920 students · ICSEA 1146 · 1.9 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Beaumaris Secondary College
Beaumaris · Government high school · 7-12
893 students · ICSEA 1113
Williamstown High School
Williamstown · Government high school · 7-12
1,527 students · ICSEA 1112
University High School
Parkville · Government high school · 7-12
1,983 students · ICSEA 1117
Glen Eira College
Caulfield East · Government high school · 7-12
883 students · ICSEA 1117
Kew High School
Kew East · Government high school · 7-12
1,015 students · ICSEA 1110
Mckinnon Secondary College
Mckinnon · Government high school · 7-12
3,052 students · ICSEA 1118
Frequently asked questions
Is Highvale Secondary College a public or private school?
Highvale Secondary College is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Highvale Secondary College offer?
Highvale Secondary College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Highvale Secondary College?
In 2025, Highvale Secondary College had 1,220 enrolled students (578 girls, 642 boys), a change of 21% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Highvale Secondary College?
Highvale Secondary College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1114. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Highvale Secondary College rank in VIC?
Highvale Secondary College ranks 14th of 348 secondary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (83.7/100), and 30th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Highvale Secondary College?
Highvale Secondary College has about 12.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
What are the VCE results at Highvale Secondary College?
In 2025, Highvale Secondary College recorded a median VCE study score of 31 with 9.7% of study scores at 40 or above, from 274 students enrolled in at least one VCE study. Source: VCAA Senior Secondary Completion and Achievement Information.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Highvale Secondary College?
In 2025, Highvale Secondary College had 213 students in Year 7 and 171 in Year 12.
Is Highvale Secondary College co-ed?
Yes. Highvale Secondary College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Highvale Secondary College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Highvale 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.
Where can I get tutoring near Highvale Secondary College?
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