Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Essendon, Victoria 3040 · Moonee Valley LGA
About Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School
Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School is an independent girls' combined (K–12) school located in Essendon, Victoria (3040), within the Moonee Valley local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 859 students. The school is affiliated with Independent Schools Victoria.
Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School has an ICSEA value of 1161, indicating exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. That places it in the 97th percentile of Australian schools. 64% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 1% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 96 teachers (89.0 full-time equivalent) and 93 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.7 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 5% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School scores 83.1 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of combined schools nationally and 31st of 239 combined schools in VIC (2nd of 2 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 1161
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)64% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+5% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+6 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 Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School's 859 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Columba's College
Essendon · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,047 students · ICSEA 1107 · 307 m away
St Monica's Primary School
Moonee Ponds · Catholic primary · Prep-6
512 students · ICSEA 1129 · 722 m away
Essendon Primary School
Essendon · Government primary · Prep-6
387 students · ICSEA 1137 · 927 m away
Moonee Ponds West Primary School
Moonee Ponds · Government primary · Prep-6
289 students · ICSEA 1136 · 1.0 km away
St Therese's School
Essendon · Catholic primary · Prep-6
529 students · ICSEA 1116 · 1.1 km away
Ave Maria College
Aberfeldie · Catholic high school · 7-12
826 students · ICSEA 1082 · 1.5 km away
St Mary's School
Ascot Vale · Catholic primary · Prep-6
374 students · ICSEA 1144 · 1.6 km away
Moonee Ponds Primary School
Moonee Ponds · Government primary · Prep-6
290 students · ICSEA 1145 · 1.7 km away
Our Lady of the Nativity School
Aberfeldie · Catholic primary · Prep-6
364 students · ICSEA 1111 · 1.7 km away
Aberfeldie Primary School
Essendon · Government primary · Prep-6
374 students · ICSEA 1108 · 1.7 km away
Similar schools
Independent combined schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Kingswood College
Box Hill · Independent combined · Prep-12
575 students · ICSEA 1162
Mount Scopus Memorial College
Burwood · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,170 students · ICSEA 1159
The Knox School
Wantirna South · Independent combined · Prep-12
764 students · ICSEA 1159
Bialik College
Hawthorn · Independent combined · Prep-12
987 students · ICSEA 1164
Donvale Christian College
Donvale · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,623 students · ICSEA 1158
Caulfield Grammar School
St Kilda East · Independent combined · Prep-12
3,555 students · ICSEA 1157
Frequently asked questions
Is Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School a public or private school?
Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools Victoria.
What year levels does Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School offer?
Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School?
In 2025, Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School had 859 enrolled students (859 girls, 0 boys), a change of 5% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School?
Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1161. The national average is 1000, so this indicates exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School rank in VIC?
Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School ranks 31st of 239 combined schools in Victoria on the Success Index (83.1/100), and 62nd of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School?
Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School has about 9.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
What are the VCE results at Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School?
In 2025, Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School recorded a median VCE study score of 34 with 18.5% of study scores at 40 or above, from 126 students enrolled in at least one VCE study. Source: VCAA Senior Secondary Completion and Achievement Information.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School?
In 2025, Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School had 99 students in Year 7 and 82 in Year 12.
Is Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School co-ed?
No. Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School is a girls' school.
What other schools are near Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar 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.
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