Melbourne Girls College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Richmond, Victoria 3121 · Yarra LGA
About Melbourne Girls College
Melbourne Girls College is a public girls' high school located in Richmond, Victoria (3121), within the Yarra local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,531 students.
Melbourne Girls College has an ICSEA value of 1142, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 94th percentile of Australian schools. 58% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 6% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 116 teachers (107.7 full-time equivalent) and 37 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.2 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 3% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Melbourne Girls College scores 79.7 out of 100, placing it in the top 10% of secondary schools nationally and 32nd of 348 secondary schools in VIC (1st of 5 in the Yarra 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 1142
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)58% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+3% enrolments since 2020 (area median +1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+20 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 Melbourne Girls College's 1,531 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Melbourne Girls College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Melbourne Girls College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Hawthorn West Primary School
Hawthorn · Government primary · Prep-6
454 students · ICSEA 1165 · 444 m away
Trinity Catholic School
Richmond · Catholic primary · Prep-6
213 students · ICSEA 1065 · 913 m away
Yarra Primary School
Richmond · Government primary · Prep-6
249 students · ICSEA 1134 · 1.1 km away
Rossbourne School
Hawthorn · Independent special · 7-12
147 students · ICSEA 1100 · 1.1 km away
Richmond High School
Richmond · Government high school · 7-12
476 students · ICSEA 1049 · 1.2 km away
Bindjiroo Yaluk Community School
Richmond · Government high school · 7-12
79 students · ICSEA 1021 · 1.3 km away
Ignatius Learning Centre
Richmond · Catholic high school · 11-12
41 students · 1.4 km away
Richmond Primary School
Richmond · Government primary · Prep-6
316 students · ICSEA 1150 · 1.5 km away
Melbourne Indigenous Transition School
Richmond · Independent special · 7-8
42 students · ICSEA 761 · 1.5 km away
Erasmus Primary School
Hawthorn · Independent primary · Prep-6
92 students · ICSEA 1187 · 1.6 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School
Southbank · Government high school · 7-12
344 students · ICSEA 1141
Balwyn High School
Balwyn North · Government high school · 7-12
2,260 students · ICSEA 1141
Canterbury Girls Secondary College
Canterbury · Government high school · 7-12
775 students · ICSEA 1141
Auburn High School
Hawthorn East · Government high school · 7-12
849 students · ICSEA 1140
Princes Hill Secondary College
Princes Hill · Government high school · 7-12
862 students · ICSEA 1152
Northcote High School
Northcote · Government high school · 7-12
1,668 students · ICSEA 1153
Frequently asked questions
Is Melbourne Girls College a public or private school?
Melbourne Girls College is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Melbourne Girls College offer?
Melbourne Girls College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Melbourne Girls College?
In 2025, Melbourne Girls College had 1,531 enrolled students (1,531 girls, 0 boys), a change of 3% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Melbourne Girls College?
Melbourne Girls College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1142. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Melbourne Girls College rank in VIC?
Melbourne Girls College ranks 32nd of 348 secondary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (79.7/100), and 71st of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Melbourne Girls College?
Melbourne Girls College has about 14.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
What are the VCE results at Melbourne Girls College?
In 2025, Melbourne Girls College recorded a median VCE study score of 32 with 12.1% of study scores at 40 or above, from 388 students enrolled in at least one VCE study. Source: VCAA Senior Secondary Completion and Achievement Information.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Melbourne Girls College?
In 2025, Melbourne Girls College had 299 students in Year 7 and 215 in Year 12.
Is Melbourne Girls College co-ed?
No. Melbourne Girls College is a girls' school.
What other schools are near Melbourne Girls College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Melbourne Girls 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 Melbourne Girls College?
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