Melbourne Girls Grammar
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025South Yarra, Victoria 3141 · Stonnington LGA
About Melbourne Girls Grammar
Melbourne Girls Grammar is an independent girls' combined (K–12) school located in South Yarra, Victoria (3141), within the Stonnington local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,046 students. The school is affiliated with Independent Schools Victoria.
Melbourne Girls Grammar has an ICSEA value of 1181, indicating exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. That places it in the 99th percentile of Australian schools. 74% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 1% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 131 teachers (119.4 full-time equivalent) and 103 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.8 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 3% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Melbourne Girls Grammar scores 89.1 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of combined schools nationally and 7th of 239 combined schools in VIC (2nd of 9 in the Stonnington 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 1181
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)74% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)8.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+3% enrolments since 2020 (area median -1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+16 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 Grammar's 1,046 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Melbourne Girls Grammar have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Melbourne Girls Grammar
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Christ Church Grammar School
South Yarra · Independent primary · Prep-6
287 students · ICSEA 1213 · 490 m away
Melbourne High School
South Yarra · Government high school · 9-12
1,402 students · ICSEA 1195 · 593 m away
Centre for Higher Education Studies
South Yarra · Government high school · 10-12
468 students · ICSEA 1079 · 632 m away
South Yarra Primary School
South Yarra · Government primary · Prep-6
435 students · ICSEA 1152 · 731 m away
Kamaruka
South Yarra · Independent special · 2-10
35 students · ICSEA 1094 · 817 m away
Melbourne Grammar School
Melbourne · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,905 students · ICSEA 1177 · 1.2 km away
Richmond Primary School
Richmond · Government primary · Prep-6
316 students · ICSEA 1150 · 1.2 km away
MacRobertson Girls High School
Melbourne · Government high school · 9-12
1,195 students · ICSEA 1186 · 1.5 km away
Wesley College
Melbourne · Independent combined · Prep-12
3,181 students · ICSEA 1172 · 1.6 km away
Ignatius Learning Centre
Richmond · Catholic high school · 11-12
41 students · 1.7 km away
Similar schools
Independent combined schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School
Ivanhoe · Independent combined · Prep-12
850 students · ICSEA 1181
Trinity Grammar School Kew
Kew · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,577 students · ICSEA 1180
St Michael's Grammar School
St Kilda · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,143 students · ICSEA 1180
Kilvington Grammar School
Ormond · Independent combined · Prep-12
758 students · ICSEA 1182
Camberwell Girls Grammar School
Canterbury · Independent combined · Prep-12
777 students · ICSEA 1180
Korowa Anglican Girls' School
Glen Iris · Independent combined · Prep-12
774 students · ICSEA 1183
Frequently asked questions
Is Melbourne Girls Grammar a public or private school?
Melbourne Girls Grammar is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools Victoria.
What year levels does Melbourne Girls Grammar offer?
Melbourne Girls Grammar offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Melbourne Girls Grammar?
In 2025, Melbourne Girls Grammar had 1,046 enrolled students (1,046 girls, 0 boys), a change of 3% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Melbourne Girls Grammar?
Melbourne Girls Grammar has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1181. 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 Melbourne Girls Grammar rank in VIC?
Melbourne Girls Grammar ranks 7th of 239 combined schools in Victoria on the Success Index (89.1/100), and 12th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Melbourne Girls Grammar?
Melbourne Girls Grammar has about 8.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
What are the VCE results at Melbourne Girls Grammar?
In 2025, Melbourne Girls Grammar recorded a median VCE study score of 36 with 30.4% of study scores at 40 or above, from 236 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 Grammar?
In 2025, Melbourne Girls Grammar had 102 students in Year 7 and 134 in Year 12.
Is Melbourne Girls Grammar co-ed?
No. Melbourne Girls Grammar is a girls' school.
What other schools are near Melbourne Girls Grammar?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Melbourne Girls Grammar 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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