Mentone Girls Secondary College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Mentone, Victoria 3194 · Kingston (Vic.) LGA
About Mentone Girls Secondary College
Mentone Girls Secondary College is a public girls' high school located in Mentone, Victoria (3194), within the Kingston (Vic.) local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,102 students.
Mentone Girls Secondary College has an ICSEA value of 1102, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 85th percentile of Australian schools. 38% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 7% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 100 teachers (85.1 full-time equivalent) and 44 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.9 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Mentone Girls Secondary College scores 75.9 out of 100, placing it in the top 10% of secondary schools nationally and 65th of 348 secondary schools in VIC (3rd of 7 in the Kingston (Vic.) 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 1102
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)38% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+1% enrolments since 2020 (area median +4%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+23 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 Mentone Girls Secondary College's 1,102 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mentone Girls Secondary College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mentone Girls Secondary College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Kilbreda College
Mentone · Catholic high school · 7-12
928 students · ICSEA 1082 · 1.1 km away
Stella Maris School
Beaumaris · Catholic primary · Prep-6
143 students · ICSEA 1137 · 1.1 km away
Mentone Primary School
Mentone · Government primary · Prep-6
299 students · ICSEA 1112 · 1.3 km away
Cheltenham Primary School
Cheltenham · Government primary · Prep-6
402 students · ICSEA 1116 · 1.3 km away
Mentone Girls' Grammar School
Mentone · Independent combined · Prep-12
560 students · ICSEA 1174 · 1.4 km away
St Patrick's School
Mentone · Catholic primary · Prep-6
460 students · ICSEA 1116 · 1.5 km away
Mentone Grammar School
Mentone · Independent combined · Prep-12
2,008 students · ICSEA 1144 · 1.5 km away
Beaumaris Primary School
Beaumaris · Government primary · Prep-6
558 students · ICSEA 1134 · 1.5 km away
Beaumaris North Primary School
Beaumaris · Government primary · Prep-6
477 students · ICSEA 1150 · 1.7 km away
Our Lady of the Assumption School
Cheltenham · Catholic primary · Prep-6
257 students · ICSEA 1107 · 1.7 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Eltham High School
Eltham · Government high school · 7-12
1,326 students · ICSEA 1101
Port Melbourne Secondary College
Port Melbourne · Government high school · 7-10
416 students · ICSEA 1101
Preston High School
Preston · Government high school · 7-12
1,275 students · ICSEA 1104
Coburg High School
Coburg · Government high school · 7-12
1,265 students · ICSEA 1099
Templestowe College
Templestowe Lower · Government high school · 7-12
1,227 students · ICSEA 1099
Sandringham College
Sandringham · Government high school · 7-12
1,079 students · ICSEA 1106
Frequently asked questions
Is Mentone Girls Secondary College a public or private school?
Mentone Girls Secondary College is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Mentone Girls Secondary College offer?
Mentone Girls Secondary College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Mentone Girls Secondary College?
In 2025, Mentone Girls Secondary College had 1,102 enrolled students (1,102 girls, 0 boys), a change of 1% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mentone Girls Secondary College?
Mentone Girls Secondary College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1102. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Mentone Girls Secondary College rank in VIC?
Mentone Girls Secondary College ranks 65th of 348 secondary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (75.9/100), and 139th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Mentone Girls Secondary College?
Mentone Girls Secondary College has about 12.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
What are the VCE results at Mentone Girls Secondary College?
In 2025, Mentone Girls Secondary College recorded a median VCE study score of 31 with 9.5% of study scores at 40 or above, from 299 students enrolled in at least one VCE study. Source: VCAA Senior Secondary Completion and Achievement Information.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Mentone Girls Secondary College?
In 2025, Mentone Girls Secondary College had 235 students in Year 7 and 150 in Year 12.
Is Mentone Girls Secondary College co-ed?
No. Mentone Girls Secondary College is a girls' school.
What other schools are near Mentone Girls Secondary College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Mentone Girls 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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