Mount Beauty Secondary College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Mount Beauty, Victoria 3699 · Alpine LGA
About Mount Beauty Secondary College
Mount Beauty Secondary College is a public high school located in Mount Beauty, Victoria (3699), within the Alpine local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 153 students (75 girls and 78 boys).
Mount Beauty Secondary College has an ICSEA value of 1040, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 65th percentile of Australian schools. 19% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 18% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 28 teachers (20.0 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 7.5 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 17% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Mount Beauty Secondary College scores 61.8 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 148th of 348 secondary schools in VIC (1st of 2 in the Alpine 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 1040
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)19% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)7.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-17% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-12 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 Mount Beauty Secondary College's 153 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mount Beauty Secondary College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mount Beauty Secondary College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Castlemaine Secondary College
Castlemaine · Government high school · 7-12
695 students · ICSEA 1040
Brinbeal Secondary College
Tarneit · Government high school · 7-8
454 students · ICSEA 1039
Sydney Road Community School
Brunswick · Government high school · 7-12
107 students · ICSEA 1037
Wheelers Hill Secondary College
Wheelers Hill · Government high school · 7-12
711 students · ICSEA 1037
Monbulk College
Monbulk · Government high school · 7-12
583 students · ICSEA 1044
Beechworth Secondary College
Beechworth · Government high school · 7-12
282 students · ICSEA 1045
Frequently asked questions
Is Mount Beauty Secondary College a public or private school?
Mount Beauty Secondary College is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Mount Beauty Secondary College offer?
Mount Beauty Secondary College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Mount Beauty Secondary College?
In 2025, Mount Beauty Secondary College had 153 enrolled students (75 girls, 78 boys), a change of -17% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mount Beauty Secondary College?
Mount Beauty Secondary College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1040. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Mount Beauty Secondary College rank in VIC?
Mount Beauty Secondary College ranks 148th of 348 secondary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (61.8/100), and 471st of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Mount Beauty Secondary College?
Mount Beauty Secondary College has about 7.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
What are the VCE results at Mount Beauty Secondary College?
In 2025, Mount Beauty Secondary College recorded a median VCE study score of 28 with 1.4% of study scores at 40 or above, from 34 students enrolled in at least one VCE study. Source: VCAA Senior Secondary Completion and Achievement Information.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Mount Beauty Secondary College?
In 2025, Mount Beauty Secondary College had 26 students in Year 7 and 22 in Year 12.
Is Mount Beauty Secondary College co-ed?
Yes. Mount Beauty Secondary College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Mount Beauty Secondary College?
There are 3 other schools within 15 km of Mount Beauty 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 Mount Beauty Secondary College?
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