St Columba's College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Essendon, Victoria 3040 · Moonee Valley LGA
About St Columba's College
St Columba's College is a catholic girls' high school located in Essendon, Victoria (3040), within the Moonee Valley local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,047 students. The school is affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
St Columba's College has an ICSEA value of 1107, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 86th percentile of Australian schools. 41% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 6% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 86 teachers (78.3 full-time equivalent) and 60 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.4 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Columba's College scores 74.2 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 77th of 348 secondary schools in VIC (4th of 8 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 1107
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)41% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+1% enrolments since 2020 (area median +2%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+11 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 St Columba's College's 1,047 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Columba's College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Columba's College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School
Essendon · Independent combined · Prep-12
859 students · ICSEA 1161 · 307 m away
Essendon Primary School
Essendon · Government primary · Prep-6
387 students · ICSEA 1137 · 749 m away
St Therese's School
Essendon · Catholic primary · Prep-6
529 students · ICSEA 1116 · 772 m away
St Monica's Primary School
Moonee Ponds · Catholic primary · Prep-6
512 students · ICSEA 1129 · 828 m away
Moonee Ponds West Primary School
Moonee Ponds · Government primary · Prep-6
289 students · ICSEA 1136 · 1.3 km away
Ave Maria College
Aberfeldie · Catholic high school · 7-12
826 students · ICSEA 1082 · 1.4 km away
Our Lady of the Nativity School
Aberfeldie · Catholic primary · Prep-6
364 students · ICSEA 1111 · 1.6 km away
Aberfeldie Primary School
Essendon · Government primary · Prep-6
374 students · ICSEA 1108 · 1.6 km away
Moonee Ponds Primary School
Moonee Ponds · Government primary · Prep-6
290 students · ICSEA 1145 · 1.8 km away
Buckley Park College
Essendon · Government high school · 7-12
888 students · ICSEA 1088 · 1.8 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Sacred Heart College
Newtown · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,450 students · ICSEA 1105
Santa Maria College
Northcote · Catholic high school · 7-12
779 students · ICSEA 1110
Our Lady of Mercy College
Heidelberg · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,175 students · ICSEA 1111
Our Lady of Sion College
Box Hill · Catholic high school · 7-12
930 students · ICSEA 1111
Whitefriars College
Donvale · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,055 students · ICSEA 1112
Sacred Heart Girls' College
Hughesdale · Catholic high school · 7-12
932 students · ICSEA 1102
Frequently asked questions
Is St Columba's College a public or private school?
St Columba's College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
What year levels does St Columba's College offer?
St Columba's College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend St Columba's College?
In 2025, St Columba's College had 1,047 enrolled students (1,047 girls, 0 boys), a change of 1% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Columba's College?
St Columba's College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1107. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does St Columba's College rank in VIC?
St Columba's College ranks 77th of 348 secondary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (74.2/100), and 183rd of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Columba's College?
St Columba's College has about 13.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
What are the VCE results at St Columba's College?
In 2025, St Columba's College recorded a median VCE study score of 32 with 8.4% of study scores at 40 or above, from 256 students enrolled in at least one VCE study. Source: VCAA Senior Secondary Completion and Achievement Information.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at St Columba's College?
In 2025, St Columba's College had 172 students in Year 7 and 172 in Year 12.
Is St Columba's College co-ed?
No. St Columba's College is a girls' school.
What other schools are near St Columba's College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Columba's 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 St Columba's College?
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