St Margaret's Berwick Grammar
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Berwick, Victoria 3806 · Casey LGA
About St Margaret's Berwick Grammar
St Margaret's Berwick Grammar is an independent combined (K–12) school located in Berwick, Victoria (3806), within the Casey local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 980 students (593 girls and 387 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools Victoria.
St Margaret's Berwick Grammar has an ICSEA value of 1155, indicating exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. That places it in the 96th percentile of Australian schools. 61% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 2% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 149 teachers (115.7 full-time equivalent) and 100 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.5 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 33% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Margaret's Berwick Grammar scores 86.5 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of combined schools nationally and 16th of 239 combined schools in VIC (1st of 11 in the Casey area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1155
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)61% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)8.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+33% enrolments since 2020 (area median +28%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+22 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 Margaret's Berwick Grammar's 980 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Margaret's Berwick Grammar have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Margaret's Berwick Grammar
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Michael's School
Berwick · Catholic primary · Prep-6
441 students · ICSEA 1084 · 638 m away
Nossal High School
Berwick · Government high school · 9-12
825 students · ICSEA 1155 · 987 m away
Berwick Primary School
Berwick · Government primary · Prep-6
884 students · ICSEA 1087 · 1.2 km away
Berwick Secondary College
Berwick · Government high school · 7-12
1,626 students · ICSEA 1027 · 1.6 km away
Berwick Lodge Primary School
Berwick · Government primary · Prep-6
489 students · ICSEA 1037 · 1.8 km away
Brentwood Park Primary School
Berwick · Government primary · Prep-6
1,017 students · ICSEA 1091 · 1.9 km away
Berwick Fields Primary School
Berwick · Government primary · Prep-6
895 students · ICSEA 1047 · 1.9 km away
Kambrya College
Berwick · Government high school · 7-12
2,369 students · ICSEA 1045 · 2.0 km away
Fleetwood Primary School
Narre Warren · Government primary · Prep-6
309 students · ICSEA 998 · 2.6 km away
Beaconsfield Primary School
Beaconsfield · Government primary · Prep-6
603 students · ICSEA 1046 · 2.7 km away
Similar schools
Independent combined schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Yarra Valley Grammar
Ringwood · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,899 students · ICSEA 1155
Kardinia International College
Bell Post Hill · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,925 students · ICSEA 1155
The Geelong College
Newtown · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,573 students · ICSEA 1156
Tintern Grammar
Ringwood East · Independent combined · Prep-12
985 students · ICSEA 1154
Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School
Kew · Independent combined · Prep-12
200 students · ICSEA 1154
Caulfield Grammar School
St Kilda East · Independent combined · Prep-12
3,555 students · ICSEA 1157
Frequently asked questions
Is St Margaret's Berwick Grammar a public or private school?
St Margaret's Berwick Grammar is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools Victoria.
What year levels does St Margaret's Berwick Grammar offer?
St Margaret's Berwick Grammar offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend St Margaret's Berwick Grammar?
In 2025, St Margaret's Berwick Grammar had 980 enrolled students (593 girls, 387 boys), a change of 33% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Margaret's Berwick Grammar?
St Margaret's Berwick Grammar has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1155. 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 St Margaret's Berwick Grammar rank in VIC?
St Margaret's Berwick Grammar ranks 16th of 239 combined schools in Victoria on the Success Index (86.5/100), and 28th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Margaret's Berwick Grammar?
St Margaret's Berwick Grammar has about 8.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at St Margaret's Berwick Grammar?
In 2025, St Margaret's Berwick Grammar had 113 students in Year 7 and 78 in Year 12.
Is St Margaret's Berwick Grammar co-ed?
Yes. St Margaret's Berwick Grammar is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Margaret's Berwick Grammar?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Margaret's Berwick 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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