Star of the Sea College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Brighton, Victoria 3186 · Bayside (Vic.) LGA
About Star of the Sea College
Star of the Sea College is a catholic girls' high school located in Brighton, Victoria (3186), within the Bayside (Vic.) local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,204 students. The school is affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
Star of the Sea College has an ICSEA value of 1132, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 92nd percentile of Australian schools. 52% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 3% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 121 teachers (111.5 full-time equivalent) and 46 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.8 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Star of the Sea College scores 82.0 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of secondary schools nationally and 21st of 348 secondary schools in VIC (3rd of 4 in the Bayside (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 1132
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)52% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+1% enrolments since 2020 (area median +9%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+6 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 Star of the Sea College's 1,204 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Star of the Sea College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Star of the Sea College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St James' School
Brighton · Catholic primary · Prep-6
146 students · ICSEA 1133 · 155 m away
Elsternwick Primary School
Brighton · Government primary · Prep-6
463 students · ICSEA 1147 · 593 m away
Leibler Yavneh College
Elsternwick · Independent combined · Prep-12
559 students · ICSEA 1123 · 965 m away
Firbank Grammar School
Brighton · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,046 students · ICSEA 1152 · 1.0 km away
Brighton Grammar School
Brighton · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,480 students · ICSEA 1143 · 1.6 km away
Sholem Aleichem College
Elsternwick · Independent primary · Prep-6
96 students · ICSEA 1168 · 1.7 km away
Brighton Primary School
Brighton · Government primary · Prep-6
550 students · ICSEA 1153 · 1.7 km away
Adass Israel School
Elsternwick · Independent combined · Prep-12
382 students · ICSEA 932 · 1.7 km away
St Joseph's School
Elsternwick · Catholic primary · Prep-6
347 students · ICSEA 1164 · 1.7 km away
Gardenvale Primary School
Brighton East · Government primary · Prep-6
617 students · ICSEA 1164 · 1.8 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
St Aloysius College
North Melbourne · Catholic high school · 7-12
673 students · ICSEA 1127
Catholic Ladies' College Ltd
Eltham · Catholic high school · 7-12
901 students · ICSEA 1119
Marcellin College
Bulleen · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,131 students · ICSEA 1115
Avila College
Mount Waverley · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,011 students · ICSEA 1113
Whitefriars College
Donvale · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,055 students · ICSEA 1112
Our Lady of Mercy College
Heidelberg · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,175 students · ICSEA 1111
Frequently asked questions
Is Star of the Sea College a public or private school?
Star of the Sea College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
What year levels does Star of the Sea College offer?
Star of the Sea College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Star of the Sea College?
In 2025, Star of the Sea College had 1,204 enrolled students (1,204 girls, 0 boys), a change of 1% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Star of the Sea College?
Star of the Sea College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1132. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Star of the Sea College rank in VIC?
Star of the Sea College ranks 21st of 348 secondary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (82.0/100), and 43rd of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Star of the Sea College?
Star of the Sea College has about 10.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
What are the VCE results at Star of the Sea College?
In 2025, Star of the Sea College recorded a median VCE study score of 33 with 13.7% of study scores at 40 or above, from 308 students enrolled in at least one VCE study. Source: VCAA Senior Secondary Completion and Achievement Information.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Star of the Sea College?
In 2025, Star of the Sea College had 207 students in Year 7 and 182 in Year 12.
Is Star of the Sea College co-ed?
No. Star of the Sea College is a girls' school.
What other schools are near Star of the Sea College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Star of the Sea 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 Star of the Sea College?
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