Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Southbank, Victoria 3006 · Melbourne LGA
About Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School
Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School is a public high school located in Southbank, Victoria (3006), within the Melbourne local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 344 students (220 girls and 124 boys).
Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School has an ICSEA value of 1141, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 94th percentile of Australian schools. 56% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 3% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 49 teachers (37.4 full-time equivalent) and 81 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.0 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 14% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School scores 84.1 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of secondary schools nationally and 12th of 348 secondary schools in VIC (2nd of 6 in the Melbourne 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 1141
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)56% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-14% enrolments since 2020 (area median +1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+7 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 Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School's 344 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
South Melbourne Primary School
Southbank · Government primary · Prep-6
502 students · ICSEA 1144 · 990 m away
Youth2Industry College
South Melbourne · Independent high school · 11-12
64 students · ICSEA 1033 · 998 m away
MacRobertson Girls High School
Melbourne · Government high school · 9-12
1,195 students · ICSEA 1186 · 1.1 km away
Melbourne Grammar School
Melbourne · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,905 students · ICSEA 1177 · 1.1 km away
Galilee Regional Catholic Primary School
South Melbourne · Catholic primary · Prep-6
369 students · ICSEA 1154 · 1.2 km away
Montague School
South Melbourne · Government special · U
16 students · ICSEA 983 · 1.3 km away
South Melbourne Park Primary School
Albert Park · Government primary · Prep-6
402 students · ICSEA 1105 · 1.4 km away
Albert Park Primary School
Albert Park · Government primary · Prep-6
430 students · ICSEA 1156 · 1.9 km away
Ozford College
Melbourne · Independent high school · 10-12
101 students · ICSEA 1008 · 2.0 km away
Christ Church Grammar School
South Yarra · Independent primary · Prep-6
287 students · ICSEA 1213 · 2.2 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Balwyn High School
Balwyn North · Government high school · 7-12
2,260 students · ICSEA 1141
Canterbury Girls Secondary College
Canterbury · Government high school · 7-12
775 students · ICSEA 1141
Melbourne Girls College
Richmond · Government high school · 7-12
1,531 students · ICSEA 1142
Auburn High School
Hawthorn East · Government high school · 7-12
849 students · ICSEA 1140
Princes Hill Secondary College
Princes Hill · Government high school · 7-12
862 students · ICSEA 1152
Northcote High School
Northcote · Government high school · 7-12
1,668 students · ICSEA 1153
Frequently asked questions
Is Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School a public or private school?
Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School offer?
Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School?
In 2025, Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School had 344 enrolled students (220 girls, 124 boys), a change of -14% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School?
Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1141. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School rank in VIC?
Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School ranks 12th of 348 secondary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (84.1/100), and 27th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School?
Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School has about 9.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
What are the VCE results at Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School?
In 2025, Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School recorded a median VCE study score of 33 with 12.4% of study scores at 40 or above, from 179 students enrolled in at least one VCE study. Source: VCAA Senior Secondary Completion and Achievement Information.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School?
In 2025, Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School had 24 students in Year 7 and 111 in Year 12.
Is Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School co-ed?
Yes. Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School 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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