Best Public Secondary Schools in Melbourne
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2025 Snapshot - Public Sector
In 2025, Victoria’s public secondary schools showed a wide range of academic results. At the upper end were 9 exceptional schools whose performance clearly stood out. These schools combined a strong median VCE score of 36.0 with a notably high share of students achieving study scores of 40 and above, typically around 29.9%.
A further 17 schools fell into the Strong band. Their results place them well above typical state outcomes, with a median VCE score of 32.0 and around 10.3% of students achieving a 40 and above study score.
The Above Average group includes 41 schools. These schools record a median VCE score of 30.0 with approximately 7.0% students achieving a study score of 40 and above — figures that sit just above statewide norms.
Performance becomes more modest in the lower bands. The Below Average band contains 73 schools, and the Low band a further 84 schools, each showing reduced median VCE scores (28.0 and 26.0) and a smaller share of students achieve study scores of 40 and above (3.6% and 1.8%).
At the lower end of the spectrum is the Very Low band, which includes 53 schools. Median outcomes in this group (median VCE 23.0, and share of students scoring 40 and above 0.7%) represent the tail of the statewide distribution.
For overall context, the median VCE score across all Victorian secondary schools is 29 (ranging from 18 to 39), and the statewide median percentage of 40 and above study scores is 4.4% (ranging from 0% to 44.4%). These benchmarks provide a useful reference point for understanding how each school fits into the broader distribution.
Public Secondary School Rankings 2025
#1
Clyde Secondary College
Government
CLYDE
#2
Cranbourne West Sec College
Government
CRANBOURNE WEST
#4
Mac.Robertson Girls' High Schl
Government
MELBOURNE
#5
Nossal High School
Government
BERWICK
#10
Melbourne High School
Government
SOUTH YARRA
#20
Suzanne Cory High School
Government
WERRIBEE
#29
John Monash Science School
Government
CLAYTON
#50
Balwyn High School
Government
BALWYN NORTH
#63
Glen Waverley Sec College
Government
GLEN WAVERLEY
#71
McKinnon Secondary College
Government
MCKINNON
#72
Victorian College of the Arts
Government
SOUTHBANK
#79
Charlton College
Government
CHARLTON
#84
Melbourne Girls' College
Government
RICHMOND
#86
Box Hill High School
Government
BOX HILL
#87
East Doncaster Sec College
Government
DONCASTER EAST
#89
Williamstown High School
Government
WILLIAMSTOWN
#97
Ashwood High School
Government
ASHWOOD
#102
Dromana Secondary College
Government
DROMANA
#103
Koonung Secondary College
Government
MONT ALBERT NORTH
#104
Doncaster Secondary College
Government
DONCASTER
#107
Auburn High School
Government
HAWTHORN EAST
#109
Kew High School
Government
KEW EAST
#110
Princes Hill Sec College
Government
PRINCES HILL
#113
Blackburn High School
Government
BLACKBURN
#115
Highvale Secondary College
Government
GLEN WAVERLEY
#117
Vermont Secondary College
Government
VERMONT
#120
Mentone Girls' Sec College
Government
MENTONE
#122
Viewbank College
Government
VIEWBANK
#123
Northcote High School
Government
NORTHCOTE
#124
Mordialloc College
Government
MORDIALLOC
#127
Braybrook College
Government
BRAYBROOK
#129
Mount Alexander 7-12 Coll
Government
FLEMINGTON
#133
Canterbury Girls Sec College
Government
CANTERBURY
#135
University High School
Government
PARKVILLE
#142
Mullauna College
Government
MITCHAM
#143
Sandringham College
Government
SANDRINGHAM
#145
Ringwood Secondary College
Government
RINGWOOD
#147
Forest Hill College
Government
BURWOOD EAST
#149
Brunswick Secondary College
Government
BRUNSWICK
#152
Kambrya College
Government
BERWICK
#154
Maribyrnong Sec College
Government
MARIBYRNONG
#157
Brighton Secondary College
Government
BRIGHTON EAST
#159
Camberwell High School
Government
CANTERBURY
#162
Mount Waverley Sec College
Government
MOUNT WAVERLEY
#163
Beaumaris Secondary College
Government
BEAUMARIS
#164
Brentwood Secondary College
Government
GLEN WAVERLEY
#165
Montmorency Sec College
Government
MONTMORENCY
#166
Buckley Park College
Government
ESSENDON
#168
Albert Park College
Government
ALBERT PARK
#174
Birchip P-12 School
Government
BIRCHIP
#176
Elisabeth Murdoch College
Government
LANGWARRIN
#179
Strathmore Secondary College
Government
STRATHMORE
#184
Wycheproof P-12 College
Government
WYCHEPROOF
#188
Eltham High School
Government
ELTHAM
#189
Frankston High School
Government
FRANKSTON
#191
Edenbrook Secondary College
Government
PAKENHAM
#192
Brauer College
Government
WARRNAMBOOL
#193
St Albans Secondary College
Government
ST ALBANS
#194
Coburg High School
Government
COBURG
#199
Footscray High School
Government
FOOTSCRAY
#201
Keilor Downs College
Government
KEILOR DOWNS
#202
Preston High School
Government
PRESTON
#203
Richmond High School
Government
RICHMOND
#204
Thornbury High School
Government
THORNBURY
#205
St Helena Secondary College
Government
ELTHAM
#208
Matthew Flinders Girls' SC
Government
GEELONG
#212
Glen Eira College
Government
CAULFIELD EAST
#215
Geelong High School
Government
EAST GEELONG
#216
Bentleigh Secondary College
Government
BENTLEIGH EAST
#218
Fountain Gate Sec College
Government
FOUNTAIN GATE
#222
Ouyen P-12 College
Government
OUYEN
#227
South Oakleigh Sec College
Government
OAKLEIGH SOUTH
#228
Corryong College
Government
CORRYONG
#229
Ballarat High School
Government
BALLARAT
#232
Rosehill Secondary College
Government
NIDDRIE
#235
Surf Coast Sec College
Government
TORQUAY
#236
Fitzroy High School
Government
FITZROY NORTH
#237
Prahran High School
Government
WINDSOR
#238
Wellington Secondary College
Government
MULGRAVE
#247
Leongatha Secondary College
Government
LEONGATHA
#249
Alkira Secondary College
Government
CRANBOURNE NORTH
#251
Belmont High School
Government
BELMONT
#252
Werribee Secondary College
Government
WERRIBEE
#253
Horsham College
Government
HORSHAM
#254
Upper Yarra Secondary College
Government
YARRA JUNCTION
#255
Dimboola Memorial Sec College
Government
DIMBOOLA
#256
Murtoa P-12 College
Government
MURTOA
#259
Templestowe College
Government
TEMPLESTOWE LOWER
#260
Apollo Bay P-12 College
Government
APOLLO BAY
#263
Parkdale Secondary College
Government
MORDIALLOC
#266
Elwood College
Government
ELWOOD
#268
Norwood Secondary College
Government
RINGWOOD
#269
Daylesford Secondary College
Government
DAYLESFORD
#270
Victoria University SC
Government
CAIRNLEA
#271
Foster Secondary College
Government
FOSTER
#272
Altona College
Government
ALTONA
#273
Northern College of Arts & Tech
Government
PRESTON EAST
#274
Maffra Secondary College
Government
MAFFRA
#276
Phoenix P-12 Comm Coll
Government
SEBASTOPOL
#278
Greensborough Sec College
Government
GREENSBOROUGH
#279
Mortlake College
Government
MORTLAKE
#280
Cheltenham Secondary College
Government
CHELTENHAM
#287
Lyndhurst Secondary College
Government
CRANBOURNE
#288
Hampton Park Sec College
Government
HAMPTON PARK
#290
Mansfield Secondary College
Government
MANSFIELD
#293
Melba College
Government
CROYDON
#294
Oberon High School
Government
ARMSTRONG CREEK
#296
Taylors Lakes Sec College
Government
TAYLORS LAKES
#298
Beechworth Secondary College
Government
BEECHWORTH
#299
Swinburne Senior Sec College
Government
HAWTHORN
#304
Berwick Secondary College
Government
BERWICK
#306
Homestead Senior Sec College
Government
POINT COOK
#308
Drouin Secondary College
Government
DROUIN
#310
Epping Secondary College
Government
EPPING
#311
Mount Eliza Sec College
Government
MOUNT ELIZA
#313
Camperdown College
Government
CAMPERDOWN
#315
Wantirna College
Government
WANTIRNA
#317
Mornington Secondary College
Government
MORNINGTON
#318
McClelland Secondary College
Government
FRANKSTON
#319
Woodmans Hill Secondary College
Government
BALLARAT EAST
#320
Keysborough SC - Acacia
Government
KEYSBOROUGH
#322
Gleneagles Secondary College
Government
ENDEAVOUR HILLS
#323
Carwatha College P-12
Government
NOBLE PARK NORTH
#325
Gladstone Park Sec College
Government
GLADSTONE PARK
#326
Hazel Glen College
Government
DOREEN
#327
Point Cook Senior Sec College
Government
POINT COOK
#328
Cranbourne East Sec College
Government
CRANBOURNE EAST
#330
Collingwood College
Government
FITZROY NORTH
#331
Essendon Keilor College
Government
ESSENDON
#332
East Loddon P-12 College
Government
DINGEE
#333
Fairhills High School
Government
KNOXFIELD
#334
Koo Wee Rup Sec College
Government
KOO WEE RUP
#340
Beaufort Secondary College
Government
BEAUFORT
#345
Bass Coast College
Government
WONTHAGGI
#346
Trafalgar High School
Government
TRAFALGAR
#347
Copperfield College
Government
DELAHEY
#348
Reservoir High School
Government
RESERVOIR
#350
Emerald Secondary College
Government
EMERALD
#351
Mount Beauty Sec College
Government
MOUNT BEAUTY
#352
Hoppers Crossing Sec College
Government
HOPPERS CROSSING
#353
Scoresby Secondary College
Government
SCORESBY
#355
Mooroolbark College
Government
MOOROOLBARK
#356
Lyndale Secondary College
Government
DANDENONG NORTH
#357
Pascoe Vale Girls Sec College
Government
PASCOE VALE
#358
Boronia K-12 College
Government
BORONIA
#359
Monbulk College
Government
MONBULK
#361
Bright P-12 College
Government
BRIGHT
#362
Mount Rowan Secondary College
Government
WENDOUREE
#363
Elevation Secondary College
Government
CRAIGIEBURN
#364
Bannockburn P-12 College
Government
BANNOCKBURN
#367
Virtual School Victoria
Government
THORNBURY
#370
Wheelers Hill Sec College
Government
WHEELERS HILL
#371
Patterson River Sec College
Government
SEAFORD
#372
The Lakes South Morang College
Government
SOUTH MORANG
#374
Lakeview Senior College
Government
CAROLINE SPRINGS
#375
Keysborough SC - Banksia
Government
SPRINGVALE SOUTH
#376
Warracknabeal Sec College
Government
WARRACKNABEAL
#377
Kerang Technical High School
Government
KERANG
#378
Macleod College
Government
MACLEOD
#379
Bayside P-12 College
Government
NEWPORT
#380
Sunbury Downs Sec College
Government
SUNBURY
#383
Mount Clear College
Government
MOUNT CLEAR
#384
Bairnsdale Secondary College
Government
BAIRNSDALE
#385
Warrandyte High School
Government
WARRANDYTE
#386
Hume Central Sec College
Government
BROADMEADOWS
#388
Mill Park Secondary College
Government
EPPING
#389
Lara Secondary College
Government
LARA
#390
Mernda Central P-12 College
Government
MERNDA
#392
Mirboo North Sec College
Government
MIRBOO NORTH
#394
The Grange P-12 College
Government
HOPPERS CROSSING
#395
Swan Hill College
Government
SWAN HILL
#396
Rosebud Secondary College
Government
ROSEBUD
#397
Gisborne Secondary College
Government
GISBORNE
#399
Pakenham Secondary College
Government
PAKENHAM
#400
Bendigo Senior Sec College
Government
BENDIGO
#401
Springside West Sec College
Government
FRASER RISE
#403
Warrnambool College
Government
WARRNAMBOOL
#405
Upwey High School
Government
UPWEY
#406
Traralgon College
Government
TRARALGON
#407
Castlemaine Secondary College
Government
CASTLEMAINE
#408
Orbost Secondary College
Government
ORBOST
#409
North Geelong Sec College
Government
NORTH GEELONG
#410
Officer Secondary College
Government
OFFICER
#412
Timboon P-12 School
Government
TIMBOON
#414
Maryborough Education Centre
Government
MARYBOROUGH
#415
Kyneton High School
Government
KYNETON
#416
Bellarine Secondary College
Government
DRYSDALE
#417
Western Port Sec College
Government
HASTINGS
#418
Sunbury College
Government
SUNBURY
#419
Warragul Regional College
Government
WARRAGUL
#421
Mildura Senior College
Government
MILDURA
#422
Korumburra Sec College
Government
KORUMBURRA
#423
Boort District P-12 School
Government
BOORT
#424
Edgars Creek Secondary College
Government
WOLLERT
#427
Bundoora Secondary College
Government
BUNDOORA
#428
Carrum Downs Sec College
Government
CARRUM DOWNS
#429
Wyndham Central Sec Coll
Government
WERRIBEE
#430
Kurnai College
Government
CHURCHILL
#432
Kurunjang Secondary College
Government
MELTON
#433
Lilydale High School
Government
LILYDALE
#434
Wangaratta High School
Government
WANGARATTA
#435
Yarrawonga College P-12
Government
YARRAWONGA
#436
Dandenong High School
Government
DANDENONG
#437
Yarram Secondary College
Government
YARRAM
#438
Colac Secondary College
Government
COLAC
#439
Myrtleford P-12 College
Government
MYRTLEFORD
#441
Bayswater Secondary College
Government
BAYSWATER
#443
Numurkah Secondary College
Government
NUMURKAH
#444
Healesville High School
Government
HEALESVILLE
#445
Lakes Entrance Sec College
Government
LAKES ENTRANCE
#446
Euroa Secondary College
Government
EUROA
#449
Mount Ridley P-12 College
Government
CRAIGIEBURN
#450
Lilydale Heights College
Government
LILYDALE
#451
Sunshine College
Government
SUNSHINE WEST
#452
Yea High School
Government
YEA
#453
Lalor Secondary College
Government
LALOR
#454
Western Heights Sec College
Government
HAMLYN HEIGHTS
#455
Alexandra Secondary College
Government
ALEXANDRA
#456
Westall Secondary College
Government
CLAYTON SOUTH
#457
Rutherglen High School
Government
RUTHERGLEN
#458
Cranbourne Secondary College
Government
CRANBOURNE
#459
Rowville Secondary College
Government
ROWVILLE
#460
Mount Erin College
Government
FRANKSTON SOUTH
#461
Diamond Valley College
Government
DIAMOND CREEK
#463
Noble Park Secondary College
Government
NOBLE PARK
#464
Melton Secondary College
Government
MELTON
#465
Ararat Secondary College
Government
ARARAT
#466
Rochester Secondary College
Government
ROCHESTER
#467
Tallangatta Secondary College
Government
TALLANGATTA
#468
Cohuna Secondary College
Government
COHUNA
#469
Monterey Secondary College
Government
FRANKSTON NORTH
#470
Heathmont College
Government
HEATHMONT
#471
William Ruthven Sec College
Government
RESERVOIR
#472
St Arnaud Secondary College
Government
ST ARNAUD
#473
Broadford Secondary College
Government
BROADFORD
#474
Narre Warren Sth P-12 College
Government
NARRE WARREN SOUTH
#475
Portland Secondary College
Government
PORTLAND
#476
Thomastown Secondary College
Government
THOMASTOWN
#477
Grovedale College
Government
GROVEDALE
#478
Terang College Sec Campus
Government
TERANG
#479
Box Hill Senior Sec College
Government
MONT ALBERT NORTH
#480
Lowanna College
Government
NEWBOROUGH
#481
Somerville Secondary College
Government
SOMERVILLE
#482
Newcomb Secondary College
Government
NEWCOMB
#483
Manor Lakes P-12 College
Government
WYNDHAM VALE
#484
Echuca College
Government
ECHUCA
#485
Hallam Senior Sec College
Government
HALLAM
#486
Wedderburn College
Government
WEDDERBURN
#487
Yarra Hills Sec Coll Mooroolbark
Government
MOOROOLBARK
#488
Charles La Trobe P-12 College
Government
MACLEOD WEST
#489
Sale College
Government
SALE
#491
Donald High School
Government
DONALD
#493
Baimbridge College
Government
HAMILTON
#494
Stawell Secondary College
Government
STAWELL
#495
Northern Bay P-12 College
Government
CORIO
#497
Bacchus Marsh College
Government
BACCHUS MARSH
#498
Greater Shepparton Sec College
Government
SHEPPARTON
#499
Laverton P-12 College
Government
LAVERTON
#500
Kyabram P-12 College
Government
KYABRAM
#501
Wallan Secondary College
Government
WALLAN
#502
Tarneit Senior College
Government
TARNEIT
#503
Whittlesea Secondary College
Government
WHITTLESEA
#504
Roxburgh College
Government
ROXBURGH PARK
#505
Staughton College
Government
MELTON SOUTH
#506
Rushworth P-12 College
Government
RUSHWORTH
#507
Benalla P-12 College
Government
BENALLA
#508
John Fawkner College
Government
FAWKNER
#509
Seymour College
Government
SEYMOUR
#510
Craigieburn Secondary College
Government
CRAIGIEBURN
#511
Glenroy Secondary College
Government
GLENROY
#512
Cobram Secondary College
Government
COBRAM
#513
Lalor North Sec College
Government
EPPING
#514
Wodonga Senior Sec College
Government
WODONGA
#515
Red Cliffs Secondary College
Government
RED CLIFFS
#516
Robinvale College
Government
ROBINVALE
#518
Nathalia Secondary College
Government
NATHALIA
#519
Neerim District Sec College
Government
NEERIM SOUTH