Secondary Schools in Boroondara
Every secondary school in this area with the figures ACARA and VCAA publish, side by side. Sorted by ICSEA; a school with no published figure sorts last, never as a zero. Nothing here is estimated, projected or ranked.
Local school-age residents
ABS 2021 CensusDescribes the area’s residents, not these schools’ families.
- 0–4
- 6,6534.0%
- 5–14
- 20,28112.1%
- 15–19
- 11,9507.1%
of 167,900 residents
Government
7 schoolsWhat the sources record
- 5 of 7sit at or above ICSEA 1100.
- 6 of 7have a median study score published by VCAA.
- 5 of 7are recorded by VCAA as running VCE VM — the rest are not recorded either way.
- 1 schoolis recorded by VCAA as running the IB — the rest are not recorded either way.
- 6 of 7appear in the On Track destinations survey, which is voluntary — the rest did not respond.
| School | ICSEA | VCE median | 40+ | Students/teacher | Enrolments | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balwyn High School Balwyn North · Government | 1141 | 33.0 | 19.2% | 12.2 | 2,260 | VCE VM |
| Canterbury Girls Secondary College Canterbury · Government | 1141 | 31.0 | 7.9% | 12.2 | 775 | |
| Auburn High School Hawthorn East · Government | 1140 | 31.0 | 10.6% | 11.4 | 849 | IBVCE VM |
| Camberwell High School Canterbury · Government | 1119 | 30.0 | 7.9% | 12.4 | 824 | VCE VM |
| Kew High School Kew East · Government | 1110 | 31.0 | 10.3% | 13.1 | 1,015 | VCE VM |
| Belmore School Balwyn · Government | 1096 | Not published | Not published | 3.5 | 41 | |
| Swinburne Senior Secondary College Hawthorn · Government | 1093 | 28.0 | 3.9% | 11.4 | 374 | VCE VM |
7 schools. Every figure is reproduced as its publisher reported it; a blank is a figure nobody published, never a zero. ACARA 2025. ICSEA is a socio-educational index describing a school’s student community, not a measure of its quality. The national average is 1000.
Attendance benchmark
Government schools, Years 7-10, 2025. ACARA publishes attendance by abs-remoteness-area x sector, not by school — this describes Major Cities (27 schools), not any one school in it.
Fee-charging
19 schoolsWhat the sources record
- 17 of 19sit at or above ICSEA 1100.
- 15 of 19have a median study score published by VCAA.
- 1 schoolhad the median study score withheld by VCAA — shown as not published, never as zero.
- 3 of 19are recorded by VCAA as running VCE VM — the rest are not recorded either way.
- 3 schoolsare recorded by VCAA as running the IB — the rest are not recorded either way.
- 10 of 19have a published fee schedule.
- 14 of 19appear in the On Track destinations survey, which is voluntary — the rest did not respond.
| School | ICSEA | VCE median | 40+ | Students/teacher | Enrolments | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruyton Girls' School Kew · Independent | 1198 | 36.0 | 30.9% | 9.0 | 854 | |
| Camberwell Grammar School Canterbury · Independent | 1192 | 34.0 | 20.3% | 8.5 | 1,346 | |
| Fintona Girls' School Balwyn · Independent | 1191 | 35.0 | 26.8% | 9.5 | 533 | |
| Methodist Ladies' College Kew · Independent | 1190 | 35.0 | 23.2% | 9.1 | 2,169 | IB |
| Scotch College Hawthorn · Independent | 1188 | 34.0 | 19.0% | 9.1 | 1,957 | |
| Camberwell Girls Grammar School Canterbury · Independent | 1180 | 36.0 | 27.5% | 8.7 | 777 | |
| Trinity Grammar School Kew Kew · Independent | 1180 | 35.0 | 21.6% | 10.2 | 1,577 | VCE VM |
| Carey Baptist Grammar School Kew · Independent | 1177 | 33.0 | 13.8% | 8.2 | 2,564 | IB |
| Bialik College Hawthorn · Independent | 1164 | 36.0 | 24.8% | 11.2 | 987 | |
| Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School Kew · Independent | 1154 | 27.0 | 0.0% | 6.7 | 200 | IBVCE VM |
| Xavier College Kew · Catholic | 1154 | 33.0 | 15.2% | 8.3 | 1,503 | |
| Siena College Ltd Camberwell · Catholic | 1153 | 34.0 | 16.2% | 12.0 | 691 | |
| Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar Canterbury · Independent | 1135 | 34.0 | 20.4% | 8.6 | 814 | |
| Andale School Kew · Independent | 1132 | Not published | Not published | 3.6 | 26 | |
| Alia College Hawthorn East · Independent | 1130 | 24.0 | 5.1% | 6 | 96 | |
| Genazzano FCJ College Kew · Catholic | 1127 | 35.0 | 20.4% | 7.6 | 680 | |
| Rossbourne School Hawthorn · Independent | 1100 | Not published | Not published | 5.4 | 147 | |
| St Paul's College Balwyn · Independent | 1090 | Not published | Not published | 4.5 | 50 | |
| SEDA College (Victoria) Camberwell · Independent | 1036 | Not published | Not published | 16.9 | 721 | VCE VM |
19 schools. Every figure is reproduced as its publisher reported it; a blank is a figure nobody published, never a zero. ACARA 2025. ICSEA is a socio-educational index describing a school’s student community, not a measure of its quality. The national average is 1000.
Attendance benchmark
Independent schools, Years 7-10, 2025. ACARA publishes attendance by abs-remoteness-area x sector, not by school — this describes Major Cities (30 schools), not any one school in it.
Related reports
- Melbourne's Eastern Private Boys Schools: Education IntelligenceNames Scotch College, Xavier College
Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)