Secondary Schools in Darebin
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
- 7,8965.3%
- 5–14
- 14,4659.7%
- 15–19
- 6,7294.5%
of 148,570 residents
Government
11 schoolsWhat the sources record
- 2 of 10sit at or above ICSEA 1100 (1 have no published ICSEA).
- 7 of 11have a median study score published by VCAA.
- 1 schoolhad the median study score withheld by VCAA — shown as not published, never as zero.
- 8 of 11are recorded by VCAA as running VCE VM — the rest are not recorded either way.
- 7 of 11appear in the On Track destinations survey, which is voluntary — the rest did not respond.
| School | ICSEA | VCE median | 40+ | Students/teacher | Enrolments | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northcote High School Northcote · Government | 1153 | 31.0 | 9.0% | 12.5 | 1,668 | VCE VM |
| Preston High School Preston · Government | 1104 | 29.0 | 7.0% | 13.1 | 1,275 | VCE VM |
| Virtual School Victoria Thornbury · Government | 1073 | 27.0 | 2.5% | 19.9 | 6,248 | VCE VM |
| Thornbury High School Thornbury · Government | 1067 | 30.0 | 4.9% | 12.2 | 1,123 | VCE VM |
| Northern College of the Arts and Technology Preston · Government | 1060 | 29.0 | 3.1% | 8.2 | 367 | VCE VM |
| Northern School For Autism Reservoir · Government | 1030 | Not published | Not published | 5.2 | 525 | |
| Croxton School Northcote · Government | 1008 | Not published | Not published | 4.9 | 130 | |
| Reservoir High School Reservoir · Government | 989 | 27.0 | 3.5% | 9.3 | 629 | VCE VM |
| William Ruthven Secondary College Reservoir · Government | 977 | 24.0 | 1.7% | 11.4 | 478 | VCE VM |
| Charles La Trobe P-12 College Macleod West · Government | 930 | Not published | Not published | 10.0 | 741 | VCE VM |
| Yarra Me School Preston · Government | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
11 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 (29 schools), not any one school in it.
Fee-charging
5 schoolsWhat the sources record
- 1 of 5sit at or above ICSEA 1100.
- 2 of 5have a median study score published by VCAA.
- 1 schoolhad the median study score withheld by VCAA — shown as not published, never as zero.
- 2 of 5are recorded by VCAA as running VCE VM — the rest are not recorded either way.
- 1 of 5have a published fee schedule.
- 2 of 5appear in the On Track destinations survey, which is voluntary — the rest did not respond.
| School | ICSEA | VCE median | 40+ | Students/teacher | Enrolments | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Maria College Northcote · Catholic | 1110 | 32.0 | 8.6% | 11.3 | 779 | VCE VM |
| Mastery Schools Victoria Bundoora · Independent | 1082 | Not published | Not published | 2.5 | 62 | |
| St John's College Preston Preston · Independent | 1066 | Not published | Not published | 8.6 | 345 | |
| East Preston Islamic College Preston · Independent | 976 | 25.0 | 4.6% | 11.7 | 733 | |
| Preston Reservoir Adult Community Education - Prace College campus Reservoir · Independent | 946 | Not published | Not published | 10.7 | 75 | VCE VM |
5 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 (16 schools), not any one school in it.
Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)