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Top Private High Schools in Melbourne - 2021

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The following table lists the 2021  top 80 non-government secondary (Years 7 to 10) schools in Melbourne. Find best private, catholic or independent high schools here. English and Maths are rated with 5 grades while the overall academic performance has 3 rating scales for you to choose. Related ratings: Top Melbourne Secondary Schools | Top Melbourne Government Secondary Schools | Top Victorian Secondary Schools | Victorian Secondary School Ratings. Alternatively you can compare up to 5 Victorian secondary schools and trends with 2D / 3D charts side by side. For other types of results or rankings, please visit School Ranking Home. There are a large range of factors that impact on academic results in addition to the role played by the school itself. These include the SES (Socio Economic Status) background of students, whether the school is selective in its student intake, etc. It is for the reader to do his own research and draw his or her own conclusions. If you continue to browse and use this website you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by this DISCLAIMER.

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OrderSchoolPostcode State Overall Score Better Education Percentile English Maths Total Enrolments Trend / Compare SES
Fintona Girls' School,Balwyn,VIC,3103 3103 100 2% 440 Trend / Compare 97
1 Presbyterian Ladies' College,Burwood,VIC,3125 3125 100 1% 1470 Trend / Compare 97
2 Huntingtower School,Mount Waverley,VIC,3149 3149 100 1% 730 Trend / Compare 96
3 Fintona Girls' School,Balwyn,VIC,3103 3103 100 2% 440 Trend / Compare 97
4 Haileybury College 3173 99 2% 4310 Trend / Compare 97
5 Camberwell Grammar School,Canterbury,VIC,3126 3126 99 2% 1350 Trend / Compare 96
6 Lighthouse Christian College,Cranbourne,VIC,3977 3977 99 2% 1020 Trend / Compare 83
7 Korowa Anglican Girls' School,Glen Iris,VIC,3146 3146 99 2% 710 Trend / Compare 97
8 St Andrews Christian College,Wantirna South,VIC,3152 3152 99 3% 680 Trend / Compare 96
9 Trinity Grammar School,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 99 3% 1490 Trend / Compare 96
10 Melbourne Grammar School 3004 99 3% 1810 Trend / Compare 96
11 Scotch College,Hawthorn,VIC,3122 3122 99 3% 1880 Trend / Compare 97
12 Camberwell Girls Grammar School,Canterbury,VIC,3126 3126 99 3% 770 Trend / Compare 97
13 Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School,Ivanhoe,VIC,3079 3079 99 3% 820 Trend / Compare 96
14 Lauriston Girls' School,Armadale,VIC,3143 3143 99 4% 890 Trend / Compare 97
15 St Leonard's College,Brighton East,VIC,3187 3187 99 4% 1520 Trend / Compare 96
16 The Knox School,Wantirna South,VIC,3152 3152 99 4% 620 Trend / Compare 96
17 Methodist Ladies' College,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 99 4% 2020 Trend / Compare 97
18 Waverley Christian College,Wantirna South,VIC,3152 3152 98 5% 2130 Trend / Compare 96
19 Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School 3033 98 5% 2790 Trend / Compare 96
20 Yesodei Hatorah College,Elwood,VIC,3184 3184 98 5% 170 Trend / Compare 95
21 Kilvington Grammar School,Ormond,VIC,3204 3204 98 5% 760 Trend / Compare 96
22 St Kevin's College,Toorak,VIC,3142 3142 98 5% 2120 Trend / Compare 96
23 Ruyton Girls' School,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 98 5% 870 Trend / Compare 97
24 St Catherine's School,Toorak,VIC,3142 3142 98 6% 590 Trend / Compare 96
25 Tintern Grammar,Ringwood East,VIC,3135 3135 98 6% 790 Trend / Compare 96
26 Westbourne Grammar School,Truganina,VIC,3029 3029 98 6% 1490 Trend / Compare 96
27 Yarra Valley Grammar School,Ringwood,VIC,3134 3134 98 6% 1360 Trend / Compare 95
28 Bialik College,Hawthorn,VIC,3122 3122 98 7% 930 Trend / Compare 96
29 Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School,Essendon,VIC,3040 3040 97 7% 800 Trend / Compare 96
30 Yeshivah College,St Kilda East,VIC,3183 3183 97 7% 420 Trend / Compare 86
31 Donvale Christian College,Donvale,VIC,3111 3111 97 7% 1520 Trend / Compare 96
32 Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar School,Canterbury,VIC,3126 3126 97 8% 750 Trend / Compare 96
33 Genazzano FCJ College,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 97 8% 840 Trend / Compare 95
34 Heatherton Christian College,Clarinda,VIC,3169 3169 97 8% 670 Trend / Compare 95
35 Carey Baptist Grammar School,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 97 8% 2440 Trend / Compare 96
36 St Margaret's School,Berwick,VIC,3806 3806 97 8% 680 Trend / Compare 96
37 Shelford Girls' Grammar,Caulfield,VIC,3161 3161 97 8% 470 Trend / Compare 96
38 Mentone Girls' Grammar School,Mentone,VIC,3194 3194 97 9% 660 Trend / Compare 96
39 Wesley College,Glen Waverley,VIC,3150 3150 97 9% 3120 Trend / Compare 96
40 Brighton Grammar School,Brighton,VIC,3186 3186 97 9% 1330 Trend / Compare 95
41 Firbank Grammar School,Brighton,VIC,3186 3186 97 9% 1060 Trend / Compare 96
42 Xavier College,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 96 9% 1750 Trend / Compare 96
43 Heathdale Christian College,Werribee,VIC,3030 3030 96 10% 1870 Trend / Compare 96
44 Toorak College,Mount Eliza,VIC,3930 3930 96 10% 770 Trend / Compare 96
45 Ivanhoe Grammar School,Ivanhoe,VIC,3079 3079 96 10% 2200 Trend / Compare 96
46 Melbourne Girls Grammar School,South Yarra,VIC,3141 3141 96 10% 1030 Trend / Compare 96
47 Oxley College,Chirnside Park,VIC,3116 3116 96 10% 820 Trend / Compare 95
48 Caulfield Grammar School,St Kilda East,VIC,3183 3185 96 11% 3150 Trend / Compare 95
49 Loreto Mandeville Hall,Toorak,VIC,3142 3142 96 11% 1240 Trend / Compare 96
50 Sacre Coeur,Glen Iris,VIC,3146 3146 95 12% 710 Trend / Compare 96
51 The King David School,Armadale,VIC,3143 3143 95 12% 630 Trend / Compare 96
52 Alphington Grammar School,Alphington,VIC,3078 3078 95 12% 500 Trend / Compare 95
53 Bacchus Marsh Grammar,Bacchus Marsh,VIC,3340 3340 95 12% 3100 Trend / Compare 95
54 Nunawading Christian College,Nunawading,VIC,3131 3131 95 13% 220 Trend / Compare 79
55 Kingswood College,Box Hill,VIC,3128 3128 95 13% 540 Trend / Compare 96
56 Northside Christian College,Bundoora,VIC,3083 3083 95 13% 490 Trend / Compare 91
57 Luther College,Croydon,VIC,3136 3136 95 14% 1180 Trend / Compare 95
58 Peninsula Grammar,Mount Eliza,VIC,3930 3930 95 13% 1190 Trend / Compare 95
59 Sacred Heart Girls' College,Oakleigh,VIC,3166 3166 95 14% 960 Trend / Compare 95
60 Mazenod College,Mulgrave,VIC,3170 3170 94 15% 1450 Trend / Compare 80
61 Mount Scopus Memorial College,Burwood,VIC,3125 3125 94 15% 1290 Trend / Compare 96
62 Maranatha Christian School,Endeavour Hills,VIC,3802 3802 94 15% 740 Trend / Compare 89
63 Southern Cross Grammar,Caroline Springs,VIC,3023 3023 94 15% 770 Trend / Compare 95
64 Hume Anglican Grammar,Mickleham,VIC,3064 3064 94 17% 1680 Trend / Compare 87
65 ELTHAM College of Education,Research,VIC,3095 3095 93 17% 630 Trend / Compare 96
66 Good News Lutheran College,Tarneit,VIC,3029 3029 93 17% 1200 Trend / Compare 93
67 Siena College,Camberwell,VIC,3124 3124 93 17% 830 Trend / Compare 96
68 Mentone Grammar School,Mentone,VIC,3194 3194 93 18% 1660 Trend / Compare 96
69 Star of the Sea College,Brighton,VIC,3186 3186 93 18% 1210 Trend / Compare 95
70 St Michael's Grammar School,St Kilda,VIC,3182 3182 93 18% 1110 Trend / Compare 96
71 Casey Grammar School,Cranbourne East,VIC,3977 3977 93 18% 1030 Trend / Compare 88
72 Glenvale School,Yarrambat,VIC,3091 3091 93 18% 560 Trend / Compare 49
73 Our Lady of Sion College,Box Hill,VIC,3128 3128 93 18% 980 Trend / Compare 95
74 Lighthouse Christian College,Keysborough,VIC,3173 3173 93 19% 850 Trend / Compare 85
75 Avila College,Mount Waverley,VIC,3149 3149 93 19% 1110 Trend / Compare 95
76 Overnewton Anglican Community College,Keilor,VIC,3036 3036 93 19% 1980 Trend / Compare 95
77 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College,Bentleigh,VIC,3204 3204 92 20% 740 Trend / Compare 91
78 Balcombe Grammar School,Mount Martha,VIC,3934 3934 92 20% 920 Trend / Compare 94
79 Academy of Mary Immaculate,Fitzroy,VIC,3065 3065 92 20% 700 Trend / Compare 86
80 Plenty Valley Christian College,Doreen,VIC,3754 3754 92 21% 770 Trend / Compare 95
81 Sirius College 3047 92 21% 2980 Trend / Compare 74
82 Mount St Joseph Girls' College,Altona,VIC,3018 3018 92 22% 1130 Trend / Compare 85
83 Killester College,Springvale,VIC,3171 3171 91 22% 970 Trend / Compare 52
84 Preshil,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 91 22% 260 Trend / Compare 96
85 Whitefriars College,Donvale,VIC,3111 3111 91 22% 1120 Trend / Compare 95
86 St Aloysius' College,North Melbourne,VIC,3051 3051 91 23% 430 Trend / Compare 86
87 Billanook College,Mooroolbark,VIC,3138 3138 91 23% 710 Trend / Compare 94
88 Salesian College,Chadstone,VIC,3148 3148 91 23% 1120 Trend / Compare 86
89 Aitken College,Greenvale,VIC,3059 3059 91 24% 1300 Trend / Compare 88
90 St Columba's College,Essendon,VIC,3040 3040 91 24% 1040 Trend / Compare 94
91 Catholic Ladies College,Eltham,VIC,3095 3095 91 24% 770 Trend / Compare 95
92 Beth Rivkah Ladies College,St Kilda East,VIC,3183 3183 91 24% 560 Trend / Compare 87
93 Gilson College (Taylors Hill) 3037 90 25% 1290 Trend / Compare 83
94 Melbourne Montessori School,Caulfield South,VIC,3162 3162 90 25% 280 Trend / Compare 95
95 De La Salle College,Malvern,VIC,3144 3144 90 25% 1040 Trend / Compare 95
96 Cornish College,Bangholme,VIC,3175 3175 90 25% 650 Trend / Compare 95

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