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Top Private High Schools in Melbourne - 2020

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The following table lists the 2020  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 EnrolmentsTrend / CompareICSEA
1 Presbyterian Ladies' College,Burwood,VIC,3125 3125 100 1% 1429 Trend / Compare 1202
2 Haileybury College 3173 100 2% 4054 Trend / Compare 1179
3 Fintona Girls' School,Balwyn,VIC,3103 3103 99 2% 442 Trend / Compare 1147
4 Korowa Anglican Girls' School,Glen Iris,VIC,3146 3146 99 2% 699 Trend / Compare 1191
5 Huntingtower School,Mount Waverley,VIC,3149 3149 99 2% 711 Trend / Compare 1175
6 Camberwell Grammar School,Canterbury,VIC,3126 3126 99 2% 1304 Trend / Compare 1178
7 Scotch College,Hawthorn,VIC,3122 3122 99 2% 1875 Trend / Compare 1191
8 Camberwell Girls Grammar School,Canterbury,VIC,3126 3126 99 3% 739 Trend / Compare 1195
9 Lauriston Girls' School,Armadale,VIC,3143 3143 99 3% 890 Trend / Compare 1194
10 Yesodei Hatorah College,Elwood,VIC,3184 3184 99 3% 159 Trend / Compare 1107
11 Trinity Grammar School,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 99 3% 1480 Trend / Compare 1182
12 Melbourne Grammar School 3004 99 3% 1795 Trend / Compare 1171
13 Ruyton Girls' School,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 99 3% 879 Trend / Compare 1185
14 Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School 3033 99 4% 2699 Trend / Compare 1162
15 St Leonard's College,Brighton East,VIC,3187 3187 99 4% 1500 Trend / Compare 1174
16 St Kevin's College,Toorak,VIC,3142 3142 99 4% 2079 Trend / Compare 1177
17 Waverley Christian College,Wantirna South,VIC,3152 3152 99 4% 1960 Trend / Compare 1143
18 Kilvington Grammar School,Ormond,VIC,3204 3204 98 4% 742 Trend / Compare 1171
19 St Andrews Christian College,Wantirna South,VIC,3152 3152 98 5% 639 Trend / Compare 1159
20 St Margaret's School,Berwick,VIC,3806 3806 98 4% 746 Trend / Compare 1133
21 Shelford Girls' Grammar,Caulfield,VIC,3161 3161 98 5% 515 Trend / Compare 1162
22 Lighthouse Christian College,Cranbourne,VIC,3977 3977 98 5% 985 Trend / Compare 1061
23 Methodist Ladies' College,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 98 5% 2024 Trend / Compare 1174
24 Tintern Grammar,Ringwood East,VIC,3135 3135 98 6% 812 Trend / Compare 1150
25 Mentone Girls' Grammar School,Mentone,VIC,3194 3194 98 6% 722 Trend / Compare 1150
26 St Catherine's School,Toorak,VIC,3142 3142 98 6% 673 Trend / Compare 1162
27 Bialik College,Hawthorn,VIC,3122 3122 98 6% 877 Trend / Compare 1163
28 Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar School,Canterbury,VIC,3126 3126 98 7% 748 Trend / Compare 1143
29 Heathdale Christian College,Werribee,VIC,3030 3030 97 7% 1537 Trend / Compare 1140
30 Sacre Coeur,Glen Iris,VIC,3146 3146 97 7% 717 Trend / Compare 1178
31 Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School,Ivanhoe,VIC,3079 3079 97 7% 838 Trend / Compare 1161
32 Yarra Valley Grammar School,Ringwood,VIC,3134 3134 97 7% 1268 Trend / Compare 1133
33 The King David School,Armadale,VIC,3143 3143 97 8% 568 Trend / Compare 1166
34 Caulfield Grammar School,St Kilda East,VIC,3183 3185 97 8% 3170 Trend / Compare 1116
35 Westbourne Grammar School,Truganina,VIC,3029 3029 97 8% 1488 Trend / Compare 1144
36 Melbourne Girls Grammar School,South Yarra,VIC,3141 3141 97 8% 981 Trend / Compare 1165
37 Carey Baptist Grammar School,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 97 8% 2375 Trend / Compare 1164
38 Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School,Essendon,VIC,3040 3040 97 8% 802 Trend / Compare
39 Donvale Christian College,Donvale,VIC,3111 3111 97 9% 1357 Trend / Compare 1158
40 Genazzano FCJ College,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 97 9% 928 Trend / Compare 1131
41 Mount Scopus Memorial College,Burwood,VIC,3125 3125 97 9% 1289 Trend / Compare 1173
42 Wesley College,Elsternwick,VIC,3185 3185 97 9% 3145 Trend / Compare 1159
43 Wesley College,Glen Waverley,VIC,3150 3150 97 9% 3145 Trend / Compare 1159
44 Wesley College,Melbourne,VIC,3004 3004 97 9% 3145 Trend / Compare 1159
45 Toorak College,Mount Eliza,VIC,3930 3930 96 10% 748 Trend / Compare 1145
46 The Knox School,Wantirna South,VIC,3152 3152 96 10% 588 Trend / Compare 1133
47 Loreto, Mandeville Hall,Toorak,VIC,3142 3142 96 10% 1272 Trend / Compare 1166
48 Xavier College,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 96 10% 1936 Trend / Compare 1160
49 Brighton Grammar School,Brighton,VIC,3186 3186 96 11% 1301 Trend / Compare 1144
50 Firbank Grammar School,Brighton,VIC,3186 3186 96 11% 1126 Trend / Compare 1163
51 Kingswood College,Box Hill,VIC,3128 3128 95 12% 582 Trend / Compare 1157
52 Yeshivah College,St Kilda East,VIC,3183 3183 95 12% 437 Trend / Compare 1081
53 Mentone Grammar School,Mentone,VIC,3194 3194 95 12% 1548 Trend / Compare 1142
54 Lighthouse Christian College,Keysborough,VIC,3173 3173 95 12% 766 Trend / Compare 1080
55 Ivanhoe Grammar School,Ivanhoe,VIC,3079 3079 95 13% 2168 Trend / Compare 1145
56 Peninsula Grammar,Mount Eliza,VIC,3930 3930 95 13% 1265 Trend / Compare 1113
57 Sacred Heart Girls' College,Oakleigh,VIC,3166 3166 95 13% 1006 Trend / Compare 1096
58 Mazenod College,Mulgrave,VIC,3170 3170 95 13% 1425 Trend / Compare 1075
59 Leibler Yavneh College,Elsternwick,VIC,3185 3162 95 14% 568 Trend / Compare 1125
60 Southern Cross Grammar,Caroline Springs,VIC,3023 3023 95 14% 681 Trend / Compare 1122
61 Oxley College,Chirnside Park,VIC,3116 3116 94 14% 832 Trend / Compare 1102
62 Bacchus Marsh Grammar,Bacchus Marsh,VIC,3340 3340 94 15% 2561 Trend / Compare 1096
63 Alphington Grammar School,Alphington,VIC,3078 3078 94 15% 535 Trend / Compare 1102
64 Nunawading Christian College,Nunawading,VIC,3131 3131 94 15% 171 Trend / Compare 1094
65 Beth Rivkah Ladies College,St Kilda East,VIC,3183 3183 94 16% 592 Trend / Compare 1084
66 Glenvale School,Yarrambat,VIC,3091 3091 94 16% 562 Trend / Compare 1001
67 ELTHAM College of Education,Research,VIC,3095 3095 94 16% 584 Trend / Compare 1135
68 Luther College,Croydon,VIC,3136 3136 94 17% 1187 Trend / Compare 1113
69 Heatherton Christian College,Clarinda,VIC,3169 3169 93 17% 469 Trend / Compare 1115
70 Adass Israel School,Elsternwick,VIC,3185 3185 93 18% 450 Trend / Compare 938
71 Preshil,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 93 18% 256 Trend / Compare 1140
72 Our Lady of Sion College,Box Hill,VIC,3128 3128 93 18% 964 Trend / Compare 1105
73 Siena College,Camberwell,VIC,3124 3124 93 18% 791 Trend / Compare 1143
74 Casey Grammar School,Cranbourne East,VIC,3977 3977 93 19% 930 Trend / Compare 1073
75 Avila College,Mount Waverley,VIC,3149 3149 93 19% 1049 Trend / Compare 1095
76 St Michael's Grammar School,St Kilda,VIC,3182 3182 93 19% 1180 Trend / Compare 1152
77 Star of the Sea College,Brighton,VIC,3186 3186 92 20% 1174 Trend / Compare 1124
78 Maranatha Christian School,Endeavour Hills,VIC,3802 3802 92 20% 669 Trend / Compare 1088
79 Killester College,Springvale,VIC,3171 3171 92 20% 921 Trend / Compare 1000
80 Woodleigh School,Langwarrin South,VIC,3911 3911 92 21% 923 Trend / Compare 1110
81 Billanook College,Mooroolbark,VIC,3138 3138 92 21% 704 Trend / Compare 1097
82 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College,Bentleigh,VIC,3204 3204 92 21% 701 Trend / Compare 1084
83 Plenty Valley Christian College,Doreen,VIC,3754 3754 92 21% 740 Trend / Compare 1106
84 Salesian College,Chadstone,VIC,3148 3148 92 21% 1060 Trend / Compare 1078
85 Cornish College,Bangholme,VIC,3175 3175 91 22% 627 Trend / Compare 1089
86 Whitefriars College,Donvale,VIC,3111 3111 91 22% 1174 Trend / Compare 1095
87 Northside Christian College,Bundoora,VIC,3083 3083 91 22% 412 Trend / Compare 1087
88 Hume Anglican Grammar,Mickleham,VIC,3064 3064 91 23% 1292 Trend / Compare 1083
89 Balcombe Grammar School,Mount Martha,VIC,3934 3934 91 23% 862 Trend / Compare 1094
90 Santa Maria College,Northcote,VIC,3070 3070 91 23% 915 Trend / Compare 1091
91 Our Lady of Mercy College,Heidelberg,VIC,3084 3084 91 24% 1193 Trend / Compare 1100
92 Academy of Mary Immaculate,Fitzroy,VIC,3065 3065 91 24% 629 Trend / Compare 1084
93 Catholic Ladies College,Eltham,VIC,3095 3095 90 24% 778 Trend / Compare 1102
94 Flinders Christian Community College,Tyabb,VIC,3913 3913 90 24% 1614 Trend / Compare 1084
95 St Columba's College,Essendon,VIC,3040 3040 90 25% 1001 Trend / Compare 1095
96 Overnewton Anglican Community College,Keilor,VIC,3036 3036 90 25% 2031 Trend / Compare 1097
97 Beaconhills College,Pakenham,VIC,3810 3810 90 25% 2888 Trend / Compare 1051
98 Melbourne Montessori School,Caulfield South,VIC,3162 3162 90 25% 285 Trend / Compare 1112

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