2021 VCE High School Rankings

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What’s in this 2021 VCE High School Rankings guide?

In this 2021 High School rankings article, we provide you with an easy to understand analysis of the top 150 schools based on their performance. We have broken the data down into the following sections:

 

 

Breakdown of the 150 Victorian schools

The pie chart provided below shows the distribution of the top 150 schools by their type – government non-selective, government selective, and independent.

2021 VCE High School Rankings Top 150 schools by type

 

In the 2021 VCE High School rankings article, we will provide you with an easy to understand analysis of the top 150 schools based on their performance.

 

Top 10 Schools by Type

A list of the top 10 performing schools from each of the above categories are tabulated below.

Rankings of Government/Selective Schools in 2021

 NoOverall RankingGovernment/Selective Schools2021 Median VCE scorePercentage of study scores 40 or above (%)
18Mac.Robertson Girls’ High School3731.4
210Melbourne High School3630.2
317Nossal High School3626.9
448Suzanne Cory High School3417.2

 

Top 10 Government/Non-Selective Schools in 2021

NoOverall RankingTop 10 Government/Non-Selective Schools2021 Median VCE scorePercentage of study scores 40 or above (%)
120Victorian College for the Deaf3525
237John Monash Science School3518.7
350Balwyn High School3216.9
453East Doncaster Secondary College3316.7
557Boort District P-12 School3115.6
658Victorian College of the Arts3315.4
767Canterbury Girls Secondary College3313.7
870University High School3113.3
972Box Hill High School3213.1
1076McKinnon Secondary College3212.6

Top 10 Independent Schools in 2021

NoOverall RankingTop 10 Independent Schools2021 Median VCE scorePercentage of study scores 40 or above (%)
11Haileybury Girls College3737.2
22Lauriston Girls School3633.7
33Bialik College3732.6
44Ballarat Clarendon College3732.5
55St Catherine’s School3732.2
66Mount Scopus Memorial College3631.9
77Huntingtower School3731.6
89Presbyterian Ladies’ College3630.4
911Methodist Ladies College3629.7
1012Leibler Yavneh College3729.4

 

Top 150 Schools by VCE Success Rate in 2021

 

How to Read the VCE Rankings:

Terminology

  • VCE students: this is the total number of students at the school enrolled in VCE units
  • Median VCE score: if all the VCE scores from the school were ordered from lowest to highest, this would be the middle score
  • Percentage of study scores 40 or above: this is the number of VCE study scores that were 40 or above, out of all the VCE study scores from that school

The top 150 schools by their percentage of study scores 40 or above are shown in the table below:

 

 

School2021 Ranking2020 Ranking2019 RankingVCE studentsMedian VCE scorePercentage of study scores 40 or above (%)
Haileybury Girls College1873443737.2
Lauriston Girls School222401423633.7
Bialik College3131553732.6
Ballarat Clarendon College4322373732.5
St Catherine’s School520451523732.2
Mount Scopus Memorial College6242383631.9
Huntingtower School72151793731.6
Mac.Robertson Girls’ High School8494983731.4
Presbyterian Ladies’ College912432403630.4
Melbourne High School105136893630.2
Methodist Ladies College1111233813629.7
Leibler Yavneh College122421903729.4
Haileybury College1314145163529.2
Fintona Girls School143150743627.8
Korowa Anglican Girls’ School1536121433627.2
Ruyton Girls’ School161361643627.1
Nossal High School1715384173626.9
The King David School1816411073626.8
Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar School1918482083525.5
Victorian College for the Deaf20–143525
Loreto Mandeville Hall21–192723524.7
Melbourne Grammar School2226303713524.5
Camberwell Anglican Girls Grammar School2342111843524.1
Shelford Girls’ Grammar2446241193523
St Kevin’s College2517173783522
Trinity Grammar School2623202693421.7
Beth Rivkah Ladies College2768703420.9
Scotch College2825184593420.9
Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar School299161663520.5
Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School3034471283519.9
Mentone Grammar School3156373093419.9
Caulfield Grammar School, Wheelers Hill3235452863419.6
Mentone Girls’ Grammar School3348361733419.5
Caulfield Grammar School, St Kilda East3440344293419.4
Penleigh & Essendon Grammar3527353683419
Yarra Valley Grammar School3633463243418.9
John Monash Science School3753604333518.7
Sacre Coeur3837331633518.6
Melbourne Girls Grammar3932272363418.4
Genazzano F.C.J. College4044312193418.2
Girton Grammar School4178921893318.2
Firbank Grammar School4228282443418.1
St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar4310551023417.8
Brighton Grammar School4419512433417.7
Star of the Sea College4554542903317.6
Goulburn Valley Grammar School4629531373417.4
Carey Baptist Grammar School4785812643417.2
Suzanne Cory High School4845684513417.2
Camberwell Grammar School4930223183317.1
Balwyn High School5049496223216.9
Siena College5157781923416.8
St Leonard’s College5250702563416.8
East Doncaster Secondary College5373–3423316.7
The Knox School54101–933316.1
Melbourne Girls’ College5555574753316
The Geelong College5674612513315.6
Boort District P-12 School57–84393115.6
Victorian College of the Arts5841561913315.4
Waverley Christian College5972653183314.8
Peninsula Grammar6077592423314.7
Kilvington Grammar School6139291523414.5
Yeshivah College625815473514.3
Toorak College6338391553414.3
Alice Miller School64108–433514.2
St Michael’s Grammar School6579771943413.8
Melbourne Rudolf Steiner School66––423213.8
Canterbury Girls Secondary College6783853403313.7
Westbourne Grammar School6860641923313.4
Ballarat Grammar6995753203213.3
University High School7069715073113.3
Xavier College7143624313313.1
Box Hill High School7263674303213.1
Sacred Heart College Geelong7388944563212.8
Mater Christi College74––1623212.7
St Columba’s College7571–2813212.7
McKinnon Secondary College7651636353212.6
Glen Waverley Secondary College7776746073212.5
Lighthouse Christian College, Cranbourne78136–1143112.4
St Andrews Christian College7966–873312.3
Braybrook College80107–2883112.3
Ivanhoe Grammar School, Mernda8159–1003312
Haileybury Rendall School8252–533112
Kardinia International College83116803343211.9
Kingswood College8462831383211.5
Braemar College8584–2073211.4
OneSchool Global86146–1153211.2
Mazenod College8792964033211
Loreto College88138–2103110.9
Ashwood High School89––423310.8
Santa Maria College90105–2333210.8
St Aloysius College9111799943210.8
Geelong Grammar School92121612303210.6
Auburn High School93––1193110.6
Ivanhoe Grammar School, Ivanhoe9489582873210.3
De La Salle College95––2183110.3
Northcote High School96139–4623110.3
Williamstown High School9793–3933210
Corryong College98111–333110
Frankston High School99103904703110
Kilbreda College10070–212319.9
Our Lady of Mercy College1018698323329.8
Vermont Secondary College102124–391319.8
Wesley College, Melbourne10310066209329.6
Newhaven College104118–128319.6
Southern Cross Grammar105––91319.6
East Loddon P-12 College106655223339.5
Luther College10791–312329.5
Dromana Secondary College108––315319.5
Foster Secondary College109––65319.5
Cranbourne East Secondary College110126–192329.4
Donvale Christian College1119987210329.4
Our Lady of Sion College1129672225329.3
Oxley Christian College113130–118329.2
St Joseph’s College, Ferntree Gully114128–201319.2
Whitefriars College115144–274319.2
Wycheproof P-12 College116––15339.1
Koonung Secondary College117114–214329.1
Bacchus Marsh Grammar11898–345319.1
Nunawading Christian College119––54319.1
Eltham College12011044132328.9
Sacred Heart Girls’ College1217589204328.8
Princes Hill Secondary College122131–163328.5
Salesian College123––234318.5
Balcombe Grammar School124––113328.4
Casey Grammar School125––138318.3
Our Lady of Sacred Heart College12682–195318.3
St Joseph’s College, Newtown127119–440318.3
St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School1284779173318.3
Woodleigh School12912288143328.2
Sirius College, Meadow Fair13067–139318
Altona College131––42317.7
Catholic Ladies College132109–200317.7
Gippsland Grammar13310291165317.6
Aquinas College134––358317.5
Avila College135135–252327.2
Saint Ignatius College136––243316.9
Wesley College, Glen Waverley137––123316.9
Maranatha Christian School138––80326.8
Darul Ulum College of Victoria13964–113316.8
Mount St Joseph Girls’ College140123–166316.5
Kambrya College141137–280316.4
Dimboola Memorial Secondary College142142–12316.3
Narre Warren South P-12 College14368–276326.1
Islamic College of Melbourne144––115315.9
Sirius College, Eastmeadows14587–171315.9
Little Yarra Steiner School146––15325.6
Apollo Bay P-12 College147––34335.4
Mernda Central P-12 College148––26335.3
Mortlake College149148–18325.1
Derrinallum P-12 College150––6320

Please note, these tables and charts are made using publicly available data.

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