2021 VCE High School Rankings

Find out which schools achieved the top VCE scores in 2021!

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 top 150 VIC Schools
Rankings of Government/Selective Schools
Top 10 Government/Non-Selective Schools
Top 10 Independent Schools
T op 150 schools by Percentage of Study Scores 40 or Above

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

No	Overall Ranking	Government/Selective Schools	2021 Median VCE score	Percentage of study scores 40 or above (%)
1	8	Mac.Robertson Girls’ High School	37	31.4
2	10	Melbourne High School	36	30.2
3	17	Nossal High School	36	26.9
4	48	Suzanne Cory High School	34	17.2

Top 10 Government/Non-Selective Schools in 2021

No	Overall Ranking	Top 10 Government/Non-Selective Schools	2021 Median VCE score	Percentage of study scores 40 or above (%)
1	20	Victorian College for the Deaf	35	25
2	37	John Monash Science School	35	18.7
3	50	Balwyn High School	32	16.9
4	53	East Doncaster Secondary College	33	16.7
5	57	Boort District P-12 School	31	15.6
6	58	Victorian College of the Arts	33	15.4
7	67	Canterbury Girls Secondary College	33	13.7
8	70	University High School	31	13.3
9	72	Box Hill High School	32	13.1
10	76	McKinnon Secondary College	32	12.6

Top 10 Independent Schools in 2021

No	Overall Ranking	Top 10 Independent Schools	2021 Median VCE score	Percentage of study scores 40 or above (%)
1	1	Haileybury Girls College	37	37.2
2	2	Lauriston Girls School	36	33.7
3	3	Bialik College	37	32.6
4	4	Ballarat Clarendon College	37	32.5
5	5	St Catherine’s School	37	32.2
6	6	Mount Scopus Memorial College	36	31.9
7	7	Huntingtower School	37	31.6
8	9	Presbyterian Ladies’ College	36	30.4
9	11	Methodist Ladies College	36	29.7
10	12	Leibler Yavneh College	37	29.4

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:

School	2021 Ranking	2020 Ranking	2019 Ranking	VCE students	Median VCE score	Percentage of study scores 40 or above (%)
Haileybury Girls College	1	8	7	344	37	37.2
Lauriston Girls School	2	22	40	142	36	33.7
Bialik College	3	1	3	155	37	32.6
Ballarat Clarendon College	4	3	2	237	37	32.5
St Catherine’s School	5	20	45	152	37	32.2
Mount Scopus Memorial College	6	2	4	238	36	31.9
Huntingtower School	7	21	5	179	37	31.6
Mac.Robertson Girls’ High School	8	4	9	498	37	31.4
Presbyterian Ladies’ College	9	12	43	240	36	30.4
Melbourne High School	10	5	13	689	36	30.2
Methodist Ladies College	11	11	23	381	36	29.7
Leibler Yavneh College	12	24	21	90	37	29.4
Haileybury College	13	14	14	516	35	29.2
Fintona Girls School	14	31	50	74	36	27.8
Korowa Anglican Girls’ School	15	36	12	143	36	27.2
Ruyton Girls’ School	16	13	6	164	36	27.1
Nossal High School	17	15	38	417	36	26.9
The King David School	18	16	41	107	36	26.8
Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar School	19	18	48	208	35	25.5
Victorian College for the Deaf	20	–	1	4	35	25
Loreto Mandeville Hall	21	–	19	272	35	24.7
Melbourne Grammar School	22	26	30	371	35	24.5
Camberwell Anglican Girls Grammar School	23	42	11	184	35	24.1
Shelford Girls’ Grammar	24	46	24	119	35	23
St Kevin’s College	25	17	17	378	35	22
Trinity Grammar School	26	23	20	269	34	21.7
Beth Rivkah Ladies College	27	6	8	70	34	20.9
Scotch College	28	25	18	459	34	20.9
Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar School	29	9	16	166	35	20.5
Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School	30	34	47	128	35	19.9
Mentone Grammar School	31	56	37	309	34	19.9
Caulfield Grammar School, Wheelers Hill	32	35	45	286	34	19.6
Mentone Girls’ Grammar School	33	48	36	173	34	19.5
Caulfield Grammar School, St Kilda East	34	40	34	429	34	19.4
Penleigh & Essendon Grammar	35	27	35	368	34	19
Yarra Valley Grammar School	36	33	46	324	34	18.9
John Monash Science School	37	53	60	433	35	18.7
Sacre Coeur	38	37	33	163	35	18.6
Melbourne Girls Grammar	39	32	27	236	34	18.4
Genazzano F.C.J. College	40	44	31	219	34	18.2
Girton Grammar School	41	78	92	189	33	18.2
Firbank Grammar School	42	28	28	244	34	18.1
St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar	43	10	55	102	34	17.8
Brighton Grammar School	44	19	51	243	34	17.7
Star of the Sea College	45	54	54	290	33	17.6
Goulburn Valley Grammar School	46	29	53	137	34	17.4
Carey Baptist Grammar School	47	85	81	264	34	17.2
Suzanne Cory High School	48	45	68	451	34	17.2
Camberwell Grammar School	49	30	22	318	33	17.1
Balwyn High School	50	49	49	622	32	16.9
Siena College	51	57	78	192	34	16.8
St Leonard’s College	52	50	70	256	34	16.8
East Doncaster Secondary College	53	73	–	342	33	16.7
The Knox School	54	101	–	93	33	16.1
Melbourne Girls’ College	55	55	57	475	33	16
The Geelong College	56	74	61	251	33	15.6
Boort District P-12 School	57	–	84	39	31	15.6
Victorian College of the Arts	58	41	56	191	33	15.4
Waverley Christian College	59	72	65	318	33	14.8
Peninsula Grammar	60	77	59	242	33	14.7
Kilvington Grammar School	61	39	29	152	34	14.5
Yeshivah College	62	58	15	47	35	14.3
Toorak College	63	38	39	155	34	14.3
Alice Miller School	64	108	–	43	35	14.2
St Michael’s Grammar School	65	79	77	194	34	13.8
Melbourne Rudolf Steiner School	66	–	–	42	32	13.8
Canterbury Girls Secondary College	67	83	85	340	33	13.7
Westbourne Grammar School	68	60	64	192	33	13.4
Ballarat Grammar	69	95	75	320	32	13.3
University High School	70	69	71	507	31	13.3
Xavier College	71	43	62	431	33	13.1
Box Hill High School	72	63	67	430	32	13.1
Sacred Heart College Geelong	73	88	94	456	32	12.8
Mater Christi College	74	–	–	162	32	12.7
St Columba’s College	75	71	–	281	32	12.7
McKinnon Secondary College	76	51	63	635	32	12.6
Glen Waverley Secondary College	77	76	74	607	32	12.5
Lighthouse Christian College, Cranbourne	78	136	–	114	31	12.4
St Andrews Christian College	79	66	–	87	33	12.3
Braybrook College	80	107	–	288	31	12.3
Ivanhoe Grammar School, Mernda	81	59	–	100	33	12
Haileybury Rendall School	82	52	–	53	31	12
Kardinia International College	83	116	80	334	32	11.9
Kingswood College	84	62	83	138	32	11.5
Braemar College	85	84	–	207	32	11.4
OneSchool Global	86	146	–	115	32	11.2
Mazenod College	87	92	96	403	32	11
Loreto College	88	138	–	210	31	10.9
Ashwood High School	89	–	–	42	33	10.8
Santa Maria College	90	105	–	233	32	10.8
St Aloysius College	91	117	99	94	32	10.8
Geelong Grammar School	92	121	61	230	32	10.6
Auburn High School	93	–	–	119	31	10.6
Ivanhoe Grammar School, Ivanhoe	94	89	58	287	32	10.3
De La Salle College	95	–	–	218	31	10.3
Northcote High School	96	139	–	462	31	10.3
Williamstown High School	97	93	–	393	32	10
Corryong College	98	111	–	33	31	10
Frankston High School	99	103	90	470	31	10
Kilbreda College	100	70	–	212	31	9.9
Our Lady of Mercy College	101	86	98	323	32	9.8
Vermont Secondary College	102	124	–	391	31	9.8
Wesley College, Melbourne	103	100	66	209	32	9.6
Newhaven College	104	118	–	128	31	9.6
Southern Cross Grammar	105	–	–	91	31	9.6
East Loddon P-12 College	106	65	52	23	33	9.5
Luther College	107	91	–	312	32	9.5
Dromana Secondary College	108	–	–	315	31	9.5
Foster Secondary College	109	–	–	65	31	9.5
Cranbourne East Secondary College	110	126	–	192	32	9.4
Donvale Christian College	111	99	87	210	32	9.4
Our Lady of Sion College	112	96	72	225	32	9.3
Oxley Christian College	113	130	–	118	32	9.2
St Joseph’s College, Ferntree Gully	114	128	–	201	31	9.2
Whitefriars College	115	144	–	274	31	9.2
Wycheproof P-12 College	116	–	–	15	33	9.1
Koonung Secondary College	117	114	–	214	32	9.1
Bacchus Marsh Grammar	118	98	–	345	31	9.1
Nunawading Christian College	119	–	–	54	31	9.1
Eltham College	120	110	44	132	32	8.9
Sacred Heart Girls’ College	121	75	89	204	32	8.8
Princes Hill Secondary College	122	131	–	163	32	8.5
Salesian College	123	–	–	234	31	8.5
Balcombe Grammar School	124	–	–	113	32	8.4
Casey Grammar School	125	–	–	138	31	8.3
Our Lady of Sacred Heart College	126	82	–	195	31	8.3
St Joseph’s College, Newtown	127	119	–	440	31	8.3
St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School	128	47	79	173	31	8.3
Woodleigh School	129	122	88	143	32	8.2
Sirius College, Meadow Fair	130	67	–	139	31	8
Altona College	131	–	–	42	31	7.7
Catholic Ladies College	132	109	–	200	31	7.7
Gippsland Grammar	133	102	91	165	31	7.6
Aquinas College	134	–	–	358	31	7.5
Avila College	135	135	–	252	32	7.2
Saint Ignatius College	136	–	–	243	31	6.9
Wesley College, Glen Waverley	137	–	–	123	31	6.9
Maranatha Christian School	138	–	–	80	32	6.8
Darul Ulum College of Victoria	139	64	–	113	31	6.8
Mount St Joseph Girls’ College	140	123	–	166	31	6.5
Kambrya College	141	137	–	280	31	6.4
Dimboola Memorial Secondary College	142	142	–	12	31	6.3
Narre Warren South P-12 College	143	68	–	276	32	6.1
Islamic College of Melbourne	144	–	–	115	31	5.9
Sirius College, Eastmeadows	145	87	–	171	31	5.9
Little Yarra Steiner School	146	–	–	15	32	5.6
Apollo Bay P-12 College	147	–	–	34	33	5.4
Mernda Central P-12 College	148	–	–	26	33	5.3
Mortlake College	149	148	–	18	32	5.1
Derrinallum P-12 College	150	–	–	6	32	0

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

2021 VCE High School Rankings

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

Breakdown of the 150 Victorian schools

Top 10 Schools by Type

Rankings of Government/Selective Schools in 2021

Top 10 Government/Non-Selective Schools in 2021

Top 10 Independent Schools in 2021

Top 150 Schools by VCE Success Rate in 2021

How to Read the VCE Rankings:

2020 High School VCE Rankings

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