Best Schools in Victoria · 2026

Key figures

• Victoria has 2,181 schools, teaching around 1,043,499 students.
• By sector that is 1,490 government, 486 Catholic and 205 independent.
• By level, 1,566 primary, 364 secondary and 251 combined primary and secondary.
• Schools in Victoria average 55/100 on our academic score, which compares NAPLAN results within the same year level nationally.
• The largest school communities are Werribee (17 schools), Tarneit (14 schools) and Sunbury (13 schools).

Top schools in Victoria

1. MacRobertson Girls High School
   Melbourne · Government · Secondary — Overall 96/100
2. Melbourne High School
   South Yarra · Government · Secondary — Overall 96/100
3. Suzanne Cory High School
   Werribee · Government · Secondary — Overall 95/100
4. Nossal High School
   Berwick · Government · Secondary — Overall 95/100
5. Presbyterian Ladies' College
   Burwood · Independent · Combined — Overall 86/100
6. Oakleigh South Primary School
   Oakleigh South · Government · Primary — Overall 86/100
7. Huntingtower School
   Mount Waverley · Independent · Combined — Overall 84/100
8. Wheelers Hill Primary School
   Wheelers Hill · Government · Primary — Overall 84/100
9. Camberwell Grammar School
   Canterbury · Independent · Combined — Overall 83/100
10. Fintona Girls' School
    Balwyn · Independent · Combined — Overall 83/100

Suburbs with the most schools in Victoria

• Berwick (12 schools) · academic avg B+
• Tarneit (14 schools) · academic avg B
• Werribee (17 schools) · academic avg B
• St Albans (13 schools) · academic avg B
• Reservoir (11 schools) · academic avg B
• Bendigo (11 schools) · academic avg B
• Sunbury (13 schools) · academic avg B
• Frankston (12 schools) · academic avg B
• Cranbourne (11 schools) · academic avg B
• Pakenham (12 schools) · academic avg B-

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