How government, religious and private high schools in Melbourne’s east are performing
If you’re looking for a high school in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs, here’s our comprehensive guide to how every school in the region is performing.
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If you’re looking for a high school for your child in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs, look no further for a comprehensive guide to every school in the region.
Check out the VCE results for each government, religious and private school in the city’s east.
MELBOURNE’S TOP SCHOOLS FOR VCE SCORES
AQUINAS COLLEGE
Catholic school, Ringwood
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 376
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 31
Study scores of 40+*: 40
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Psychology (13), Physical Education (8)
AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL
Public school, Hawthorn East
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 68
Passed: 97 per cent
Median study score: 30
Study scores of 40+*: 15
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Further Mathematics (2), Psychology (2)
AVILA COLLEGE
Catholic school, Mount Waverley
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 238
Passed: 99 per cent
Median study score: 32
Study scores of 40+*: 77
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (24), Studio Arts (6)
ASHWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
Public school, Ashwood
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 50
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 29
Study scores of 40+*: 7
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (1), Further Mathematics (1)
BALWYN HIGH
Public school, Balwyn North
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 668
Passed: 99 per cent
Median study score: 34
Study scores of 40+*: 410
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (101), Further Mathematics (53), Biology (30), Business Management (26)
BELGRAVE HEIGHTS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Independent school, Belgrave Heights
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 123
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 29
Study scores of 40+*: 8
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Legal Studies (3)
BILLANOOK COLLEGE
Independent, Mooroolbark
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 209
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 31
Study scores of 40+*: 63
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Philosophy (8), Health and Human Development (5)
BLACKBURN HIGH SCHOOL
Public school, Blackburn
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 263
Passed: 98 per cent
Median study score: 29
Study scores of 40+*: 44
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (11), Further Mathematics (9)
BOX HILL SENIOR SECONDARY COLLEGE
Public school, Mont Albert North
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 216
Passed: 98 per cent
Median study score: 26
Study scores of 40+*: 9
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Further Mathematics (3)
BRENTWOOD SECONDARY COLLEGE
Public school, Glen Waverley
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 391
Passed: 99 per cent
Median: 30
Study scores of 40+*: 78
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Further Mathematics (16), Psychology (7), Business Management (7)
BOX HILL HIGH SCHOOL
Public school, Box Hill
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 389
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 34
Study scores of 40+*: 169
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Further Mathematics (30), Mathematical Methods (19), Physics (12)
CAMBERWELL ANGLICAN GIRLS SCHOOL
Independent school, Canterbury
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 171
Passed: 99 per cent
Median study score: 36
Study scores of 40+*: 107
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (19), Mathematical Methods (15), Languages: Chinese as second language advanced (8)
CAMBERWELL GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Independent school (Anglican), Canterbury
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 301
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 35
Study scores of 40+*: 213
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (48), Mathematical Methods (27), Chemistry (20), Physics (14)
CAMBERWELL HIGH SCHOOL
Public school, Camberwell
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 329
Passed: 98 per cent
Median study score: 32
Study scores of 40+*: 2
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Biology (1), Chemistry (1)
CAREY BAPTIST GRAMMAR
Independent school, Kew
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 227
Passed: 99 per cent
Median study score: 33
Study scores of 40+*: 56
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Further Mathematics (10), Business Management (10), English Language (8)
CANTERBURY GIRLS’ SECONDARY COLLEGE
Public school, Canterbury
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 267
Passed: 99 per cent
Median study score: 32
Study scores of 40+*: 67
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Psychology (12), English (10)
CAULFIELD GRAMMAR
Independent school, Wheelers Hill
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 272
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 35
Study scores of 40+*: 215
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Further Mathematics (36), English (35)
CATHOLIC LADIES’ COLLEGE
Catholic school, Eltham
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 260
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 32
Study scores of 40+*: 78
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (13), Biology (9), Psychology (8)
DONCASTER SECONDARY COLLEGE
Public school, Doncaster
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 353
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 29
Study scores of 40+*: 154
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Further Mathematics (12), Business Management (7), English (6)
DONVALE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE
Independent school, Donvale
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 176
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 33
Study scores of 40+*: 60
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (12), Further Mathematics (11), Chemistry (5)
EAST DONCASTER SECONDARY COLLEGE
Public school, Doncaster East
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 394
Passed: 99 per cent
Median study score: 32
Study scores of 40+*: 100
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Further Mathematics (15), Languages: Chinese Second Language Advanced (12), English (10)
ELTHAM COLLEGE
Independent school, Research
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 128
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 33
Study scores of 40+*: 61
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Media (9), English (9), Hospitality Kitchen Operations (7)
ELTHAM HIGH SCHOOL
Public school, Eltham
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 244
Passed: 99 per cent
Median study score: 28
Study scores of 40+*: 39
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (7), Mathematical Methods (6)
EMMAUS COLLEGE
Catholic school, Vermont South
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 303
Passed: 99 per cent
Median study score: 31
Study scores of 40+*: 68
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Biology (11), Business Management (10)
FINTONA GIRLS
Private school, Balwyn
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 82
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 36
Study scores of 40+*: 49
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (9), Economics (5), Accounting (4)
FOREST HILL COLLEGE
Public school, Burwood East
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 144
Passed: 96 per cent
Median study score: 26
Study scores of 40+*: 12
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Further Mathematics (4), Physics (2), Business Management (2)
GENAZZANO FCJ COLLEGE
Catholic school, Kew
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 255
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 35
Study scores of 40+*: 61
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (16), Business Management (14)
GLEN WAVERLEY SECONDARY COLLEGE
Public school, Glen Waverley
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 609
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 33
Study scores of 40+*: 236
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Further Mathematics (38), English as an Additional Language (14), Health and Human Development (14)
HIGHVALE SECONDARY COLLEGE
Public school, Glen Waverley
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 220
Passed: 97 per cent
Median study score: 31
Study scores of 40+*: 44
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Further Mathematics (9), Business Management (5)
HUNTINGTOWER SCHOOL
Independent school, Mount Waverley
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 174
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 37
Study scores of 40+*: 150
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (33), Business Management (21)
IVANHOE GIRLS’ GRAMMAR
Independent school, Ivanhoe
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 261
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 34
Study scores of 40+*: 110
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (27), Psychology (14)
IVANHOE GRAMMAR
Independent school, Ivanhoe
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 293
Passed: 99 per cent
Median study score: 34
Study scores of 40+*: 127
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (31), Psychology (13)
KEW HIGH SCHOOL
Public school, Kew East
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 313
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 31
Study scores of 40+*: 79
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Further Mathematics (12), English as an Additional Language (8)
KINGSWOOD COLLEGE
Christian school, Box Hill
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 67
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 32
Study scores of 40+*: 19
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (3), Computing: Software Development (2), Psychology (2)
KOONUNG SECONDARY COLLEGE
Public school, Mont Albert North
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 240
Passed: 99 per cent
Median study score: 32
Study scores of 40+*: 57
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Further Mathematics (16), English (9), Mathematical Methods (8)
KOROWA ANGLICAN GIRLS’ SCHOOL
Independent school, Glen Iris
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 149
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 36
Study scores of 40+*: 70
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (13), Mathematical Methods (6), Psychology (6)
LILYDALE HEIGHTS COLLEGE
Public school, Lilydale
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 81
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 24
Study scores of 40+*: 1
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Outdoor and Environmental Studies
LILYDALE HIGH SCHOOL
Public school, Lilydale
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 424
Passed: 98 per cent
Median study score: 28
Study scores of 40+*: 31
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Psychology (5), Health and Human Development (4)
LUTHER COLLEGE
Independent school, Croydon Hills
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 340
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 32
Study scores of 40+*: 119
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (15), Health and Human Development (14), Psychology (10)
MARCELLIN COLLEGE
Catholic School, Bulleen
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 312
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 30
Study scores of 40+*: 86
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Further Mathematics (17), English (10)
MATER CHRISTI COLLEGE
Catholic school, Belgrave
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 204
Passed: 99 per cent
Median study score: 32
Study scores of 40+*: 43
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Business Management (12), English (8), Health and Human Development (4)
MELBA COLLEGE
Public school, Croydon
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 106
Passed: 99 per cent
Median study score: 27
Study scores of 40+*: 4
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Business Management, Biology, English, Further Mathematics
MELBOURNE GIRLS’ COLLEGE
Public school, Richmond
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 421
Passed: 99 per cent
Median study score: 33
Study scores of 40+*: 218
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (32), Further Mathematics (19)
METHODIST LADIES COLLEGE
Independent school, Kew
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 373
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 36
Study scores of 40+*: 130
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (24), Further Mathematics (22), Chemistry (22)
MOOROOLBARK COLLEGE
Public school, Mooroolbark
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 222
Passed: 98 per cent
Median study score: 27
Study scores of 40+*: 2
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Business Management (2)
MOUNT EVELYN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Independent school, Mount Evelyn
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 77
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 29
Study scores of 40+*: 10
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Mathematical Methods (2), Texts and Traditions (2)
MOUNT LILYDALE MERCY COLLEGE
Catholic school, Lilydale
Students entrolled in a VCE subject: 361
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 28
Study scores of 40+*: 24
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Further mathematics (5), Health and Human Development (2), Business Management (3)
MOUNT SCOPUS MEMORIAL COLLEGE
Independent school (Jewish), Burwood
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 207
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 36
Study scores of 40+*: 57
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (14), Further Mathematics (6), Mathematical Methods (5)
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MOUNT WAVERLEY SECONDARY COLLEGE
Public school, Mt Waverley
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 482
Passed: 98 per cent
Median study score: 31
Study scores of 40+*: 116
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Further Mathematics (24), Biology (10)
MULLAUNA COLLEGE
Public school, Mitcham
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 99
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 30
Study scores of 40+*: 15
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Further Mathematics (2), English (2), Biology (2), Media (2)
NORWOOD SECONDARY COLLEGE
Public school, Ringwood
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 272
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 29
Study scores of 40+*: 37
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Health and Human Development (8), English (7)
NUNAWADING CHRISTIAN COLLEGE
Independent school, Nunawading
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 40
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 32
Study scores of 40+*: 11
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Texts and Traditions (4), English (3)
OUR LADY OF MERCY COLLEGE
Catholic school, Heidelberg
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 294
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 32
Study scores of 40+*: 97
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Health and Human Development (6) English Language (6)
OUR LADY OF SION COLLEGE
Catholic School, Box Hill
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 208
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 33
Study scores of 40+*: 86
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (19), Health and Human Development (14)
OXLEY CHRISTIAN COLLEGE
Independent school, Chirnside Park
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 135
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 32
Study scores of 40+*: 36
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Further Mathematics (8), English (4)
PRESBYTERIAN LADIES’ COLLEGE
Independent school, Burwood
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 207
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 36
Study scores of 40+*: 209
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (48), English as an additional language (14), Further Mathematics (14), Biology (13)
PRESHIL, THE MARGARET LYTTLE MEMORIAL SCHOOL
Independent school, Kew
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 27
Passed: 96 per cent
Median study score: 30
Study scores of 40+*: 3
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: History Revolutions (42), Philosophy (1), Psychology (1)
RINGWOOD SECONDARY COLLEGE
Public school, Ringwood
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 351
Passed: 97 per cent
Median study score: 30
Study scores of 40+*: 58
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Further Mathematics (17), Health and Human Development (9)
RUYTON GIRLS SCHOOL
Independent school, Kew
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 159
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 37
Study scores of 40+*: 40
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (24), Biology (6)
SACRE COEUR
Catholic school, Glen Iris
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 156
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 36
Study scores of 40+*: 119
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (26), Business Management (15)
SCOTCH COLLEGE
Independent school, Hawthorn
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 450
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 35
Study scores of 40+*: 294
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (50), Mathematical Methods (35)
SIENA COLLEGE
Catholic school, Camberwell
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 191
Passed: 99 per cent
Median study score: 34
Study scores of 40+*: 115
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (37), Health and Human Development (17), Legal Studies (15)
ST ANDREWS CHRISTIAN COLLEGE
Independent school, Wantirna South
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 67
Passed: 97 per cent
Median study score: 31
Study scores of 40+*: 14
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Biology (2), Health and Human Development (2), Mathematical Methods (2), Further Mathematics (2)
ST HELENA SECONDARY COLLEGE
Public school, Eltham
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 380
Passed: 98 per cent
Median study score: 29
Study scores of 40+*: 39
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Further Mathematics (6), English (6)
ST JOSEPH’S COLLEGE
Catholic school, Ferntree Gully
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 257
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 30
Study scores of 40+*: 70
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Further Mathematics (6), English (5)
STRATHCONA BAPTIST GIRLS’ GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Independent school (Baptist), Canterbury
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 159
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 35
Study scores of 40+*: 116
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (32), Biology (10), Psychology (9)
SWINBURNE SENIOR SECONDARY COLLEGE
Public school, Hawthorn
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 246
Passed: 97 per cent
Median study score: 28
Study scores of 40+*: 27
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (6), Sociology (4)
TEMPLESTOWE COLLEGE
Public school, Templestowe Lower
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 293
Passed: 93 per cent
Median study score: 28
Study scores of 40+*: 17
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Further Mathematics (4)
THE KNOX SCHOOL
Independent school, Wantirna South
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 123
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 32
Study scores of 40+*: 28
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Further Mathematics (7), English (7)
TINTERN GRAMMAR
Independent school, Ringwood East
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 134
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 32
Study scores of 40+*: 33
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Further Mathematics (5), Physical Education (3), Outdoor and Environmental Studies (3), English (3)
TRINITY GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Independent school, Kew
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 268
Passed: 99 per cent
Median study score: 35
Study scores of 40+*: 100
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (46), Further Mathematics (25)
VERMONT SECONDARY COLLEGE
Public school, Vermont
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 348
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 31
Study scores of 40+*: 91
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Further Mathematics (16), English (13)
VIEWBANK COLLEGE
Public school, Rosanna
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 291
Passed: 99 per cent
Median study score: 32
Study scores of 40+*: 82
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (16), Business Management (7), Media (7)
WANTIRNA COLLEGE
Public school, Wantirna
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 264
Passed: 98 per cent
Median study score: 28
Study scores of 40+*: 28
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (6), Health and Human Development (4)
WARRANDYTE HIGH SCHOOL
Public school, Warrandyte
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 115
Passed: 96 per cent
Median study score: 28
Study scores of 40+*: 6
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Legal Studies (2)
WAVERLEY CHRISTIAN COLLEGE
Independent school, Wantirna South
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 249
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 33
Study scores of 40+*: 73
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Mathematical Methods (10), Legal Studies (7)
WESLEY COLLEGE
Independent school, Glen Waverley
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 120
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 32
Study scores of 40+*: 41
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (6)
WHEELERS HILL SECONDARY COLLEGE
Public school, Wheelers Hill
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 122
Passed: 98 per cent
Median study score: 26
Study scores of 40+*: 3
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Further Mathematics (1), Mathematical Methods (1), English (1)
WHITEFRIARS COLLEGE
Catholic school, Donvale
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 307
Passed: 98 per cent
Median study score: 30
Study scores of 40+*: 11
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English Language (3), Chemistry (2)
YARRA HILLS SECONDARY COLLEGE
Public school, Mooroolbark
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 110
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 25
Study scores of 40+*: 2
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (1), Legal Studies (1)
YARRA VALLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Independent school, Ringwood
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 312
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 34
Study scores of 40+*: 150
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Further Mathematics (22), English (18), Mathematical Methods (16)
XAVIER COLLEGE
Catholic school, Kew
Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 391
Passed: 100 per cent
Median study score: 34
Study scores of 40+*: 132
Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (62), Further Mathematics (15),
WHAT IS A STUDY SCORE?
Study scores have a maximum of 50 and reflect how a student performed in a subject compared to all others in Victoria who studied that subject.
The mean study score is set at 30. Approximately 9 per cent of students achieve study scores on or above 40.
— 2018 data provided by Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
*Excludes study scores of individual students who declined to have their results included in public data
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