Top Five Best Performing Schools in Melbourne Northern Region
Published November 2017
This article uses data from the 2016 school year, as published by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA).
Rank | School | School sector | % of 40+ study scores | Gender |
1 | Ivanhoe Grammar School – Ivanhoe Campus Ivanhoe Grammar School – Plenty Campus | Independent Independent | 20* 20* | Co-ed Co-ed |
2 | Melbourne Girls’ College | Government | 19 | All-girls |
3 | Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar School | Independent | 18 | All-girls |
4 | Glenvale School | Independent | 12 | Co-ed |
5 | Catholic Ladies College Northcote High School Eltham College Sirius College (Meadow Fair) | Catholic Government Independent Independent | 11 11 11 11 | All-girls Co-ed Co-ed All-boys |
Ivanhoe Grammar School has beaten all comers in the Northern Metropolitan region, with 20% of students at its Ivanhoe and Plenty campuses achieving a study score over 40.
Single-sex institutions Melbourne Girls’ College and Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar School came in at second and third, followed by Glenvale School in fourth and a four-way tie (Catholic Ladies College, Northcote High School, Eltham College and Sirius College) for fifth.
Unsurprisingly, six of the nine schools on the list are from the independent sector.
