Based on 2008/2009 enrolment size at schools this is a list of 50 of the largest schools in Victoria, Australia.
| No. |
School |
Student Enrolment no. |
| 1. |
Wesley College, MelbourneWesley College, Melbourne is an independent, co-educational, Christian day school in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Established in 1866, the college is a school of the Uniting Church in Australia. Wesley is the largest school in Australia by enrolment, with 3,511 students and 564 full-time staff...
|
3,600 |
| 2. |
Caulfield Grammar SchoolCaulfield Grammar School is an independent, co-educational, Anglican, day and boarding school, located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1881 as a boys' school, Caulfield began admitting girls exactly one hundred years later...
|
2,800 |
| 3. |
Eumemmerring College Eumemmerring College is a former co-educational government school with multiple campuses, and was Victoria's largest government secondary college, and 3rd largest school in Australia....
|
2,700 |
| 4. |
Haileybury CollegeHaileybury is an independent school affiliated with the Uniting Church in Australia, located in Berwick, Brighton East and Keysborough, suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The school incorporates both Haileybury College, an all-boys college and Haileybury Girls' College, an all-girls college...
|
2,700 |
| 5. |
Hume Central Secondary College |
2,400 |
| 6. |
Dandenong High School Dandenong High School is one of the largest co-educational government schools in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The school caters for students from Years 7 to 12...
|
2,300 |
| 7. |
Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School is an independent, Uniting Church, co-educational school, with campuses located in Essendon, Moonee Ponds and Keilor East in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
|
2,280 |
| 8. |
Carey Baptist Grammar SchoolCarey Baptist Grammar School is an independent, co-educational, Christian, international, day school consisting of four campuses in Victoria, Australia - Kew , Donvale , the Carey Sports Complex in Bulleen and an outdoor education camp near Paynesville in eastern Gippsland called Carey...
|
2,250 |
| 9. |
Methodist Ladies' College, MelbourneMethodist Ladies' College is an independent, non-selective, day and boarding school for girls, located in Kew, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia...
|
2,200 |
| 10. |
Xavier CollegeXavier College is a Roman Catholic, day and boarding school predominantly for boys, with its main campus located in Kew, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
|
2,000 |
| 11. |
Balwyn High School Balwyn High School is a state-run high school in the suburb of Balwyn North, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was established in 1954. As of 2009 it has some 2,000 students and over 180 staff, making it one of the largest schools in the inner-eastern suburbs of Melbourne or the third largest...
|
1,990 |
| 12. |
Glen Waverley Secondary CollegeGlen Waverley Secondary College is a public government school located in Glen Waverley, Victoria, Australia. It is one of the four largest secondary schools in Victoria.-History:...
|
1,900 |
| 13. |
Mount Waverley Secondary College Mount Waverley Secondary College is a Public secondary school located in the Melbourne suburb of Mount Waverley. The school consists of roughly 1900 students and is one of the largest in the state....
|
1,900 |
| 14. |
St Monica's CollegeSt Monica's College is a Catholic co-educational high school previously an all girls school until 1978 located in the northern suburb of Epping Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, with 1,870 students...
|
1,900 |
| 15. |
Mill Park Secondary College Mill Park Secondary College is located in, Victoria, Australia with its Junior Campus located in Mill Park and its senior campus is located in Epping. Built in the early years of the 1990s for the residents of Mill Park, however the population growth grew and a Senior campus was in around 1997....
|
1,866 |
| 16. |
Melbourne Grammar SchoolMelbourne Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school predominantly for boys, located in South Yarra and Caulfield, suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
|
1,800 |
| 17. |
Bendigo Senior Secondary College Bendigo Senior Secondary College is an Australian state school for Year 11 and Year 12 students in Bendigo, Victoria.There are four state 7-10 colleges in Bendigo - Eaglehawk Secondary College, Bendigo South East Secondary College, Crusoe College and Weeroona College Bendigo...
|
1,800 |
| 18. |
Scotch CollegeScotch College, Melbourne is an independent, Presbyterian, day and boarding school for boys, located in Hawthorn, an inner-eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
|
1,800 |
| 19. |
Lilydale High School Lilydale High School is a co-educational government secondary school located in Lilydale, Victoria. , the school includes science, media, technology and multi-purpose learning areas...
|
1,763 |
| 20. |
Ivanhoe Grammar SchoolIvanhoe Grammar School is an independent, co-educational, day school, located in Ivanhoe and Mernda , both located in the north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
|
1,700 |
| 21. |
Rowville Secondary College Rowville Secondary College is a co-educational, public high school, located in Rowville, Victoria, Australia. It is divided into two campuses, the eastern and the western. The eastern campus only goes to year 10 while the western goes right through...
|
1,700 |
| 22. |
Gladstone Park Secondary College Gladstone Park Secondary College is a public state school in Melbourne, Australia, founded in 1975.-Introduction:The school has around 1500 students, a figure which has remained roughly constant for over a decade...
|
1,650 [2015 - excpected to reach 1950] |
| 23. |
Frankston High School Frankston High School, in Victoria, Australia, is a secondary college offering education for students in Years 7 to 12.-School profile:Frankston High School is a large multi-campus co-educational school situated in South Frankston. The Year 7 to 10 and Senior School Campuses occupy nearby sites...
|
1,650 |
| 24. |
Penola Catholic College Penola Catholic College is a co-educational secondary college, located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The Patron of the college is Mary MacKillop...
|
1,620 |
| 25. |
St Helena Secondary College__FORCETOC__St Helena Secondary College is a state secondary school in Eltham North, Victoria, Australia.- About :St Helena is a large, co-educational government secondary college committed to striving for excellence in all its endeavours...
|
1,606 |
| 26. |
Kambrya College |
1,600+ |
| 27. |
Berwick Secondary College Berwick Secondary College is situated in the outer Melbourne metropolitan suburb of Berwick. Until recently, it was the largest single campus government secondary college in Victoria....
|
1,512 |
| 28. |
Geelong Grammar SchoolGeelong Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, co-educational, boarding and day school. The school's main campus is located at Corio, on the northern outskirts of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, overlooking Corio Bay and Limeburners Bay....
|
1,500 |
| 29. |
Parade CollegeParade College, Bundoora, Victoria, is an Australian Roman Catholic all-lads high school, run under the auspices of the Congregation of Christian Brothers.The school was founded by four Christian Brothers in January 1871...
|
1,500 |
| 30. |
Kardinia International CollegeKardinia International College is an independent school located in Bell Post Hill, Geelong, Victoria, Australia. It is a single campus college, residing on the site of the former Morongo Girls' College.-College history:...
|
1,500 |
| 31. |
Mount Ridley Secondary College |
1,500 |
| 32. |
Wantirna CollegeWantirna College, located in Wantirna, Victoria, Australia, is a state-government secondary school founded in 1980 when the surrounding area was developed from fruit orchards into housing estates. The school services Wantirna and Wantirna South, as well as parts of Boronia, and Bayswater...
|
1,500 |
| 33. |
Keilor Downs Secondary College |
1,459 |
| 34. |
Maribynong Secondary College |
1,450 |
| 35. |
Brauer CollegeBrauer College is a government secondary school, located in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia.Originally established as Warrnambool Technical School in 1911, the school was renamed Brauer College at the beginning of 1990 Brauer College is a government secondary school, located in Warrnambool,...
|
1,450 |
| 36. |
Presbyterian Ladies' CollegePresbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne , is an independent,private, Presbyterian, day and boarding school predominantly for girls, located in Burwood, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
|
1,450 |
| 37. |
Ringwood Secondary CollegeRingwood Secondary College is a co-educational public secondary school located in the eastern suburb of Ringwood in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
|
1,418 |
| 38. |
Strathmore Secondary College |
1,418 |
| 39. |
Northcote High SchoolNorthcote High School is a co-educational, state high school in Northcote, Victoria, Australia. It is situated at the southern end of the City of Darebin, on St Georges Road.Teaching from Year 7 through 12, the school has a population of around 1,450 students...
|
1,400 |
| 40. |
McKinnon Secondary CollegeMcKinnon Secondary College is a Public secondary school located in the Melbourne suburb of McKinnon. The school was ranked 37th in Victoria in terms of VCE median study score in 2009. McKinnon is also known for its large music faculty.-Entry:...
|
1,400 |
| 41. |
Doncaster Secondary CollegeDoncaster Secondary College is a secondary school located in the Melbourne suburb of Doncaster.Founded on 5 February 1969, the school adopts a non-selective enrolment policy and caters for over 1300 students from Year 7 to 12 - making it the largest high school in the city of Manningham...
|
1,400 |
| 42. |
Melbourne High School |
1,400 |
| 43. |
Lavalla Catholic College Lavalla Catholic College is a Catholic secondary school in the towns of Traralgon and Newborough in Victoria, Australia. About 1400 students attend its three campuses. Lavalla is a member of the Catholic All Schools Sports Association .-External links:...
|
1,400 |
| 44. |
The Grange P-12 College The Grange P-12 College is a Prep to Year 12 government school located in the outer western suburb of Hoppers Crossing, Melbourne, Australia.The Grange P-12 College has a student population of 1927, offering a curriculum for years P-12 split over two campuses, Callistemon and Deloraine...
|
1,400 |
| 45. |
Ballarat High SchoolBallarat High School is a government secondary school located in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. The school was opened in 1907 as an agricultural college before transitioning to an academic focus in 1925.- History :...
|
1,398 |
| 46. |
Westbourne Grammar SchoolWestbourne Grammar School is an independent and non-denominational Christian co-educational day school in Truganina, in the western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
|
1,390 |
| 47. |
Roxburgh College Roxburgh College is a state secondary school in Roxburgh Park, Victoria, Australia. Previously Upfield Secondary College, the school completed its transition to the current site at Roxburgh Park during 2005. The school offers Years 7-12, with the option of VCE, VET and VCAL education for senior...
|
1,373 |
| 48. |
Pascoe Vale Girls' College |
1,365 |
| 49. |
Brentwood Secondary CollegeBrentwood Secondary College is a co-educational, public high school, located in Glen Waverley, Victoria, Australia.Glen Waverley South Primary School adjoins the College, and they have their own oval, which is used for many sport activities such as cricket, rugby, and AFL.- History:Brentwood...
|
1,353 |
| 50. |
The Peninsula SchoolThe Peninsula School is an independent, co-educational, Anglican, day and boarding school, located in Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia.Founded in 1961, the school is set on the large hilly green fields overlooking Port Phillip Bay in the Mornington Peninsula and is a member of the Associated...
|
1,350 |