List of non-government schools in Victoria, Australia


This is a list of non-government schools in Victoria, Australia. Approximately two-thirds of non-government school students are enrolled in Catholic schools. As such, Catholic schools have been listed separately here.

Special and alternative schools

SchoolSuburb or townM/F/co-edYearsCategoryFoundedWebsite
Advance College of Education IncorporatedRosebudCo-ed10–12Special/alternative
Albury Wodonga Community CollegeWodongaCo-edNon-denominational2006
Alia CollegeHawthorn EastCo-edNo religious affiliation1999
Andale SchoolKewCo-edSpecial school1981
Berengarra SchoolBox Hill NorthCo-ed7–12Specialist/alternative non-denominational
trauma-informed
1977
Berry Street SchoolNoble Park, Morwell, Shepparton, BallaratCo-edSpecial/alternative2003
Borinya Wangaratta Community PartnershipWangarattaCo-edCatholic
Cheshire SchoolGlen WaverleyCo-edSpecial/alternative1977
Cire Community SchoolYarra Junction, Mount Evelyn, BerwickCo-edSpecial/alternative
The Currajong SchoolMalvern EastCo-edSpecial school1974
David Scott SchoolFitzroyCo-ed10–12Special/alternative
Djerriwarrh Community CollegeMeltonCo-ed10-12Special/alternative
Doxa SchoolBendigoCo-edCatholic2006
EdSpace Education and Training CentreBenallaCo-edSpecial school2008
Frank Dando Sports AcademyAshwoodMNo religious affiliation1982
Giant Steps MelbourneKewCo-edP–12Special2016
Gippsland Community CollegeWarragul, PakenhamCo-edNo religious affiliation2009
Hester Hornbrook AcademyMelbourneCo-edSpecial/Alternative
Ignatius Learning CentreRichmondMCatholic
Indie School WodongaWodongaCo-ed9–12Special
Kamaruka Education CentreSouth YarraMSpecial/alternative2001
Koonwarra Village SchoolKoonwarraCo-edP–6Alternative2012
Lyrebird CollegeColdstreamCo-edP–10Special
MacKillop EducationWhittington, Maidstone, CaulfieldCo-edCatholic2011
Mansfield Autism Statewide ServicesMansfield, DookieCo-edSpecial school1976
Melbourne Indigenous Transition SchoolRichmondCo-ed7–8Special
Mountain District Community CollegeFerntree GullyCo-ed10–12
Narre Community Learning CentreNarre WarrenCo-ed
Plenty River CollegeSouth MorangCo-ed10–12
PRACE College VentnorCo-ed10–12Special/alternative
River Nile SchoolMelbourneCo-ed11–12Special
Rossbourne SchoolHawthornCo-edNon-denominational1967
St Joseph's Flexible Learning CentreNorth Melbourne, GeelongCo-edCatholic2012
St Mary's College for the DeafWantirna SouthCo-edCatholic1947
St Paul's CollegeBalwynCo-edCatholic2015
SEDA CollegeHawthorn EastCo-ed11–12
Shepparton ACE Secondary CollegeSheppartonCo-ed11–12No religious affiliation2010
Tombolo AcademyHamptonCo-ed3–10Special
Village High SchoolRyanstonCo-edAlternative
Youth2Industry CollegeSouth MelbourneCo-ed10–12Alternative

Closed schools

SchoolSuburb or townCategoryOpenedClosedNotes
Acacia CollegeMerndaUniting Church20102012Became a campus of Gilson College
Alexandra CollegeHamiltonIndependent girls18711962Merged into Hamilton and Alexandra College
Ballarat CollegeBallaratIndependent boys18641974Merged into Ballarat Clarendon College
Cathedral CollegeEast MelbourneCatholic boys19681995Merged into Simonds Catholic College
Champagnat CollegeWangarattaCatholic boys19551983Merged into Galen Catholic College
Chanel CollegeGeelongCatholic boys19581999
Chavion CollegeBurwoodCatholic girls19661979Merged into Emmaus College
Christ the King CollegeBraybrookCatholic girls19541997Merged into Caroline Chisholm College
Christian Brothers CollegeSt KildaCatholic boys18782020Merged into St Mary's College
Clarendon Presbyterian Girls CollegeBallaratPresbyterian girls18761974Merged into Ballarat Clarendon College
Clyde SchoolMacedonIndependent girls19101972Became part of Geelong Grammar School, Site is now Braemar College
ERA SchoolDonvaleAlternative19711987Site is now part of Carey Baptist Grammar School
Essendon Grammar SchoolEssendonIndependent boys19341977Merged into Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School
Frayne CollegeBarandudaCatholic20052015Now St Francis of Assisi primary school
Goold CollegeGeelongCatholic girls18991991Merged into Saint Ignatius College, Geelong
Hamilton CollegeHamiltonPresbyterian boys18711962Merged into Hamilton and Alexandra College
The Hermitage (Geelong Girls Grammar)GeelongAnglican girls19061972Became part of Geelong Grammar School
Holy Eucharist Primary SchoolEast MalvernCatholic19302017Site is now part of De La Salle College, Malvern
ICA Casey CollegeNarre Warren SouthIndependent20072010Site became Waverley Christian College
ICA Melton CollegeCaroline SpringsIndependent2010Site became Southern Cross Grammar
Insight Education Centre for the Blind and Vision ImpairedBerwickSpecial2019
Kilbride CollegeAlbert ParkCatholic girls19091977
Kildara CollegeMalvernCatholic girls19171992
Kildare CollegeTraralgonCatholic girls19581988Now part of Lavalla Catholic College
Kilmaire CollegeHawthornCatholic girls19221994
Kilmore International School KilmoreNon-denominational19902022Changed its name to The Colmont School shortly before closing
Kingswood CollegeDoncasterUniting19851989
Larmenier SchoolHamptonCatholic2016Special school
Loreto CollegePortlandCatholic girls18851977
Macedon Grammar SchoolMacedon19792014Site became Alice Miller School
Marianist CollegeFrankstonCatholic boys19731979Merged into John Paul College
Marist CollegeBendigoCatholic boys18931983Merged into Catherine McAuley College. A new Marist College opened in 2015.
Marist CollegePrestonCatholic boys19571998Merged into Samaritan Catholic College, now closed
Maryknoll CollegeHamiltonCatholic girls19681977Became part of Monivae College
Melbourne City SchoolMelbourneNon-denominational20102012Linked to Eltham College (Victoria)
MLC Elsternwick/Cato CollegeElsternwickMethodist girls18971989Became part of Wesley College
Morongo Girls' CollegeGeelongPresbyterian girls19201994
Mother of God Primary SchoolIvanhoe EastCatholic19632017
Mount Carmel CollegeMiddle ParkCatholic boys19171973
Mount Carmel CollegeRutherglenCatholic girls19011989
Mountain District Christian SchoolMonbulkCo-ed19792022
Mowbray CollegeKurunjang and Caroline Springs19832012Kurunjang site is now Heathdale Christian College
The New Generation CollegeMelbourneNo religious affiliation20042015
Northcote Farm SchoolGlenmore19371970s
O’Neil CollegeElsternwickCatholic girls19081988Became part of Star of the Sea College
Orminston HouseMont AlbertIndependent girls18481964Became part of Camberwell Girls Grammar School
Our Lady of Sion CollegeSaleCatholic girls18901977Merged into Catholic College Sale
Our Lady of Sion CollegeWarragulCatholic girls19051975Merged into Marist-Sion College
Penbank SchoolMoorooducNon-denominational19742015Now part of Woodleigh School
Penleigh Ladies CollegeEssendonPresbyterian girls18711977Merged into Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School
Presentation CollegeMoeCatholic19512001Now part of Lavalla Catholic College
Presentation College, WindsorWindsorCatholic girls18732020Merged into St Mary's College
Queens College/Ballarat Girls GrammarBallaratAnglican girls18771973Became part of Ballarat Grammar School
Resurrection HouseEssendonCatholic19522022Became a campus of St Bernard's College
St Aloysius Primary SchoolCaulfieldCatholic19202020
St Ambrose's SchoolBrunswickCatholic18852008
St Ann's CollegeWarrnamboolCatholic girls18721991Merged into Emmanuel College, Warrnambool
St Anne's SchoolSaleAnglican girls19241971Became part of Gippsland Grammar School
St Augustine's CollegeYarravilleCatholic boys19421972
St Augustine's Girls SchoolYarravilleCatholic girls19411991
St Benedict's Primary SchoolBurwoodCatholic19412020
St Colman's CollegeSheppartonCatholic boys19511984Merged into Notre Dame College
St Francis Xavier's CollegeSt ArnaudCatholic19041976
St Gabriel's CollegeCastlemaineCatholic19061974
St George's SchoolCarltonCatholic18561985
St James CollegeEast BentleighCatholic boys19702020Became part of St Bede's College
St John's CollegeBraybrookCatholic boys19651997Merged into Caroline Chisholm College
St John's Lutheran SchoolGeelongLutheran1962became part of Geelong Lutheran College
St John's Marist CollegeHawthornCatholic boys19251976
St Joseph's CollegeColacCatholic girls18881983Now part of Trinity College
St Joseph's CollegeKilmoreCatholic girls18751986
St Joseph's CollegeNorth Melbourne and Pascoe ValeCatholic boys19032010
St Joseph's CollegeNorth FitzroyCatholic boys19301998Merged into Samaritan Catholic College, now closed
St Joseph's CollegeWangarattaCatholic girls18871983Merged into Galen Catholic College
St Joseph's CollegeWarrnamboolCatholic boys19021991Merged into Emmanuel College, Warrnambool
St Joseph's CollegeWarragulCatholic boys19511975Merged into Marist-Sion College
St Joseph's Technical SchoolAbbotsfordCatholic boys18931990
St Joseph's Technical SchoolSouth MelbourneCatholic boys19051990
St Kevin's SchoolOrmondCatholic19242020
St Leo's CollegeBox HillCatholic boys19571994
St Martin's in the PinesBallaratCatholic19671995Merged into Damascus College Ballarat
St Mary's/St Angela's CollegeDandenongCatholic girls19661974Now part of St John's Regional College
St Mary's CollegeBendigoCatholic girls18761983Merged into Catherine McAuley College.
St Mary's SchoolWest MelbourneCatholic18551996Merged into Simonds Catholic College
St Mary's Technical SchoolGeelongCatholic boys19161991Merged into Saint Ignatius College, Geelong
St Michael's SchoolSpringbankCatholic18702016
St Patrick's CollegeEast MelbourneCatholic boys18541968
St Patrick's CollegeSaleCatholic boys19221977Merged into Catholic College Sale
St Paul's CollegeBallaratCatholic boys19481995Merged into Damascus College Ballarat
St Paul's CollegeTraralgonCatholic boys19561979Now part of Lavalla Catholic College
St Thomas CollegeClifton HillCatholic boys19161981
St Thomas More CollegeVermontCatholic boys19671979Merged into Emmaus College
St Vincent's CollegeBendigoCatholic boys19551978Now part of Catherine McAuley College.
St Vincent's SchoolMaidstoneCatholicSpecial School
Sacred Heart CollegeBallaratCatholic girls18811995Merged into Damascus College Ballarat
Sacred Heart CollegeMansfieldCatholic girls18921972
Sacred Heart CollegeSheppartonCatholic girls19011984Merged into Notre Dame College
Samaritan Catholic CollegeFitzroy North and PrestonCatholic boys20002009
Sancta Sopia CollegeGlenroyCatholic19671995Merged into Penola Catholic College
Shelford Girls' GrammarCaulfieldAnglican girls18982024Became a campus of Caulfield Grammar School
South Melbourne College18831917
Stella Maris FCJ CollegeFrankstonCatholic girls19681979Merged into John Paul College
Stratherne Presbyterian Girls SchoolHawthornPresbyterian girls18891968
Therry CollegeBroadmedowsCatholic boys19691994Merged into Penola Catholic College
Trinity Regional CollegeBrunswickCatholic19672002
Vaucluse CollegeRichmondCatholic girls18822000
Westleigh CollegeNorthcoteIndependent girls19001962