Religious Schools in Richmond, VIC

Jewish co-educational school in Hawthorn East, Melbourne. Founded 1942. Progressive Zionist orientation.

Best for: Progressive Jewish + Zionist values

Anglican girls' school in Toorak, Melbourne. Founded 1896. Day + boarding.

Boarding: $31,800/yr (additional to tuition)

Best for: Strong VCE outcomes

Independent girls' school in Burwood with the highest ICSEA in Victoria (1,210). IB Diploma authorised since 1990. Six-time consecutive Australian Schools' Chess Champions.

Boarding: $36,788/yr (additional to tuition)

Best for: Highest ICSEA in Victoria (1,210)

Independent girls' school in Kew, Melbourne. Founded 1878.

Best for: Non-denominational secular ethos

Huntingtower is a non-denominational Christian, co-educational independent K-12 day school in Mount Waverley, founded in 1927. With an ICSEA of 1201 it sits among the most academically advantaged schools in Victoria and is a perennial VCE high-performer, kept deliberately small on a single campus.

Best for: ICSEA of 1201 places it in roughly the 99th percentile nationally - one of the highest of any Victorian school and the highest of these four; serves a strongly advantaged community.

Note: Fee year 2026. Year 12 fee 19095 (per annum, as at January 2026) and ICSEA 1201 both cited - verified. Tuition excludes books, stationery, uniform, devices, optional trips and some extracurriculars. Year 7 fee (15555) sourced from

Jewish co-educational day school across Burwood + Hawthorn campuses, Melbourne. Founded 1949. Largest Jewish school in Australia.

Best for: Largest Jewish school in Australia (~1,800 students)

Independent girls' school in Armadale. Compulsory Year 9 residential at Howqua rural campus. IB Diploma offered alongside VCE; nationally competitive rowing program.

Best for: Compulsory Year 9 residential at Howqua rural campus

Note: Year 12 figure is net of $3,952 government funding (gross $50,752). Year 9 Howqua adds $34,800 residential charge.

Australia's oldest secondary school. Presbyterian boys' school in Hawthorn with elite rowing and APS sport tradition. Boarding house draws students nationally and internationally.

Best for: Australia's oldest secondary school (est. 1851)

Note: Boarding fee not extracted from current PDF; older 2024 boarding rate was $24,657.

Fintona Girls' School is an independent, non-denominational girls' school (ELC to Year 12) in Balwyn, founded in 1896. Small and non-selective (~530-600 students), it has an exceptionally high ICSEA of 1191 and is among the most academically advantaged schools in Australia, with premium fees.

Best for: ICSEA 1191 (around the 99th percentile nationally) makes Fintona one of the most socio-educationally advantaged schools in Australia

Note: Fee year 2026. Year 12 annual tuition $41,590 and Year 7 $37,430 verified directly from the official 2026 fees page (domestic students). International Year 12 tuition is $59,270. ICSEA 1191 confirmed via gdp.com.au / aggregators s

Anglican girls' school in Glen Iris, eastern Melbourne. Founded 1890. Day-only.

Best for: Strong VCE academic outcomes

Anglican boys' school in Canterbury. Strong VCE results (median 34, 20% scoring 40+). AGSV member with strong sport, music, debating and outdoor education programs.

Best for: Strong VCE academic results (median 34, 20% scoring 40+)

Note: Camberwell's official 2026 PDF is gated; figures sourced from Good Schools Guide listing of school data.

Anglican boys' school in Kew. Coordinate program with neighbouring Ruyton Girls' for shared VCE classes since 1993. IB Primary Years Programme in Junior School.

Best for: Coordinate Program with Ruyton Girls' School for shared VCE classes (since 1993)

Note: Boarding ceased end of 2022; now day school only.

Independent girls' school in Kew. First school globally to introduce 1:1 laptops (1990). Offers both VCE and IB Diploma. Marshmead and Banksia outdoor campuses for Years 5-9.

Boarding: $39,765/yr (additional to tuition)

Best for: First school in the world to introduce 1:1 laptops (1990)

Co-educational Baptist school in Kew. Offers IB Diploma alongside VCE since 1997. Strong music and outdoor education at the Toonallook Gippsland campus.

Best for: IB Diploma offered alongside VCE in Years 11-12 (since 1997)

Anglican boys' school in South Yarra (co-ed Prep–Year 6). One of Victoria's oldest and most academically prestigious independent schools, with strong rowing, music and outdoor education programs.

Boarding: $36,200/yr (additional to tuition)

Best for: 28-time Head of the River rowing champions

Progressive Jewish co-educational school in Armadale, Melbourne. Founded 1978.

Best for: Progressive Jewish + Zionist values

Sacré Cœur is a Catholic girls' school (Prep-12) in Glen Iris run in the tradition of the Society of the Sacred Heart, founded 1888. It is a small, high-performing school (~700 students, ICSEA 1178) and was the highest-performing Catholic school in Victoria for VCE in 2022.

Best for: ICSEA 1178 puts Sacré Cœur among the most advantaged girls' schools in Victoria; it was the top-performing Catholic school in Victoria for VCE in 2022

Note: Fee year 2025 (official fees page still publishes 2025 rates as at June 2026; 2026 schedule not yet posted publicly). ICSEA 1178 confirmed (Cluey/Good Schools, from ACARA MySchool). Fees verified directly from the official fees pa

Australia's largest independent school (4,600+ students) across Keysborough, Brighton, Berwick and CBD campuses. Parallel-gender model, separate gender classes Years 5-8 sharing campuses.

Best for: Largest independent school in Australia (4,600+ students)

Note: Boarding offered only at Haileybury Rendall (Darwin); Melbourne campuses are day-only.

Anglican girls' school in Canterbury, eastern Melbourne. Founded 1920.

Best for: Sister to Camberwell Grammar (boys)

Co-educational Uniting Church school across St Kilda Road, Glen Waverley and Elsternwick campuses. The only Victorian school offering the IB from early childhood to Year 12.

Best for: Only Victorian school offering IB from early childhood through Year 12

Note: Boarding offered at Glen Waverley campus only.

Independent co-educational school in St Kilda, Melbourne. Founded 1895.

Best for: Inner-city co-ed model

Catholic girls' school in Toorak (Loreto Sisters / IBVM tradition). Top-ranked Catholic girls' school by VCE results (7th statewide in 2023). Six consecutive GSV Athletics Championships.

Best for: Top-ranked Catholic girls' school by VCE (ranked 7th statewide in 2023)

Baptist girls' school in Canterbury, eastern Melbourne. Founded 1924.

Best for: Baptist Christian girls school

Firbank Grammar School is an independent Anglican girls' school in bayside Brighton, founded in 1909. The senior school (Years 7-12) is girls-only with day and boarding options, while the Sandringham Junior campus is co-educational. With an ICSEA of 1164 it is the most advantaged of this comparison group; 2026 Year 12 day tuition is $41,804.

Boarding: $36,366/yr (additional to tuition)

Best for: Highest ICSEA of the four at 1164, placing it among the most socio-educationally advantaged schools in Australia

Note: Fee year 2026. Figures from the official Firbank 'Schedule of Fees 2026: Local Students' PDF: Year 12 tuition $41,804 (+ $1,246 payroll-tax recovery surcharge; Year 12s also pay an additional $1,160 events charge), Year 7 $38,072,

Independent co-educational school in Brighton East, Melbourne. Founded 1914.

Best for: IB Diploma alongside VCE

Catholic Presentation Sisters girls' school in Brighton, Melbourne. Founded 1883.

Best for: Presentation Sisters tradition

Independent co-educational school across Essendon + Keilor campuses, Melbourne. Founded 1974. Parallel learning model.

Best for: Parallel single-sex learning (boys + girls campuses)

Anglican boys' school in Kew, eastern Melbourne. Founded 1903. Day + boarding.

Boarding: $27,200/yr (additional to tuition)

Best for: APS sport (rowing, cricket, football)

Anglican co-ed school across St Kilda East, Wheelers Hill and Malvern campuses. Pioneered overseas campus model with Nanjing (China) for Mandarin immersion. IB Diploma offered.

Boarding: $34,401/yr (additional to tuition)

Best for: First Australian school with an overseas campus (Nanjing, China since 1998) for Mandarin immersion

Anglican girls' school in Essendon, western Melbourne. Founded 1920.

Best for: Western Melbourne Anglican girls school

Catholic Jesuit boys' school in Kew. Strong Ignatian formation and community service tradition. 30 APS football premierships and elite rowing program.

Boarding: $33,650/yr (additional to tuition)

Best for: Jesuit education tradition with Ignatian formation and community service focus

Anglican co-educational school in Ringwood, eastern Melbourne. Founded 1966.

Best for: Strong VCE outcomes

Anglican boys' school in Brighton. 2025 Aramco STEM Racing World Champions. Houses the Crowther Centre, a dedicated boys' education research institute.

Best for: 2025 Aramco STEM Racing World Champions (team Lunar)

Westbourne Grammar is a non-denominational, co-educational independent ELC-12 day school in Truganina with roots dating to 1867 in Williamstown. It is the western suburbs' established premium school - STEM-focused, the highest-fee of this group, with an ICSEA of 1143.

Best for: One of Melbourne's oldest schools, founded in 1867 in Williamstown to serve the growing west; admitted girls in 1885 and is now fully co-educational across two campuses (Truganina main campus plus a Prep-Year 3/4 campus in Williamstown).

Note: Fee year 2026. Year 12 fee 27820 (Year 10-12 band) and Year 7 fee 25776 confirmed on the official 2026 fee page; fees include subject charges, excursions, IT support, personal insurance and camps but exclude bus, music tuition and

Catholic Christian Brothers boys' school in Toorak, Melbourne. Founded 1918.

Best for: Edmund Rice tradition

Mentone Grammar is an independent Anglican co-educational day school on Melbourne's bayside, founded in 1923. It runs from the Early Learning Centre to Year 12 and is known for its 'Together-Apart-Together' structure, which blends co-education with single-gender classes through the middle years. Standard 2026 Year 12 day tuition is $32,598 (plus other charges), with a high ICSEA of 1141.

Best for: ICSEA 1141 (94th percentile nationally), so more socio-educationally advantaged than ~94% of Australian schools

Note: Fee year 2026. Year 12 standard VCE day tuition $32,598 + 'other charges' $4,870 (total $37,468), per the official Mentone Grammar 2026 Schedule of Fees (Local Students). A reduced VCE Vocational Major (VM) Year 12 tuition of $19,

Anglican co-educational school across Ivanhoe + Plenty campuses, Melbourne. Founded 1915.

Best for: IB Diploma alongside VCE

Siena College is a Catholic Dominican girls' secondary school (Years 7-12) in Camberwell, founded in 1940. It enrols around 784 students, has an ICSEA of 1132, and sits in the mid-range for fees among eastern-suburbs girls' schools.

Best for: Founded by the Dominican Sisters in 1940; one of Melbourne's few Dominican girls' schools, with a charism built on study, prayer, community and service

Note: Fee year 2026. Year 12 tuition $24,220 and Year 7 $21,540 verified directly from the official 2026 fees page. ICSEA 1132 confirmed via aggregators sourcing ACARA MySchool. Compulsory Facilities Fee $3,633/family and payroll tax le

Catholic girls' school in Kew (Faithful Companions of Jesus tradition). Victoria's only Catholic all-girls boarding school via Hopetoun Hall. Strong rowing and GSV sport program.

Boarding: $36,014/yr (additional to tuition)

Best for: Victoria's only Catholic all-girls boarding school (Hopetoun Hall)

Note: Genazzano gates 2026 tuition fees behind a request form. Boarding figure is current published rate ($36,014/year full).

Anglican co-educational school in Ringwood East, eastern Melbourne. Parallel learning (single-sex Years 5-9, co-ed Year 10+). Founded 1877.

Best for: Parallel learning model (single-sex Years 5-9, co-ed Year 10-12)

Independent Catholic boys' school in Malvern, founded in 1912 in the Lasallian (De La Salle) tradition. From 2026 the College moves to a Years 7-12 only model (2024 was the final Year 5 intake), ending 113 years of primary education.

Best for: Founded 1912 by the De La Salle Brothers; Lasallian Catholic boys' school across Tiverton, Holy Eucharist and Kinnoull campuses in Malvern

Note: Fee year 2026. Year 7 Annual Tuition Fee 15,595 and Year 12 16,140 read directly from the official 2026 Schedule of Fees and Levies PDF (image-based table, rendered and read visually); a separate annual consolidated levy applies o

Independent Catholic boys' secondary school (Years 7-12) in Donvale, run in the Carmelite tradition and founded in 1961. The only Carmelite school in Australia. Fees are all-inclusive (tuition covers the tablet/notebook program, camps, excursions and curriculum activities).

Best for: Australia's only Carmelite school - eight houses each named after a notable Carmelite; motto 'Almae in Fide Parentis'

Note: Fee year 2026. Year 7 and Year 12 tuition taken from the official 2026 Fee Schedule PDF (all-inclusive figures: notebook, camp and excursion levies included in the tuition). Year 12 = 17,973 (same fee for scored or unscored VCE).

Christian Schools Australia co-educational school in Donvale, eastern Melbourne. Founded 1976.

Best for: CSA Christian co-ed school

Overnewton is an Anglican, co-educational independent Prep-12 day school spread across two campuses in Melbourne's north-west (Keilor and Taylors Lakes), founded in 1987. It is a large, mid-fee community college with an ICSEA of 1099, known for its Year 9 program and national-title cheer and soccer pathways.

Best for: Large two-campus model: Canowindra Campus (Taylors Lakes) for Prep-Year 4 plus a dedicated Year 9 centre, and Yirramboi Campus (Keilor) for the Middle and Senior Schools - around 2,000+ students Prep-12 with a roughly 9:1 student-teacher ratio.

Note: Fee year 2026. Year 12 fee 23750 and Year 7 fee 18790 read directly from the official 2026 Tuition Fee Schedule PDF (effective Term One 2026; Year 11 is 23650). ICSEA 1099 cited from MySchool-derived listings - verified. Day schoo

Independent Catholic boys' secondary school (Years 7-12) in Mentone, founded in 1938 in the Lasallian (De La Salle) tradition. Operates a second middle-years campus at Bentleigh East for Years 7-9.

Best for: Founded 1938 by the De La Salle Brothers; runs in the Lasallian Catholic tradition across two campuses - the main Mentone Parade site (Years 7-12, overlooking Mentone Beach) and a Bentleigh East middle-years campus (Years 7-9)

Note: Fee year 2026. Year 7 tuition 10,580 and Year 12 tuition 10,810 taken from the official 2026 Fee Schedule PDF (tuition only, excluding levies). On top of tuition: a year-level Combined Levy (Yr7 $855 to Yr12 $625), a $500/family C

Avila College is a Catholic girls' secondary school (Years 7-12) in Mount Waverley, founded in 1965 by the Presentation Sisters. With ~1,043 students and an ICSEA of 1094, it is one of the most affordable girls' colleges in the area, charging a flat $10,546 tuition across all year levels in 2026.

Best for: Flat tuition across all year levels: every year from 7 to 12 is just $10,546 (2026), making Avila one of the most affordable Catholic girls' colleges in Melbourne's east

Note: Fee year 2026. Year 12 and Year 7 tuition both $10,546 verified directly from the official 2026 Fee Schedule PDF (extracted with pdfplumber). A $550 student levy applies on top per year, and the tuition is all-inclusive of camps,

Catholic Christian Brothers boys' school in Essendon, western Melbourne. Founded 1893.

Best for: Edmund Rice tradition

Independent Catholic boys' secondary school (Years 7-12) in Bundoora, founded in 1871 by the Christian Brothers - the oldest Edmund Rice school in Australia. Operates a second co-ed VCE Vocational Major campus at Preston. The lowest-fee school of these four.

Best for: The oldest Edmund Rice (Christian Brothers) school in Australia, founded 1871; member of Edmund Rice Education Australia and the Associated Catholic Colleges

Note: Fee year 2026. Year 7 (9,460) and Year 12 (9,790) tuition taken from the official 2026 Fee Schedule PDF; Good Schools Guide matches exactly. Tuition is all-inclusive of materials/compulsory excursions/camps; additional charges app

Aquinas College is a co-educational Catholic secondary school (Years 7-12) in Ringwood, founded in 1961 in the Edmund Rice tradition. It is the most affordable of this group by a wide margin, a large eastern-suburbs college with an ICSEA of 1064.

Best for: Lowest-fee school of these four (Year 12 tuition 10020) - a systemic-style Catholic secondary college in the Edmund Rice tradition, making it the value option in Melbourne's east at an ICSEA of 1064.

Note: Fee year 2026. Year 12 tuition 10020 and Year 7 tuition 9750 (2026 fees, Good Schools listing sourced from the school; the official 2026 Fees & Charges Booklet corroborates ~10020 tuition plus levies - capital 600, curriculum 370,

Catholic Salesians of Don Bosco boys' school in Sunbury, outer-west Melbourne. Founded 1927.

Best for: Salesians of Don Bosco tradition

Catholic Presentation Sisters girls' school in Belgrave, outer-east Melbourne. Founded 1965.

Best for: Presentation Sisters Nano Nagle tradition

Catholic FCJ Sisters girls' school in Sunshine West, western Melbourne. Founded 1890.

Best for: FCJ Sisters tradition