The Victoria Schooling System

Victoria has the second largest population in Australia and also has more private schools and more students than any other state other than NSW. The vast majority of all Victoria's private schools are located in the greater Melbourne region. The Victoria school system, like all other states of Australia provides 2 general options for students - government schools or non-government schools. Government-run schools are free for all students while non-government schools accept students on a fee basis which varies from school to school. Non-government schools in Victoria include many Catholic schools and Presbyterian schools and a wide range of other religious affiliated (denominational schools) schools along with independent schools of various types including many non-denominational schools. All non-government schools are generally referred to as 'private schools' throughout Victoria.

Primary and Secondary

Schooling in Victoria is generally broken into two stages - Primary School, starting with a preparatory year followed by year 1 through to Year 6 and Secondary School from Years 7 through 12, although many schools offer both stages at the same campus.

Boarding

There are 28 schools in Victoria listed on this site that offer boarding. All of these offer boarding at Secondary level and many also provide boarding for Primary students.

School Uniforms

Virtually every private school in Victoria requires the students to wear a uniform. Each school uniform is unique to that school and private schools tend to regulate the wearing of the school uniform more strictly than their government counterparts. School uniforms at non-government schools may include a tie and blazer for boys and can also include such items as a school bag and school hat.

Victoria School Years

Primary school - Prep, Years 1 through 6
Secondary School - Years 7 through 12

Victoria Private School Statistics

The following school statistics are based on information available on this website:

Religious Affiliation...

Catholic schools in Victoria - 435

Christian schools in Victoria - 33

Lutheran schools in Victoria - 16

Anglican schools in Victoria - 29

Jewish schools in Victoria - 10

Islamic schools in Victoria - 6

Non-denominational private schools in Victoria - 73

Uniting Church schools in Victoria - 11

Inter-denominational schools in Victoria - 4

Steiner schools in Victoria - 11

Baptist schools in Victoria - 5

Presbyterian schools in Victoria - 3

Boarding Schools...

There are 28 schools in Victoria offering boarding.

Main school gender catered for...

There are 30 private Boys schools in Victoria

There are 41 private Girls schools in Victoria

There are 605 private Co-educational schools in Victoria

CRICOS schools (accepting international students)...

There are 108 CRICOS registered schools in Victoria

Private School Statistics by Region

Greater Melbourne region has 475 private schools

Central and northern Victoria has 127 private schools

Western Victoria has 53 private schools

Eastern Victoria has 38 private schools