Bentleigh Secondary College
4 Vivien St, Bentleigh East VIC 3165
Bentleigh Secondary College is a government secondary school in Bentleigh East, VIC for Years 7–12 with about 965 students. Its ICSEA is 1,082, where the national average is 1000.
ICSEA, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Students by year level, latest published year.
About this school, from public sources
Based on the school's website and public sources, Bentleigh Secondary College is a government co-educational secondary school in Bentleigh East, Years 7-12, with over 900 students. It runs Junior, Middle and Senior divisions offering VCE and VCE Vocational Major pathways, alongside a Gifted & Talented Program and a Sports Academy. Recent investment includes a STEAM building (Da Vinci Building) and a new Performing Arts Precinct with a theatre, dance and drama rooms, supporting music, visual arts and a whole-school musical production.
Often praised
- Gifted & Talented Program
- New Performing Arts Precinct
- STEAM facilities
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Bentleigh Secondary College on My School · Why some data is missing
VCE 2025
Last 5 years
| Year | Median VCE study score |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 29.0 |
| 2024 | 30.0 |
| 2023 | 30.0 |
| 2022 | 28.0 |
| 2021 | 28.0 |
Source: VCAA senior secondary completion and achievement information. Study scores are relative to the state cohort in each subject.
Gifted and accelerated programs
Gifted and Talented Program (GAT)
Many comprehensive public high schools run their own class or program for high-ability students, under names such as Gifted and Talented, Academic Extension, Academic Excellence (common in Queensland), Enrichment or SEAL. These are not a department program: each school sets its own entry (often a test or application in Year 6) and class size. Listed only where the school's own website describes a dedicated class; check details with the school.
- Year levels
- 7–9
- Entry
- Edutest selection test in Year 6, plus school reports and Year 5 NAPLAN
Source: department page ↗. Check current entry dates with the school.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College | Bentleigh | Catholic high school | 1.7 km | 1,093 | 732 |
| McKinnon Secondary CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Mckinnon | Public high school | 1.9 km | 1,118 | 3,185 |
| South Oakleigh CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Oakleigh South | Public high school | 2.7 km | 1,052 | 983 |
| Cheltenham Secondary CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Cheltenham | Public high school | 3.0 km | 1,054 | 673 |
| Divrei Emineh | Ormond | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.4 km | 932 | 189 |
| Kilvington Grammar School | Ormond | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.5 km | 1,182 | 758 |
| Sacred Heart Girls' College | Hughesdale | Catholic high school | 3.6 km | 1,102 | 932 |
| Brighton Secondary CollegeGifted class: Accelerated Learning | Brighton East | Public high school | 3.7 km | 1,106 | 808 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in VIC
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montmorency Secondary College | Montmorency | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,104 | 1,083 |
| Prahran High School | Windsor | Public high school · 7-12 | 529 | 1,080 |
| Centre for Higher Education StudiesGifted class: High-ability setting | South Yarra | Public high school · 10-12 | 121 | 1,079 |
| Fitzroy High School | Fitzroy North | Public high school · 7-12 | 369 | 1,086 |
| Footscray High School | Footscray | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,254 | 1,078 |
| Strathmore Secondary College | Strathmore | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,927 | 1,086 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.