Good Shepherd College
297 Mount Napier Road, Hamilton VIC 3300
Good Shepherd College is an independent combined primary and secondary school in Hamilton, VIC from Prep to Year 12 with about 193 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 1,028, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the school's own page. About this link
ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Enrolments and staff cover all campuses of this school. Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Good Shepherd College is a co-educational Lutheran school for Prep to Year 12 in Hamilton, in Victoria's Western District. It runs a Junior Campus in town and a 100-acre Senior Campus with a working farm. It is a small school of around 140 students, with noted strengths in agriculture, human-powered vehicle racing and vocal ensembles.
Often praised
- Agriculture and farm campus
- Human-powered vehicle racing
- Vocal ensembles
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NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Good Shepherd College on My School · Why some data is missing
VCE 2025
Last 5 years
| Year | Median VCE study score |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 26.0 |
| 2024 | 24.0 |
| 2023 | 25.0 |
| 2022 | 27.0 |
| 2021 | 27.0 |
Source: VCAA senior secondary completion and achievement information. Study scores are relative to the state cohort in each subject.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hamilton and Alexandra College | Hamilton | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.0 km | 1,107 | 409 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Thomas Aquinas College | Tynong | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 204 | 1,030 |
| Geelong Baptist College | Lovely Banks | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 255 | 1,031 |
| Ilim College | Broadmeadows | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 2,868 | 1,024 |
| Lakeside College | Pakenham | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 647 | 1,034 |
| Beaconhills College | Pakenham | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 2,965 | 1,035 |
| Grace Christian College Wodonga | Leneva | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 149 | 1,036 |
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.