Northcote High School
St Georges Road, Northcote VIC 3070
Northcote High School is a government secondary school in Northcote, VIC for Years 7–12 with about 1,552 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 1,153, 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). Enrolments and staff cover all campuses of this school. Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Students by year level, latest published year.
About this school, from public sources
Based on publicly available information online, Northcote High School is a large co-educational government secondary school in Melbourne's inner north, established in 1926. It offers a broad VCE subject range spanning sciences, maths, commerce, humanities, music, arts and technology, alongside languages including Chinese, French, Greek and Italian. The school runs an established international student program with an English Language Centre, and is described as having a diverse, inclusive community with strong extracurricular offerings.
Often praised
- strong music and maths programs
- broad VCE subject range
- active international student program
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 Northcote High School on My School · Why some data is missing
VCE 2025
Last 5 years
| Year | Median VCE study score |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 31.0 |
| 2024 | 30.0 |
| 2023 | 31.0 |
| 2022 | 31.0 |
| 2021 | 31.0 |
Source: VCAA senior secondary completion and achievement information. Study scores are relative to the state cohort in each subject.
Gifted and accelerated programs
ACE (Advanced Curriculum Extension)
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
- 7–8
- Entry
- Select entry via Educational Assessment placement test sat at the school
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Maria College | Northcote | Catholic high school | 1.2 km | 1,110 | 779 |
| Fitzroy High School | Fitzroy North | Public high school | 1.2 km | 1,086 | 369 |
| Princes Hill Secondary College | Princes Hill | Public high school | 2.4 km | 1,152 | 884 |
| Sydney Road Community School | Brunswick | Public high school | 2.4 km | 1,037 | 105 |
| Brunswick Secondary College | Brunswick | Public high school | 3.1 km | 1,119 | 1,054 |
| Collingwood CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Collingwood | Public k–12 / combined | 3.2 km | 1,022 | 610 |
| St John's College Preston | Preston | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.2 km | 1,066 | 345 |
| Virtual School Victoria | Thornbury | Public k–12 / combined | 3.4 km | 1,073 | 2,797 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princes Hill Secondary College | Princes Hill | Public high school · 7-12 | 884 | 1,152 |
| Nossal High SchoolFully | Berwick | Public high school · 9-12 | 825 | 1,155 |
| Melbourne Girls College | Richmond | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,548 | 1,142 |
| Balwyn High SchoolGifted class: SEAL | Balwyn North | Public high school · 7-12 | 2,110 | 1,141 |
| Canterbury Girls Secondary CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Canterbury | Public high school · 7-12 | 755 | 1,141 |
| Suzanne Cory High SchoolFully | Werribee | Public high school · 9-12 | 924 | 1,165 |
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.