Presbyterian Ladies' College
141 Burwood Highway, Burwood VIC 3125
Presbyterian Ladies' College is an independent combined primary and secondary school in Burwood, VIC from Prep to Year 12 with about 1,530 students. Its ICSEA is 1,207, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2024) ↗ 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). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Presbyterian Ladies' College is an independent Christian day and boarding school in Burwood. Founded in 1875, it is one of Australia's early girls' schools and moved to its current 16-hectare campus in 1958. It offers an early learning centre, a girls-only Junior School and Senior School, and has been an IB World School since 1990, authorised to deliver the IB Diploma. Enrolment is about 1,400 students.
Often praised
- IB Diploma authorised
- 16-hectare campus
- Day and boarding
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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 Presbyterian Ladies' College on My School · Why some data is missing
VCE 2025
Last 5 years
| Year | Median VCE study score |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 35.0 |
| 2024 | 36.0 |
| 2023 | 35.0 |
| 2022 | 35.0 |
| 2021 | 36.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Scopus Memorial College | Burwood | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.0 km | 1,159 | 1,170 |
| Kingswood College | Box Hill | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.0 km | 1,162 | 575 |
| Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar | Canterbury | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.2 km | 1,135 | 814 |
| Huntingtower School | Mt Waverley | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.0 km | 1,201 | 785 |
| Fintona Girls' School | Balwyn | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.4 km | 1,191 | 533 |
| Korowa Anglican Girls' School | Glen Iris | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.8 km | 1,183 | 774 |
| Camberwell Grammar School | Canterbury | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.1 km | 1,192 | 1,346 |
| Sacre Coeur | Glen Iris | Catholic k–12 / combined | 5.1 km | 1,171 | 659 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntingtower School | Mt Waverley | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 785 | 1,201 |
| Lauriston Girls' School | Armadale | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 935 | 1,199 |
| Ruyton Girls' School | Kew | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 854 | 1,198 |
| Camberwell Grammar School | Canterbury | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 1,346 | 1,192 |
| Fintona Girls' School | Balwyn | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 533 | 1,191 |
| Haileybury College | Keysborough | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 4,880 | 1,191 |
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.