Thornbury High School
238 Collins Street, Thornbury VIC 3071
Thornbury High School is a government secondary school in Thornbury, VIC for Years 7–12 with about 1,119 students. Its ICSEA is 1,067, where the national average is 1000.
ICSEA, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff, School website: 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
Public online sources describe Thornbury High School as a co-educational government secondary school in Melbourne's inner north, catering for years 7-12 with roughly 1,200 students. The school offers extension and acceleration options including Junior School Concept classes, an Italian Immersion program, and sports academies in AFL, soccer, netball and basketball. Free instrumental music tuition is available to all Year 7 and 8 students, and the campus has recently expanded with a new STEAM Centre and Sports and Performing Arts Centre.
Often praised
- Italian Immersion program
- sports academies
- free instrumental music (Yrs 7-8)
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 Thornbury High School on My School · Why some data is missing
VCE 2025
Last 5 years
| Year | Median VCE study score |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 30.0 |
| 2024 | 30.0 |
| 2023 | 31.0 |
| 2022 | 31.0 |
| 2021 | 29.0 |
Source: VCAA senior secondary completion and achievement information. Study scores are relative to the state cohort in each subject.
Gifted and accelerated programs
High Achievers Concept Program
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
- Expression of interest after enrolment, then a morning of reading, writing, maths and problem-solving tasks
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtual School Victoria | Thornbury | Public k–12 / combined | 0.6 km | 1,073 | 2,797 |
| Northern College of the Arts and Technology | Preston | Public high school | 1.8 km | 1,060 | 386 |
| Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School | Ivanhoe | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.1 km | 1,181 | 850 |
| Preston High School | Preston | Public high school | 2.3 km | 1,104 | 1,326 |
| Ivanhoe Grammar School | Ivanhoe | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.5 km | 1,169 | 2,500 |
| Santa Maria College | Northcote | Catholic high school | 2.5 km | 1,110 | 779 |
| St John's College Preston | Preston | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.5 km | 1,066 | 345 |
| East Preston Islamic College | East Preston | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.7 km | 976 | 733 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster Secondary CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Doncaster | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,159 | 1,067 |
| Frankston High School | Frankston | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,987 | 1,067 |
| Parkdale Secondary College | Mordialloc | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,297 | 1,067 |
| Mount Alexander 7-12 College | Flemington | Public high school · 7-12 | 827 | 1,069 |
| St Helena Secondary CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Eltham North | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,410 | 1,065 |
| Homestead Senior Secondary College | Point Cook | Public high school · 10-12 | 700 | 1,070 |
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.