Wesley College
577 St Kilda Road, Melbourne VIC 3004
Wesley College is an independent combined primary and secondary school in Melbourne, VIC from Prep to Year 12 with about 3,181 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 1,172, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the publisher's site. 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: Wesley College is an independent, co-educational Christian day and boarding school of the Uniting Church, established in 1866. It is reported as Australia's largest school by enrolment, with about 3,100 students, across three metropolitan campuses, a residential campus and three outdoor education campuses. It is described as the only Victorian school offering the International Baccalaureate from early childhood to Year 12.
Often praised
- IB from early childhood
- Multiple campuses
- Boarding and outdoor education
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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 Wesley College on My School · Why some data is missing
VCE 2025
Last 5 years
| Year | Median VCE study score |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 32.0 |
| 2024 | 32.0 |
| 2023 | 31.0 |
| 2022 | 32.0 |
| 2021 | 32.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael's Grammar School | St Kilda | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.4 km | 1,180 | 1,143 |
| Cheder Levi Yitzchok Inc | St Kilda | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.6 km | 1,053 | 169 |
| Melbourne Grammar School | Melbourne | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.7 km | 1,177 | 1,905 |
| Melbourne Girls Grammar | South Yarra | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.9 km | 1,181 | 1,046 |
| Yeshivah College | St Kilda East | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.7 km | 1,073 | 362 |
| The King David School | Armadale | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.7 km | 1,165 | 592 |
| Yesodei HaTorah College | Elwood | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.7 km | 1,112 | 149 |
| Beth Rivkah Ladies College | St Kilda East | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.8 km | 1,086 | 489 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballarat Clarendon College | Ballarat | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 1,896 | 1,172 |
| Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School | Keilor East | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 2,913 | 1,173 |
| Mentone Girls' Grammar School | Mentone | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 560 | 1,174 |
| Ivanhoe Grammar School | Ivanhoe | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 2,500 | 1,169 |
| St Catherine's School | Toorak | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 685 | 1,175 |
| Carey Baptist Grammar School | Kew | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 2,564 | 1,177 |
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.