Xavier College

135 Barkers Road, Kew VIC 3101

CatholicK–12 / combinedYears P-12

Xavier College is a Catholic combined primary and secondary school in Kew, VIC from Prep to Year 12 with about 1,503 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 1,154, where the national average is 1000.

1,503students

1,154ICSEA · higher than 71% of VIC private schools

11%language background other than English

1%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

182teaching staff (FTE)

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

#40 of 179 VIC non-government schools on the VCE results list, on Median VCE study scoreBand A2See the full list

About this school, from public sources

Drawn from public online sources: Xavier College is a Catholic day and boarding school founded in 1872 by the Society of Jesus, part of the international network of Jesuit schools. It offers a co-educational kindergarten and an all-boys environment from Foundation to Year 12, with around 1,550 students. It has three campuses, Kostka Hall in Brighton and Burke Hall and the Senior Campus in Kew. Its motto is Sursum Corda.

Often praised

Jesuit tradition
Day and boarding options
Three campuses

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NAPLAN

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VCE 2025

33Median VCE study score

15.2Study scores of 40+ (%)

98VCE completion rate (%)

391Students

Last 5 years

Year	Median VCE study score
2025	33.0
2024	34.0
2023	33.0
2022	33.0
2021	33.0

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
Trinity Grammar School Kew	Kew	Independent k–12 / combined	0.6 km	1,180	1,577
Methodist Ladies' College	Kew	Independent k–12 / combined	0.6 km	1,190	2,169
Ruyton Girls' School	Kew	Independent k–12 / combined	0.8 km	1,198	854
Carey Baptist Grammar School	Kew	Independent k–12 / combined	1.5 km	1,177	2,564
Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School	Kew	Independent k–12 / combined	1.9 km	1,154	200
Scotch College	Hawthorn	Independent k–12 / combined	2.2 km	1,188	1,957
Genazzano FCJ College	Kew	Catholic k–12 / combined	2.2 km	1,127	680
St Kevin's College	Toorak	Catholic k–12 / combined	2.5 km	1,192	2,087

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
Loreto Mandeville Hall	Toorak	Catholic k–12 / combined · P-12	1,220	1,167
Sacre Coeur	Glen Iris	Catholic k–12 / combined · P-12	659	1,171
De La Salle College	Malvern	Catholic k–12 / combined · 6-12	890	1,131

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.