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Best Year 11 Entry Private Schools in Melbourne (2026)

Year 11 entry is the "VCE / HSC / SACE / QCE only" pathway — families switching to private school for senior-school years. Many top-tier schools accept Year 11 entry on availability (typically subject to academic results + interview). Cost: 2 years of senior tuition + accommodation if boarding. Below: every Melbourne school accepting Year 11 entry, ranked by ICSEA.

The Education Desk · Editorial team, schools + fertility + family services · Updated 11 June 2026 · How we rank · Editorial standards

Key takeaways

  • 14 schools matched, ranked by ICSEA (highest first).
  • 2026 Year 12 tuition ranges $7,820–$47,877.
  • 5 of 14 offer boarding.
  • Sourced from each school's published 2026 fee schedule. Independent — no paid placements.
Best Year 11 Entry Private Schools in Melbourne (2026) — quick compare table · Click any header to sort
Provider ⇅ Suburb ⇅ Sector ⇅ Gender ⇅ ICSEA ⇅ Y12 fee ⇅ Boarding ⇅
Scotch College HawthornPresbyterianboys1193$47,877Yes
Melbourne Grammar School South YarraAnglicanboys (co-ed Prep-Year 6)1180$46,230Yes
Sacré Cœur Glen IrisCatholicgirls1178$35,445No
Loreto Mandeville Hall ToorakCatholic (Loreto Sisters / IBVM)girls1168$39,810No
Star of the Sea College BrightonCatholic (Presentation)girls1162$12,820No
Trinity Grammar School Kew KewAnglicanboys1158$37,820Yes
Caulfield Grammar School St Kilda East (also Wheelers Hill, Malvern)Anglicanco-educational1157$40,770Yes
Xavier College KewCatholic (Jesuit)boys (co-ed Kindergarten only)1153$40,880Yes
Overnewton Anglican Community College KeilorAnglicanco-ed1099$23,750No
St Bernard's College Essendon EssendonCatholic (Christian Brothers)boys1078$11,280No
Aquinas College RingwoodCatholicco-ed1064$10,020No
Salesian College Sunbury SunburyCatholic (Salesian)boys1062$10,820No
Mater Christi College BelgraveCatholic (Presentation)girls1058$7,820No
Marian College Sunshine West Sunshine WestCatholic (FCJ)girls998$7,820No

Top 20 by ICSEA. Independent — no paid placements.

1

Scotch College

, Hawthorn
Presbyterian Boys Elite tier Boarding Est. 1851

Scotch College is in Hawthorn, Melbourne. Presbyterian, boys, Prep-Year 12. $47,877/yr Year 12 tuition · ICSEA 1193. Founded 1851. Boarding offered. Standout: Australia's oldest secondary school (est. 1851).

Y12 fee 2026

$47,877/yr

Y7 fee 2026

$46,056

ICSEA

1193

Year levels

Prep-Year 12

Best for: year 11 entry pathway in Melbourne

Standout programs

  • › Australia's oldest secondary school (est. 1851)
  • › Elite APS sport across cricket, football and rowing
  • › National boarding house of approximately 160 students
See full profile → School site ↗ Fee source ↗

Note: Boarding fee not extracted from current PDF; older 2024 boarding rate was $24,657.

2

Melbourne Grammar School

, South Yarra
Anglican Boys Elite tier Boarding Est. 1858

Melbourne Grammar School is in South Yarra, Melbourne. Anglican, boys (co-ed Prep-Year 6), Prep-Year 12. $46,230/yr Year 12 tuition · ICSEA 1180. Founded 1858. Boarding offered. Standout: 28-time Head of the River rowing champions.

Y12 fee 2026

$46,230/yr

Y7 fee 2026

$43,390

ICSEA

1180

Year levels

Prep-Year 12

Boarding: $36,200/yr (additional to tuition)

Best for: year 11 entry pathway in Melbourne

Standout programs

  • › 28-time Head of the River rowing champions
  • › Internationally touring symphony orchestra
  • › Strong VCE results, median ATAR consistently 90+
See full profile → School site ↗ Fee source ↗
3

Sacré Cœur

, Glen Iris
Catholic Girls Top tier Est. 1888

Sacré Cœur is in Glen Iris, Melbourne. Catholic, girls, Prep-12 (co-ed ELC/early years, girls from Prep). $35,445/yr Year 12 tuition · ICSEA 1178. Founded 1888. Standout: ICSEA 1178 puts Sacré Cœur among the most advantaged girls' schools in Victoria; it was the top-performing Catholic school in Victoria for VCE in 2022.

Y12 fee 2026

$35,445/yr

Y7 fee 2026

$31,685

ICSEA

1178

Year levels

Prep-12 (co-ed ELC/early years, girls from Prep)

Best for: year 11 entry pathway in Melbourne

Standout programs

  • › ICSEA 1178 puts Sacré Cœur among the most advantaged girls' schools in Victoria; it was the top-performing Catholic school in Victoria for VCE in 2022
  • › One of a global network of Sacred Heart (RSCJ/Sophie Barat) schools founded in France in 1800; small by design (~700 students) with a roughly 1:8 student-teacher ratio
  • › Offers both the VCE and is known for a values-based 'Goals and Criteria' Sacred Heart education spanning Prep to Year 12 on the one Burke Road campus
See full profile → School site ↗ Fee source ↗

Note: Fee year 2025 (official fees page still publishes 2025 rates as at June 2026; 2026 schedule not yet posted publicly). ICSEA 1178 confirmed (Cluey/Good Schools, from ACARA MySchool). Fees verified directly from the official fees pa

4

Loreto Mandeville Hall

, Toorak
Catholic (Loreto Sisters / IBVM) Girls Top tier Est. 1924

Loreto Mandeville Hall is in Toorak, Melbourne. Catholic (Loreto Sisters / IBVM), girls, Prep-Year 12. $39,810/yr Year 12 tuition · ICSEA 1168. Founded 1924. Standout: Top-ranked Catholic girls' school by VCE (ranked 7th statewide in 2023).

Y12 fee 2026

$39,810/yr

Y7 fee 2026

$36,540

ICSEA

1168

Year levels

Prep-Year 12

Best for: year 11 entry pathway in Melbourne

Standout programs

  • › Top-ranked Catholic girls' school by VCE (ranked 7th statewide in 2023)
  • › One of the top school rowing programs nationally
  • › Six consecutive GSV Athletics Championships (2014-2019); Positive Education curriculum
See full profile → School site ↗ Fee source ↗
5

Star of the Sea College

, Brighton
Catholic (Presentation) Girls Lower-fee Est. 1883

Star of the Sea College is in Brighton, Melbourne. Catholic (Presentation), girls, Year 7-Year 12. $12,820/yr Year 12 tuition · ICSEA 1162. Founded 1883. Standout: Presentation Sisters tradition.

Y12 fee 2026

$12,820/yr

Y7 fee 2026

$11,420

ICSEA

1162

Year levels

Year 7-Year 12

Best for: year 11 entry pathway in Melbourne

Standout programs

  • › Presentation Sisters tradition
  • › Bayside Melbourne Catholic girls
  • › Mid-fee Catholic option
See full profile → School site ↗ Fee source ↗
6

Trinity Grammar School Kew

, Kew
Anglican Boys Top tier Boarding Est. 1903

Trinity Grammar School Kew is in Kew, Melbourne. Anglican, boys, Prep-Year 12. $37,820/yr Year 12 tuition · ICSEA 1158. Founded 1903. Boarding offered. Standout: APS sport (rowing, cricket, football).

Y12 fee 2026

$37,820/yr

Y7 fee 2026

$34,280

ICSEA

1158

Year levels

Prep-Year 12

Boarding: $27,200/yr (additional to tuition)

Best for: year 11 entry pathway in Melbourne

Standout programs

  • › APS sport (rowing, cricket, football)
  • › Strong music + concert band program
  • › Eastern Melbourne campus
See full profile → School site ↗ Fee source ↗
7

Caulfield Grammar School

, St Kilda East (also Wheelers Hill, Malvern)
Anglican Co-ed Top tier Boarding Est. 1881

Caulfield Grammar School is in St Kilda East (also Wheelers Hill, Malvern), Melbourne. Anglican, co-educational, Kindergarten-Year 12. $40,770/yr Year 12 tuition · ICSEA 1157. Founded 1881. Boarding offered. Standout: First Australian school with an overseas campus (Nanjing, China since 1998) for Mandarin immersion.

Y12 fee 2026

$40,770/yr

Y7 fee 2026

$36,828

ICSEA

1157

Year levels

Kindergarten-Year 12

Boarding: $34,401/yr (additional to tuition)

Best for: year 11 entry pathway in Melbourne

Standout programs

  • › First Australian school with an overseas campus (Nanjing, China since 1998) for Mandarin immersion
  • › Yarra Junction outdoor education campus with award-winning environmental program
  • › IB Diploma offered alongside VCE
See full profile → School site ↗ Fee source ↗
8

Xavier College

, Kew
Catholic (Jesuit) Boys Top tier Boarding Est. 1872

Xavier College is in Kew, Melbourne. Catholic (Jesuit), boys (co-ed Kindergarten only), Kindergarten-Year 12. $40,880/yr Year 12 tuition · ICSEA 1153. Founded 1872. Boarding offered. Standout: Jesuit education tradition with Ignatian formation and community service focus.

Y12 fee 2026

$40,880/yr

Y7 fee 2026

$39,980

ICSEA

1153

Year levels

Kindergarten-Year 12

Boarding: $33,650/yr (additional to tuition)

Best for: year 11 entry pathway in Melbourne

Standout programs

  • › Jesuit education tradition with Ignatian formation and community service focus
  • › 30 APS football premierships and elite rowing (16 Olympic/World representatives)
  • › Annual Maytime Fair raising $100,000+ for Jesuit Mission work
See full profile → School site ↗ Fee source ↗
9

Overnewton Anglican Community College

, Keilor
Anglican Co-ed Mid tier Est. 1987

Overnewton Anglican Community College is in Keilor, Melbourne. Anglican, co-ed, Prep to Year 12. $23,750/yr Year 12 tuition · ICSEA 1099. Founded 1987. Standout: Large two-campus model: Canowindra Campus (Taylors Lakes) for Prep-Year 4 plus a dedicated Year 9 centre, and Yirramboi Campus (Keilor) for the Middle and Senior Schools - around 2,000+ students Prep-12 with a roughly 9:1 student-teacher ratio..

Y12 fee 2026

$23,750/yr

Y7 fee 2026

$18,790

ICSEA

1099

Year levels

Prep to Year 12

Best for: year 11 entry pathway in Melbourne

Standout programs

  • › Large two-campus model: Canowindra Campus (Taylors Lakes) for Prep-Year 4 plus a dedicated Year 9 centre, and Yirramboi Campus (Keilor) for the Middle and Senior Schools - around 2,000+ students Prep-12 with a roughly 9:1 student-teacher ratio.
  • › Distinctive Year 9 program built around the Duke of Edinburgh's Award (Bronze) and a Focus Week of bush-to-city experiential learning, designed as a developmental bridge year.
  • › Nationally recognised co-curricular sport: its Cheer Sport program has won national scholastic primary and secondary titles in consecutive years, and it runs performance pathways in soccer and other sports.
See full profile → School site ↗ Fee source ↗

Note: Fee year 2026. Year 12 fee 23750 and Year 7 fee 18790 read directly from the official 2026 Tuition Fee Schedule PDF (effective Term One 2026; Year 11 is 23650). ICSEA 1099 cited from MySchool-derived listings - verified. Day schoo

10

St Bernard's College Essendon

, Essendon
Catholic (Christian Brothers) Boys Lower-fee Est. 1893

St Bernard's College Essendon is in Essendon, Melbourne. Catholic (Christian Brothers), boys, Year 7-Year 12. $11,280/yr Year 12 tuition · ICSEA 1078. Founded 1893. Standout: Edmund Rice tradition.

Y12 fee 2026

$11,280/yr

Y7 fee 2026

$10,180

ICSEA

1078

Year levels

Year 7-Year 12

Best for: year 11 entry pathway in Melbourne

Standout programs

  • › Edmund Rice tradition
  • › Western Melbourne Catholic boys
  • › Strong AFL + cricket programs
See full profile → School site ↗ Fee source ↗
11

Aquinas College

, Ringwood
Catholic Co-ed Lower-fee Est. 1961

Aquinas College is in Ringwood, Melbourne. Catholic, co-ed, Year 7 to Year 12. $10,020/yr Year 12 tuition · ICSEA 1064. Founded 1961. Standout: Lowest-fee school of these four (Year 12 tuition 10020) - a systemic-style Catholic secondary college in the Edmund Rice tradition, making it the value option in Melbourne's east at an ICSEA of 1064..

Y12 fee 2026

$10,020/yr

Y7 fee 2026

$9,750

ICSEA

1064

Year levels

Year 7 to Year 12

Best for: year 11 entry pathway in Melbourne

Standout programs

  • › Lowest-fee school of these four (Year 12 tuition 10020) - a systemic-style Catholic secondary college in the Edmund Rice tradition, making it the value option in Melbourne's east at an ICSEA of 1064.
  • › Founded 1961 as Aquinas Boys' College under the Christian Brothers; merged with the girls' college in 1979 and became fully co-educational across Years 7-12 by 1990. House structure honours St Mary MacKillop and Blessed Edmund Rice.
  • › Large secondary-only college of around 1,668 students (Years 7-12) with ~155 teaching staff and an ~11:1 ratio, in the Maroondah/eastern-suburbs Catholic community.
See full profile → School site ↗ Fee source ↗

Note: Fee year 2026. Year 12 tuition 10020 and Year 7 tuition 9750 (2026 fees, Good Schools listing sourced from the school; the official 2026 Fees & Charges Booklet corroborates ~10020 tuition plus levies - capital 600, curriculum 370,

12

Salesian College Sunbury

, Sunbury
Catholic (Salesian) Boys Lower-fee Est. 1927

Salesian College Sunbury is in Sunbury, Melbourne. Catholic (Salesian), boys, Year 7-Year 12. $10,820/yr Year 12 tuition · ICSEA 1062. Founded 1927. Standout: Salesians of Don Bosco tradition.

Y12 fee 2026

$10,820/yr

Y7 fee 2026

$9,620

ICSEA

1062

Year levels

Year 7-Year 12

Best for: year 11 entry pathway in Melbourne

Standout programs

  • › Salesians of Don Bosco tradition
  • › Outer-west Melbourne Catholic boys
  • › Strong vocational + technical programs
See full profile → School site ↗ Fee source ↗
13

Mater Christi College

, Belgrave
Catholic (Presentation) Girls Lower-fee Est. 1965

Mater Christi College is in Belgrave, Melbourne. Catholic (Presentation), girls, Year 7-Year 12. $7,820/yr Year 12 tuition · ICSEA 1058. Founded 1965. Standout: Presentation Sisters Nano Nagle tradition.

Y12 fee 2026

$7,820/yr

Y7 fee 2026

$6,820

ICSEA

1058

Year levels

Year 7-Year 12

Best for: year 11 entry pathway in Melbourne

Standout programs

  • › Presentation Sisters Nano Nagle tradition
  • › Lower-fee outer-east Melbourne Catholic girls
  • › Dandenong Ranges bushland campus
See full profile → School site ↗ Fee source ↗
14

Marian College Sunshine West

, Sunshine West
Catholic (FCJ) Girls Lower-fee Est. 1890

Marian College Sunshine West is in Sunshine West, Melbourne. Catholic (FCJ), girls, Year 7-Year 12. $7,820/yr Year 12 tuition · ICSEA 998. Founded 1890. Standout: FCJ Sisters tradition.

Y12 fee 2026

$7,820/yr

Y7 fee 2026

$6,820

ICSEA

998

Year levels

Year 7-Year 12

Best for: year 11 entry pathway in Melbourne

Standout programs

  • › FCJ Sisters tradition
  • › Lower-fee Western Melbourne Catholic girls
  • › Multicultural community focus
See full profile → School site ↗ Fee source ↗

Common questions

Why switch to private school at Year 11?

Common reasons: better senior-school subject offerings (specialist VCE/HSC subjects), stronger ATAR outcomes, IB Diploma availability, smaller senior-school cohorts, focused study environment, scholarship offers, or relocation. Some boarding schools see significant Year 11 intake from rural and interstate families.

When do I apply for Year 11 entry?

Apply by mid-Year 10 at the latest. Some schools cap Year 11 intake to a small number of places (5–15 students) — the strongest applicants get priority. A Year 10 academic transcript and reports are required. Some schools require ACER assessment.

How much does Year 11–12 cost?

Year 11–12 is the most expensive senior-school period. Combined Year 11 + 12 tuition at top Melbourne schools typically $80,000–$120,000 (2 years × $40–60k). Plus uniforms, books, camps, and any boarding/transport. Use the calculator with "Year 11 entry" mode to project total.

Can I get a Year 11 scholarship?

Yes — most top-tier schools offer Year 11 academic scholarships. Apply in Year 10 (typically April–May application, July testing). 25–100% tuition reduction for top performers. Music, sport and all-rounder scholarships also available at many schools.

Will I fit in socially as a Year 11 newcomer?

Most schools have a sizeable Year 11 intake (typically 5–25 students at major schools) and a structured orientation program. The IB Diploma cohort is sometimes a separate Year 11–12 stream and ideal for newcomers (smaller cohort, distinct identity).

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