Top Geelong Schools 2024: Selective, Private & Public

Geelong has one of Australia's strongest regional school markets, with two of Victoria's most distinguished independent schools and a government system that outperforms most comparable regional cities. The Deakin University presence and the city's growing professional population have lifted educational aspirations and outcomes across both the government and private sectors.

Government selective schools — Geelong High School (Newtown) has a selective academic excellence programme and consistently achieves strong VCE results. Belmont High School and Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College are well-regarded government options in the southern suburbs. The Surf Coast's government high schools have improved significantly with the growth of the permanent professional community.

Geelong Grammar School — Geelong Grammar (Corio campus) is one of Australia's most distinguished independent schools and one of the world's great boarding schools. The school's Timbertop campus (near Mansfield) provides Year 9 students with an outdoor education year that has become internationally famous. Fees are among the highest in Australia at the senior boarding level. Prince Charles completed Year 9 at Timbertop in 1966.

The Geelong College — established in 1861, The Geelong College (Newtown) is Geelong's other major Presbyterian and Methodist independent school, providing K-12 co-educational education with a strong academic tradition and VCE results that consistently rank among Victoria's best for a regional school.

Clonard College and Nazareth — Clonard College (Hamlyn Heights) provides Catholic girls' secondary education. Sacred Heart College (Newtown) is the Catholic boys' option. Christian College Bellarine provides independent Christian education across the Bellarine Peninsula campuses.

Surf Coast schools — the Surf Coast Secondary College (Torquay) has improved dramatically in the past decade and is now considered a strong government option for Torquay and Jan Juc families.

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