Marian College
Ararat · 1.4 km
Years 7 to 12 · boys and girls
Government secondary school in Ararat
Ararat Secondary College
Ararat Secondary College is a government secondary school for boys and girls, from Year 7 to Year 12, in Ararat, Victoria.
What Ararat Secondary College is like
It has 332 students (171 girls and 161 boys) and the equivalent of 33.6 full-time teachers, about 10 students for each teacher.
The school has more than one campus; the figures here are for the school as a whole.
As a government school it is run by the Department of Education Victoria. Tuition is free for Australian citizens and permanent residents, although schools usually ask for a voluntary contribution and charge for some materials and activities. Many government schools have a local enrolment area (catchment), and students who live inside it are guaranteed a place.
Its ICSEA value is 940, against a national average of 1000. ICSEA describes the educational advantage of the families a school serves, not the quality of the school; read it alongside the school's results on My School.
The nearest private school is Marian College, 1.4 km away. You can enquire with private schools near Ararat in one step.
Ararat Secondary College at a glance
- Students
- 332
- 2025
- Girls and boys
- 52% / 48%
- 171 girls, 161 boys
- Teachers
- 33.6
- full-time equivalent
- Students per teacher
- 9.9 to 1
- not the same as class size
- Years
- Years 7 to 12
- School zone
- Check an address with Find my School (Victorian Department of Education).
Students, staff and years: Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), School Profile 2025. Results are on My School, not here.
NAPLAN results and the school profile
Australian schools are not given inspection grades. Each school’s NAPLAN results, finances, attendance and student background are published by ACARA on My School: Ararat Secondary College on My School.
Government schools are reviewed by the Department of Education Victoria. Ask the school for its most recent annual report, which every Australian school publishes.
How to get a place
Enrol directly with the school. Most government schools have a local enrolment area: if you live inside it your child has a place, and families from outside can apply if there is room. Enrolment for Year 7 usually opens in the year before, through your child's primary school. See our guide to how school enrolment works.
The Victorian Department of Education explains who can enrol where and what to bring: Enrolling in a Victorian government school.
Common questions about Ararat Secondary College
- Is Ararat Secondary College a government, Catholic or independent school?
- Ararat Secondary College is a government secondary school in Victoria. Its governing body is Department of Education Victoria.
- What years does Ararat Secondary College teach?
- Ararat Secondary College teaches Years 7 to 12, for boys and girls.
- How many students are enrolled at Ararat Secondary College?
- Ararat Secondary College had 332 students in 2025, according to ACARA. That is about 9.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, which is not the same as class size.
- What is the ICSEA value of Ararat Secondary College?
- Ararat Secondary College has an ICSEA value of 940, against a national average of 1000. ICSEA describes the educational advantage of the families a school serves, not the quality of the school; read it alongside the school's results on My School.
Private schools nearby
Private schools within 1.6 km. You can enquire with several at once.
St Mary's School
Ararat · 1.6 km
Prep to Year 6 · boys and girls
Other secondary schools near Ararat Secondary College
Marian College
Ararat · 1.4 km
Years 7 to 12 · boys and girls