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Box Hill High School

Box Hill High School is a government secondary school for boys and girls, from Year 7 to Year 12, in Box Hill, Victoria.

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About the school

What Box Hill High School is like

It has 1,547 students (668 girls and 879 boys) and the equivalent of 118.7 full-time teachers, about 13 students for each teacher.

Compared with the 5 other secondary schools within about 3 km, it is larger than most of them.

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 1123, 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 St Francis Xavier's School, 0.6 km away. You can enquire with private schools near Box Hill in one step.

At a glance

Box Hill High School at a glance

Students
1,547
2025
Girls and boys
43% / 57%
668 girls, 879 boys
Teachers
118.7
full-time equivalent
Students per teacher
13 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.

Results

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: Box Hill High School 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.

Enrolment

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.

Questions

Common questions about Box Hill High School

Is Box Hill High School a government, Catholic or independent school?
Box Hill High School is a government secondary school in Victoria. Its governing body is Department of Education Victoria.
What years does Box Hill High School teach?
Box Hill High School teaches Years 7 to 12, for boys and girls.
How many students are enrolled at Box Hill High School?
Box Hill High School had 1,547 students in 2025, according to ACARA. That is about 13 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, which is not the same as class size.
What is the ICSEA value of Box Hill High School?
Box Hill High School has an ICSEA value of 1123, 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.
Also near Box Hill

Private schools nearby

Private schools within 2.6 km. You can enquire with several at once.

Independent primary and secondary school

Kingswood College

Box Hill · 2.2 km

Prep to Year 12 · boys and girls

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