St Mary's School
Castlemaine · 1.6 km
Prep to Year 6 · boys and girls
Government secondary school in Castlemaine
Castlemaine Secondary College
Castlemaine Secondary College is a government secondary school for boys and girls, from Year 7 to Year 12, in Castlemaine, Victoria.
What Castlemaine Secondary College is like
It has 695 students (305 girls and 390 boys) and the equivalent of 64.9 full-time teachers, about 11 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 1040, 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 Mary's School, 1.6 km away. You can enquire with private schools near Castlemaine in one step.
Castlemaine Secondary College at a glance
- Students
- 695
- 2025
- Girls and boys
- 44% / 56%
- 305 girls, 390 boys
- Teachers
- 64.9
- full-time equivalent
- Students per teacher
- 10.7 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: Castlemaine 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 Castlemaine Secondary College
- Is Castlemaine Secondary College a government, Catholic or independent school?
- Castlemaine Secondary College is a government secondary school in Victoria. Its governing body is Department of Education Victoria.
- What years does Castlemaine Secondary College teach?
- Castlemaine Secondary College teaches Years 7 to 12, for boys and girls.
- How many students are enrolled at Castlemaine Secondary College?
- Castlemaine Secondary College had 695 students in 2025, according to ACARA. That is about 10.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, which is not the same as class size.
- What is the ICSEA value of Castlemaine Secondary College?
- Castlemaine Secondary College has an ICSEA value of 1040, 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 5.2 km. You can enquire with several at once.
Castlemaine Steiner School & Kindergarten
Muckleford · 5.2 km
Prep to Year 8 · boys and girls
Other secondary schools near Castlemaine Secondary College
No other schools of this type within about 3 km.