Enrolment rates in Victoria’s independent schools increases
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Enrolment rates in Victoria’s independent schools increases

Enrolment rates in Victoria’s independent schools have surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 82% of the growth in the sector between 2020 and 2022, according to census data.
The growth is primarily driven by aspirational migrant families in Melbourne’s outer suburbs, with schools in Melton, Casey, Whittlesea, Wyndham and Hume expanding rapidly.
However, the trend is not consistent across Melbourne, with modest growth in the inner and eastern suburbs, where established private schools are at capacity, and some inner urban municipalities experiencing a decline in enrolments in the independent sector.
Bacchus Marsh Grammar was one of the schools that experienced runaway growth during the pandemic, with a large number of students coming from migrant families.
Principal Andrew Neal said that South Asian families in particular preferred private schools, as they valued structured and well-disciplined schools with a focus on academics.
The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority’s national report on schooling showed that in 2021, independent schools received on average $24,953 per student, compared with $20,940 per government school student.
Forty-nine per cent of independent school funding came from government grants, and 51 per cent from private sources, mainly fees.   Geoff Brailey, a demographer at McCrindle, said “aspirational” migrant communities were well represented among those moving to Melbourne’s outer suburbs, and prioritised personalised education experiences and academic results, and often felt independent schools would be better resourced than government schools.
Grattan Institute education program director Dr Jordana Hunter said the trend towards independent secondary schools was notable and urged governments to recognise that the trend was drifting away from their schools.
Independent Schools Victoria chief executive Michelle Green said enrollment growth in low-fee independent schools had been strong in new suburbs and on Melbourne’s urban fringe. In some cases, it filled gaps when new government schools had failed to catch up with population growth.


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