Box Hill at a glance
Box Hill contains 5 schools reporting to ACARA — predominantly secondary schools across the 2 Catholic, 2 Independent, 1 Government sector mix. ICSEA values across these schools range from 1105 to 1162, with a mean of 1125 — that is the socio-educational backdrop you should keep in mind when comparing NAPLAN scores within the suburb.
2 of the 5 schools flag two or more STEM signals in their published curriculum (robotics, coding, IB MYP science, etc.).
Second-language programs visible across the suburb's schools: French, German, Mandarin.
How Box Hill reads
Box Hill is a compact but secondary-leaning page. It has fewer schools than Glen Waverley, but the top end is strong, the long-run suburb line rises, and the language signals suggest a more obviously multicultural academic profile.
The suburb is small enough that every school matters, and the top of the table is clearly secondary-weighted. That makes Box Hill more useful for later-stage comparison than for broad primary-catchment browsing.
The Year 5 suburb line improves over time, which gives the page a healthier momentum story than many compact high-ICSEA pages.
French, German, and Mandarin signals show up in a small school set, which is meaningful. It suggests curriculum variety remains part of the suburb’s identity even without the scale of Glen Waverley.
11-year NAPLAN trend (Year 5 mean across all suburb schools)
What this page can hide
With only a handful of schools, suburb-level averages can move sharply from a small number of underlying changes.
Because the page is small and top-heavy, it is easy to overread one or two institutions as the whole suburb story.
Schools in Box Hill
| School | Sector | Type | ICSEA | NAPLAN | Highlights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box Hill High School | Government | Secondary | 1123 | 615.8 (Y9) | GermanMandarin |
| Our Lady of Sion College | Catholic | Secondary | 1111 | 599.2 (Y9) | STEM |
| St Francis Xavier's School | Catholic | Primary | 1105 | 544.8 (Y5) | STEMMandarin |
| Kingswood College | Independent | Combined | 1162 | 539.0 (Y5) | French |
| SEDA College (Victoria) - Cricket Australia - Box Hill | Independent | Secondary | – | – | — |
NAPLAN column shows the latest-year mean across the 5 subjects for the indicated grade (Y5 for primary, Y9 for secondary). Click a school name to open it in the map view.
Nearby suburbs
What to verify before shortlisting
- If your child is in primary years, check whether Box Hill is truly your best fit or whether you are being drawn by the suburb’s secondary reputation.
- Validate language depth directly if that is a deciding factor.
- Compare Box Hill with Glen Waverley on scale and fit, not just on headline scores.
Frequently asked questions
What's a good NAPLAN score for schools in Box Hill?
There is no suburb-specific official benchmark for “good”. A reasonable first read is to compare each school with the broader national range and then, more importantly, with schools at similar ICSEA. In Box Hill, some schools sit well above the national Year 5 average, but that does not automatically tell you whether they are adding more value than a lower-scoring school with a very different intake profile.
How do I check the school catchment for Box Hill?
Open a school from the table and inspect it in the map view. Where department or ACARA-linked catchment data is available, that is the best starting point. Catchment boundaries can change, though, so the cautious step is to confirm with the relevant education authority or the school before relying on it.
Which is the best primary school in Box Hill?
There is no single factual answer to that. The table is sorted by latest NAPLAN mean, which is useful for orientation, but a family could still reasonably prefer a different school because of sector, fees, language offering, learning support, distance, or culture. This page is best used to narrow the field, not to end the decision.
Suburb schools report generated by Schoogaroo from public data (ACARA / My School and state sources). Latest version: https://www.schoogaroo.com/suburbs/vic/box-hill - verify enrolment details with the school or the relevant education authority.