All Victorian schools and school boarding premises must be registered with us. Schools must register as either co-educational or single sex, and as one or more of the following types of school:
- primary
- secondary
- specific purpose (for schools that provide an alternative educational program or educational focus)
- specialist (for schools that cater mainly for students with disabilities or with social, emotional or behavioural difficulties).
Note: the Department of Education's census date for registered schools is in February. The VRQA's census date is in June.
2023–2024 registered schools and school boarding premises
In the 2023–24 financial year we registered:
- 10 new primary schools (8 government, 1 Catholic, 1 independent)
- 5 new secondary schools (4 government, 0 Catholic, 1 independent)
- 2 new primary/secondary schools (0 government, 0 Catholic, 2 independent)
- 4 new specialist schools (2 government, 0 Catholic, 2 independent)
- 1 new specific purpose school.
In Victoria at 30 June 2024, there were:
- 2,323 registered schools
- 38 registered school boarding premises.
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