Highvale Secondary College

Highvale Secondary College is a public secondary school located in Glen Waverley in Melbourne's eastern suburbs. The school offers education from Years 7 to 12 and has approximately 1,200 students in a co-educational setting. As a public school, admission is based on designated school zones, which can be checked on the findmyschool.vic.gov.au website.

According to 2025 VCAA data, the school's VCE median score is 31, with 9.70% of students achieving scores of 40 or above. AU Guide ranks it among the top 50 Victorian public schools academically, and after considering factors such as Chinese community proportion and community safety, AU Guide gives it an overall score of 80.80.

The school is located in Glen Waverley, one of Melbourne's major Chinese residential communities. Based on 2021 ABS census data, the area has a total population of 42,642, including 16,188 Chinese residents, representing 38.00% of the population. The area has a diverse ethnic composition, primarily consisting of Chinese (37.96%), British (14.34%), Australian (11.02%), Indian (9.55%), and Scottish (3.98%) backgrounds.

The community demonstrates excellent safety performance. According to September 2025 Crime Statistics Agency data, Glen Waverley's crime rate is 5,232 incidents per 100,000 people, which is only 0.77 times the Victorian average (6,810), making it a very safe area.

In terms of the property market, according to Data Vic's first quarter 2025 data, the median price for detached houses in the area is approximately $1.6 million, while apartments have a median price of around $900,000. In the rental market, weekly rents for 3-bedroom and 2-bedroom houses are approximately $640 and $550 respectively.