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Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College
Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College is a government secondary school in Geelong, Victoria, teaching year levels 7-12 to 614 students.
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ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of students at this school - it is an intake measure, not a teaching quality or outcomes ranking. National average is 1000. Range is roughly 500–1300. This school's ICSEA places it above 67% of Australian schools.
Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College had 614 students in 2025, compared with 648 in 2016 (down 5%).
Total enrolments as reported to ACARA each August. A year marked "-" was not published for this school. Enrolment counts how many students attend, not how good a school is. Source: ACARA School Profile 2008-2025 (Data Access Program).
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View all Victoria schools on the map →Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College catchment: suburbs in the zone
The official zone for Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College overlaps 32 suburbs. The zone sets the addresses this school is the designated local government school for.
This is a girls' school zone. The department draws it on top of the co-educational Year 7 zones, so an address can be in this zone and in a co-educational secondary zone at the same time.
Lara, Corio, Highton, Moolap, Belmont, Avalon, Grovedale, Newtown, Norlane, North Geelong, Newcomb, Fyansford, East Geelong, Geelong, Breakwater, St Albans Park, Hamlyn Heights, Bell Park, Bell Post Hill, South Geelong, Geelong West, Charlemont, North Shore, Waurn Ponds, Marshall, Wandana Heights, Whittington, Herne Hill, Thomson, Manifold Heights and 2 more
Suburbs (ABS gazetted localities) that overlap this school's zone. Boundaries do not line up exactly, so a suburb listed here may be only partly inside it. Confirm eligibility with the official VIC zone finder before relying on an address. Zone data: Victorian Department of Education, School Zones, 2027.
House prices and rent in the Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College zone
10 areas have their centre inside this zone. Median house prices run from $540,000 to $1,102,500. Median 3-bedroom house rent runs from $440 to $577 a week.
Areas are ABS statistical areas whose centre point is in the zone; part of an area can sit outside it. Listed by name, not by price. Prices and rents are the figures each suburb page publishes (Valuer-General VIC sales; Homes Victoria rents by rental or council area). Homes Victoria (Department of Families, Fairness and Housing), licensed under CC BY 4.0. The Victorian Department of Education publishes its school zones for enrolment decisions and says they "should not be used for property purchase decisions".
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Figures are for the Geelong statistical area (SA2), which contains the school. SA2 boundaries do not always equal suburb boundaries, and childcare services are matched by suburb name. See the full Geelong profile →
Nearest schools to Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College
Listed nearest first. Distance is a straight line between ACARA school locations, not travel distance, and the order is not a ranking.
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Questions about Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College
How many students go to Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College?
Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College has 614 students enrolled (2 boys and 612 girls), according to the ACARA School Profile 2025.
What year levels does Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College teach?
Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College teaches year levels 7-12. ACARA lists it as a secondary school.
Is Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College a government or non-government school?
Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College is a government school in Geelong, Victoria.
What does the ICSEA of 1046 at Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College mean?
ICSEA, the Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage, describes the family background of the students enrolled at a school, such as parents' education and occupation. The national average is 1000. Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College has an ICSEA of 1046, which places it above 67% of Australian schools. It measures student intake, not teaching quality or results.
Which suburbs are in the Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College catchment?
The official zone for Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College overlaps 32 suburbs: Lara, Corio, Highton, Moolap, Belmont, Avalon, Grovedale, Newtown, Norlane, North Geelong, Newcomb, Fyansford and 20 more. A suburb can be only partly inside the zone, so confirm an address with the official VIC zone finder. Zone data: Victorian Department of Education, School Zones, 2027.
How many childcare services are near Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College?
11 childcare services are listed on the ACECQA national register for Geelong, the statistical area around the school. Services are matched by suburb name.
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Source: ACARA School Profile & School Location 2025 (Data Access Program). VIC, NSW and QLD government catchment zones from DET School Zones 2027, NSW DoE School Intake Zones 2026 and Queensland Department of Education state school catchments 2026 (CC BY 4.0). ICSEA is a socio-educational intake index - it measures student background, not teaching quality or outcomes. Methodology →