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Mount Rowan Secondary College

Mount Rowan Secondary College is a government secondary school in Wendouree, Victoria, teaching year levels 7-12 to 678 students.

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678
Students
364 boys · 314 girls
7-12
Year range
938
ICSEA
avg = 1000
1%
Students from non-English speaking background
ICSEA - socio-educational intake context 938

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 21% of Australian schools.

VCE outcomes - 2025
27
Median VCE study score
94%
Satisfactory VCE completions
72
Students in a VCE / VCE VM study
Units 3–4

Senior pathways offered: VCE · VCE VM · 32 VCE, VCE VM and VCE VET studies (Units 3–4) · 26 VET certificates.

A median study score is one published measure, not a school ranking - study scores sit on a 0–50 scale per subject. Source: VCAA Senior Secondary Completion and Achievement Information (SSCAI), 2025. © Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority; reproduced with permission. For current versions and related content visit http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au

Suburb Wendouree 3355
Local government area Ballarat
Remoteness Inner Regional
Sector Government
School type Secondary
Indigenous students 1%
Statistical area (SA2) Wendouree - Miners Rest
Official website mountrowan.net.au
Enrolments 2016-2025

Mount Rowan Secondary College had 678 students in 2025, compared with 657 in 2016 (up 3%).

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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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Mount Rowan Secondary College catchment: suburbs in the zone

The official zone for Mount Rowan Secondary College overlaps 40 suburbs. The zone sets the addresses this school is the designated local government school for.

Clunes, Creswick, Ascot, Windermere, Learmonth, Miners Rest, Blowhard, Mount Bolton, Burrumbeet, Tourello, Mount Beckworth, Invermay, Mitchell Park, Addington, Coghills Creek, Waubra, Weatherboard, Glendaruel, Glendonald, Ercildoune, Allendale, Creswick North, Bald Hills, Cabbage Tree, Sulky, Broomfield, Newlyn, Mount Rowan, Wendouree, Springmount and 10 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 Mount Rowan Secondary College zone

2 areas have their centre inside this zone. Median house prices run from $537,600 to $595,000. Median 3-bedroom house rent runs from $425 to $508 a week.

Area Median house price 3-bed house rent
Creswick - Clunes $595,000 $508 a weekHepburn council area
Wendouree - Miners Rest $537,600 $425 a weekWendouree-Alfredton rental area

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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The suburb: Wendouree - Miners Rest

$537,600
Median house price
Valuer-General VIC, Q4 2025
14
Childcare services
ACECQA register
34.0%
Families that are couples with children
ABS Census 2021
15,548
Residents
ABS, June 2025

Figures are for the Wendouree - Miners Rest 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 Wendouree - Miners Rest profile →

Nearest schools to Mount Rowan Secondary College

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA Distance
Forest Street Primary School Government Prep-6 232 919 0.4 km
Our Lady Help of Christians School Catholic Prep-6 101 1017 1.0 km
Yuille Park Community College Government Prep-12 209 840 1.5 km
Ballarat Grammar Independent Prep-12 1,989 1120 2.2 km
Wendouree Primary School Government Prep-6 116 917 2.2 km
Ballarat North Primary School Government Prep-6 330 1002 3.4 km

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 Mount Rowan Secondary College

How many students go to Mount Rowan Secondary College?

Mount Rowan Secondary College has 678 students enrolled (364 boys and 314 girls), according to the ACARA School Profile 2025.

What year levels does Mount Rowan Secondary College teach?

Mount Rowan Secondary College teaches year levels 7-12. ACARA lists it as a secondary school.

Is Mount Rowan Secondary College a government or non-government school?

Mount Rowan Secondary College is a government school in Wendouree, Victoria.

What does the ICSEA of 938 at Mount Rowan 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. Mount Rowan Secondary College has an ICSEA of 938, which places it above 21% of Australian schools. It measures student intake, not teaching quality or results.

Which suburbs are in the Mount Rowan Secondary College catchment?

The official zone for Mount Rowan Secondary College overlaps 40 suburbs: Clunes, Creswick, Ascot, Windermere, Learmonth, Miners Rest, Blowhard, Mount Bolton, Burrumbeet, Tourello, Mount Beckworth, Invermay and 28 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 Mount Rowan Secondary College?

14 childcare services are listed on the ACECQA national register for Wendouree - Miners Rest, 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 →