Lara Secondary College
34 Alkara Avenue, Lara, 3212
Secondary government school · South-Western Victoria · regional · 663 students (296 female, 366 male) · 7.0% with English as an additional language
Measures from the 2025 Annual Report to the School Community · school number 8841 · source document · JSON
The Gap column is this school minus its Similar Schools group: the Department of Education's own comparison with government schools of similar intake. Positive is better, except for absence days. The headline figure averages the 11 comparable measures below.
Performance Summary
Senior secondary
| Measure | This school | Similar schools | State | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean VCE study score (2025) | 27.0 | — | — | — |
| Exiting to further study or full-time work (2024; 58.4% over 4 years) | 77.3% | 78.6% | 81.5% | -1.3 |
| Real retention rate, Year 7 to 12 (2025; 78.2% over 4 years) | 79.4% | 72.2% | 68.8% | +7.2 |
NAPLAN
| Measure | This school | Similar schools | State | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 7 reading, Strong or Exceeding (2025; 54.6% over 3 years) | 62.5% | 61.0% | 65.9% | +1.5 |
| Year 7 numeracy, Strong or Exceeding (2025; 50.4% over 3 years) | 58.2% | 60.1% | 65.6% | -1.9 |
| Year 9 reading, Strong or Exceeding (2025; 45.7% over 3 years) | 44.3% | 57.3% | 62.7% | -13.0 |
| Year 9 numeracy, Strong or Exceeding (2025; 45.5% over 3 years) | 49.0% | 55.1% | 61.9% | -6.1 |
| Reading growth, Year 7 to 9 (2025) | 56.5% | 69.4% | 74.1% | -12.9 |
| Numeracy growth, Year 7 to 9 (2025) | 73.6% | 69.5% | 73.5% | +4.1 |
Teacher judgement
| Measure | This school | Similar schools | State | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English at or above standard, Years 7-10 (2025) | 61.8% | 67.2% | 74.9% | -5.4 |
| Mathematics at or above standard, Years 7-10 (2025) | 70.2% | 61.0% | 70.5% | +9.2 |
Wellbeing and engagement
| Measure | This school | Similar schools | State | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sense of connectedness, Years 7-12 (2025; 39.4% over 4 years) | 52.3% | 44.7% | 49.8% | +7.6 |
| Managing bullying, Years 7-12 (2025; 45.8% over 4 years) | 59.9% | 47.8% | 50.8% | +12.1 |
| Average absence days, Years 7-12 (2025; 35.0 over 4 years) | 31.8 | 35.4 | 30.2 | -3.6 |
Surveys
| Measure | This school | Similar schools | State | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parent satisfaction (2025) | 69.4% | 69.0% | 74.1% | +0.4 |
| Staff view of school climate (2025) | 56.5% | 55.6% | 59.3% | +0.9 |
VCAA senior secondary results
Published by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority, not by the school. VCAA names no school number, so this is linked through its own VCE provider list and then checked against the completion rate in this school's Annual Report.
| Year | Median study score | Scores 40+ | Satisfactory completions | Applied to VTAC | VCE students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27.0 | 1.6% | 96.0% | 42.7% | 118 |
| 2024 | 25.0 | 1.5% | 92.0% | 25.0% | 95 |
| 2023 | 25.0 | 2.1% | 92.0% | 39.0% | 85 |
| 2022 | 25.0 | 0.0% | 93.0% | 42.9% | 90 |
Enrolments at each February census
Enrolments have grown 3.9% over 5 years; Year 7 intake down 34.3% over 5 years.
- 2017770
- 2018721
- 2019645
- 2020638
- 2021653
- 2022697
- 2023694
- 2024670
- 2025663
A special focus
The College remains the only secondary school in Lara and currently caters for 670 students who join the College from Lara, Little River, Anakie and surrounding towns.
From this school’s own Annual Report. Other schools with a particular focus are listed here.
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