Independent Schools Victoria
Education Administration ProgramsVictoria, Australia51-200 Employees
Independent Schools Victoria is a not-for-profit association dedicated to supporting independent education in Victoria. It provides professional services to its member schools and works to promote and protect their autonomy rather than acting as an overseeing authority. Its member schools reflect a range of religious affiliations and educational philosophies, with enrollments from about 20 to more than 2,000 students per school. The organization is based in West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and operates within the education administration sector as a service and advocacy body for its network. In the Victorian context, there are 222 independent schools across 372 campuses educating more than 165,000 students, accounting for roughly 16% of the state's school population. A notable development in its recent activities occurred in 2018 when Independent Schools Victoria engaged Hawker Britton to represent its interests in Canberra.