Melba Copland Secondary School is a government secondary school in Melba, Australian Capital Territory, with 953 reported enrolments, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1, and an ICSEA percentile of 65.
Quick school snapshot
School model
Melba Copland Secondary School is listed as Government and Secondary, with a reported year range of 7-12.
Enrolment size
The school reports 953 total enrolments, including 436 girls and 517 boys where available.
ICSEA context
The ICSEA value is 1,041, with percentile 65 in the current dataset.
Gender profile
The gender type is Co-educational, with a reported mix of 45.8% girls and 54.2% boys.
Staff ratio
The student-teacher ratio is 11.3:1, based on 84.5 FTE teaching staff where available.
Local area
The campus is in Melba, Australian Capital Territory, within Unincorporated ACT.
Profile signals
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Melba Copland Secondary School is listed as a government secondary school in Melba, Australian Capital Territory. The profile reports 953 total enrolments, an ICSEA value of 1,041, and a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1 where available. The reported year range is 7-12, and the campus sits within Unincorporated ACT local government area.
Enrolment
953
reported total enrolments
436 girls
517 boys
Melba Copland Secondary School reports 953 total enrolments, including 436 girls and 517 boys. The reported enrolment mix is 45.8% girls and 54.2% boys.
Socio-educational
65
percentile where available
ICSEA
1,041
Melba Copland Secondary School sits at the 65 ICSEA percentile in the reported dataset.
SEA quarters
Bottom
24%
Lower-middle
27%
Upper-middle
26%
Top
24%
The socio-educational distribution lists 24% in the bottom quarter, 27% in the lower-middle quarter, 26% in the upper-middle quarter, and 24% in the top quarter.
Staff
Teaching staff
91
FTE teaching
84.5
Non-teaching
48
Student-teacher
11.3:1
The profile reports 91 teaching staff and 48 non-teaching staff, with a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
Location
Location context combines suburb, postcode, administrative areas and a direct maps link where data is available.
Governance
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Community
Student community indicators are reported as percentages where available.
Nearby
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FAQ
Melba Copland Secondary School has 953 reported total enrolments. The student profile lists 436 girls and 517 boys where gender enrolment fields are available.
Melba Copland Secondary School is listed as a Government school with school type Secondary. The reported year range is 7-12.
Melba Copland Secondary School is located in Melba, ACT 2615. The local government area is Unincorporated ACT.
The ICSEA value for Melba Copland Secondary School is 1,041 and the ICSEA percentile is 65. If either value is missing in the source data, it is shown as Not available rather than zero.
Melba Copland Secondary School is listed as Co-educational. The reported gender mix is 45.8% girls and 54.2% boys where percentage fields are available.
Data note
This page uses structured 2025 Australian school profile data. Some values may be unavailable where they are not reported in the source dataset. Profile pages are designed to make enrolment, ICSEA, location and school context easier to compare.
