墨尔本的精英学校到目前为止仅有四所。真正意义上的精英学校特指那些需通过选拔考试、择优录取的中学(selective Entry High Schools),而且一般指公立。在墨尔本,以前是两所精英男校和女校:Melbourne High (boys only), The Mac.Robertson Girls' High (girls only)。
如今又增加了两所男女混合公立精英中学,分别位于外东和外西区:
Nossal High School (co-educational),位于外环东区Berwick
Suzanne Cory High School (co-educational),位于外环西区Werribee