McKinnon Secondary College is a Public secondary school located in the Melbourne suburb of McKinnon. The school was ranked 37th in Victoria in terms of VCE median study score in 2009. McKinnon is also known for its large music faculty. Press reports have indicated that parents will relocate their residence to within a popular State school's "birth zone" to attempt entry for their children, with the potential effect of increasing the value of real estate within that zone. In order to cope with the rising student numbers at McKinnon, the college has had to shrink the "school zone", allowing fewer students to enter the school. McKinnon Secondary College is consistently in the top non-selective government schools in Victoria for the last decade, and in 2003 was the state system's second top non-selective-entry VCE school. In 2009 it was ranked 37th in the state out of all schools, and ranked 4th out of public schools McKinnon Secondary has many instrumental groups that cater for people of different ability, instrument and music style preference. The colleges music ensembles include: The music faculty at McKinnon holds many performances such as the Spring and junior concerts.