[citation needed] Mount Scopus College was the first co-educational Jewish day school in Melbourne, originally serving a student population of 143.

In 1953, the college moved to a larger campus in Burwood, which was designed by Melbourne's leading Jewish architect Anatol Kagan in association with Dr. Ernest Fooks.

[citation needed] In terms of Victorian Certificate of Education results, Mount Scopus was the state's highest performing school in 2009.

[citation needed] Mount Scopus College was the first of the Melbourne Jewish Day Schools to take part in the Sherut Leumi program.

The performing arts are considered an important part of school life at Mount Scopus Memorial College.

[citation needed] Some recent productions include Bye Bye Birdie (2002), Grease (2003), Bugsy Malone (2004), The Wizard of Oz (2005), Seussical (2006), Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat (2007), Disney's High School Musical (2008), The Sound of Music (2009), The Crucible (2009), Annie (2010), Disney's Beauty and the Beast (2011), Oliver!