Lodges are often formed around special and shared interests, including secondary schools.

Melbourne currently has several Masonic Lodges formed around past students of eight different secondary schools. These Freemasons' Lodges are;

Old Melburnians’ (founded 1923)

Wesley Collegians Lodge (founded 1924)
Caulfield Grammarians (founded 1924)
Old Scotch Collegians (founded 1925)
Brighton Grammarians (founded 1927)
Ivanhoe Grammarians (founded 1927)
Mt. Scopus & Collegians (founded 1962)
Melbourne High School (founded 2001)