Best Catholic Schools in Sydney | 2025 Rankings & Insights
Catholic schools play a major role in NSW education, offering strong academic foundations, values-based learning and well-developed pastoral systems. Schools360’s 2025 Catholic Schools Rankings provide an independent, data-driven view of how these schools perform across academic outcomes, student wellbeing, learning environment quality, program depth and long-term institutional capability.
Use the table below to explore the leaders in Sydney’s Catholic education for 2025.
Updated December 2025 · Independent analysis by Schools360
2025 Rankings | Sydney Catholic Schools
This table shows the full list of Catholic schools in Sydney, NSW for 2025.
Top 10 Catholic Schools in Sydney (2025)
Image credit: Tangara School for Girls, Cherrybrook
1. Loreto Kirribilli
Location: Kirribilli
Type: Catholic girls school
Strengths: The top Catholic performer with a 90.9 percent score. Strong academic foundations, excellent wellbeing systems and stable governance. Offers broad programs in sport, arts and leadership with consistently strong senior outcomes.
2. Tangara School for Girls
Location: Cherrybrook
Type: Catholic girls school
Strengths: An 87.5 percent score supported by strong academic results, a structured and values-driven pastoral system and a supportive learning environment. Well-regarded for individualised learning and character development.
3. St Scholastica’s College
Location: Glebe
Type: Catholic girls school
Strengths: A strong 86.3 percent score driven by strong wellbeing, stable teaching quality and a supportive school culture. Known for balanced academic performance and broad co-curricular offerings.
4. St Aloysius’ College
Location: Kirribilli
Type: Catholic boys school
Strengths: An 86.0 percent score. Strong academic expectations, positive school culture and well-developed pastoral structures underpin consistent outcomes.
5. Chevalier College
Location: Burradoo
Type: Catholic co-educational school
Strengths: Scores 85.1 percent with balanced academic results, strong wellbeing performance and a supportive, community-centred culture.
6. Saint Ignatius’ College Riverview
Location: Lane Cove
Type: Catholic boys school
Strengths: Also at 85.1 percent. Strong academic performance supported by robust co-curricular programs, leadership development and a long-standing reputation for excellence.
7. Marist Catholic College Penshurst
Location: Mortdale
Type: Catholic co-educational school
Strengths: An 84.3 percent score driven by strong wellbeing, a stable learning environment and values-based education. Well-regarded for engagement and community connection.
8. Marist Catholic College North Shore
Location: North Sydney
Type: Catholic co-educational school
Strengths: Also 84.3 percent. Strong pastoral systems, coherent academic pathways and a high-engagement environment support student development.
9. Freeman Catholic College
Location: Bonnyrigg Heights
Type: Catholic co-educational school
Strengths: An 84.1 percent score with solid performance across academics, wellbeing and learning environment. Known for supportive culture and strong community values.
10. Bethany College
Location: Hurstville
Type: Catholic girls school
Strengths: An 83.9 percent score supported by stable academic outcomes, strong wellbeing structures and a positive school culture.
Key Insights
NSW Catholic schools demonstrate a wide performance range, with the top schools achieving strong academic results supported by stable wellbeing systems and consistent school culture. Loreto Kirribilli leads the category with an outstanding performance profile, followed by Tangara, St Scholastica’s and St Aloysius’, which show strong balance across the Schools360 building blocks.
Academic performance is a primary differentiator. The highest-performing Catholic girls and boys schools consistently achieve strong senior outcomes and provide structured academic pathways with high expectations.
Wellbeing performance is consistently strong across the top schools. Many Catholic schools show well-developed pastoral systems, community engagement and values-driven cultures that support belonging and student growth.
Program breadth varies across the category. Schools such as Riverview, Loreto Kirribilli and Chevalier College offer extensive opportunities in arts, sport, leadership and co-curricular activities, contributing to holistic student development.
Learning Environment scores are stable among the top performers, reflecting strong teaching quality, engaged classrooms and effective school leadership. Variability increases in the mid-tier schools where resource depth and program availability differ.
Institutional Excellence shows strong results for the leading schools, with mature governance structures, long-standing reputation and strong community support contributing to stable performance.
Overall, NSW’s leading Catholic schools show balanced performance across academics, wellbeing and program depth, supported by strong institutional capability.
Snapshot for 2025
The top Catholic schools score from 84 to 91 percent, forming a strong and well-defined top tier.
Girls Catholic schools dominate the highest ranks, with particularly strong academic and wellbeing outcomes.
Wellbeing performance is a consistent strength across the category, driven by structured pastoral systems and community-focused culture.
Learning Environment scores are strong among the leaders, supported by engaged classrooms and effective teaching.
Program breadth varies, with top schools offering extensive co-curricular and leadership pathways.
Institutional capability is strongest among long-established Catholic colleges with deep heritage and community support.
High-performing schools cluster in Sydney’s north shore, eastern suburbs and selected regional hubs.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Schools360 uses a 60-Element Scoring Framework that assesses academic results, learning environment, student wellbeing, culture, co-curricular depth and institutional excellence. The framework focuses on balanced, holistic school performance rather than a single academic metric.
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