Best Co-educational Schools in Sydney | 2025 Rankings & Insights
Sydney’s co-educational private schools offer balanced academic programs, strong wellbeing systems and broad opportunities across sport, arts, leadership and community engagement. Schools360’s 2025 Co-educational Schools Rankings provide an independent, data-driven evaluation of school performance across academic outcomes, student development, learning environment quality and long-term institutional capability.
Use the table below to explore the leaders in Sydney’s private co-ed education for 2025.
Updated December 2025 · Independent analysis by Schools360
2025 Rankings | Sydney Private Co-educational Schools
This table shows the full list of private co-ed schools in Sydney, NSW for 2025.
Top 10 Co-educational Schools in Sydney (2025)
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1. Redlands
Location: Cremorne
Type: Independent co-educational school
Strengths: The top-performing co-educational school with an 87.6 percent score. Strong academic outcomes, mature wellbeing systems and significant program breadth. Well-known for high-quality performing arts, sport and leadership opportunities.
2. Arden Anglican School
Location: Beecroft
Type: Independent Anglican co-educational school
Strengths: A strong 87.2 percent score driven by balanced performance across academics, wellbeing and learning environment. Well-regarded for a supportive culture and structured student development pathways.
3. Barker College
Location: Hornsby
Type: Independent Anglican co-educational school
Strengths: Scores 86.3 percent with strong academic capability, modern facilities and broad program depth. Extensive opportunities in STEM, sport and co-curricular activities support well-rounded student outcomes.
4. St Andrew’s Cathedral School
Location: Sydney CBD
Type: Independent Christian co-educational school
Strengths: An 85.4 percent score supported by strong academics, excellent music programs and highly engaged learning environments. Located in the CBD, offering unique co-curricular and extension opportunities.
5. Snowy Mountains Grammar School
Location: Jindabyne
Type: Independent Anglican co-educational school
Strengths: Scores 85.3 percent with strong wellbeing systems, a supportive environment and distinctive outdoor education offerings. Known for culture, community connection and a personalised learning experience.
6. Kinross Wolaroi School
Location: Orange
Type: Independent Christian co-educational school
Strengths: Also at 85.3 percent. Offers strong academic outcomes, broad boarding and day school programs and extensive co-curricular opportunities across sport and arts.
7. Chevalier College
Location: Burradoo
Type: Independent Catholic co-educational school
Strengths: An 85.1 percent score reflecting balanced academics, strong pastoral care and a supportive school culture. Known for positive student development and community values.
8. St Columba Anglican School
Location: Port Macquarie
Type: Independent Anglican co-educational school
Strengths: Scores 84.7 percent with strong wellbeing, a stable learning environment and broad co-curricular programs. Strong academic growth indicators.
9. Emanuel School
Location: Randwick
Type: Independent Jewish co-educational school
Strengths: An 84.6 percent score supported by strong academic culture, inclusive ethos and strong performing arts and community programs.
10. Marist Catholic College North Shore (Co-ed Campus)
Location: North Sydney
Type: Independent Catholic co-educational school
Strengths: An 84.3 percent score driven by strong wellbeing, stable learning environments and structured academic pathways. Known for values-based education and strong pastoral systems.
Key Insights
Sydney’s co-educational private schools show solid performance across the Schools360 building blocks, with the top performers scoring between 84 and 88 percent. The top tier, led by Redlands, Arden Anglican and Barker College, demonstrates strong academic performance supported by broad co-curricular programs and highly engaged learning environments.
Program breadth is a defining strength in the co-educational category. Schools such as Redlands, Barker and Kinross Wolaroi offer extensive opportunities across sport, creative arts, STEM and leadership, contributing to balanced student development.
Academic performance is strong at the top but more varied across the category compared to the single-sex schools. Mid-tier schools show consistent wellbeing and engagement but a wider range of academic results.
Learning Environment performance is generally stable across the top 10, with strong teaching quality, modern facilities and robust engagement indicators. Variability increases in the middle of the cohort, where differences in classroom stability and resource levels begin to appear.
Wellbeing is a consistent strength across the category. The top schools demonstrate well-developed pastoral care systems, supportive cultures and programs that foster belonging, resilience and student confidence.
Institutional Excellence varies across the co-educational category, reflecting differences in governance maturity, scale and long-term strategic capability. Top performers show strong leadership continuity and organisational stability.
Overall, Sydney’s leading co-educational schools deliver balanced performance profiles with strong wellbeing culture, broad program depth and solid academic outcomes.
Snapshot for 2025
The top co-educational schools score between 87 and 88 percent, forming a strong and balanced top tier.
Academic results are solid across the top 10, though more variable than in the boys and girls categories.
Wellbeing is a clear strength, reflected in consistently high engagement and strong pastoral systems across leading schools.
Program breadth is a standout feature, with strong offerings in performing arts, STEM, sport and leadership.
Learning Environment scores are strong at the top, with variability appearing in mid-tier schools.
Institutional capability varies across the category, with top schools demonstrating strong governance and stable leadership.
Strong performers cluster across the north shore, inner Sydney and regional centres with well-developed community-supported programs.
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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