Best Co-educational Schools in Adelaide | 2025 Rankings & Insights
South Australia’s private co-educational schools offer balanced academic pathways, strong wellbeing frameworks and broad opportunities across sport, arts and leadership. Schools360’s 2025 Co-educational Schools Rankings provide an independent, data-driven assessment of how these schools perform across academic outcomes, student wellbeing, learning environment quality, program depth and long-term institutional capability.
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Updated December 2025 · Independent analysis by Schools360
2025 Rankings | Adelaide’s Private Co-educational Schools
This table shows the full list of private co-ed schools in South Australia for 2025.
Top 10 Co-educational Schools in Adelaide (2025)
Image credit: Pembroke School, Kensington Park
1. Pembroke School
Location: Kensington Park
Type: Independent non-denominational co-educational school
Strengths: The highest-performing co-educational school in South Australia with an 89.0 percent score. Strong academic outcomes, excellent wellbeing systems and broad program depth. Well-established leadership and consistently high performance across all Schools360 building blocks.
2. Pulteney Grammar School
Location: Adelaide
Type: Independent Anglican co-educational school
Strengths: Scores 87.7 percent with strong academic foundations, high-quality learning environments and extensive co-curricular opportunities. Known for balanced student development and academic consistency.
3. Westminster School
Location: Marion
Type: Independent non-denominational co-educational school
Strengths: An 87.6 percent score driven by strong academics, high student engagement and a well-developed learning culture. Offers broad pathways across sport, arts and leadership.
4. Xavier College
Location: Gawler Belt
Type: Independent Catholic co-educational school
Strengths: Scores 87.2 percent with strong academic results, well-structured pastoral systems and a supportive learning environment. Known for balanced outcomes and values-based education.
5. Saint Ignatius’ College
Location: Athelstone
Type: Independent Catholic co-educational school
Strengths: An 85.1 percent score reflecting solid academic performance, strong wellbeing systems and a stable learning environment. Offers consistent student outcomes and community engagement.
6. Trinity College
Location: Evanston South
Type: Independent Anglican co-educational school
Strengths: Scores 84.6 percent with balanced strengths across academics, wellbeing and learning environment quality. Well-regarded for structured pathways and broad program access.
7. Temple Christian College
Location: Mile End
Type: Independent Christian co-educational school
Strengths: An 83.0 percent score supported by strong wellbeing culture, positive student engagement and a supportive learning environment.
8. Scotch College Adelaide
Location: Torrens Park
Type: Independent non-denominational co-educational school
Strengths: Scores 82.5 percent with solid academic outcomes, strong facilities and broad co-curricular offerings across sport and arts.
9. Mercedes College
Location: Springfield
Type: Independent Catholic co-educational school
Strengths: An 82.4 percent score reflecting stable academic performance, supportive pastoral care and a values-driven school culture.
10. Nazareth Catholic College
Location: Flinders Park
Type: Independent Catholic co-educational school
Strengths: Scores 80.2 percent with strong wellbeing systems, consistent teaching quality and a supportive learning environment.
Key Insights
South Australia’s leading co-educational schools show a well-defined performance structure, with Pembroke, Pulteney Grammar and Westminster forming a clear top tier. These schools demonstrate strong academic outcomes supported by mature wellbeing systems and broad program offerings.
Academic performance is strongest among the top five schools, with scores clustering between 85 and 89 percent. These schools combine consistent senior outcomes with high teaching quality and engaged learning environments.
Learning Environment scores are generally strong across the top schools, reflecting stable classrooms, effective teaching and well-maintained facilities. Variability increases beyond the top tier as resource depth and program scale differ.
Program breadth is a distinguishing feature. Schools such as Pembroke, Westminster and Pulteney Grammar offer extensive opportunities across sport, arts, STEM and leadership, contributing to well-rounded student development.
Student Wellbeing performance is consistently solid across the category. Strong pastoral care, community engagement and values-based culture underpin positive student experiences.
Institutional Excellence varies across the category, with long-established schools showing greater governance maturity, leadership continuity and strategic capability.
Overall, South Australia’s top co-educational schools deliver balanced educational outcomes, pairing academic strength with strong wellbeing culture and broad learning programs.
Snapshot for 2025
The top co-educational schools score between 87 and 89 percent, forming a strong leading group.
Academic performance is solid across the top 10, with the strongest outcomes concentrated among the top five schools.
Learning Environment scores are stable at the top, supported by strong teaching quality and facilities.
Program breadth is a clear strength, particularly in schools offering wide co-curricular and leadership pathways.
Wellbeing systems are consistently well-developed, supporting positive culture and student engagement.
Institutional capability varies across the category, with established schools showing stronger long-term stability.
High-performing schools cluster in Adelaide’s inner and eastern suburbs, with select strong regional schools.
Frequently Asked Questions
These questions help explain how Schools360 evaluates and updates private school rankings across Australia.
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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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Rankings are based on publicly available data, school-reported information and independent Schools360 research. Each school’s profile reflects the most reliable and current data available at the time of the annual update.
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Rankings are updated annually, with the current page reflecting the latest 2025 update. Additional refinements may be made when schools provide new information or when verified updates become available.
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Yes. Each school’s profile includes an option for corrections or feedback. Schools360 reviews all submissions and updates school profiles when verified changes are received.
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