Best Co-educational Schools in Brisbane | 2025 Rankings & Insights
Queensland’s private co-educational school sector is broad, diverse and increasingly influential. Co-ed schools account for a large share of enrolments across metropolitan, regional and boarding markets, combining strong academic pathways with broad co-curricular programs and inclusive school cultures. 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.
Use the table below to explore the leaders in Brisbane’s private co-ed education for 2025.
Updated December 2025 · Independent analysis by Schools360
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This table shows the full list of private co-educational schools in Queensland for 2025.
Top 10 Co-educational Schools in Brisbane (2025)
Image credit: St Peters Lutheran College, Indooroopilly1. Rockhampton Grammar School
Location: Rockhampton
Type: Independent co-educational school
Strengths: Queensland’s top-ranked private co-educational school with an S360 score of 87.2%. Strong academic outcomes, established boarding pathways and long-term institutional stability underpin its performance, particularly as a leading regional school.
2. A B Paterson College
Location: Arundel
Type: Independent non-denominational co-educational school
Strengths: An 86.9% score reflects strong academic delivery, broad co-curricular programs and a well-resourced campus. Performs consistently across multiple capability dimensions.
3. Sheldon College
Location: Sheldon
Type: Independent non-denominational co-educational school
Strengths: Scoring 86.8%, Sheldon demonstrates strong academic consistency, stable governance and balanced provision across learning, wellbeing and enrichment programs.
4. Somerset College
Location: Mudgeeraba
Type: Independent co-educational school
Strengths: An S360 score of 85.9% supported by strong academic outcomes, depth across sport and the arts, and well-developed student wellbeing systems.
5. Ormiston College
Location: Ormiston
Type: Independent Christian co-educational school
Strengths: Scores 84.4% with solid academic performance, a broad subject offering and a stable learning environment supported by strong community engagement.
6. Redlands College
Location: Wellington Point
Type: Independent Christian co-educational school
Strengths: An 84.1% score reflecting consistent teaching quality, strong pastoral care and a supportive school culture.
7. St Andrews Lutheran College
Location: Tallebudgera
Type: Independent Lutheran co-educational school
Strengths: Scores 83.5%, supported by balanced academic outcomes, a positive learning environment and steady institutional capability.
8. St Peter’s Lutheran College
Location: Indooroopilly
Type: Independent Lutheran co-educational school
Strengths: An 83.4% S360 score reflecting stable academic results, strong co-curricular programs and well-established learning environments.
9. Matthew Flinders Anglican College
Location: Buderim
Type: Independent Anglican co-educational school
Strengths: Scores 82.3% with consistent academic pathways, strong student engagement and a supportive school culture on the Sunshine Coast.
10. Canterbury College
Location: Waterford
Type: Independent Anglican co-educational school
Strengths: An 82.0% score reflecting balanced academic performance, broad co-curricular opportunities and stable institutional foundations.
Image credit: Sunshine Coast Grammar School, Forest GlenKey Insights
Queensland’s private co-educational sector shows strong depth rather than extreme concentration at the top. Unlike the boys-only and girls-only categories, performance is spread across a larger number of schools clustered in the mid-to-high 80s.
Academic performance is strongest among large, well-resourced schools with broad senior cohorts and established teaching teams. Schools with scale are better positioned to offer subject breadth, extension pathways and specialist programs.
Learning Environment quality is generally strong across the category, supported by modern facilities, stable staffing and engaged classrooms. Differences in score are more closely tied to program depth and institutional maturity than to basic teaching quality.
Program breadth is a defining strength of the co-educational model. Leading schools offer extensive opportunities across sport, music, outdoor education, leadership and vocational pathways, appealing to families seeking flexibility and breadth.
Student Wellbeing performance is consistently solid across the category, reflecting structured pastoral systems suited to mixed-gender environments.
Institutional Excellence varies meaningfully, with the strongest results seen in long-established schools with stable governance, strong enrolment demand and financial resilience.
Overall, Queensland’s private co-educational schools deliver balanced, scalable education models, with less performance volatility than single-sex categories.
Snapshot for 2025
The private co-educational category is Queensland’s largest and most competitive segment by enrolment.
Performance is tightly clustered, with many schools grouped between 84% and 89%.
No single school dominates to the same extent seen in the boys-only or girls-only rankings.
Scale and infrastructure are key performance drivers, particularly in senior subject breadth.
Regional and boarding schools play a significant role in the top 10.
Co-educational schools continue to absorb enrolment growth across South-East and regional Queensland.
Wellbeing systems act as a stabiliser across schools with diverse academic profiles.
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