Elite private schools for Academic Excellence in Australia
67 schools reached Elite for Academic Excellence.
Image: Knox Grammar School
67 of 566 Australian schools assessed by Schools360 reached Elite for Academic Excellence — the highest tier on Schools360, reflecting exceptional overall performance. There is no partial credit and no shortlist beyond it: reaching Elite tier on this building block is itself the claim.
What Academic Excellence measures
Academic Excellence carries a weight of 27.5% in the S360 Score, the largest weight of the five building blocks.
How well does the school perform academically? Schools360 assesses this across three factors. Academic Performance Years 7 to 10: Current and previous years NAPLAN test scores assessing academic proficiency for students in years 7 to 10. Academic Performance Years 11 and 12: Measures of academic achievement, including median ATAR scores and VCE, HSC or equivalent results. University Outcomes and Pathways: Evaluates students' progress, entry into top-tier universities, postgraduate study, and alumni success.
The three factors
Academic Performance Years 7 to 10
Current and previous years NAPLAN test scores assessing academic proficiency for students in years 7 to 10.
Academic Performance Years 11 and 12
Measures of academic achievement, including median ATAR scores and VCE, HSC or equivalent results.
University Outcomes and Pathways
Evaluates students' progress, entry into top-tier universities, postgraduate study, and alumni success.
Data sources
Sources
- ACARA MySchool NAPLAN results
- ATAR and VCE or HSC results
- LinkedIn alumni education and career pathways
- Media reporting of school results
Elite for Academic Excellence (67)
Select schools to compare them side by side.
| School | State | Gender | Academic Excellence score | S360 score | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Knox Grammar School | New South Wales | Boys | 100.0% | 92.3% | |
 Sydney Grammar School | New South Wales | Boys | 100.0% | 90.5% | |
 Sceggs Darlinghurst | New South Wales | Girls | 100.0% | 88.1% | |
 Melbourne Grammar School | Victoria | Boys | 98.3% | 92.9% | |
 St Catherine’s School | New South Wales | Girls | 98.3% | 92.5% | |
 Abbotsleigh | New South Wales | Girls | 98.3% | 90.2% | |
 Presbyterian Ladies' College | Victoria | Girls | 98.3% | 88.2% | |
 SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School | New South Wales | Boys | 96.7% | 90.5% | |
 Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar | Victoria | Girls | 96.7% | 89.2% | |
 St Aloysius' College | New South Wales | Boys | 96.7% | 86.0% | |
 Ascham School | New South Wales | Girls | 96.7% | 85.8% | |
 Lauriston Girls' School | Victoria | Girls | 95.0% | 92.8% | |
 The King’s School | New South Wales | Boys | 95.0% | 92.7% | |
 Pymble Ladies' College | New South Wales | Girls | 95.0% | 92.0% | |
 Canberra Girls Grammar School | Australian Capital Territory | Girls | 95.0% | 91.0% | |
 St Catherine's School | Victoria | Girls | 95.0% | 91.0% | |
 Loreto Kirribilli | New South Wales | Girls | 95.0% | 90.9% | |
 Kambala Girls | New South Wales | Girls | 95.0% | 90.2% | |
 Camberwell Girls Grammar School | Victoria | Girls | 95.0% | 89.9% | |
 Ruyton Girls' School | Victoria | Girls | 95.0% | 89.8% | |
 Korowa Anglican Girls' School | Victoria | Girls | 95.0% | 88.0% | |
 Fintona Girls' School | Victoria | Girls | 95.0% | 82.2% | |
 Reddam House | New South Wales | Co-ed | 95.0% | 77.9% | |
 Trinity Grammar School | New South Wales | Boys | 93.3% | 92.4% | |
 Scotch College Perth | Western Australia | Boys | 93.3% | 91.0% | |
 Camberwell Grammar School | Victoria | Boys | 93.3% | 90.9% | |
 Brisbane Grammar School | Queensland | Boys | 93.3% | 90.8% | |
 Haileybury | Victoria | Co-ed | 93.3% | 90.8% | |
 Cranbrook School | New South Wales | Boys | 93.3% | 90.0% | |
 Bialik College | Victoria | Co-ed | 93.3% | 89.7% | |
 Loreto Mandeville Hall | Victoria | Girls | 93.3% | 89.5% | |
 Wenona School | New South Wales | Girls | 93.3% | 89.1% | |
 Trinity Grammar School | Victoria | Boys | 93.3% | 87.5% | |
 Wesley College | Western Australia | Boys | 91.7% | 93.3% | |
 The Southport School | Queensland | Boys | 91.7% | 91.1% | |
 Canberra Grammar School | Australian Capital Territory | Co-ed | 91.7% | 90.9% | |
 Ravenswood School For Girls | New South Wales | Girls | 91.7% | 90.7% | |
 Hale School | Western Australia | Boys | 91.7% | 90.1% | |
 MLC School | New South Wales | Girls | 91.7% | 89.4% | |
 MLC Perth | Western Australia | Girls | 91.7% | 89.2% | |
 Westminster School | South Australia | Co-ed | 91.7% | 87.6% | |
 Queenwood | New South Wales | Girls | 91.7% | 85.7% | |
 Anglican Church Grammar School | Queensland | Boys | 91.7% | 84.3% | |
 Roseville College | New South Wales | Girls | 91.7% | 82.2% | |
 Sacre Coeur | Victoria | Girls | 91.7% | 81.6% | |
 Scotch College | Victoria | Boys | 90.0% | 93.0% | |
 Melbourne Girls' Grammar School | Victoria | Girls | 90.0% | 92.1% | |
 St Leonard's College | Victoria | Co-ed | 90.0% | 91.4% | |
 Brisbane Boys' College | Queensland | Boys | 90.0% | 91.3% | |
 Penrhos College | Western Australia | Girls | 90.0% | 90.3% | |
 Brisbane Girls Grammar School | Queensland | Girls | 90.0% | 90.1% | |
 Methodist Ladies' College | Victoria | Girls | 90.0% | 88.4% | |
 Christ Church Grammar School | Western Australia | Boys | 90.0% | 88.3% | |
 Tangara School For Girls | New South Wales | Girls | 90.0% | 87.5% | |
 Moriah College | New South Wales | Co-ed | 90.0% | 79.1% | |
 PLC Perth | Western Australia | Girls | 88.3% | 90.0% | |
 Carey Baptist Grammar School | Victoria | Co-ed | 88.3% | 89.8% | |
 Wesley College | Victoria | Co-ed | 88.3% | 89.5% | |
 Yarra Valley Grammar | Victoria | Co-ed | 88.3% | 88.6% | |
 St Michael's Grammar School | Victoria | Co-ed | 88.3% | 88.5% | |
 Redlands | New South Wales | Co-ed | 88.3% | 87.6% | |
 Frensham School | New South Wales | Girls | 88.3% | 87.0% | |
 St Peter's Girls' School | South Australia | Girls | 88.3% | 86.7% | |
 St Peter's College | South Australia | Boys | 88.3% | 86.5% | |
 Meriden School | New South Wales | Girls | 88.3% | 86.3% | |
 Tara Anglican School for Girls | New South Wales | Girls | 88.3% | 84.0% | |
 Ballarat Clarendon College | Victoria | Co-ed | 88.3% | 78.2% |
- Elite for Academic Excellence, Australia
- School
- Knox Grammar School
- State
- New South Wales
- Gender
- Boys
- Academic Excellence score
- 100.0%
- S360 score
- 92.3%
- Compare
- School
- Sydney Grammar School
- State
- New South Wales
- Gender
- Boys
- Academic Excellence score
- 100.0%
- S360 score
- 90.5%
- Compare
- School
- Sceggs Darlinghurst
- State
- New South Wales
- Gender
- Girls
- Academic Excellence score
- 100.0%
- S360 score
- 88.1%
- Compare
- School
- Melbourne Grammar School
- State
- Victoria
- Gender
- Boys
- Academic Excellence score
- 98.3%
- S360 score
- 92.9%
- Compare
- School
- St Catherine’s School
- State
- New South Wales
- Gender
- Girls
- Academic Excellence score
- 98.3%
- S360 score
- 92.5%
- Compare
- School
- Abbotsleigh
- State
- New South Wales
- Gender
- Girls
- Academic Excellence score
- 98.3%
- S360 score
- 90.2%
- Compare
- State
- Victoria
- Gender
- Girls
- Academic Excellence score
- 98.3%
- S360 score
- 88.2%
- Compare
- State
- New South Wales
- Gender
- Boys
- Academic Excellence score
- 96.7%
- S360 score
- 90.5%
- Compare
- State
- Victoria
- Gender
- Girls
- Academic Excellence score
- 96.7%
- S360 score
- 89.2%
- Compare
- School
- St Aloysius' College
- State
- New South Wales
- Gender
- Boys
- Academic Excellence score
- 96.7%
- S360 score
- 86.0%
- Compare
- School
- Ascham School
- State
- New South Wales
- Gender
- Girls
- Academic Excellence score
- 96.7%
- S360 score
- 85.8%
- Compare
- School
- Lauriston Girls' School
- State
- Victoria
- Gender
- Girls
- Academic Excellence score
- 95.0%
- S360 score
- 92.8%
- Compare
- School
- The King’s School
- State
- New South Wales
- Gender
- Boys
- Academic Excellence score
- 95.0%
- S360 score
- 92.7%
- Compare
- School
- Pymble Ladies' College
- State
- New South Wales
- Gender
- Girls
- Academic Excellence score
- 95.0%
- S360 score
- 92.0%
- Compare
- State
- Australian Capital Territory
- Gender
- Girls
- Academic Excellence score
- 95.0%
- S360 score
- 91.0%
- Compare
- School
- St Catherine's School
- State
- Victoria
- Gender
- Girls
- Academic Excellence score
- 95.0%
- S360 score
- 91.0%
- Compare
- School
- Loreto Kirribilli
- State
- New South Wales
- Gender
- Girls
- Academic Excellence score
- 95.0%
- S360 score
- 90.9%
- Compare
- School
- Kambala Girls
- State
- New South Wales
- Gender
- Girls
- Academic Excellence score
- 95.0%
- S360 score
- 90.2%
- Compare
- State
- Victoria
- Gender
- Girls
- Academic Excellence score
- 95.0%
- S360 score
- 89.9%
- Compare
- School
- Ruyton Girls' School
- State
- Victoria
- Gender
- Girls
- Academic Excellence score
- 95.0%
- S360 score
- 89.8%
- Compare
- State
- Victoria
- Gender
- Girls
- Academic Excellence score
- 95.0%
- S360 score
- 88.0%
- Compare
- School
- Fintona Girls' School
- State
- Victoria
- Gender
- Girls
- Academic Excellence score
- 95.0%
- S360 score
- 82.2%
- Compare
- School
- Reddam House
- State
- New South Wales
- Gender
- Co-ed
- Academic Excellence score
- 95.0%
- S360 score
- 77.9%
- Compare
- School
- Trinity Grammar School
- State
- New South Wales
- Gender
- Boys
- Academic Excellence score
- 93.3%
- S360 score
- 92.4%
- Compare
- School
- Scotch College Perth
- State
- Western Australia
- Gender
- Boys
- Academic Excellence score
- 93.3%
- S360 score
- 91.0%
- Compare
- State
- Victoria
- Gender
- Boys
- Academic Excellence score
- 93.3%
- S360 score
- 90.9%
- Compare
- School
- Brisbane Grammar School
- State
- Queensland
- Gender
- Boys
- Academic Excellence score
- 93.3%
- S360 score
- 90.8%
- Compare
- School
- Haileybury
- State
- Victoria
- Gender
- Co-ed
- Academic Excellence score
- 93.3%
- S360 score
- 90.8%
- Compare
- School
- Cranbrook School
- State
- New South Wales
- Gender
- Boys
- Academic Excellence score
- 93.3%
- S360 score
- 90.0%
- Compare
- School
- Bialik College
- State
- Victoria
- Gender
- Co-ed
- Academic Excellence score
- 93.3%
- S360 score
- 89.7%
- Compare
- School
- Loreto Mandeville Hall
- State
- Victoria
- Gender
- Girls
- Academic Excellence score
- 93.3%
- S360 score
- 89.5%
- Compare
- School
- Wenona School
- State
- New South Wales
- Gender
- Girls
- Academic Excellence score
- 93.3%
- S360 score
- 89.1%
- Compare
- School
- Trinity Grammar School
- State
- Victoria
- Gender
- Boys
- Academic Excellence score
- 93.3%
- S360 score
- 87.5%
- Compare
- School
- Wesley College
- State
- Western Australia
- Gender
- Boys
- Academic Excellence score
- 91.7%
- S360 score
- 93.3%
- Compare
- School
- The Southport School
- State
- Queensland
- Gender
- Boys
- Academic Excellence score
- 91.7%
- S360 score
- 91.1%
- Compare
- School
- Canberra Grammar School
- State
- Australian Capital Territory
- Gender
- Co-ed
- Academic Excellence score
- 91.7%
- S360 score
- 90.9%
- Compare
- State
- New South Wales
- Gender
- Girls
- Academic Excellence score
- 91.7%
- S360 score
- 90.7%
- Compare
- School
- Hale School
- State
- Western Australia
- Gender
- Boys
- Academic Excellence score
- 91.7%
- S360 score
- 90.1%
- Compare
- School
- MLC School
- State
- New South Wales
- Gender
- Girls
- Academic Excellence score
- 91.7%
- S360 score
- 89.4%
- Compare
- School
- MLC Perth
- State
- Western Australia
- Gender
- Girls
- Academic Excellence score
- 91.7%
- S360 score
- 89.2%
- Compare
- School
- Westminster School
- State
- South Australia
- Gender
- Co-ed
- Academic Excellence score
- 91.7%
- S360 score
- 87.6%
- Compare
- School
- Queenwood
- State
- New South Wales
- Gender
- Girls
- Academic Excellence score
- 91.7%
- S360 score
- 85.7%
- Compare
- State
- Queensland
- Gender
- Boys
- Academic Excellence score
- 91.7%
- S360 score
- 84.3%
- Compare
- School
- Roseville College
- State
- New South Wales
- Gender
- Girls
- Academic Excellence score
- 91.7%
- S360 score
- 82.2%
- Compare
- School
- Sacre Coeur
- State
- Victoria
- Gender
- Girls
- Academic Excellence score
- 91.7%
- S360 score
- 81.6%
- Compare
- School
- Scotch College
- State
- Victoria
- Gender
- Boys
- Academic Excellence score
- 90.0%
- S360 score
- 93.0%
- Compare
- State
- Victoria
- Gender
- Girls
- Academic Excellence score
- 90.0%
- S360 score
- 92.1%
- Compare
- School
- St Leonard's College
- State
- Victoria
- Gender
- Co-ed
- Academic Excellence score
- 90.0%
- S360 score
- 91.4%
- Compare
- School
- Brisbane Boys' College
- State
- Queensland
- Gender
- Boys
- Academic Excellence score
- 90.0%
- S360 score
- 91.3%
- Compare
- School
- Penrhos College
- State
- Western Australia
- Gender
- Girls
- Academic Excellence score
- 90.0%
- S360 score
- 90.3%
- Compare
- State
- Queensland
- Gender
- Girls
- Academic Excellence score
- 90.0%
- S360 score
- 90.1%
- Compare
- State
- Victoria
- Gender
- Girls
- Academic Excellence score
- 90.0%
- S360 score
- 88.4%
- Compare
- State
- Western Australia
- Gender
- Boys
- Academic Excellence score
- 90.0%
- S360 score
- 88.3%
- Compare
- School
- Tangara School For Girls
- State
- New South Wales
- Gender
- Girls
- Academic Excellence score
- 90.0%
- S360 score
- 87.5%
- Compare
- School
- Moriah College
- State
- New South Wales
- Gender
- Co-ed
- Academic Excellence score
- 90.0%
- S360 score
- 79.1%
- Compare
- School
- PLC Perth
- State
- Western Australia
- Gender
- Girls
- Academic Excellence score
- 88.3%
- S360 score
- 90.0%
- Compare
- State
- Victoria
- Gender
- Co-ed
- Academic Excellence score
- 88.3%
- S360 score
- 89.8%
- Compare
- School
- Wesley College
- State
- Victoria
- Gender
- Co-ed
- Academic Excellence score
- 88.3%
- S360 score
- 89.5%
- Compare
- School
- Yarra Valley Grammar
- State
- Victoria
- Gender
- Co-ed
- Academic Excellence score
- 88.3%
- S360 score
- 88.6%
- Compare
- State
- Victoria
- Gender
- Co-ed
- Academic Excellence score
- 88.3%
- S360 score
- 88.5%
- Compare
- School
- Redlands
- State
- New South Wales
- Gender
- Co-ed
- Academic Excellence score
- 88.3%
- S360 score
- 87.6%
- Compare
- School
- Frensham School
- State
- New South Wales
- Gender
- Girls
- Academic Excellence score
- 88.3%
- S360 score
- 87.0%
- Compare
- School
- St Peter's Girls' School
- State
- South Australia
- Gender
- Girls
- Academic Excellence score
- 88.3%
- S360 score
- 86.7%
- Compare
- School
- St Peter's College
- State
- South Australia
- Gender
- Boys
- Academic Excellence score
- 88.3%
- S360 score
- 86.5%
- Compare
- School
- Meriden School
- State
- New South Wales
- Gender
- Girls
- Academic Excellence score
- 88.3%
- S360 score
- 86.3%
- Compare
- State
- New South Wales
- Gender
- Girls
- Academic Excellence score
- 88.3%
- S360 score
- 84.0%
- Compare
- State
- Victoria
- Gender
- Co-ed
- Academic Excellence score
- 88.3%
- S360 score
- 78.2%
- Compare
Elite tier: the highest tier on Schools360, reflecting exceptional overall performance
Image: Sydney Grammar School
By state
Every Elite Schools page uses the same independent, evidence-based assessment — explore what it takes to reach Elite on every other building block.
Common questions
How many schools reached Elite for Academic Excellence?
67 of 566 assessed Australian schools reached the Elite tier for Academic Excellence, 11.8 percent.
What does it take to reach Elite?
A building block score of 87.5 percent or above on Schools360. There is no partial credit and no top-N fallback: appearing on this list is the claim.
Why do some building blocks not have a page for every state?
A state page is only published once at least 8 schools in that state clear Elite for the building block. Fewer than that reads as thin to a parent and arbitrary to the schools left off, so Victoria and New South Wales are the only state pages at launch.
How is the Academic Excellence score calculated?
Each building block is the average of three factors, each scored out of 20 from four assessed elements. See the methodology page for the full weighting and data sources.