Elite private schools for Institutional Excellence in New South Wales
14 schools reached Elite for Institutional Excellence.
Image: Loreto Kirribilli
14 of 125 New South Wales schools assessed by Schools360 reached Elite for Institutional Excellence — the highest tier on Schools360, reflecting exceptional overall performance. There is no partial credit: reaching Elite tier on this building block is itself the claim.
What Institutional Excellence measures
How well is the school run? Schools360 assesses this across three factors. School Governance: Focuses on the vision, strategy, parent involvement, transparency and communication in school governance. Reputation, Prestige and Alumni Connections: Considers school history, recognition, community engagement, alumni network and school impact. Sustainability: Examines the school's commitment, strategy, reporting and practices related to environmental sustainability.
How schools are assessed
Every school is scored across five building blocks using the Schools360 framework. Read the full methodology.
Elite for Institutional Excellence (14)
Select schools to compare them side by side.
| School | Suburb | Gender | Institutional Excellence score | S360 score | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli | Girls | 96.7% | 90.9% | |
 Redlands | Cremorne | Co-ed | 93.3% | 87.6% | |
 Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga | Girls | 91.7% | 90.2% | |
 Saint Ignatius' College | Lane Cove | Boys | 91.7% | 85.1% | |
 The King’s School | North Parramatta | Boys | 90.0% | 92.7% | |
 Pymble Ladies' College | Pymble | Girls | 90.0% | 92.0% | |
 Sceggs Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst | Girls | 90.0% | 88.1% | |
 Barker College | Hornsby | Co-ed | 90.0% | 86.3% | |
 St Spyridon College | Maroubra | Co-ed | 90.0% | 83.7% | |
 Trinity Grammar School | Summer Hill | Boys | 88.3% | 92.4% | |
 Kambala Girls | Rose Bay | Girls | 88.3% | 90.2% | |
 Tangara School For Girls | Cherrybrook | Girls | 88.3% | 87.5% | |
 Emanuel School | Randwick | Co-ed | 88.3% | 84.6% | |
 Moriah College | Bondi Junction | Co-ed | 88.3% | 79.1% |
- Elite for Institutional Excellence, New South Wales
- School
- Loreto Kirribilli
- Suburb
- Kirribilli
- Gender
- Girls
- Institutional Excellence score
- 96.7%
- S360 score
- 90.9%
- Compare
- School
- Redlands
- Suburb
- Cremorne
- Gender
- Co-ed
- Institutional Excellence score
- 93.3%
- S360 score
- 87.6%
- Compare
- School
- Abbotsleigh
- Suburb
- Wahroonga
- Gender
- Girls
- Institutional Excellence score
- 91.7%
- S360 score
- 90.2%
- Compare
- School
- Saint Ignatius' College
- Suburb
- Lane Cove
- Gender
- Boys
- Institutional Excellence score
- 91.7%
- S360 score
- 85.1%
- Compare
- School
- The King’s School
- Suburb
- North Parramatta
- Gender
- Boys
- Institutional Excellence score
- 90.0%
- S360 score
- 92.7%
- Compare
- School
- Pymble Ladies' College
- Suburb
- Pymble
- Gender
- Girls
- Institutional Excellence score
- 90.0%
- S360 score
- 92.0%
- Compare
- School
- Sceggs Darlinghurst
- Suburb
- Darlinghurst
- Gender
- Girls
- Institutional Excellence score
- 90.0%
- S360 score
- 88.1%
- Compare
- School
- Barker College
- Suburb
- Hornsby
- Gender
- Co-ed
- Institutional Excellence score
- 90.0%
- S360 score
- 86.3%
- Compare
- School
- St Spyridon College
- Suburb
- Maroubra
- Gender
- Co-ed
- Institutional Excellence score
- 90.0%
- S360 score
- 83.7%
- Compare
- School
- Trinity Grammar School
- Suburb
- Summer Hill
- Gender
- Boys
- Institutional Excellence score
- 88.3%
- S360 score
- 92.4%
- Compare
- School
- Kambala Girls
- Suburb
- Rose Bay
- Gender
- Girls
- Institutional Excellence score
- 88.3%
- S360 score
- 90.2%
- Compare
- School
- Tangara School For Girls
- Suburb
- Cherrybrook
- Gender
- Girls
- Institutional Excellence score
- 88.3%
- S360 score
- 87.5%
- Compare
- School
- Emanuel School
- Suburb
- Randwick
- Gender
- Co-ed
- Institutional Excellence score
- 88.3%
- S360 score
- 84.6%
- Compare
- School
- Moriah College
- Suburb
- Bondi Junction
- Gender
- Co-ed
- Institutional Excellence score
- 88.3%
- S360 score
- 79.1%
- Compare
What the New South Wales pattern shows
New South Wales schools show a higher median Institutional Excellence score than the national picture, at 80 percent against 75 percent nationally.
Six schools on this list are Elite for Institutional Excellence while sitting just below Elite overall: Tangara School For Girls, Barker College, Saint Ignatius' College, Emanuel School, St Spyridon College and Moriah College.
Elite tier: the highest tier on Schools360, reflecting exceptional overall performance
Image: Redlands
Related
Other New South Wales Elite Schools
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 Institutional Excellence?
14 of 125 assessed New South Wales schools reached the Elite tier for Institutional Excellence, 11.2 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 Institutional 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.
Is this the same as the national Institutional Excellence list?
No. This page shows only New South Wales schools that reached Elite. The national page carries the full list for Australia and the methodology deep dive.