Elite private schools for Learning Opportunities in New South Wales
23 schools reached Elite for Learning Opportunities.
Image: The King’s School
23 of 125 New South Wales schools assessed by Schools360 reached Elite for Learning Opportunities — 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 Learning Opportunities measures
Does the school offer extensive learning opportunities for my child? Schools360 assesses this across three factors. Curriculum: Assesses the diversity and quality of the academic curriculum, including specialised subjects and STEM. Sports: Evaluates sports opportunities, facilities, swimming programs and achievements. Arts, Music and Culture: Measures the quality and achievements in visual arts, music, drama and artistic progression.
How schools are assessed
Every school is scored across five building blocks using the Schools360 framework. Read the full methodology.
Elite for Learning Opportunities (23)
Select schools to compare them side by side.
| School | Suburb | Gender | Learning Opportunities score | S360 score | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The King’s School | North Parramatta | Boys | 100.0% | 92.7% | |
 St Catherine’s School | Waverley | Girls | 96.7% | 92.5% | |
 Pymble Ladies' College | Pymble | Girls | 96.7% | 92.0% | |
 The Scots College | Bellevue Hill | Boys | 96.7% | 89.9% | |
 PLC Sydney | Croydon | Girls | 96.7% | 89.8% | |
 Trinity Grammar School | Summer Hill | Boys | 93.3% | 92.4% | |
 Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga | Boys | 93.3% | 92.3% | |
 Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill | Boys | 93.3% | 90.0% | |
 Newington College | Stanmore | Boys | 93.3% | 89.3% | |
 Chevalier College | Burradoo | Co-ed | 93.3% | 85.1% | |
 Ravenswood School For Girls | Gordon | Girls | 91.7% | 90.7% | |
 SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney | Boys | 91.7% | 90.5% | |
 Kinross Wolaroi School | Orange | Co-ed | 91.7% | 85.3% | |
 Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga | Girls | 90.0% | 90.2% | |
 MLC School | Burwood | Girls | 90.0% | 89.4% | |
 Oxford Falls Grammar School | Oxford Falls | Co-ed | 90.0% | 81.6% | |
 Mount St Patrick College | Murwillumbah | Co-ed | 90.0% | 81.1% | |
 Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | Boys | 88.3% | 90.5% | |
 Wenona School | North Sydney | Girls | 88.3% | 89.1% | |
 St Scholastica's College | Glebe | Girls | 88.3% | 86.3% | |
 Snowy Mountains Grammar School | Jindabyne | Co-ed | 88.3% | 85.3% | |
 Saint Ignatius' College | Lane Cove | Boys | 88.3% | 85.1% | |
 Mercy Catholic College | Chatswood | Girls | 88.3% | 79.5% |
- Elite for Learning Opportunities, New South Wales
- School
- The King’s School
- Suburb
- North Parramatta
- Gender
- Boys
- Learning Opportunities score
- 100.0%
- S360 score
- 92.7%
- Compare
- School
- St Catherine’s School
- Suburb
- Waverley
- Gender
- Girls
- Learning Opportunities score
- 96.7%
- S360 score
- 92.5%
- Compare
- School
- Pymble Ladies' College
- Suburb
- Pymble
- Gender
- Girls
- Learning Opportunities score
- 96.7%
- S360 score
- 92.0%
- Compare
- School
- The Scots College
- Suburb
- Bellevue Hill
- Gender
- Boys
- Learning Opportunities score
- 96.7%
- S360 score
- 89.9%
- Compare
- School
- PLC Sydney
- Suburb
- Croydon
- Gender
- Girls
- Learning Opportunities score
- 96.7%
- S360 score
- 89.8%
- Compare
- School
- Trinity Grammar School
- Suburb
- Summer Hill
- Gender
- Boys
- Learning Opportunities score
- 93.3%
- S360 score
- 92.4%
- Compare
- School
- Knox Grammar School
- Suburb
- Wahroonga
- Gender
- Boys
- Learning Opportunities score
- 93.3%
- S360 score
- 92.3%
- Compare
- School
- Cranbrook School
- Suburb
- Bellevue Hill
- Gender
- Boys
- Learning Opportunities score
- 93.3%
- S360 score
- 90.0%
- Compare
- School
- Newington College
- Suburb
- Stanmore
- Gender
- Boys
- Learning Opportunities score
- 93.3%
- S360 score
- 89.3%
- Compare
- School
- Chevalier College
- Suburb
- Burradoo
- Gender
- Co-ed
- Learning Opportunities score
- 93.3%
- S360 score
- 85.1%
- Compare
- Suburb
- Gordon
- Gender
- Girls
- Learning Opportunities score
- 91.7%
- S360 score
- 90.7%
- Compare
- Suburb
- North Sydney
- Gender
- Boys
- Learning Opportunities score
- 91.7%
- S360 score
- 90.5%
- Compare
- School
- Kinross Wolaroi School
- Suburb
- Orange
- Gender
- Co-ed
- Learning Opportunities score
- 91.7%
- S360 score
- 85.3%
- Compare
- School
- Abbotsleigh
- Suburb
- Wahroonga
- Gender
- Girls
- Learning Opportunities score
- 90.0%
- S360 score
- 90.2%
- Compare
- School
- MLC School
- Suburb
- Burwood
- Gender
- Girls
- Learning Opportunities score
- 90.0%
- S360 score
- 89.4%
- Compare
- Suburb
- Oxford Falls
- Gender
- Co-ed
- Learning Opportunities score
- 90.0%
- S360 score
- 81.6%
- Compare
- School
- Mount St Patrick College
- Suburb
- Murwillumbah
- Gender
- Co-ed
- Learning Opportunities score
- 90.0%
- S360 score
- 81.1%
- Compare
- School
- Sydney Grammar School
- Suburb
- Darlinghurst
- Gender
- Boys
- Learning Opportunities score
- 88.3%
- S360 score
- 90.5%
- Compare
- School
- Wenona School
- Suburb
- North Sydney
- Gender
- Girls
- Learning Opportunities score
- 88.3%
- S360 score
- 89.1%
- Compare
- School
- St Scholastica's College
- Suburb
- Glebe
- Gender
- Girls
- Learning Opportunities score
- 88.3%
- S360 score
- 86.3%
- Compare
- Suburb
- Jindabyne
- Gender
- Co-ed
- Learning Opportunities score
- 88.3%
- S360 score
- 85.3%
- Compare
- School
- Saint Ignatius' College
- Suburb
- Lane Cove
- Gender
- Boys
- Learning Opportunities score
- 88.3%
- S360 score
- 85.1%
- Compare
- School
- Mercy Catholic College
- Suburb
- Chatswood
- Gender
- Girls
- Learning Opportunities score
- 88.3%
- S360 score
- 79.5%
- Compare
What the New South Wales pattern shows
New South Wales schools show a higher median Learning Opportunities score than the national picture, at 80 percent against 76.7 percent nationally.
Eight schools on this list are Elite for Learning Opportunities while sitting just below Elite overall: St Scholastica's College, Kinross Wolaroi School, Snowy Mountains Grammar School, Saint Ignatius' College, Chevalier College and three others.
Elite tier: the highest tier on Schools360, reflecting exceptional overall performance
Image: St Catherine’s School
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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 Learning Opportunities?
23 of 125 assessed New South Wales schools reached the Elite tier for Learning Opportunities, 18.4 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 Learning Opportunities 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 Learning Opportunities 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.