Best Girls Schools in Brisbane | 2025 Rankings & Insights
Queensland has one of Australia’s strongest private girls school sectors, with a concentration of long-established schools delivering consistently strong academic outcomes, well-developed pastoral care and broad opportunities across sport, arts and leadership. Schools360’s 2025 Girls 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 girls education for 2025.
Updated December 2025 · Independent analysis by Schools360
Image credit: St Aidan’s Anglican Girls School, Corinda2025 Rankings | Queensland Private Girls Schools
This table shows the full list of private boys schools in Queensland for 2025.
Top 10 Girls Schools in Brisbane (2025)
Image credit: Brisbane Girls Grammar School, Brisbane1. Brisbane Girls Grammar School
Location: Brisbane
Type: Independent girls school
Strengths: The highest-performing girls school in Queensland with a 92.4 percent score. Exceptional academic outcomes, strong senior pathways and deep institutional capability. One of Australia’s most academically rigorous girls schools.
2. St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School
Location: Corinda
Type: Independent Anglican girls school
Strengths: Scores 91.6 percent with outstanding academic performance, excellent wellbeing systems and broad program depth. Known for consistently high senior results.
3. St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School
Location: Ascot
Type: Independent Anglican girls school
Strengths: A 90.8 percent score supported by strong academic culture, extensive co-curricular offerings and a highly supportive learning environment.
4. Somerville House
Location: South Brisbane
Type: Independent Presbyterian girls school
Strengths: Scores 89.7 percent with balanced performance across academics, wellbeing and learning programs. Well-regarded for leadership development and student engagement.
5. Clayfield College
Location: Clayfield
Type: Independent Anglican girls school
Strengths: An 88.4 percent score reflecting strong academic outcomes, stable teaching quality and broad co-curricular opportunities.
6. The Glennie School
Location: Toowoomba
Type: Independent Anglican girls school
Strengths: Scores 87.6 percent with strong academic pathways, boarding programs and well-developed student support systems.
7. Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School
Location: Ipswich
Type: Independent girls school
Strengths: An 86.9 percent score supported by strong academic performance, leadership tradition and a positive learning culture.
8. St Hilda’s School
Location: Southport
Type: Independent Anglican girls school
Strengths: Scores 86.1 percent with solid academic outcomes, strong wellbeing frameworks and extensive co-curricular offerings.
9. Moreton Bay College
Location: Manly West
Type: Independent Uniting Church girls school
Strengths: An 85.4 percent score reflecting balanced strengths across academics, wellbeing and program breadth.
10. All Hallows’ School
Location: Brisbane
Type: Independent Catholic girls school
Strengths: Scores 84.8 percent with strong pastoral care, consistent academic outcomes and a supportive school culture.
Image credit: Somerville House, South BrisbaneKey Insights
Queensland’s girls-only school sector is deep and highly competitive, with several schools achieving performance scores above 90 percent. Brisbane Girls Grammar, St Aidan’s and St Margaret’s form a clear top tier, combining academic intensity with strong institutional maturity.
Academic performance is a major differentiator in Queensland. The top schools demonstrate consistently strong senior outcomes, rigorous academic programs and well-established cultures of high expectation.
Learning Environment scores are strong across the leading schools, supported by experienced teaching staff, high-quality facilities and engaged learning cultures. Differences emerge further down the rankings as scale and resource depth vary.
Program breadth is a defining strength of Queensland girls schools. Many offer extensive opportunities across sport, arts, music, STEM, leadership and international programs, supporting holistic student development.
Student Wellbeing performance is consistently high, reflecting structured pastoral systems, strong house programs and supportive school cultures.
Institutional Excellence is strongest among long-established schools with stable governance, strong alumni networks and financial resilience, supporting sustained performance over time.
Overall, Queensland’s top girls schools demonstrate exceptional balance across academic strength, wellbeing and program depth, positioning the state as a national leader in girls education.
Snapshot for 2025
Queensland has one of the strongest girls-only school sectors nationally, with multiple schools scoring above 90 percent.
A clear top tier of three schools leads the category, followed by a deep and competitive middle band.
Academic excellence is the primary differentiator at the top end of the rankings.
Program scale and institutional maturity strongly correlate with higher performance scores.
Wellbeing systems are consistently strong and act as a stabilising factor across schools of varying size.
High-performing schools are concentrated in Brisbane and South-East Queensland, with strong regional representation in Toowoomba and the Gold Coast.
Frequently Asked Questions
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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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Image credit: St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School, Ascot