Top 500 Private Schools in Australia (2025)

Image credit: The Southport School, QLD

Schools360 National Rankings

Discover Australia’s best private schools. Our Schools360 rankings showcase the top 500 private schools based on our independent, rigorous 360 analysis designed to answer five key questions :

1. How well does the school perform academically?

2. How well will the school look after my child’s wellbeing and individual needs?

3. Does the school offer extensive learning and experiential opportunities for my child? 

4. Does the school offer a great environment for my child to realise their full potential? 

5. How well is the school run?

To answer these questions we analyse each school on 60 scoring elements which roll up into the following building blocks: Academic Excellence, Student Development & Wellbeing, Learning Opportunities, Learning Environment, and Institutional Excellence.

What’s new in 2025

• AI-enabled rankings: Each score is powered by an AI engine trained on 150+ manually reviewed schools, then human-verified for context. This ensures accuracy, fairness, and national comparability.

• Broader coverage: Expansion across NSW, VIC, QLD, SA, WA, and ACT (TAS and NT in future).

• Deeper analysis: More focus on diversity, inclusion, bullying prevention, sustainability, and career readiness.

Image credit: St Catherine’s School Sydney, NSW

	School Name	State	Suburb	Gender Type	S360 Score
1	Wesley College	WA	South Perth	Boys	93.3%
2	Scotch College	VIC	Hawthorn	Boys	93.0%
3	Melbourne Grammar School	VIC	Melbourne	Boys	92.9%
4	Lauriston Girls' School	VIC	Armadale	Girls	92.8%
5	The King’s School	NSW	North Parramatta	Boys	92.7%
6	St Catherine’s School	NSW	Waverley	Girls	92.5%
7	Trinity Grammar School	NSW	Summer Hill	Boys	92.4%
8	Knox Grammar School	NSW	Wahroonga	Boys	92.3%
9	Melbourne Girls' Grammar School	VIC	South Yarra	Girls	92.1%
10	Pymble Ladies' College	NSW	Pymble	Girls	92.0%
11	St Leonard's College	VIC	Brighton East	Co-educational	91.4%
12	Brisbane Boys' College	QLD	Toowong	Boys	91.3%
13	The Southport School	QLD	Southport	Boys	91.1%
14	Canberra Girls Grammar School	ACT	Deakin	Girls	91.0%
15	St Catherine's School	VIC	Toorak	Girls	91.0%
16	Scotch College Perth	WA	Swanbourne	Boys	91.0%
17	Canberra Grammar School	ACT	Red Hill	Co-educational	90.9%
18	Camberwell Grammar School	VIC	Canterbury	Boys	90.9%
19	Loreto Kirribilli	NSW	Kirribilli	Girls	90.9%
20	Haileybury	VIC	Keysborough	Co-educational	90.8%
21	Brisbane Grammar School	QLD	Brisbane	Boys	90.8%
22	Ravenswood School For Girls	NSW	Gordon	Girls	90.7%
23	SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School	NSW	North Sydney	Boys	90.5%
24	Sydney Grammar School	NSW	Darlinghurst	Boys	90.5%
25	Brighton Grammar School	VIC	Brighton	Boys	90.4%
26	All Hallows' School	QLD	Brisbane	Girls	90.3%
27	Penrhos College	WA	Como	Girls	90.3%
28	Abbotsleigh	NSW	Wahroonga	Girls	90.2%
29	Kambala Girls	NSW	Rose Bay	Girls	90.2%
30	Brisbane Girls Grammar School	QLD	Brisbane	Girls	90.1%
31	Hale School	WA	Wembley Downs	Boys	90.1%
32	PLC Perth	WA	Peppermint Grove	Girls	90.0%
33	Cranbrook School	NSW	Bellevue Hill	Boys	90.0%
34	Camberwell Girls Grammar School	VIC	Canterbury	Girls	89.9%
35	The Scots College	NSW	Bellevue Hill	Boys	89.9%
36	Carey Baptist Grammar School	VIC	Kew	Co-educational	89.8%
37	PLC Sydney	NSW	Croydon	Girls	89.8%
38	Ruyton Girls' School	VIC	Kew	Girls	89.8%
39	Bialik College	VIC	Hawthorn	Co-educational	89.7%
40	Wesley College	VIC	Melbourne	Co-educational	89.5%
41	Loreto Mandeville Hall	VIC	Toorak	Girls	89.5%
42	MLC School	NSW	Burwood	Girls	89.4%
43	Newington College	NSW	Stanmore	Boys	89.3%
44	Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar	VIC	Canterbury	Girls	89.2%
45	MLC Perth	WA	Claremont	Girls	89.2%
46	Wenona School	NSW	North Sydney	Girls	89.1%
47	Pembroke School	SA	Kensington Park	Co-educational	89.0%
48	Yarra Valley Grammar	VIC	Ringwood	Co-educational	88.6%
49	St Michael's Grammar School	VIC	St Kilda	Co-educational	88.5%
50	Methodist Ladies' College	VIC	Kew	Girls	88.4%
51	Christ Church Grammar School	WA	Claremont	Boys	88.3%
52	Geelong Grammar School	VIC	Corio	Co-educational	88.3%
53	Presbyterian Ladies' College	VIC	Burwood	Girls	88.2%
54	Wilderness School	SA	Medindie	Girls	88.2%
55	Sceggs Darlinghurst	NSW	Darlinghurst	Girls	88.1%
56	Mount Scopus Memorial College	VIC	Burwood	Co-educational	88.0%
57	Korowa Anglican Girls' School	VIC	Glen Iris	Girls	88.0%
58	Xavier College	VIC	Kew	Boys	87.8%
59	Pulteney Grammar School	SA	Adelaide	Co-educational	87.7%
60	SCEGGS Redlands	NSW	Cremorne	Co-educational	87.6%
61	Westminster School	SA	Marion	Co-educational	87.6%
62	Tangara School For Girls	NSW	Cherrybrook	Girls	87.5%
63	Caulfield Grammar School	VIC	St Kilda East	Co-educational	87.4%
64	Arden Anglican School	NSW	Beecroft	Co-educational	87.2%
65	Rockhampton Grammar School	QLD	Rockhampton	Co-educational	87.2%
66	Xavier College	SA	Gawler Belt	Co-educational	87.2%
67	Frensham School	NSW	Mittagong	Girls	87.0%
68	Genazzano Fcj College	VIC	Kew	Girls	87.0%
69	A B Paterson College	QLD	Arundel	Co-educational	86.9%
70	Sheldon College	QLD	Sheldon	Co-educational	86.8%
71	St Peter's Girls' School	SA	Stonyfell	Girls	86.7%
72	St Hilda's School	QLD	Southport	Girls	86.6%
73	St Peter's College	SA	St Peters	Boys	86.5%
74	Meriden School	NSW	Strathfield	Girls	86.3%
75	St Scholastica's College	NSW	Glebe	Girls	86.3%
76	Barker College	NSW	Hornsby	Co-educational	86.3%
77	Lourdes Hill College	QLD	Hawthorne	Girls	86.1%
78	Toorak College	VIC	Mount Eliza	Girls	86.0%
79	St Aloysius' College	NSW	Kirribilli	Boys	86.0%
80	St Hilda's Anglican School For Girls	WA	Mosman Park	Girls	86.0%
81	Somerset College	QLD	Mudgeeraba	Co-educational	85.9%
82	Ascham School	NSW	Edgecliff	Girls	85.8%
83	Queenwood	NSW	Mosman	Girls	85.7%
84	Eltham College	VIC	Research	Co-educational	85.7%
85	St Andrew's Cathedral School	NSW	Sydney	Co-educational	85.4%
86	Mount Alvernia College	QLD	Kedron	Girls	85.3%
87	Snowy Mountains Grammar School	NSW	Jindabyne	Co-educational	85.3%
88	Fairholme College	QLD	Toowoomba	Girls	85.3%
89	Kinross Wolaroi School	NSW	Orange	Co-educational	85.3%
90	Walford Anglican School For Girls	SA	Hyde Park	Girls	85.2%
91	Guildford Grammar School	WA	Guildford	Co-educational	85.2%
92	Saint Ignatius' College	NSW	Lane Cove	Boys	85.1%
93	Saint Ignatius' College	SA	Athelstone	Co-educational	85.1%
94	Chevalier College	NSW	Burradoo	Co-educational	85.1%
95	St Mary's Anglican Girls' School	WA	Karrinyup	Girls	85.0%
96	Radford College	ACT	Bruce	Co-educational	85.0%
97	St Columba Anglican School	NSW	Port Macquarie	Co-educational	84.7%
98	Emanuel School	NSW	Randwick	Co-educational	84.6%
99	Somerville House	QLD	South Brisbane	Girls	84.6%
100	St Joseph's College Gregory Terrace	QLD	Brisbane	Boys	84.6%
101	Trinity College	SA	Evanston South	Co-educational	84.6%
102	Trinity College	WA	East Perth	Boys	84.6%
103	Ormiston College	QLD	Ormiston	Co-educational	84.4%
104	Firbank Grammar School	VIC	Brighton	Girls	84.3%
105	Marist Catholic College Penshurst	NSW	Mortdale	Co-educational	84.3%
106	Marist Catholic College North Shore	NSW	North Sydney	Co-educational	84.3%
107	Ipswich Grammar School	QLD	Ipswich	Boys	84.3%
108	Anglican Church Grammar School	QLD	East Brisbane	Boys	84.3%
109	Covenant Christian School	NSW	Belrose	Co-educational	84.2%
110	Freeman Catholic College	NSW	Bonnyrigg Heights	Co-educational	84.1%
111	Redlands College	QLD	Wellington Point	Co-educational	84.1%
112	Ivanhoe Grammar School	VIC	Ivanhoe	Co-educational	84.0%
113	Tara Anglican School for Girls	NSW	North Parramatta	Girls	84.0%
114	Carey Baptist College	WA	Harrisdale	Co-educational	83.9%
115	Bethany College	NSW	Hurstville	Girls	83.9%
116	Iona College	QLD	Lindum	Boys	83.7%
117	St Spyridon College	NSW	Maroubra	Co-educational	83.7%
118	St Andrews Lutheran College	QLD	Tallebudgera	Co-educational	83.5%
119	St Margaret's Anglican Girls' School	QLD	Ascot	Girls	83.5%
120	Northern Beaches Christian School	NSW	Terrey Hills	Co-educational	83.4%
121	St Peter's Lutheran College	QLD	Indooroopilly	Co-educational	83.4%
122	Marist College Eastwood	NSW	Eastwood	Boys	83.1%
123	Ipswich Girls' Grammar School	QLD	East Ipswich	Girls	83.1%
124	Oxley College	NSW	Burradoo	Co-educational	83.0%
125	Temple Christian College	SA	Mile End	Co-educational	83.0%
126	PLC Armidale	NSW	Armidale	Girls	82.9%
127	Scotch College Adelaide	SA	Torrens Park	Co-educational	82.5%
128	Mercedes College	SA	Springfield	Co-educational	82.4%
129	International Grammar School	NSW	Ultimo	Co-educational	82.3%
130	Matthew Flinders Anglican College	QLD	Buderim	Co-educational	82.3%
131	Roseville College	NSW	Roseville	Girls	82.2%
132	Fintona Girls' School	VIC	Balwyn	Girls	82.2%
133	Seymour College	SA	Glen Osmond	Girls	82.2%
134	Moreton Bay College	QLD	Manly West	Girls	82.0%
135	Canterbury College	QLD	Waterford	Co-educational	82.0%
136	Amity College	NSW	Prestons	Co-educational	81.8%
137	St John Bosco College	NSW	Engadine	Co-educational	81.8%
138	Genesis Christian College	QLD	Bray Park	Co-educational	81.8%
139	St Aiden's Anglican Girls' School	QLD	Corinda	Girls	81.7%
140	Toowoomba Grammar School	QLD	East Toowoomba	Boys	81.7%
141	Sacre Coeur	VIC	Glen Iris	Girls	81.6%
142	Oxford Falls Grammar School	NSW	Oxford Falls	Co-educational	81.6%
143	St Ursula's College	NSW	Kingsgrove	Girls	81.5%
144	Marist College Ashgrove	QLD	Ashgrove	Boys	81.4%
145	The Glennie School	QLD	Toowoomba	Girls	81.4%
146	Whitsunday Anglican School	QLD	Beaconsfield	Co-educational	81.3%
147	Marist College Canberra	ACT	Pearce	Boys	81.3%
148	Sunshine Coast Grammar School	QLD	Forest Glen	Co-educational	81.3%
149	Mount St Patrick College	NSW	Murwillumbah	Co-educational	81.1%
150	All Saints College	WA	Bull Creek	Co-educational	80.9%
151	Scots All Saints College	NSW	White Rock	Co-educational	80.9%
152	St Philip’s Christian College	NSW	Waratah	Co-educational	80.8%
153	The King David School	VIC	Armadale	Co-educational	80.8%
154	Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School	WA	Gelorup	Co-educational	80.8%
155	St Joseph’s College	NSW	Lochinvar	Co-educational	80.7%
156	International School Of Western Australia	WA	City Beach	Co-educational	80.7%
157	Westbourne Grammar School	VIC	Truganina	Co-educational	80.6%
158	New England Girls' School	NSW	Armidale	Co-educational	80.6%
159	St Patrick's College Campbelltown	NSW	Campbelltown	Girls	80.5%
160	St Francis Catholic College	NSW	Edmondson Park	Co-educational	80.5%
161	Trinity Anglican School	QLD	White Rock	Co-educational	80.5%
162	Marist Sisters' College Woolwich	NSW	Woolwich	Girls	80.5%
163	Lake Joondalup Baptist College	WA	Joondalup	Co-educational	80.3%
164	Tintern Grammar	VIC	Ringwood East	Co-educational	80.3%
165	Nazareth Catholic College	SA	Flinders Park	Co-educational	80.2%
166	Santa Sabina College	NSW	Strathfield	Girls	80.2%
167	Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College	NSW	North Sydney	Girls	80.1%
168	Macarthur Anglican School	NSW	Cobbitty	Co-educational	80.1%
169	St Mark's Anglican Community School	WA	Hillarys	Co-educational	80.1%
170	St John's College	QLD	Nambour	Co-educational	80.1%
171	St Brigid's College	WA	Lesmurdie	Girls	80.0%
172	Rosebank College	NSW	Five Dock	Co-educational	80.0%
173	Nowra Anglican College	NSW	Bomaderry	Co-educational	80.0%
174	King's Baptist Grammar School	SA	Wynn Vale	Co-educational	80.0%
175	Townsville Grammar School	QLD	North Ward	Co-educational	80.0%
176	Central Coast Grammar School	NSW	Erina Heights	Co-educational	80.0%
177	Loreto College Marryatville	SA	Marryatville	Girls	79.7%
178	Aquinas College	WA	Salter Point	Boys	79.6%
179	Immanuel College	SA	Novar Gardens	Co-educational	79.5%
180	Luther College	VIC	Croydon	Co-educational	79.5%
181	Mercy Catholic College	NSW	Chatswood	Girls	79.5%
182	Alphington Grammar School	VIC	Alphington	Co-educational	79.3%
183	Iona Presentation College	WA	Mosman Park	Girls	79.3%
184	St Edmund's College	QLD	Woodend	Boys	79.3%
185	St Paul's Grammar School	NSW	Cranebrook	Co-educational	79.3%
186	Villanova College	QLD	Coorparoo	Boys	79.2%
187	Frederick Irwin Anglican School	WA	Mandurah	Co-educational	79.2%
188	Moriah College	NSW	Bondi Junction	Co-educational	79.1%
189	Rockhampton Girls Grammar School	QLD	Rockhampton	Girls	79.1%
190	Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School	VIC	Keilor East	Co-educational	79.0%
191	Maranatha Christian School	VIC	Endeavour Hills	Co-educational	79.0%
192	St Patrick's College	VIC	Ballarat	Boys	79.0%
193	Oakleigh Grammar	VIC	Oakleigh	Co-educational	79.0%
194	Mueller College	QLD	Rothwell	Co-educational	78.9%
195	St Francis De Sales College	SA	Mount Barker	Co-educational	78.9%
196	Mentone Girls' Grammar	VIC	Mentone	Girls	78.9%
197	Peninsula Grammar	VIC	Mount Eliza	Co-educational	78.9%
198	Mercedes College	WA	Perth	Girls	78.8%
199	Redfield College	NSW	Dural	Boys	78.7%
200	Oakhill College	NSW	Castle Hill	Boys	78.6%
201	Stuartholme School	QLD	Toowong	Girls	78.6%
202	Marymede Catholic College	VIC	South Morang	Co-educational	78.5%
203	St Laurence's College	QLD	South Brisbane	Boys	78.4%
204	Rivermount College	QLD	Yatala	Co-educational	78.4%
205	Clayfield College	QLD	Clayfield	Co-educational	78.3%
206	Hunter Valley Grammar School	NSW	Ashtonfield	Co-educational	78.3%
207	Nunawading Christian College	VIC	Nunawading	Co-educational	78.3%
208	St Peter's College	VIC	Cranbourne	Co-educational	78.3%
209	Christian Brothers' High School Lewisham	NSW	Lewisham	Boys	78.3%
210	Mentone Grammar School	VIC	Mentone	Co-educational	78.3%
211	Star of the Sea College	VIC	Brighton	Girls	78.3%
212	Sirius College	VIC	Broadmeadows	Co-educational	78.3%
213	Loreto College Coorparoo	QLD	Coorparoo	Girls	78.2%
214	Prince Alfred College	SA	Kent Town	Boys	78.2%
215	St Patrick's College Strathfield	NSW	Strathfield	Boys	78.2%
216	Ballarat Clarendon College	VIC	Ballarat	Co-educational	78.2%
217	Trinity Lutheran College	QLD	Ashmore	Co-educational	78.2%
218	Al-Faisal College	NSW	Auburn	Co-educational	78.2%
219	Bayside Christian College Hervey Bay	QLD	Urraween	Co-educational	78.0%
220	Kingswood College	VIC	Box Hill	Co-educational	78.0%
221	Edinburgh College	VIC	Lilydale	Co-educational	78.0%
222	St Ursula's College Toowoomba	QLD	Toowoomba	Girls	77.9%
223	Immanuel Lutheran College	QLD	Buderim	Co-educational	77.9%
224	Tatachilla Lutheran College	SA	Mclaren Vale	Co-educational	77.9%
225	Reddam House	NSW	Woollahra	Co-educational	77.9%
226	St Kevin's College	VIC	Toorak	Boys	77.8%
227	Huntingtower School	VIC	Mount Waverley	Co-educational	77.8%
228	The Armidale School	NSW	Armidale	Co-educational	77.8%
229	Pittwater House Schools	NSW	Collaroy	Co-educational	77.8%
230	Lighthouse Christian College	VIC	Keysborough	Co-educational	77.8%
231	Carmel School	WA	Dianella	Co-educational	77.7%
232	St John's Anglican College	QLD	Forest Lake	Co-educational	77.7%
233	St Augustine's College Cairns	QLD	Cairns	Boys	77.7%
234	Alkimos Baptist College	WA	Merriwa	Co-educational	77.7%
235	Trinity Christian School	ACT	Wanniassa	Co-educational	77.6%
236	Kincoppal-Rose Bay	NSW	Rose Bay	Girls	77.6%
237	Freshwater Christian College	QLD	Brinsmead	Co-educational	77.5%
238	Christway College	VIC	Clarinda	Co-educational	77.4%
239	Ambrose Treacy College	QLD	Indooroopilly	Boys	77.4%
240	St John's Grammar School	SA	Belair	Co-educational	77.3%
241	The Knox School	VIC	Wantirna South	Co-educational	77.2%
242	Silkwood School	QLD	Mount Nathan	Co-educational	77.1%
243	The King's College	WA	Wellard	Co-educational	77.0%
244	Cardijn College	SA	Noarlunga Downs	Co-educational	77.0%
245	Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School	VIC	Ivanhoe	Girls	76.9%
246	St Andrew's Catholic College Redlynch Valley	QLD	Redlynch	Co-educational	76.8%
247	Northholm Grammar School	NSW	Arcadia	Co-educational	76.8%
248	Aquinas College	QLD	Ashmore	Co-educational	76.8%
249	Loreto College	VIC	Ballarat	Girls	76.7%
250	St Andrew's Grammar	WA	Dianella	Co-educational	76.7%
251	Ballarat Grammar	VIC	Wendouree	Co-educational	76.7%
252	Northside Christian College	VIC	Bundoora	Co-educational	76.7%
253	The Hills Grammar School	NSW	Kenthurst	Co-educational	76.6%
254	Aquinas College	VIC	Ringwood	Co-educational	76.6%
255	Cornerstone College	SA	Mount Barker	Co-educational	76.6%
256	Blackfriars Priory School	SA	Prospect	Boys	76.6%
257	Newcastle Grammar School	NSW	The Hill	Co-educational	76.6%
258	Perth College	WA	Mount Lawley	Girls	76.6%
259	Heights College	QLD	North Rockhampton	Co-educational	76.6%
260	Scots PGC College	QLD	Warwick	Co-educational	76.4%
261	Helena College	WA	Glen Forrest	Co-educational	76.4%
262	Prince Of Peace Lutheran College	QLD	Everton Park	Co-educational	76.3%
263	St James' Anglican School	WA	Alkimos	Co-educational	76.3%
264	St John's Regional College	VIC	Dandenong	Co-educational	76.3%
265	Concordia Lutheran College	QLD	Toowoomba	Co-educational	76.3%
266	Kilvington Grammar School	VIC	Ormond	Co-educational	76.2%
267	Toowoomba Anglican School	QLD	Toowoomba	Co-educational	76.2%
268	Kardinia International College	VIC	Bell Post Hill	Co-educational	76.2%
269	Nazareth College	VIC	Waverley Gardens	Co-educational	76.1%
270	Cerdon College	NSW	Merrylands	Girls	76.0%
271	All Saints College Maitland	NSW	Maitland	Co-educational	76.0%
272	Hills International College	QLD	Jimboomba	Co-educational	76.0%
273	St Patrick's Marist College	NSW	Dundas	Co-educational	76.0%
274	The Illawarra Grammar School	NSW	Wollongong West	Co-educational	76.0%
275	Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School	VIC	Essendon	Girls	75.9%
276	St Patrick's College Sutherland	NSW	Sutherland	Co-educational	75.8%
277	Saint Stephen's College	QLD	Coomera	Co-educational	75.7%
278	St Margaret's Berwick Grammar	VIC	Berwick	Co-educational	75.7%
279	All Saints Grammar	NSW	Belmore	Co-educational	75.7%
280	Mount Carmel College	SA	Rosewater	Co-educational	75.7%
281	King's Christian College	QLD	Reedy Creek	Co-educational	75.7%
282	Suncoast Christian College	QLD	Woombye	Co-educational	75.6%
283	St Luke’s Grammar School	NSW	Dee Why	Co-educational	75.6%
284	Iona College Geelong	VIC	Charlemont	Co-educational	75.5%
285	Pacific Lutheran College	QLD	Meridan Plains	Co-educational	75.5%
286	Servite College	WA	Tuart Hill	Co-educational	75.4%
287	Swan Christian College	WA	Middle Swan	Co-educational	75.3%
288	St Patrick's College Gympie	QLD	Gympie	Co-educational	75.2%
289	Cabra Dominican College	SA	Cumberland Park	Co-educational	75.2%
290	St Mary's College	SA	Adelaide	Girls	75.2%
291	Concordia College	SA	Highgate	Co-educational	75.2%
292	The Cathedral College Rockhampton	QLD	Rockhampton	Co-educational	75.2%
293	Brindabella Christian College	ACT	Lyneham	Co-educational	75.1%
294	Northshore Christian Grammar School	WA	Alkimos	Co-educational	75.1%
295	Northside Christian College	QLD	Everton Park	Co-educational	75.0%
296	Mount Barker Waldorf School	SA	Mount Barker	Co-educational	75.0%
297	Tranby College	WA	Baldivis	Co-educational	75.0%
298	Domremy Catholic College	NSW	Five Dock	Girls	74.9%
299	Kingsway Christian College	WA	Darch	Co-educational	74.9%
300	St Norbert College	WA	Queens Park	Co-educational	74.9%
301	Kolbe Catholic College	VIC	Greenvale	Co-educational	74.8%
302	Marist College Emerald	QLD	Emerald	Co-educational	74.8%
303	Mt Maria College	QLD	Mitchelton	Co-educational	74.8%
304	Mazenod College	VIC	Mulgrave	Boys	74.8%
305	Emmanuel Catholic College	WA	Success	Co-educational	74.8%
306	St Patrick's College Shorncliffe	QLD	Shorncliffe	Boys	74.8%
307	Peace Lutheran College	QLD	Kamerunga	Co-educational	74.7%
308	St Rita's College	QLD	Clayfield	Girls	74.6%
309	The Hamilton And Alexandra College	VIC	Hamilton	Co-educational	74.6%
310	Masada College	NSW	St Ives	Co-educational	74.6%
311	Thomas More College	SA	Salisbury Downs	Co-educational	74.5%
312	Mater Dei College	WA	Edgewater	Co-educational	74.5%
313	The Geelong College	VIC	Newtown	Co-educational	74.5%
314	Brisbane Adventist College	QLD	Mansfield	Co-educational	74.4%
315	Rostrevor College	SA	Woodforde	Boys	74.4%
316	St Margaret Mary's College	QLD	Hyde Park	Girls	74.3%
317	Woodleigh School	VIC	Langwarrin South	Co-educational	74.3%
318	Trinity College Beenleigh	QLD	Beenleigh	Co-educational	74.2%
319	Marist College Kogarah	NSW	Bexley	Boys	74.2%
320	St Mark's College	SA	Port Pirie	Co-educational	74.2%
321	Daramalan College	ACT	Dickson	Co-educational	74.2%
322	Goldfields Baptist College	WA	Somerville	Co-educational	74.1%
323	St Georges Anglican Grammar School	WA	Perth	Co-educational	74.1%
324	Tyndale Christian School	SA	Salisbury East	Co-educational	74.0%
325	Westside Christian College	QLD	Goodna	Co-educational	74.0%
326	Cannon Hill Anglican College	QLD	Cannon Hill	Co-educational	74.0%
327	Mercy College	VIC	Coburg North	Girls	74.0%
328	Mamre Anglican School	NSW	Kemps Creek	Co-educational	74.0%
329	St Eugene College	QLD	Burpengary	Co-educational	74.0%
330	Riverside Christian College	QLD	Maryborough	Co-educational	73.9%
331	Tenison Woods College	SA	Mount Gambier	Co-educational	73.9%
332	Kooralbyn International School	QLD	Kooralbyn	Co-educational	73.8%
333	Cornish College	VIC	Bangholme	Co-educational	73.7%
334	Mount Lilydale Mercy College	VIC	Lilydale	Co-educational	73.6%
335	Investigator College	SA	Victor Harbor	Co-educational	73.6%
336	Southern Hills Christian College	WA	Bedfordale	Co-educational	73.5%
337	Loreto Normanhurst	NSW	Normanhurst	Girls	73.5%
338	Al-Taqwa College	VIC	Hoppers Crossing	Co-educational	73.5%
339	St George Christian School	NSW	Hurstville	Co-educational	73.5%
340	St Michael's College	SA	Henley Beach	Co-educational	73.4%
341	St John's College Preston	VIC	Preston	Co-educational	73.4%
342	Assisi Catholic College	QLD	Upper Coomera	Co-educational	73.3%
343	St Paul's College	SA	Gilles Plains	Co-educational	73.3%
344	Mazenod College	WA	Lesmurdie	Boys	73.3%
345	West Moreton Anglican College	QLD	Karrabin	Co-educational	73.3%
346	St Augustine's College Augustine Heights	QLD	Augustine Heights	Co-educational	73.3%
347	Mater Maria Catholic College	NSW	Warriewood	Co-educational	73.1%
348	Torrens Valley Christian School	SA	Hope Valley	Co-educational	73.1%
349	Geraldton Grammar School	WA	Geraldton	Co-educational	73.0%
350	The Lakes College	QLD	North Lakes	Co-educational	73.0%
351	Trinity College Gladstone	QLD	Gladstone	Co-educational	73.0%
352	Al Siraat College	VIC	Epping	Co-educational	72.8%
353	Alice Miller School	VIC	Macedon	Co-educational	72.7%
354	Pedare Christian College	SA	Golden Grove	Co-educational	72.7%
355	Garden College	SA	Parafield Gardens	Co-educational	72.7%
356	Perth Waldorf School	WA	Bibra Lake	Co-educational	72.6%
357	St Mary's Cathedral College	NSW	Sydney	Boys	72.6%
358	John Wollaston Anglican Community School	WA	Camillo	Co-educational	72.5%
359	Rehoboth Christian College	WA	Kenwick	Co-educational	72.5%
360	Merici College	ACT	Braddon	Girls	72.4%
361	Clairvaux Mackillop College	QLD	Upper Mount Gravatt	Co-educational	72.4%
362	Woodcroft College	SA	Morphett Vale	Co-educational	72.4%
363	Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta	NSW	Parramatta	Girls	72.3%
364	Harvest Christian College	SA	Kadina	Co-educational	72.3%
365	Cedar College	SA	Northgate	Co-educational	72.3%
366	Willunga Waldorf School	SA	Willunga	Co-educational	72.2%
367	St Ursula's College Yeppoon	QLD	Yeppoon	Girls	72.0%
368	Lutheran Ormeau Rivers District School	QLD	Pimpama	Co-educational	72.0%
369	South Coast Baptist College	WA	Waikiki	Co-educational	72.0%
370	Samaritan College	SA	Whyalla	Co-educational	72.0%
371	Gleeson College	SA	Golden Grove	Co-educational	72.0%
372	Southern Cross Catholic College Annandale	QLD	Annandale	Co-educational	72.0%
373	Ignatius Park College	QLD	Cranbrook	Boys	72.0%
374	Faith Lutheran College	SA	Tanunda	Co-educational	72.0%
375	The Springfield Anglican College	QLD	Springfield	Co-educational	72.0%
376	Georgiana Molloy Anglican School	WA	Yalyalup	Co-educational	72.0%
377	Northpine Christian College	QLD	Dakabin	Co-educational	72.0%
378	St Columba College	SA	Andrews Farm	Co-educational	72.0%
379	Burgmann Anglican School	ACT	Gungahlin	Co-educational	71.9%
380	St Dominic's Priory College	SA	North Adelaide	Girls	71.9%
381	Nambour Christian College	QLD	Woombye	Co-educational	71.9%
382	Endeavour College	SA	Mawson Lakes	Co-educational	71.9%
383	Gippsland Grammar	VIC	Sale	Co-educational	71.9%
384	Hillcrest Christian College	QLD	Reedy Creek	Co-educational	71.8%
385	Girton Grammar School	VIC	Bendigo	Co-educational	71.8%
386	Aquinas Catholic College	NSW	Menai	Co-educational	71.7%
387	Trinity Catholic College	NSW	Auburn	Co-educational	71.6%
388	St George College	SA	Mile End	Co-educational	71.6%
389	Christian Brothers College	SA	Adelaide	Boys	71.6%
390	Padua College	QLD	Kedron	Boys	71.5%
391	Grace Lutheran College	QLD	Rothwell	Co-educational	71.5%
392	De La Salle College	VIC	Malvern	Boys	71.4%
393	Danebank Anglican School For Girls	NSW	Hurstville	Girls	71.4%
394	Brisbane Christian College	QLD	Salisbury	Co-educational	71.4%
395	St Benedict's College	QLD	Mango Hill	Co-educational	71.3%
396	St Martins Lutheran College	SA	Mount Gambier	Co-educational	71.3%
397	Islamic College Of Melbourne	VIC	Tarneit	Co-educational	71.3%
398	Mercy College	WA	Koondoola	Co-educational	71.3%
399	Corpus Christi College	WA	Bateman	Co-educational	71.3%
400	Siena College	VIC	Camberwell	Girls	71.3%
401	Quinns Baptist College	WA	Mindarie	Co-educational	71.1%
402	La Salle College	WA	Middle Swan	Co-educational	71.1%
403	St Aloysius College	VIC	North Melbourne	Co-educational	71.0%
404	Heritage College	VIC	Narre Warren South	Co-educational	71.0%
405	St Edmund's College Canberra	ACT	Griffith	Boys	71.0%
406	St Aloysius College	SA	Adelaide	Girls	71.0%
407	St Patrick's College Mackay	QLD	Mackay	Co-educational	71.0%
408	St Francis Catholic College	VIC	Melton West	Co-educational	70.9%
409	Simonds Catholic College	VIC	West Melbourne	Boys	70.9%
410	Moreton Bay Boys' College	QLD	Manly West	Boys	70.7%
411	St Joseph's College Coomera	QLD	Coomera	Co-educational	70.7%
412	St Teresa's Catholic College	QLD	Noosaville	Co-educational	70.6%
413	St Stephen's School	WA	Duncraig	Co-educational	70.6%
414	St Joseph's School Stanthorpe	QLD	Stanthorpe	Co-educational	70.6%
415	William Clarke College	NSW	Kellyville	Co-educational	70.5%
416	Chanel College	QLD	Gladstone	Co-educational	70.4%
417	Peter Carnley Anglican Community School	WA	Wellard	Co-educational	70.4%
418	Clancy Catholic College	NSW	West Hoxton	Co-educational	70.4%
419	St Columban's College	QLD	Caboolture	Co-educational	70.4%
420	Geraldton Christian College	WA	Strathalbyn	Girls	70.3%
421	Mandurah Catholic College	WA	Mandurah	Co-educational	70.3%
422	Chisholm Catholic College	WA	Bedford	Co-educational	70.2%
423	Peter Moyes Anglican Community School	WA	Mindarie	Co-educational	70.2%
424	The Riverina Anglican College	NSW	Wagga Wagga	Co-educational	70.2%
425	Portside Christian College	SA	New Port	Co-educational	70.1%
426	St Stephen's Catholic College	QLD	Mareeba	Co-educational	70.0%
427	St Monica's College	QLD	Cairns	Girls	70.0%
428	St Anne's Catholic College	NSW	Temora	Co-educational	70.0%
429	Southern Vales Christian College	SA	Morphett Vale	Co-educational	69.9%
430	De La Salle College Revesby Heights	NSW	Revesby Heights	Boys	69.8%
431	Kimberley College	QLD	Carbrook	Co-educational	69.8%
432	Gold Coast Christian College	QLD	Reedy Creek	Co-educational	69.8%
433	St Paul's Anglican Grammar School	VIC	Warragul	Co-educational	69.8%
434	Oneschool Global Vic	VIC	Melton West	Co-educational	69.7%
435	Kildare College	SA	Holden Hill	Girls	69.7%
436	Faith Lutheran College Redlands	QLD	Victoria Point	Co-educational	69.6%
437	Staines Memorial College	QLD	Redbank Plains	Co-educational	69.6%
438	Prescott College	SA	Prospect	Co-educational	69.6%
439	San Sisto College	QLD	Carina	Girls	69.6%
440	Unity College	SA	Murray Bridge	Co-educational	69.6%
441	Overnewton Anglican Community College	VIC	Keilor	Co-educational	69.5%
442	Prendiville Catholic College	WA	Ocean Reef	Co-educational	69.5%
443	Sacred Heart College	SA	Somerton Park	Co-educational	69.3%
444	Sacred Heart College	VIC	Newtown	Girls	69.3%
445	John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School	WA	Mirrabooka	Co-educational	69.3%
446	Sacred Heart College	WA	Sorrento	Co-educational	69.3%
447	Marcellin College	NSW	Randwick	Boys	69.3%
448	Bacchus Marsh Grammar	VIC	Bacchus Marsh	Co-educational	69.1%
449	Heritage College	SA	Oakden	Co-educational	69.0%
450	Ursula Frayne Catholic College	WA	Victoria Park	Co-educational	69.0%
451	St John Fisher College	QLD	Bracken Ridge	Girls	69.0%
452	St Augustine’s College Sydney	NSW	Brookvale	Boys	68.9%
453	Georges River Grammar	NSW	Georges Hall	Co-educational	68.8%
454	Providence Christian College	WA	Southern River	Co-educational	68.7%
455	Tyndale Christian School	NSW	Blacktown	Co-educational	68.7%
456	Preshil	VIC	Kew	Co-educational	68.7%
457	Grace Christian School	WA	Glen Iris	Co-educational	68.6%
458	Lumen Christi College	WA	Martin	Co-educational	68.6%
459	St Mary Mackillop College	ACT	Isabella Plains	Co-educational	68.6%
460	St Philomena School	QLD	Park Ridge	Co-educational	68.6%
461	Ave Maria College	VIC	Aberfeldie	Girls	68.5%
462	St Peter Claver College	QLD	Riverview	Co-educational	68.5%
463	Parade College	VIC	Bundoora	Boys	68.3%
464	Encounter Lutheran College	SA	Victor Harbor	Co-educational	68.3%
465	Assumption College	VIC	Kilmore	Co-educational	68.3%
466	St Monica's College	VIC	Epping	Co-educational	68.2%
467	De La Salle Catholic College Caringbah	NSW	Caringbah	Boys	68.1%
468	Emmaus Christian College	SA	South Plympton	Co-educational	68.0%
469	Loyola College	VIC	Watsonia	Co-educational	67.9%
470	Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School	NSW	Middle Cove	Co-educational	67.9%
471	Glasshouse Christian College	QLD	Beerwah	Co-educational	67.8%
472	Leibler Yavneh College	VIC	Elsternwick	Co-educational	67.8%
473	Donvale Christian College	VIC	Donvale	Co-educational	67.8%
474	Southern Cross Catholic College Scarborough	QLD	Scarborough	Co-educational	67.7%
475	Gilroy Santa Maria College	QLD	Ingham	Co-educational	67.7%
476	Goulburn Valley Grammar School	VIC	Shepparton	Co-educational	67.7%
477	Kilbreda College	VIC	Mentone	Girls	67.6%
478	Parramatta Marist High School	NSW	Westmead	Boys	67.6%
479	Salesian College Chadstone	VIC	Chadstone	Boys	67.5%
480	St Joseph's School Port Lincoln	SA	Port Lincoln	Co-educational	67.4%
481	Bayside Christian College	VIC	Langwarrin South	Co-educational	67.4%
482	Hope Christian College	SA	Craigmore	Co-educational	67.3%
483	Bundaberg Christian College	QLD	Bundaberg	Co-educational	67.0%
484	St Bede's Catholic College	NSW	Chisholm	Co-educational	67.0%
485	Salesian College Sunbury	VIC	Sunbury	Co-educational	66.9%
486	St Clare’s College	NSW	Waverley	Girls	66.9%
487	St Clare's College	ACT	Griffith	Girls	66.9%
488	Avila College	VIC	Mount Waverley	Girls	66.9%
489	Livingstone Christian College	QLD	Ormeau	Co-educational	66.8%
490	Mary Mackillop College	SA	Kensington	Girls	66.8%
491	St Clare's High School	NSW	Taree	Co-educational	66.7%
492	Yeshivah College	VIC	St Kilda East	Boys	66.5%
493	Mary Mackillop College	QLD	Nundah	Girls	66.5%
494	Beth Rivkah Ladies College	VIC	St Kilda East	Girls	66.4%
495	Hillside Christian College	WA	Forrestfield	Co-educational	66.4%
496	St Mary's College Melbourne	VIC	St Kilda East	Co-educational	66.4%
497	Noosa Christian College	QLD	Cooroy	Co-educational	66.4%
498	Catholic Ladies College Eltham	VIC	Eltham	Girls	66.4%
499	Orana Steiner School	ACT	Weston	Co-educational	66.3%
500	Darul Ulum College Of Victoria	VIC	Fawkner	Co-educational	66.1%

Image credit: Canberra Grammar School, ACT

Top 10 Insights from the 2025 rankings

1. Academic excellence remains the anchor
Schools in the top tier consistently balance strong NAPLAN and ATAR outcomes with breadth of subject choice, reinforcing that academic results still carry the greatest weight in parental decision-making.

2. Wellbeing is a true differentiator
High-ranking schools often scored just as strongly on student wellbeing and support systems as on academics. Parents increasingly look for schools that provide pastoral care, mental health support, and resilience programs.

3. Holistic education drives prestige
The best schools are not narrowly academic. They combine strong arts, music, sport, and outdoor education programs, which broaden opportunities for students and are highly valued by families.

4. Governance and leadership matter
Schools with engaged boards, clear strategy, and strong alumni networks consistently rank higher. For principals, this highlights the importance of governance quality in sustaining excellence.

5. Innovation and future-readiness are rising
Top-performing schools are those that embrace technology, STEM, and sustainability, showing parents they are preparing students for the careers and challenges of tomorrow.

6. Co-educational schools dominate the landscape
The majority of top schools are co-educational, reflecting a growing preference for inclusive environments where boys and girls learn together.

7. Single-sex girls’ schools stand out
Where single-sex schools appear, girls’ schools outperform proportionally. Families see them as strong environments for academic achievement, leadership, and confidence building.

8. Catholic and Anglican schools remain influential
These sectors continue to shape the independent school landscape, with many balancing strong traditions with modern programs. They remain a trusted choice for many families.

9. Independent non-denominational schools are gaining traction
Smaller, non-denominational independents are climbing the rankings, particularly those that emphasise wellbeing, innovation, and contemporary governance practices.

10. Regional excellence is emerging
While many top schools are in metropolitan centres, regional schools that combine academic rigour with community connection and outdoor learning are increasingly recognised. For parents outside capitals, this means strong options closer to home.

Embed Block

Add an embed URL or code. Learn more