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School rankings 2025

Top 100 lists for every state and category, ranked by the Success Index. Every list is built from the same official ACARA data and the same transparent formula.

ScopePrimarySecondaryPublicPrivateCatholicIndependentPublic primaryPublic secondaryPrivate primaryPrivate secondaryGirlsBoysK-12VCE resultsWA ATAR coursesVCE 40+Fastest growingLowest ratioLargest
AustraliaTop 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100
New South WalesTop 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100–––Top 100Top 100Top 100
VictoriaTop 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100–Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100
QueenslandTop 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100–––Top 100Top 100Top 100
Western AustraliaTop 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100–Top 100–Top 100Top 100Top 100
South AustraliaTop 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100–––Top 100Top 100Top 100
TasmaniaTop 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100–––Top 100Top 100Top 100
Australian Capital TerritoryTop 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100–––Top 100Top 100Top 100
Northern TerritoryTop 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100–––Top 100Top 100Top 100
Sydney (NSW)Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100–––Top 100Top 100Top 100
Melbourne (VIC)Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100–Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100
Brisbane (QLD)Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100–––Top 100Top 100Top 100
Perth (WA)Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100–Top 100–Top 100Top 100Top 100
Adelaide (SA)Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100–––Top 100Top 100Top 100
Hobart (TAS)Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100–––Top 100Top 100Top 100
Canberra (ACT)Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100–––Top 100Top 100Top 100
Darwin (NT)Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100–––Top 100Top 100Top 100
Gold Coast (QLD)Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100–––Top 100Top 100Top 100
Sunshine Coast (QLD)Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100–––Top 100Top 100Top 100
Newcastle (NSW)Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100–––Top 100Top 100Top 100
Central Coast (NSW)Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100–––Top 100Top 100Top 100
Wollongong (NSW)Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100–––Top 100Top 100Top 100
Geelong (VIC)Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100–Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100
Cairns (QLD)Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100–––Top 100Top 100Top 100
Townsville (QLD)Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100–––Top 100Top 100Top 100
Toowoomba (QLD)Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100–––Top 100Top 100Top 100
Ballarat (VIC)Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100–Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100
Bendigo (VIC)Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100–Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100
Launceston (TAS)Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100–––Top 100Top 100Top 100
Mackay (QLD)Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100–––Top 100Top 100Top 100
Bunbury (WA)Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100Top 100–Top 100–Top 100Top 100Top 100

How to use these rankings

Read this before you shortlist.

The Success Index measures a school community's socio-educational advantage and momentum. Those things correlate with academic outcomes, but they are not outcomes, and they say nothing about culture, wellbeing, co-curricular strengths or whether a particular school suits your child.

  • Use the tables to build a shortlist of five to ten schools you can realistically access.
  • Open each school's profile to see the breakdown, trends and nearby alternatives.
  • Visit the schools, talk to the principal, and ask how they support students at your child's level.
  • Whatever school you choose, a free assessment shows exactly where your child is right now.

Read the full methodology →