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Top 100 public primary schools in Australia (2025)

Government schools offering primary years. Ranked by the Success Index from official ACARA data; 100 schools shown out of all eligible public primary schools in Australia.

  1. 1
    92
    Brunswick South Primary SchoolBrunswick East VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1171 · 317 students
  2. 2
    92
    Newlands Primary SchoolPreston VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1146 · 437 students
  3. 3
    91
    South Melbourne Primary SchoolSouthbank VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1144 · 502 students
  4. 4
    89
    Murrumbeena Primary SchoolMurrumbeena VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1161 · 555 students
  5. 5
    89
    Preston South Primary SchoolPreston VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1127 · 397 students
  6. 6
    89
    Blackburn Lake Primary SchoolBlackburn VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1170 · 542 students
  7. 7
    88
    Mawson Primary SchoolMawson ACT · Government PrimaryICSEA 1139 · 542 students
  8. 8
    88
    Canterbury Primary SchoolCanterbury VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1192 · 639 students
  9. 9
    87
    Sandringham Primary SchoolSandringham VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1158 · 540 students
  10. 10
    87
    Toowong State SchoolToowong QLD · Government PrimaryICSEA 1121 · 463 students
  11. 11
    86
    Camberwell South Primary SchoolGlen Iris VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1183 · 423 students
  12. 12
    86
    Kew East Primary SchoolKew East VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1183 · 404 students
  13. 13
    86
    Abbotsford Primary SchoolAbbotsford VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1143 · 168 students
  14. 14
    86
    Docklands Primary SchoolDocklands VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1133 · 616 students
  15. 15
    86
    Mount Waverley North Primary SchoolMount Waverley VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1142 · 541 students
  16. 16
    86
    Kenmore State SchoolKenmore QLD · Government PrimaryICSEA 1158 · 520 students
  17. 17
    86
    Highvale Primary SchoolGlen Waverley VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1148 · 368 students
  18. 18
    85
    Caulfield South Primary SchoolCaulfield South VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1164 · 472 students
  19. 19
    85
    Hartwell Primary SchoolCamberwell VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1191 · 570 students
  20. 20
    85
    Green Square Public SchoolZetlands NSW · Government PrimaryICSEA 1122 · 107 students
  21. 21
    85
    Mckinnon Primary SchoolOrmond VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1156 · 794 students
  22. 22
    85
    Annandale Public SchoolAnnandale NSW · Government PrimaryICSEA 1145 · 363 students
  23. 23
    85
    Fairfield Primary SchoolFairfield VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1170 · 556 students
  24. 24
    84
    Spensley Street Primary SchoolClifton Hill VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1170 · 261 students
  25. 25
    84
    Mount Macedon Primary SchoolMount Macedon VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1147 · 131 students
  26. 26
    84
    Rosanna Golf Links Primary SchoolRosanna VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1133 · 557 students
  27. 27
    84
    Enoggera State SchoolEnoggera QLD · Government PrimaryICSEA 1128 · 390 students
  28. 28
    84
    Malvern Central SchoolMalvern VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1163 · 529 students
  29. 29
    84
    Rangeview Primary SchoolMitcham VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1155 · 689 students
  30. 30
    84
    Brunswick East Primary SchoolBrunswick East VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1162 · 279 students
  31. 31
    84
    Vermont Primary SchoolVermont VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1161 · 752 students
  32. 32
    83
    Caulfield Junior CollegeCaulfield North VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1160 · 536 students
  33. 33
    83
    Oakleigh South Primary SchoolOakleigh South VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1163 · 1,038 students
  34. 34
    83
    Bentleigh West Primary SchoolBentleigh VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1146 · 788 students
  35. 35
    83
    Pascoe Vale South Primary SchoolPascoe Vale South VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1108 · 308 students
  36. 36
    83
    Throsby SchoolThrosby ACT · Government PrimaryICSEA 1096 · 316 students
  37. 37
    83
    East Fremantle Primary SchoolFremantle WA · Government PrimaryICSEA 1149 · 409 students
  38. 38
    83
    Australia Street Infants SchoolNewtown NSW · Government PrimaryICSEA 1143 · 104 students
  39. 39
    83
    Essex Heights Primary SchoolMount Waverley VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1150 · 617 students
  40. 40
    83
    Kew Primary SchoolKew VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1151 · 512 students
  41. 41
    83
    Camberwell Primary SchoolCamberwell VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1194 · 552 students
  42. 42
    83
    Clifton Hill Primary SchoolClifton Hill VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1186 · 691 students
  43. 43
    83
    Coburg Primary SchoolCoburg VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1113 · 346 students
  44. 44
    83
    Hughes Primary SchoolHughes ACT · Government PrimaryICSEA 1157 · 457 students
  45. 45
    83
    Mount Waverley Primary SchoolMount Waverley VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1165 · 751 students
  46. 46
    83
    Balwyn North Primary SchoolBalwyn North VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1139 · 554 students
  47. 47
    83
    Hilder Road State SchoolThe Gap QLD · Government PrimaryICSEA 1145 · 434 students
  48. 48
    83
    Beaumaris Primary SchoolBeaumaris VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1134 · 558 students
  49. 49
    83
    Brunswick South West Primary SchoolBrunswick West VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1168 · 430 students
  50. 50
    83
    Kerrimuir Primary SchoolBox Hill North VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1137 · 572 students
  51. 51
    82
    Lloyd Street Primary SchoolMalvern East VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1180 · 385 students
  52. 52
    82
    Mount Stuart Primary SchoolMount Stuart TAS · Government PrimaryICSEA 1138 · 340 students
  53. 53
    82
    Bellevue Hill Public SchoolBellevue Hill NSW · Government PrimaryICSEA 1156 · 573 students
  54. 54
    82
    Ithaca Creek State SchoolBardon QLD · Government PrimaryICSEA 1170 · 604 students
  55. 55
    82
    Templestowe Heights Primary SchoolTemplestowe Lower VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1132 · 544 students
  56. 56
    82
    Antonio Park Primary SchoolMitcham VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1137 · 529 students
  57. 57
    82
    Flemington Primary SchoolFlemington VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1140 · 328 students
  58. 58
    82
    Auburn Primary SchoolHawthorn East VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1162 · 381 students
  59. 59
    82
    Hawthorn West Primary SchoolHawthorn VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1165 · 454 students
  60. 60
    82
    Kenmore South State SchoolKenmore QLD · Government PrimaryICSEA 1170 · 684 students
  61. 61
    82
    Coatesville Primary SchoolBentleigh East VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1136 · 795 students
  62. 62
    82
    Mitcham Primary SchoolMitcham VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1127 · 490 students
  63. 63
    82
    Petrie Terrace State SchoolPaddington QLD · Government PrimaryICSEA 1130 · 257 students
  64. 64
    81
    Greenwich Public SchoolGreenwich NSW · Government PrimaryICSEA 1175 · 367 students
  65. 65
    81
    Payne Road State SchoolThe Gap QLD · Government PrimaryICSEA 1120 · 299 students
  66. 66
    81
    Ascot Vale Primary SchoolAscot Vale VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1140 · 265 students
  67. 67
    81
    Nirimba Fields Public SchoolNirimba Fields NSW · Government PrimaryICSEA 1126 · 210 students
  68. 68
    81
    Bella Vista Public SchoolBella Vista NSW · Government PrimaryICSEA 1147 · 1,104 students
  69. 69
    81
    Kensington Primary SchoolKensington VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1153 · 427 students
  70. 70
    81
    Ormond Primary SchoolOrmond VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1158 · 318 students
  71. 71
    81
    Hughesdale Primary SchoolHughesdale VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1144 · 572 students
  72. 72
    81
    Viewbank Primary SchoolViewbank VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1138 · 656 students
  73. 73
    81
    Brunswick North Primary SchoolBrunswick West VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1151 · 441 students
  74. 74
    81
    Jolimont Primary SchoolJolimont WA · Government PrimaryICSEA 1164 · 421 students
  75. 75
    81
    Oakleigh State SchoolAshgrove QLD · Government PrimaryICSEA 1153 · 496 students
  76. 76
    81
    Malvern Primary SchoolMalvern East VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1163 · 563 students
  77. 77
    81
    Coburg West Primary SchoolCoburg VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1147 · 370 students
  78. 78
    81
    Edithvale Primary SchoolEdithvale VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1100 · 525 students
  79. 79
    81
    Paddington Public SchoolPaddington NSW · Government PrimaryICSEA 1155 · 147 students
  80. 80
    81
    Pinewood Primary SchoolMount Waverley VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1161 · 947 students
  81. 81
    81
    Carlton North Primary SchoolCarlton North VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1148 · 297 students
  82. 82
    81
    Doncaster Primary SchoolDoncaster VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1125 · 543 students
  83. 83
    81
    Heidelberg Primary SchoolHeidelberg VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1141 · 498 students
  84. 84
    81
    Mount Waverley Heights Primary SchoolMount Waverley VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1119 · 443 students
  85. 85
    81
    Taroona Primary SchoolTaroona TAS · Government PrimaryICSEA 1149 · 274 students
  86. 86
    81
    Unley Primary SchoolUnley SA · Government PrimaryICSEA 1154 · 470 students
  87. 87
    80
    Goodwood Primary SchoolGoodwood SA · Government PrimaryICSEA 1147 · 408 students
  88. 88
    80
    Brighton Primary SchoolBrighton VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1153 · 550 students
  89. 89
    80
    Curtin Primary SchoolCurtin ACT · Government PrimaryICSEA 1146 · 408 students
  90. 90
    80
    Highton Primary SchoolHighton VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1121 · 359 students
  91. 91
    80
    Lugarno Public SchoolLugarno NSW · Government PrimaryICSEA 1099 · 272 students
  92. 92
    80
    Merri Creek Primary SchoolFitzroy North VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1186 · 442 students
  93. 93
    80
    Norwood Primary SchoolNorwood SA · Government PrimaryICSEA 1148 · 361 students
  94. 94
    80
    Valkstone Primary SchoolBentleigh East VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1156 · 668 students
  95. 95
    80
    Ainslie SchoolBraddon ACT · Government PrimaryICSEA 1130 · 351 students
  96. 96
    80
    Fyans Park Primary SchoolNewtown VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1131 · 405 students
  97. 97
    80
    Turramurra Public SchoolTurramurra NSW · Government PrimaryICSEA 1181 · 531 students
  98. 98
    80
    Woollahra Public SchoolWoollahra NSW · Government PrimaryICSEA 1193 · 667 students
  99. 99
    80
    Sandy Bay Infant SchoolSandy Bay TAS · Government PrimaryICSEA 1131 · 84 students
  100. 100
    80
    Alphington Primary SchoolAlphington VIC · Government PrimaryICSEA 1173 · 365 students

There are 4,065 public primary schools in Australia eligible for this list; the top 100 are shown. Brunswick South Primary School in Brunswick East is ranked first with a Success Index of 92.3 and an ICSEA of 1171. 100 of the top 100 are government schools and 0 are Catholic or independent; the median ICSEA across the list is 1149.

The top 10 public primary schools in Australia for 2025 are: 1. Brunswick South Primary School (Brunswick East, VIC); 2. Newlands Primary School (Preston, VIC); 3. South Melbourne Primary School (Southbank, VIC); 4. Murrumbeena Primary School (Murrumbeena, VIC); 5. Preston South Primary School (Preston, VIC); 6. Blackburn Lake Primary School (Blackburn, VIC); 7. Mawson Primary School (Mawson, ACT); 8. Canterbury Primary School (Canterbury, VIC); 9. Sandringham Primary School (Sandringham, VIC); 10. Toowong State School (Toowong, QLD).

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best public primary school in Australia?

Brunswick South Primary School in Brunswick East, VIC ranks first among public primary schools in Australia with a Success Index of 92.3 out of 100 and an ICSEA of 1171.

How are public primary schools in Australia ranked?

Each school's Success Index combines five factors from ACARA's 2025 school profile data: ICSEA (50%), share of students in the top socio-educational quarter (15%), students per teacher (15%), five-year enrolment growth (10%) and five-year ICSEA trend (10%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type nationally. Schools with fewer than 80 students are excluded.

How many public schools are in the top 100 public primary schools in Australia?

100 of the top 100 public primary schools in Australia are government schools; 0 are Catholic or independent.

Do these rankings include NAPLAN or ATAR results?

Not yet. ACARA does not publish school-level NAPLAN results in bulk, and ATAR results are released by state authorities in different formats. The Success Index uses the measures ACARA publishes for every school so that all schools are compared on identical data. Where a school publishes its own results we link to its website.