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Top 100 private high schools in Brisbane (2025)

Independent and Catholic schools offering secondary years. Ranked by the Success Index from official ACARA data; 100 schools shown out of all eligible private high schools in Brisbane.

  1. 1
    90
    Brisbane Girls Grammar SchoolBrisbane · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1211 · 1,558 students
  2. 2
    85
    Brisbane Grammar SchoolBrisbane · Independent CombinedICSEA 1210 · 1,996 students
  3. 3
    85
    Hillbrook Anglican SchoolEnoggera · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1174 · 895 students
  4. 4
    85
    Humanitas High SchoolFortitude Valley · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1107 · 90 students
  5. 5
    84
    St Peters Lutheran CollegeIndooroopilly · Independent CombinedICSEA 1183 · 2,330 students
  6. 6
    82
    Mount Alvernia CollegeKedron · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1115 · 970 students
  7. 7
    82
    Stuartholme SchoolToowong · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1159 · 815 students
  8. 8
    81
    St Joseph's CollegeBrisbane · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1182 · 1,896 students
  9. 9
    80
    All Hallows' SchoolBrisbane · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1183 · 1,707 students
  10. 10
    80
    Clayfield CollegeClayfield · Independent CombinedICSEA 1135 · 604 students
  11. 11
    79
    Citipointe Christian CollegeCarindale · Independent CombinedICSEA 1166 · 1,805 students
  12. 12
    79
    Brisbane Boys' CollegeToowong · Independent CombinedICSEA 1164 · 1,393 students
  13. 13
    78
    Anglican Church Grammar SchoolEast Brisbane · Independent CombinedICSEA 1170 · 1,901 students
  14. 14
    77
    St Aidan's Anglican Girls SchoolCorinda · Independent CombinedICSEA 1168 · 1,075 students
  15. 15
    77
    Somerville HouseSouth Brisbane · Independent CombinedICSEA 1180 · 1,377 students
  16. 16
    77
    Loreto College CoorparooCoorparoo · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1148 · 989 students
  17. 17
    77
    St Margaret's Anglican Girls SchoolAscot · Independent CombinedICSEA 1158 · 1,436 students
  18. 18
    76
    St Rita's CollegeClayfield · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1153 · 1,225 students
  19. 19
    75
    Mt St Michael's CollegeAshgrove · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1155 · 849 students
  20. 20
    75
    Ipswich Grammar SchoolIpswich · Independent CombinedICSEA 1114 · 1,336 students
  21. 21
    74
    Grace Lutheran CollegeRothwell · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1080 · 1,567 students
  22. 22
    73
    Brigidine CollegeIndooroopilly · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1129 · 980 students
  23. 23
    73
    Cannon Hill Anglican CollegeCannon Hill · Independent CombinedICSEA 1174 · 1,355 students
  24. 24
    72
    St John Fisher CollegeBracken Ridge · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1063 · 714 students
  25. 25
    72
    Moreton Bay CollegeManly West · Independent CombinedICSEA 1139 · 1,236 students
  26. 26
    72
    Northside Christian CollegeEverton Park · Independent CombinedICSEA 1145 · 1,245 students
  27. 27
    72
    Villanova CollegeCoorparoo · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1135 · 1,561 students
  28. 28
    72
    Redeemer Lutheran CollegeRochedale · Independent CombinedICSEA 1147 · 1,111 students
  29. 29
    71
    Samford Valley Steiner SchoolWights Mountain · Independent CombinedICSEA 1103 · 500 students
  30. 30
    71
    Ipswich Girls' Grammar SchoolEast Ipswich · Independent CombinedICSEA 1122 · 1,047 students
  31. 31
    71
    Ambrose Treacy CollegeIndooroopilly · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1139 · 1,273 students
  32. 32
    71
    Mt Maria CollegeMitchelton · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1084 · 1,167 students
  33. 33
    71
    St Peters Lutheran College SpringfieldSpringfield Central · Independent CombinedICSEA 1125 · 784 students
  34. 34
    70
    St Joseph's Nudgee CollegeBoondall · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1115 · 1,730 students
  35. 35
    70
    St Paul's SchoolBald Hills · Independent CombinedICSEA 1141 · 1,283 students
  36. 36
    70
    Clairvaux MacKillop CollegeUpper Mount Gravatt · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1070 · 1,215 students
  37. 37
    70
    Ormiston CollegeOrmiston · Independent CombinedICSEA 1148 · 1,524 students
  38. 38
    69
    St John's Anglican CollegeForest Lake · Independent CombinedICSEA 1118 · 1,329 students
  39. 39
    69
    Holy Spirit CollegeFitzgibbon · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1077 · 455 students
  40. 40
    69
    Marist College AshgroveAshgrove · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1139 · 1,827 students
  41. 41
    69
    Brisbane Montessori SchoolFig Tree Pocket · Independent CombinedICSEA 1128 · 189 students
  42. 42
    69
    Sheldon CollegeSheldon · Independent CombinedICSEA 1124 · 1,481 students
  43. 43
    69
    Padua CollegeKedron · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1117 · 1,547 students
  44. 44
    68
    The Lakes CollegeNorth Lakes · Independent CombinedICSEA 1125 · 1,169 students
  45. 45
    68
    John Paul CollegeDaisy Hill · Independent CombinedICSEA 1117 · 2,235 students
  46. 46
    68
    Moreton Bay Boys' CollegeManly West · Independent CombinedICSEA 1125 · 568 students
  47. 47
    67
    Brisbane Christian CollegeSalisbury · Independent CombinedICSEA 1109 · 1,118 students
  48. 48
    67
    Good Shepherd Christian SchoolAlbany Creek · Independent CombinedICSEA 1061 · 214 students
  49. 49
    67
    St Laurence's CollegeSouth Brisbane · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1117 · 2,033 students
  50. 50
    67
    The Springfield Anglican CollegeSpringfield · Independent CombinedICSEA 1109 · 1,124 students
  51. 51
    66
    Mary MacKillop CollegeNundah · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1079 · 618 students
  52. 52
    66
    Music Industry CollegeFortitude Valley · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1067 · 87 students
  53. 53
    66
    The Industry School - BrisbaneSpring Hill · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1063 · 201 students
  54. 54
    66
    St Thomas More CollegeSunnybank · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1067 · 1,161 students
  55. 55
    65
    Our Lady's CollegeAnnerley · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1048 · 343 students
  56. 56
    65
    Wisdom CollegeCalamvale · Independent CombinedICSEA 1050 · 456 students
  57. 57
    65
    St Patrick's CollegeShorncliffe · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1092 · 1,410 students
  58. 58
    64
    Lourdes Hill CollegeHawthorne · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1120 · 1,225 students
  59. 59
    64
    St Benedict's CollegeMango Hill · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1062 · 981 students
  60. 60
    62
    St Philomena SchoolPark Ridge · Independent CombinedICSEA 1082 · 244 students
  61. 61
    62
    Canterbury CollegeWaterford · Independent CombinedICSEA 1076 · 1,502 students
  62. 62
    62
    San Sisto CollegeCarina · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1080 · 805 students
  63. 63
    61
    Mt Maria College - PetriePetrie · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1015 · 403 students
  64. 64
    60
    McAuley CollegeBeaudesert · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1016 · 363 students
  65. 65
    60
    Redlands CollegeWellington Point · Independent CombinedICSEA 1100 · 1,443 students
  66. 66
    60
    The Industry School - RedlandsCleveland · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1042 · 196 students
  67. 67
    59
    Genesis Christian CollegeBray Park · Independent CombinedICSEA 1099 · 1,618 students
  68. 68
    59
    Westside Christian CollegeGoodna · Independent CombinedICSEA 1079 · 1,293 students
  69. 69
    58
    Brisbane Adventist CollegeMansfield · Independent CombinedICSEA 1072 · 587 students
  70. 70
    58
    Mueller CollegeRothwell · Independent CombinedICSEA 1078 · 1,867 students
  71. 71
    57
    Iona CollegeLindum · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1079 · 1,802 students
  72. 72
    57
    St Mary's CollegeIpswich · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1033 · 730 students
  73. 73
    57
    Carmichael CollegeMorayfield · Independent CombinedICSEA 1052 · 958 students
  74. 74
    57
    Prince of Peace Lutheran CollegeEverton Park · Independent CombinedICSEA 1104 · 653 students
  75. 75
    56
    Carmel CollegeThornlands · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1045 · 1,220 students
  76. 76
    56
    St Columban's CollegeCaboolture · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1026 · 1,171 students
  77. 77
    56
    St Edmund's CollegeWoodend · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1049 · 1,171 students
  78. 78
    56
    West Moreton Anglican CollegeKarrabin · Independent CombinedICSEA 1072 · 1,495 students
  79. 79
    54
    Australian Christian College - MoretonCaboolture · Independent CombinedICSEA 1046 · 2,110 students
  80. 80
    54
    San Damiano CollegeYarrabilba · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1002 · 396 students
  81. 81
    54
    Northpine Christian CollegeDakabin · Independent CombinedICSEA 1068 · 952 students
  82. 82
    54
    Calvary Christian CollegeSpringwood · Independent CombinedICSEA 1069 · 952 students
  83. 83
    53
    Mastery Schools AustraliaSpringfield Central · Independent CombinedICSEA 1005 · 960 students
  84. 84
    53
    Australian Trade College North BrisbaneScarborough · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1026 · 286 students
  85. 85
    52
    The Industry School - IpswichNorth Ipswich · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1017 · 208 students
  86. 86
    52
    Chisholm Catholic CollegeCornubia · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1043 · 932 students
  87. 87
    51
    Islamic College of BrisbaneKarawatha · Independent CombinedICSEA 1057 · 1,712 students
  88. 88
    51
    Faith Lutheran College - RedlandsVictoria Point · Independent CombinedICSEA 1055 · 1,102 students
  89. 89
    51
    Hills International CollegeJimboomba · Independent CombinedICSEA 1036 · 768 students
  90. 90
    50
    St Peter Claver CollegeRiverview · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1013 · 1,103 students
  91. 91
    49
    Trinity CollegeBeenleigh · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1018 · 954 students
  92. 92
    49
    St Augustine's CollegeAugustine Heights · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1056 · 1,555 students
  93. 93
    48
    Faith Lutheran College - PlainlandPlainland · Independent CombinedICSEA 1014 · 848 students
  94. 94
    48
    Kimberley CollegeCarbrook · Independent CombinedICSEA 1058 · 745 students
  95. 95
    48
    Sophia CollegePlainland · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 999 · 450 students
  96. 96
    46
    Birali Steiner SchoolBeachmere · Independent CombinedICSEA 1014 · 157 students
  97. 97
    46
    Staines Memorial CollegeRedbank Plains · Independent CombinedICSEA 1006 · 716 students
  98. 98
    45
    Ohana CollegeMeadowbrook · Independent SecondaryICSEA 964 · 237 students
  99. 99
    45
    Parklands Christian CollegePark Ridge · Independent CombinedICSEA 1027 · 970 students
  100. 100
    44
    Australian International Islamic CollegeDurack · Independent CombinedICSEA 971 · 1,573 students

There are 114 private high schools in Brisbane eligible for this list; the top 100 are shown. Brisbane Girls Grammar School in Brisbane is ranked first with a Success Index of 90.2 and an ICSEA of 1211. 0 of the top 100 are government schools and 100 are Catholic or independent; the median ICSEA across the list is 1083.

The top 10 private high schools in Brisbane for 2025 are: 1. Brisbane Girls Grammar School (Brisbane); 2. Brisbane Grammar School (Brisbane); 3. Hillbrook Anglican School (Enoggera); 4. Humanitas High School (Fortitude Valley); 5. St Peters Lutheran College (Indooroopilly); 6. Mount Alvernia College (Kedron); 7. Stuartholme School (Toowong); 8. St Joseph's College (Brisbane); 9. All Hallows' School (Brisbane); 10. Clayfield College (Clayfield).

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best private secondary school in Brisbane?

Brisbane Girls Grammar School in Brisbane ranks first among private high schools in Brisbane with a Success Index of 90.2 out of 100 and an ICSEA of 1211.

How are private high schools in Brisbane 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 private high schools in Brisbane?

0 of the top 100 private high schools in Brisbane are government schools; 100 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.