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Top 100 private primary schools in Melbourne (2025)

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

  1. 1
    90
    Lauriston Girls' SchoolArmadale · Independent CombinedICSEA 1199 · 935 students
  2. 2
    90
    Presbyterian Ladies' CollegeBurwood · Independent CombinedICSEA 1207 · 1,530 students
  3. 3
    90
    Fintona Girls' SchoolBalwyn · Independent CombinedICSEA 1191 · 533 students
  4. 4
    89
    St Michael's Grammar SchoolSt Kilda · Independent CombinedICSEA 1180 · 1,143 students
  5. 5
    89
    Huntingtower SchoolMount Waverley · Independent CombinedICSEA 1201 · 785 students
  6. 6
    89
    Methodist Ladies' CollegeKew · Independent CombinedICSEA 1190 · 2,169 students
  7. 7
    89
    Melbourne Girls GrammarSouth Yarra · Independent CombinedICSEA 1181 · 1,046 students
  8. 8
    89
    Kilvington Grammar SchoolOrmond · Independent CombinedICSEA 1182 · 758 students
  9. 9
    89
    St Catherine's SchoolToorak · Independent CombinedICSEA 1175 · 685 students
  10. 10
    89
    St John's SchoolFootscray · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1136 · 227 students
  11. 11
    89
    Carey Baptist Grammar SchoolKew · Independent CombinedICSEA 1177 · 2,564 students
  12. 12
    88
    Christ Church Grammar SchoolSouth Yarra · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1213 · 287 students
  13. 13
    88
    Our Holy Redeemer SchoolSurrey Hills · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1180 · 198 students
  14. 14
    88
    Wesley CollegeMelbourne · Independent CombinedICSEA 1172 · 3,181 students
  15. 15
    88
    Camberwell Grammar SchoolCanterbury · Independent CombinedICSEA 1192 · 1,346 students
  16. 16
    88
    Caulfield Grammar SchoolSt Kilda East · Independent CombinedICSEA 1157 · 3,555 students
  17. 17
    87
    St Kevin's CollegeToorak · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1192 · 2,087 students
  18. 18
    87
    St Leonard's CollegeBrighton East · Independent CombinedICSEA 1184 · 1,597 students
  19. 19
    87
    St Margaret's Berwick GrammarBerwick · Independent CombinedICSEA 1155 · 980 students
  20. 20
    86
    Deutsche Schule MelbourneFitzroy North · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1186 · 165 students
  21. 21
    86
    St Francis Xavier Primary SchoolMontmorency · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1122 · 382 students
  22. 22
    86
    Ruyton Girls' SchoolKew · Independent CombinedICSEA 1198 · 854 students
  23. 23
    86
    The Knox SchoolWantirna South · Independent CombinedICSEA 1159 · 764 students
  24. 24
    86
    Alphington Grammar SchoolAlphington · Independent CombinedICSEA 1150 · 679 students
  25. 25
    86
    Ivanhoe Grammar SchoolIvanhoe · Independent CombinedICSEA 1169 · 2,500 students
  26. 26
    86
    Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar SchoolIvanhoe · Independent CombinedICSEA 1181 · 850 students
  27. 27
    86
    St Mary's SchoolMalvern East · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1158 · 192 students
  28. 28
    85
    St Cecilia's SchoolGlen Iris · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1172 · 258 students
  29. 29
    85
    Melbourne Grammar SchoolMelbourne · Independent CombinedICSEA 1177 · 1,905 students
  30. 30
    85
    Penleigh & Essendon Grammar SchoolKeilor East · Independent CombinedICSEA 1173 · 2,913 students
  31. 31
    85
    Fitzroy Community SchoolFitzroy North · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1221 · 98 students
  32. 32
    85
    Westbourne Grammar SchoolTruganina · Independent CombinedICSEA 1166 · 2,121 students
  33. 33
    84
    St Joseph's SchoolMalvern · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1156 · 183 students
  34. 34
    84
    Newmark PrimaryWilliamstown · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1134 · 131 students
  35. 35
    84
    Scotch CollegeHawthorn · Independent CombinedICSEA 1188 · 1,957 students
  36. 36
    84
    Kingswood CollegeBox Hill · Independent CombinedICSEA 1162 · 575 students
  37. 37
    84
    Korowa Anglican Girls' SchoolGlen Iris · Independent CombinedICSEA 1183 · 774 students
  38. 38
    84
    St Columba's SchoolElwood · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1152 · 137 students
  39. 39
    84
    Haileybury CollegeKeysborough · Independent CombinedICSEA 1191 · 4,880 students
  40. 40
    84
    Sacred Heart SchoolKew · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1169 · 191 students
  41. 41
    84
    Erasmus Primary SchoolHawthorn · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1187 · 92 students
  42. 42
    84
    Mentone Girls' Grammar SchoolMentone · Independent CombinedICSEA 1174 · 560 students
  43. 43
    84
    St Fidelis' SchoolMoreland · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1119 · 251 students
  44. 44
    84
    St Michael's Primary SchoolNorth Melbourne · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1098 · 236 students
  45. 45
    83
    Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary SchoolCroydon Hills · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1147 · 658 students
  46. 46
    83
    Sholem Aleichem CollegeElsternwick · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1168 · 96 students
  47. 47
    83
    Our Lady of Lourdes SchoolPrahran · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1142 · 162 students
  48. 48
    83
    St Joan of Arc SchoolBrighton · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1170 · 402 students
  49. 49
    83
    St Roch's SchoolGlen Iris · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1166 · 125 students
  50. 50
    83
    Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar SchoolEssendon · Independent CombinedICSEA 1161 · 859 students
  51. 51
    83
    St Margaret Mary's SchoolSpotswood · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1122 · 159 students
  52. 52
    83
    Yarra Valley GrammarRingwood · Independent CombinedICSEA 1155 · 1,899 students
  53. 53
    83
    Our Lady of the Pines SchoolDonvale · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1108 · 404 students
  54. 54
    83
    Galilee Regional Catholic Primary SchoolSouth Melbourne · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1154 · 369 students
  55. 55
    83
    North-Eastern Montessori SchoolSt Helena · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1143 · 106 students
  56. 56
    83
    St Dominic's SchoolCamberwell · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1169 · 146 students
  57. 57
    83
    Trinity Grammar School KewKew · Independent CombinedICSEA 1180 · 1,577 students
  58. 58
    83
    St Mary's SchoolAscot Vale · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1144 · 374 students
  59. 59
    82
    St Christopher's SchoolGlen Waverley · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1141 · 148 students
  60. 60
    82
    Sacred Heart SchoolSandringham · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1138 · 274 students
  61. 61
    82
    Toorak CollegeMount Eliza · Independent CombinedICSEA 1151 · 901 students
  62. 62
    82
    St Augustine's SchoolYarraville · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1125 · 163 students
  63. 63
    81
    St Gregory the Great SchoolDoncaster · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1138 · 271 students
  64. 64
    81
    St Joseph's SchoolElsternwick · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1164 · 347 students
  65. 65
    81
    Camberwell Girls Grammar SchoolCanterbury · Independent CombinedICSEA 1180 · 777 students
  66. 66
    81
    Holy Rosary SchoolKensington · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1149 · 242 students
  67. 67
    81
    Sidrah Gardens SchoolNarre Warren North · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1104 · 102 students
  68. 68
    81
    St Anne's SchoolKew East · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1152 · 80 students
  69. 69
    81
    St Bernadette's SchoolIvanhoe · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1149 · 191 students
  70. 70
    81
    St Joseph's SchoolNorthcote · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1110 · 190 students
  71. 71
    81
    Sacred Heart SchoolOakleigh · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1140 · 195 students
  72. 72
    81
    Tintern GrammarRingwood East · Independent CombinedICSEA 1154 · 985 students
  73. 73
    81
    Harkaway Hills CollegeNarre Warren North · Independent CombinedICSEA 1149 · 321 students
  74. 74
    81
    Mary Immaculate SchoolIvanhoe · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1147 · 102 students
  75. 75
    81
    Loreto Mandeville HallToorak · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1167 · 1,220 students
  76. 76
    81
    Melbourne Montessori CollegeCaulfield South · Independent CombinedICSEA 1137 · 311 students
  77. 77
    81
    Sacre CoeurGlen Iris · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1171 · 659 students
  78. 78
    81
    Brighton Grammar SchoolBrighton · Independent CombinedICSEA 1143 · 1,480 students
  79. 79
    81
    Eltham CollegeResearch · Independent CombinedICSEA 1139 · 639 students
  80. 80
    81
    Lysterfield Lake CollegeNarre Warren North · Independent CombinedICSEA 1139 · 130 students
  81. 81
    81
    Our Lady Help of Christians SchoolBrunswick East · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1124 · 249 students
  82. 82
    80
    Bialik CollegeHawthorn · Independent CombinedICSEA 1164 · 987 students
  83. 83
    80
    Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial SchoolKew · Independent CombinedICSEA 1154 · 200 students
  84. 84
    80
    Sacred Heart SchoolNewport · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1126 · 297 students
  85. 85
    80
    St Margaret's Primary SchoolMaribyrnong · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1125 · 441 students
  86. 86
    80
    Southern Cross GrammarCaroline Springs · Independent CombinedICSEA 1136 · 904 students
  87. 87
    80
    St Oliver Plunkett's SchoolPascoe Vale · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1100 · 379 students
  88. 88
    80
    St Teresa of Kolkata Catholic Primary SchoolTarneit North · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1104 · 204 students
  89. 89
    79
    St Bernard's SchoolCoburg · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1121 · 152 students
  90. 90
    79
    The King David SchoolArmadale · Independent CombinedICSEA 1165 · 592 students
  91. 91
    79
    Our Lady of the Southern CrossManor Lakes · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1079 · 486 students
  92. 92
    79
    Carlo Acutis Catholic Primary SchoolWollert · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1098 · 111 students
  93. 93
    79
    St Bede's SchoolBalwyn North · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1133 · 264 students
  94. 94
    79
    Good Shepherd SchoolWheelers Hill · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1151 · 474 students
  95. 95
    79
    St Patrick's SchoolMentone · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1116 · 460 students
  96. 96
    79
    Alice Miller SchoolMacedon · Independent CombinedICSEA 1139 · 399 students
  97. 97
    79
    Corpus Christi SchoolKingsville · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1105 · 181 students
  98. 98
    79
    Our Lady of Perpetual Succour SchoolSurrey Hills · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1142 · 145 students
  99. 99
    79
    St Thomas More's SchoolMount Eliza · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1116 · 287 students
  100. 100
    78
    St Mary's SchoolHampton · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1142 · 194 students

There are 378 private primary schools in Melbourne eligible for this list; the top 100 are shown. Lauriston Girls' School in Armadale is ranked first with a Success Index of 90.2 and an ICSEA of 1199. 0 of the top 100 are government schools and 100 are Catholic or independent; the median ICSEA across the list is 1155.

The top 10 private primary schools in Melbourne for 2025 are: 1. Lauriston Girls' School (Armadale); 2. Presbyterian Ladies' College (Burwood); 3. Fintona Girls' School (Balwyn); 4. St Michael's Grammar School (St Kilda); 5. Huntingtower School (Mount Waverley); 6. Methodist Ladies' College (Kew); 7. Melbourne Girls Grammar (South Yarra); 8. Kilvington Grammar School (Ormond); 9. St Catherine's School (Toorak); 10. St John's School (Footscray).

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best private primary school in Melbourne?

Lauriston Girls' School in Armadale ranks first among private primary schools in Melbourne with a Success Index of 90.2 out of 100 and an ICSEA of 1199.

How are private primary schools in Melbourne 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 primary schools in Melbourne?

0 of the top 100 private primary schools in Melbourne 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.