Top 100 private schools in Melbourne (2025)
Independent and Catholic schools across all year levels. Ranked by the Success Index from official ACARA data; 100 schools shown out of all eligible private schools in Melbourne.
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- 190Lauriston Girls' SchoolArmadale · Independent CombinedICSEA 1199 · 935 students
- 290Presbyterian Ladies' CollegeBurwood · Independent CombinedICSEA 1207 · 1,530 students
- 390Fintona Girls' SchoolBalwyn · Independent CombinedICSEA 1191 · 533 students
- 489St Michael's Grammar SchoolSt Kilda · Independent CombinedICSEA 1180 · 1,143 students
- 589Huntingtower SchoolMount Waverley · Independent CombinedICSEA 1201 · 785 students
- 689Methodist Ladies' CollegeKew · Independent CombinedICSEA 1190 · 2,169 students
- 789Melbourne Girls GrammarSouth Yarra · Independent CombinedICSEA 1181 · 1,046 students
- 889Kilvington Grammar SchoolOrmond · Independent CombinedICSEA 1182 · 758 students
- 989St Catherine's SchoolToorak · Independent CombinedICSEA 1175 · 685 students
- 1089St John's SchoolFootscray · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1136 · 227 students
- 1189Carey Baptist Grammar SchoolKew · Independent CombinedICSEA 1177 · 2,564 students
- 1288Christ Church Grammar SchoolSouth Yarra · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1213 · 287 students
- 1388Our Holy Redeemer SchoolSurrey Hills · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1180 · 198 students
- 1488Wesley CollegeMelbourne · Independent CombinedICSEA 1172 · 3,181 students
- 1588Camberwell Grammar SchoolCanterbury · Independent CombinedICSEA 1192 · 1,346 students
- 1688Caulfield Grammar SchoolSt Kilda East · Independent CombinedICSEA 1157 · 3,555 students
- 1787Luther CollegeCroydon Hills · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1127 · 1,219 students
- 1887St Kevin's CollegeToorak · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1192 · 2,087 students
- 1987St Leonard's CollegeBrighton East · Independent CombinedICSEA 1184 · 1,597 students
- 2087St Margaret's Berwick GrammarBerwick · Independent CombinedICSEA 1155 · 980 students
- 2186Deutsche Schule MelbourneFitzroy North · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1186 · 165 students
- 2286St Francis Xavier Primary SchoolMontmorency · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1122 · 382 students
- 2386Ruyton Girls' SchoolKew · Independent CombinedICSEA 1198 · 854 students
- 2486The Knox SchoolWantirna South · Independent CombinedICSEA 1159 · 764 students
- 2586Alphington Grammar SchoolAlphington · Independent CombinedICSEA 1150 · 679 students
- 2686Ivanhoe Grammar SchoolIvanhoe · Independent CombinedICSEA 1169 · 2,500 students
- 2786Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar SchoolIvanhoe · Independent CombinedICSEA 1181 · 850 students
- 2886St Mary's SchoolMalvern East · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1158 · 192 students
- 2985St Cecilia's SchoolGlen Iris · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1172 · 258 students
- 3085Melbourne Grammar SchoolMelbourne · Independent CombinedICSEA 1177 · 1,905 students
- 3185Penleigh & Essendon Grammar SchoolKeilor East · Independent CombinedICSEA 1173 · 2,913 students
- 3285Alia CollegeHawthorn East · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1130 · 96 students
- 3385Fitzroy Community SchoolFitzroy North · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1221 · 98 students
- 3485Westbourne Grammar SchoolTruganina · Independent CombinedICSEA 1166 · 2,121 students
- 3584St Joseph's SchoolMalvern · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1156 · 183 students
- 3684St Aloysius CollegeNorth Melbourne · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1127 · 673 students
- 3784Catholic Ladies' College LtdEltham · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1119 · 901 students
- 3884Newmark PrimaryWilliamstown · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1134 · 131 students
- 3984Scotch CollegeHawthorn · Independent CombinedICSEA 1188 · 1,957 students
- 4084Kingswood CollegeBox Hill · Independent CombinedICSEA 1162 · 575 students
- 4184Korowa Anglican Girls' SchoolGlen Iris · Independent CombinedICSEA 1183 · 774 students
- 4284St Columba's SchoolElwood · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1152 · 137 students
- 4384Haileybury CollegeKeysborough · Independent CombinedICSEA 1191 · 4,880 students
- 4484Sacred Heart SchoolKew · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1169 · 191 students
- 4584Erasmus Primary SchoolHawthorn · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1187 · 92 students
- 4684Mentone Girls' Grammar SchoolMentone · Independent CombinedICSEA 1174 · 560 students
- 4784St Fidelis' SchoolMoreland · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1119 · 251 students
- 4884St Michael's Primary SchoolNorth Melbourne · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1098 · 236 students
- 4984Whitefriars CollegeDonvale · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1112 · 1,055 students
- 5083Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary SchoolCroydon Hills · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1147 · 658 students
- 5183Sholem Aleichem CollegeElsternwick · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1168 · 96 students
- 5283Our Lady of Lourdes SchoolPrahran · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1142 · 162 students
- 5383St Joan of Arc SchoolBrighton · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1170 · 402 students
- 5483St Roch's SchoolGlen Iris · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1166 · 125 students
- 5583Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar SchoolEssendon · Independent CombinedICSEA 1161 · 859 students
- 5683St Margaret Mary's SchoolSpotswood · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1122 · 159 students
- 5783Yarra Valley GrammarRingwood · Independent CombinedICSEA 1155 · 1,899 students
- 5883Our Lady of the Pines SchoolDonvale · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1108 · 404 students
- 5983Galilee Regional Catholic Primary SchoolSouth Melbourne · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1154 · 369 students
- 6083North-Eastern Montessori SchoolSt Helena · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1143 · 106 students
- 6183St Dominic's SchoolCamberwell · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1169 · 146 students
- 6283Trinity Grammar School KewKew · Independent CombinedICSEA 1180 · 1,577 students
- 6383St Mary's SchoolAscot Vale · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1144 · 374 students
- 6482St Christopher's SchoolGlen Waverley · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1141 · 148 students
- 6582Siena College LtdCamberwell · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1153 · 691 students
- 6682Star of the Sea CollegeBrighton · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1132 · 1,204 students
- 6782Sacred Heart SchoolSandringham · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1138 · 274 students
- 6882Toorak CollegeMount Eliza · Independent CombinedICSEA 1151 · 901 students
- 6982St Augustine's SchoolYarraville · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1125 · 163 students
- 7082Mater Christi CollegeBelgrave · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1093 · 688 students
- 7181St Gregory the Great SchoolDoncaster · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1138 · 271 students
- 7281St Joseph's SchoolElsternwick · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1164 · 347 students
- 7381Camberwell Girls Grammar SchoolCanterbury · Independent CombinedICSEA 1180 · 777 students
- 7481Holy Rosary SchoolKensington · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1149 · 242 students
- 7581Sidrah Gardens SchoolNarre Warren North · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1104 · 102 students
- 7681St Anne's SchoolKew East · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1152 · 80 students
- 7781St Bernadette's SchoolIvanhoe · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1149 · 191 students
- 7881St Joseph's SchoolNorthcote · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1110 · 190 students
- 7981Sacred Heart SchoolOakleigh · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1140 · 195 students
- 8081Tintern GrammarRingwood East · Independent CombinedICSEA 1154 · 985 students
- 8181Harkaway Hills CollegeNarre Warren North · Independent CombinedICSEA 1149 · 321 students
- 8281Mary Immaculate SchoolIvanhoe · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1147 · 102 students
- 8381Santa Maria CollegeNorthcote · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1110 · 779 students
- 8481Loreto Mandeville HallToorak · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1167 · 1,220 students
- 8581Melbourne Montessori CollegeCaulfield South · Independent CombinedICSEA 1137 · 311 students
- 8681Sacre CoeurGlen Iris · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1171 · 659 students
- 8781Brighton Grammar SchoolBrighton · Independent CombinedICSEA 1143 · 1,480 students
- 8881Eltham CollegeResearch · Independent CombinedICSEA 1139 · 639 students
- 8981Lysterfield Lake CollegeNarre Warren North · Independent CombinedICSEA 1139 · 130 students
- 9081Our Lady Help of Christians SchoolBrunswick East · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1124 · 249 students
- 9180Bialik CollegeHawthorn · Independent CombinedICSEA 1164 · 987 students
- 9280Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial SchoolKew · Independent CombinedICSEA 1154 · 200 students
- 9380Sacred Heart SchoolNewport · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1126 · 297 students
- 9480St Margaret's Primary SchoolMaribyrnong · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1125 · 441 students
- 9580Southern Cross GrammarCaroline Springs · Independent CombinedICSEA 1136 · 904 students
- 9680St Oliver Plunkett's SchoolPascoe Vale · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1100 · 379 students
- 9780St Teresa of Kolkata Catholic Primary SchoolTarneit North · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1104 · 204 students
- 9879Mazenod CollegeMulgrave · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1089 · 1,469 students
- 9979St Bernard's SchoolCoburg · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1121 · 152 students
- 10079St Bede's CollegeMentone · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1097 · 1,882 students
| # | School | Sector | Success Index | ICSEA | Students | Students : teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauriston Girls' School Armadale · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 90.2 Top 5% | 1199 | 935 | 7.4 |
| 2 | Presbyterian Ladies' College Burwood · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 90.1 Top 5% | 1207 | 1,530 | 7.7 |
| 3 | Fintona Girls' School Balwyn · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 90.0 Top 5% | 1191 | 533 | 9.5 |
| 4 | St Michael's Grammar School St Kilda · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 89.3 Top 5% | 1180 | 1,143 | 8.2 |
| 5 | Huntingtower School Mount Waverley · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 89.2 Top 5% | 1201 | 785 | 10.5 |
| 6 | Methodist Ladies' College Kew · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 89.2 Top 5% | 1190 | 2,169 | 9.1 |
| 7 | Melbourne Girls Grammar South Yarra · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 89.1 Top 5% | 1181 | 1,046 | 8.8 |
| 8 | Kilvington Grammar School Ormond · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 88.9 Top 5% | 1182 | 758 | 8.1 |
| 9 | St Catherine's School Toorak · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 88.9 Top 5% | 1175 | 685 | 8.2 |
| 10 | St John's School Footscray · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 88.9 Top 5% | 1136 | 227 | 10.1 |
| 11 | Carey Baptist Grammar School Kew · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 88.7 Top 5% | 1177 | 2,564 | 8.2 |
| 12 | Christ Church Grammar School South Yarra · Primary · Prep-6 | Independent | 88.3 Top 5% | 1213 | 287 | 8.4 |
| 13 | Our Holy Redeemer School Surrey Hills · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 88.3 Top 5% | 1180 | 198 | 13.7 |
| 14 | Wesley College Melbourne · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 88.2 Top 5% | 1172 | 3,181 | 7.7 |
| 15 | Camberwell Grammar School Canterbury · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 88.1 Top 5% | 1192 | 1,346 | 8.5 |
| 16 | Caulfield Grammar School St Kilda East · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 87.8 Top 5% | 1157 | 3,555 | 9.1 |
| 17 | Luther College Croydon Hills · Secondary · 7-12 | Independent | 87.4 Top 5% | 1127 | 1,219 | 10.5 |
| 18 | St Kevin's College Toorak · Combined · Prep-12 | Catholic | 87.1 Top 5% | 1192 | 2,087 | 9.7 |
| 19 | St Leonard's College Brighton East · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 87.1 Top 5% | 1184 | 1,597 | 8.8 |
| 20 | St Margaret's Berwick Grammar Berwick · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 86.5 Top 5% | 1155 | 980 | 8.5 |
| 21 | Deutsche Schule Melbourne Fitzroy North · Primary · Prep-6 | Independent | 86.4 Top 5% | 1186 | 165 | 8.1 |
| 22 | St Francis Xavier Primary School Montmorency · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 86.4 Top 5% | 1122 | 382 | 12.9 |
| 23 | Ruyton Girls' School Kew · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 86.3 Top 5% | 1198 | 854 | 9.0 |
| 24 | The Knox School Wantirna South · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 86.3 Top 5% | 1159 | 764 | 9.2 |
| 25 | Alphington Grammar School Alphington · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 85.8 Top 5% | 1150 | 679 | 10.7 |
| 26 | Ivanhoe Grammar School Ivanhoe · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 85.8 Top 5% | 1169 | 2,500 | 10.4 |
| 27 | Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School Ivanhoe · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 85.7 Top 5% | 1181 | 850 | 9.4 |
| 28 | St Mary's School Malvern East · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 85.5 Top 5% | 1158 | 192 | 12.2 |
| 29 | St Cecilia's School Glen Iris · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 85.4 Top 5% | 1172 | 258 | 14.3 |
| 30 | Melbourne Grammar School Melbourne · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 85.3 Top 5% | 1177 | 1,905 | 9.9 |
| 31 | Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School Keilor East · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 85.3 Top 5% | 1173 | 2,913 | 10.2 |
| 32 | Alia College Hawthorn East · Secondary · 7-12 | Independent | 84.7 Top 5% | 1130 | 96 | 6.0 |
| 33 | Fitzroy Community School Fitzroy North · Primary · Prep-6 | Independent | 84.7 Top 5% | 1221 | 98 | 10.3 |
| 34 | Westbourne Grammar School Truganina · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 84.7 Top 5% | 1166 | 2,121 | 11.8 |
| 35 | St Joseph's School Malvern · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 84.3 Top 5% | 1156 | 183 | 10.8 |
| 36 | St Aloysius College North Melbourne · Secondary · 7-12 | Catholic | 84.2 Top 5% | 1127 | 673 | 13.4 |
| 37 | Catholic Ladies' College Ltd Eltham · Secondary · 7-12 | Catholic | 84.1 Top 5% | 1119 | 901 | 11.1 |
| 38 | Newmark Primary Williamstown · Primary · Prep-6 | Independent | 84.1 Top 5% | 1134 | 131 | 10.3 |
| 39 | Scotch College Hawthorn · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 84.1 Top 5% | 1188 | 1,957 | 9.1 |
| 40 | Kingswood College Box Hill · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 83.8 Top 5% | 1162 | 575 | 8.0 |
| 41 | Korowa Anglican Girls' School Glen Iris · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 83.8 Top 5% | 1183 | 774 | 9.6 |
| 42 | St Columba's School Elwood · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 83.8 Top 5% | 1152 | 137 | 10.1 |
| 43 | Haileybury College Keysborough · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 83.7 Top 5% | 1191 | 4,880 | 9.9 |
| 44 | Sacred Heart School Kew · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 83.7 Top 5% | 1169 | 191 | 12.3 |
| 45 | Erasmus Primary School Hawthorn · Primary · Prep-6 | Independent | 83.5 Top 5% | 1187 | 92 | 7.8 |
| 46 | Mentone Girls' Grammar School Mentone · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 83.5 Top 5% | 1174 | 560 | 8.3 |
| 47 | St Fidelis' School Moreland · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 83.5 Top 5% | 1119 | 251 | 12.7 |
| 48 | St Michael's Primary School North Melbourne · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 83.5 Top 5% | 1098 | 236 | 10.9 |
| 49 | Whitefriars College Donvale · Secondary · 7-12 | Catholic | 83.5 Top 5% | 1112 | 1,055 | 11.3 |
| 50 | Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary School Croydon Hills · Primary · Prep-6 | Independent | 83.4 Top 5% | 1147 | 658 | 15.0 |
| 51 | Sholem Aleichem College Elsternwick · Primary · Prep-6 | Independent | 83.4 Top 5% | 1168 | 96 | 8.3 |
| 52 | Our Lady of Lourdes School Prahran · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 83.2 Top 5% | 1142 | 162 | 12.3 |
| 53 | St Joan of Arc School Brighton · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 83.2 Top 5% | 1170 | 402 | 14.5 |
| 54 | St Roch's School Glen Iris · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 83.2 Top 5% | 1166 | 125 | 10.3 |
| 55 | Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School Essendon · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 83.1 Top 5% | 1161 | 859 | 9.7 |
| 56 | St Margaret Mary's School Spotswood · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 83.1 Top 5% | 1122 | 159 | 8.8 |
| 57 | Yarra Valley Grammar Ringwood · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 83.0 Top 5% | 1155 | 1,899 | 11.4 |
| 58 | Our Lady of the Pines School Donvale · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 82.9 Top 5% | 1108 | 404 | 11.9 |
| 59 | Galilee Regional Catholic Primary School South Melbourne · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 82.8 Top 5% | 1154 | 369 | 14.9 |
| 60 | North-Eastern Montessori School St Helena · Primary · Prep-6 | Independent | 82.7 Top 5% | 1143 | 106 | 10.0 |
| 61 | St Dominic's School Camberwell · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 82.6 Top 5% | 1169 | 146 | 11.5 |
| 62 | Trinity Grammar School Kew Kew · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 82.6 Top 5% | 1180 | 1,577 | 10.2 |
| 63 | St Mary's School Ascot Vale · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 82.5 Top 5% | 1144 | 374 | 14.8 |
| 64 | St Christopher's School Glen Waverley · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 82.3 Top 5% | 1141 | 148 | 12.6 |
| 65 | Siena College Ltd Camberwell · Secondary · 7-12 | Catholic | 82.2 Top 5% | 1153 | 691 | 12.0 |
| 66 | Star of the Sea College Brighton · Secondary · 7-12 | Catholic | 82.0 Top 5% | 1132 | 1,204 | 10.8 |
| 67 | Sacred Heart School Sandringham · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 81.9 Top 5% | 1138 | 274 | 13.6 |
| 68 | Toorak College Mount Eliza · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 81.9 Top 10% | 1151 | 901 | 9.6 |
| 69 | St Augustine's School Yarraville · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 81.6 Top 5% | 1125 | 163 | 12.7 |
| 70 | Mater Christi College Belgrave · Secondary · 7-12 | Catholic | 81.5 Top 5% | 1093 | 688 | 11.4 |
| 71 | St Gregory the Great School Doncaster · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 81.4 Top 5% | 1138 | 271 | 12.1 |
| 72 | St Joseph's School Elsternwick · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 81.4 Top 5% | 1164 | 347 | 14.8 |
| 73 | Camberwell Girls Grammar School Canterbury · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 81.1 Top 10% | 1180 | 777 | 8.6 |
| 74 | Holy Rosary School Kensington · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 81.1 Top 5% | 1149 | 242 | 13.7 |
| 75 | Sidrah Gardens School Narre Warren North · Primary · Prep-6 | Independent | 81.1 Top 5% | 1104 | 102 | 11.0 |
| 76 | St Anne's School Kew East · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 81.1 Top 5% | 1152 | 80 | 13.3 |
| 77 | St Bernadette's School Ivanhoe · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 81.1 Top 5% | 1149 | 191 | 12.6 |
| 78 | St Joseph's School Northcote · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 81.1 Top 5% | 1110 | 190 | 11.0 |
| 79 | Sacred Heart School Oakleigh · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 81.0 Top 5% | 1140 | 195 | 12.0 |
| 80 | Tintern Grammar Ringwood East · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 81.0 Top 10% | 1154 | 985 | 9.1 |
| 81 | Harkaway Hills College Narre Warren North · Combined · Prep-10 | Independent | 80.8 Top 10% | 1149 | 321 | 13.5 |
| 82 | Mary Immaculate School Ivanhoe · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 80.8 Top 5% | 1147 | 102 | 10.6 |
| 83 | Santa Maria College Northcote · Secondary · 7-12 | Catholic | 80.8 Top 5% | 1110 | 779 | 11.3 |
| 84 | Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak · Combined · Prep-12 | Catholic | 80.7 Top 10% | 1167 | 1,220 | 9.5 |
| 85 | Melbourne Montessori College Caulfield South · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 80.6 Top 10% | 1137 | 311 | 11.2 |
| 86 | Sacre Coeur Glen Iris · Combined · Prep-12 | Catholic | 80.6 Top 10% | 1171 | 659 | 8.7 |
| 87 | Brighton Grammar School Brighton · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 80.5 Top 10% | 1143 | 1,480 | 9.1 |
| 88 | Eltham College Research · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 80.5 Top 10% | 1139 | 639 | 8.5 |
| 89 | Lysterfield Lake College Narre Warren North · Combined · 3-8 | Independent | 80.5 Top 10% | 1139 | 130 | 11.2 |
| 90 | Our Lady Help of Christians School Brunswick East · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 80.5 Top 5% | 1124 | 249 | 11.9 |
| 91 | Bialik College Hawthorn · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 80.0 Top 10% | 1164 | 987 | 11.2 |
| 92 | Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School Kew · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 80.0 Top 10% | 1154 | 200 | 6.7 |
| 93 | Sacred Heart School Newport · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 80.0 Top 5% | 1126 | 297 | 13.0 |
| 94 | St Margaret's Primary School Maribyrnong · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 79.9 Top 5% | 1125 | 441 | 14.4 |
| 95 | Southern Cross Grammar Caroline Springs · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 79.6 Top 10% | 1136 | 904 | 11.2 |
| 96 | St Oliver Plunkett's School Pascoe Vale · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 79.5 Top 5% | 1100 | 379 | 14.6 |
| 97 | St Teresa of Kolkata Catholic Primary School Tarneit North · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 79.5 Top 5% | 1104 | 204 | 13.6 |
| 98 | Mazenod College Mulgrave · Secondary · 7-12 | Catholic | 79.4 Top 10% | 1089 | 1,469 | 11.3 |
| 99 | St Bernard's School Coburg · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 79.4 Top 5% | 1121 | 152 | 11.0 |
| 100 | St Bede's College Mentone · Secondary · 7-12 | Catholic | 79.3 Top 10% | 1097 | 1,882 | 11.5 |
There are 435 private 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 1154.
The top 10 private 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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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.
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