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Top 100 private high schools in Queensland (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 Queensland.

  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
    Toowoomba Anglican SchoolToowoomba · Independent CombinedICSEA 1132 · 682 students
  18. 18
    77
    St Margaret's Anglican Girls SchoolAscot · Independent CombinedICSEA 1158 · 1,436 students
  19. 19
    76
    St Rita's CollegeClayfield · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1153 · 1,225 students
  20. 20
    75
    Mt St Michael's CollegeAshgrove · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1155 · 849 students
  21. 21
    75
    Matthew Flinders Anglican CollegeBuderim · Independent CombinedICSEA 1155 · 1,426 students
  22. 22
    75
    Ipswich Grammar SchoolIpswich · Independent CombinedICSEA 1114 · 1,336 students
  23. 23
    74
    St Hilda's SchoolSouthport · Independent CombinedICSEA 1135 · 1,258 students
  24. 24
    74
    Grace Lutheran CollegeRothwell · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1080 · 1,567 students
  25. 25
    73
    Brigidine CollegeIndooroopilly · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1129 · 980 students
  26. 26
    73
    Cannon Hill Anglican CollegeCannon Hill · Independent CombinedICSEA 1174 · 1,355 students
  27. 27
    72
    St John Fisher CollegeBracken Ridge · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1063 · 714 students
  28. 28
    72
    Sunshine Coast Grammar SchoolForest Glen · Independent CombinedICSEA 1133 · 1,472 students
  29. 29
    72
    Moreton Bay CollegeManly West · Independent CombinedICSEA 1139 · 1,236 students
  30. 30
    72
    Northside Christian CollegeEverton Park · Independent CombinedICSEA 1145 · 1,245 students
  31. 31
    72
    Villanova CollegeCoorparoo · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1135 · 1,561 students
  32. 32
    72
    Redeemer Lutheran CollegeRochedale · Independent CombinedICSEA 1147 · 1,111 students
  33. 33
    72
    St Patrick's College TownsvilleTownsville · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1024 · 663 students
  34. 34
    71
    Samford Valley Steiner SchoolWights Mountain · Independent CombinedICSEA 1103 · 500 students
  35. 35
    71
    Fairholme CollegeToowoomba · Independent CombinedICSEA 1110 · 849 students
  36. 36
    71
    Ipswich Girls' Grammar SchoolEast Ipswich · Independent CombinedICSEA 1122 · 1,047 students
  37. 37
    71
    The Southport SchoolSouthport · Independent CombinedICSEA 1118 · 1,621 students
  38. 38
    71
    Ambrose Treacy CollegeIndooroopilly · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1139 · 1,273 students
  39. 39
    71
    Mt Maria CollegeMitchelton · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1084 · 1,167 students
  40. 40
    71
    Newman Catholic CollegeSmithfield · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1046 · 625 students
  41. 41
    71
    Somerset CollegeMudgeeraba · Independent CombinedICSEA 1157 · 1,612 students
  42. 42
    71
    St Peters Lutheran College SpringfieldSpringfield Central · Independent CombinedICSEA 1125 · 784 students
  43. 43
    70
    St Joseph's Nudgee CollegeBoondall · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1115 · 1,730 students
  44. 44
    70
    St Paul's SchoolBald Hills · Independent CombinedICSEA 1141 · 1,283 students
  45. 45
    70
    Clairvaux MacKillop CollegeUpper Mount Gravatt · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1070 · 1,215 students
  46. 46
    70
    Ormiston CollegeOrmiston · Independent CombinedICSEA 1148 · 1,524 students
  47. 47
    70
    All Saints Anglican SchoolMerrimac · Independent CombinedICSEA 1137 · 1,828 students
  48. 48
    69
    St John's Anglican CollegeForest Lake · Independent CombinedICSEA 1118 · 1,329 students
  49. 49
    69
    Holy Spirit CollegeFitzgibbon · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1077 · 455 students
  50. 50
    69
    Marist College AshgroveAshgrove · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1139 · 1,827 students
  51. 51
    69
    Montessori International CollegeForest Glen · Independent CombinedICSEA 1104 · 276 students
  52. 52
    69
    Brisbane Montessori SchoolFig Tree Pocket · Independent CombinedICSEA 1128 · 189 students
  53. 53
    69
    St Andrew's Anglican CollegePeregian Springs · Independent CombinedICSEA 1143 · 1,459 students
  54. 54
    69
    Sheldon CollegeSheldon · Independent CombinedICSEA 1124 · 1,481 students
  55. 55
    69
    Padua CollegeKedron · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1117 · 1,547 students
  56. 56
    68
    The Lakes CollegeNorth Lakes · Independent CombinedICSEA 1125 · 1,169 students
  57. 57
    68
    Pacific Lutheran CollegeMeridan Plains · Independent CombinedICSEA 1114 · 1,204 students
  58. 58
    68
    Immanuel Lutheran CollegeBuderim · Independent CombinedICSEA 1120 · 1,239 students
  59. 59
    68
    John Paul CollegeDaisy Hill · Independent CombinedICSEA 1117 · 2,235 students
  60. 60
    68
    Moreton Bay Boys' CollegeManly West · Independent CombinedICSEA 1125 · 568 students
  61. 61
    67
    Brisbane Christian CollegeSalisbury · Independent CombinedICSEA 1109 · 1,118 students
  62. 62
    67
    Good Shepherd Christian SchoolAlbany Creek · Independent CombinedICSEA 1061 · 214 students
  63. 63
    67
    Good Shepherd Lutheran CollegeNoosaville · Independent CombinedICSEA 1117 · 1,121 students
  64. 64
    67
    Caloundra City Private SchoolPelican Waters · Independent CombinedICSEA 1095 · 228 students
  65. 65
    67
    St Laurence's CollegeSouth Brisbane · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1117 · 2,033 students
  66. 66
    67
    A B Paterson CollegeArundel · Independent CombinedICSEA 1123 · 1,652 students
  67. 67
    67
    St Augustine's CollegeCairns · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1060 · 777 students
  68. 68
    67
    Whitsunday Anglican SchoolBeaconsfield · Independent CombinedICSEA 1102 · 1,151 students
  69. 69
    67
    Townsville Grammar SchoolNorth Ward · Independent CombinedICSEA 1116 · 1,288 students
  70. 70
    67
    The Springfield Anglican CollegeSpringfield · Independent CombinedICSEA 1109 · 1,124 students
  71. 71
    66
    Mary MacKillop CollegeNundah · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1079 · 618 students
  72. 72
    66
    Trinity Anglican SchoolWhite Rock · Independent CombinedICSEA 1103 · 1,204 students
  73. 73
    66
    Emmanuel CollegeCarrara · Independent CombinedICSEA 1139 · 1,686 students
  74. 74
    66
    Marymount CollegeBurleigh Waters · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1073 · 1,262 students
  75. 75
    66
    Music Industry CollegeFortitude Valley · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1067 · 87 students
  76. 76
    66
    Saint Stephen's CollegeCoomera · Independent CombinedICSEA 1109 · 1,315 students
  77. 77
    66
    The Industry School - BrisbaneSpring Hill · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1063 · 201 students
  78. 78
    66
    St Thomas More CollegeSunnybank · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1067 · 1,161 students
  79. 79
    66
    The Cathedral School of St Anne and St JamesMundingburra · Independent CombinedICSEA 1100 · 1,205 students
  80. 80
    65
    Our Lady's CollegeAnnerley · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1048 · 343 students
  81. 81
    65
    Hillcrest Christian CollegeReedy Creek · Independent CombinedICSEA 1104 · 2,055 students
  82. 82
    65
    Siena Catholic CollegeSippy Downs · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1073 · 889 students
  83. 83
    65
    Suncoast Christian CollegeWoombye · Independent CombinedICSEA 1084 · 1,136 students
  84. 84
    65
    Downlands CollegeToowoomba · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1060 · 1,187 students
  85. 85
    65
    Noosa Pengari Steiner SchoolDoonan · Independent CombinedICSEA 1089 · 324 students
  86. 86
    65
    Peregian Beach CollegePeregian Beach · Independent CombinedICSEA 1069 · 347 students
  87. 87
    65
    Wisdom CollegeCalamvale · Independent CombinedICSEA 1050 · 456 students
  88. 88
    65
    St Monica's CollegeCairns · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1058 · 697 students
  89. 89
    65
    St Patrick's CollegeShorncliffe · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1092 · 1,410 students
  90. 90
    64
    Caloundra Christian CollegeCaloundra · Independent CombinedICSEA 1058 · 438 students
  91. 91
    64
    Lourdes Hill CollegeHawthorne · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1120 · 1,225 students
  92. 92
    64
    St Benedict's CollegeMango Hill · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1062 · 981 students
  93. 93
    64
    St Teresa's Catholic CollegeNoosaville · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1066 · 801 students
  94. 94
    63
    Noosa Christian CollegeCooroy · Independent CombinedICSEA 1060 · 478 students
  95. 95
    63
    Coolum Beach Christian CollegeCoolum Beach · Independent CombinedICSEA 1081 · 491 students
  96. 96
    63
    Fraser Coast Anglican CollegeWondunna · Independent CombinedICSEA 1098 · 1,010 students
  97. 97
    62
    St Philomena SchoolPark Ridge · Independent CombinedICSEA 1082 · 244 students
  98. 98
    62
    Canterbury CollegeWaterford · Independent CombinedICSEA 1076 · 1,502 students
  99. 99
    62
    San Sisto CollegeCarina · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1080 · 805 students
  100. 100
    62
    St John's CollegeNambour · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1059 · 927 students

There are 268 private high schools in Queensland 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 1117.

The top 10 private high schools in Queensland 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 Queensland?

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

How are private high schools in Queensland 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 Queensland?

0 of the top 100 private high schools in Queensland 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.