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Top 100 private schools in Queensland (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 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
    Good News Lutheran SchoolMiddle Park · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1181 · 366 students
  4. 4
    85
    Hillbrook Anglican SchoolEnoggera · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1174 · 895 students
  5. 5
    85
    Humanitas High SchoolFortitude Valley · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1107 · 90 students
  6. 6
    84
    St Peters Lutheran CollegeIndooroopilly · Independent CombinedICSEA 1183 · 2,330 students
  7. 7
    82
    Mount Alvernia CollegeKedron · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1115 · 970 students
  8. 8
    82
    Mater Dei Catholic Primary SchoolAshgrove West · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1160 · 118 students
  9. 9
    82
    Our Lady Help of Christians SchoolHendra · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1132 · 179 students
  10. 10
    82
    Stuartholme SchoolToowong · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1159 · 815 students
  11. 11
    81
    St Joseph's CollegeBrisbane · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1182 · 1,896 students
  12. 12
    81
    St Ambrose's Primary SchoolNewmarket · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1160 · 152 students
  13. 13
    80
    All Hallows' SchoolBrisbane · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1183 · 1,707 students
  14. 14
    80
    Clayfield CollegeClayfield · Independent CombinedICSEA 1135 · 604 students
  15. 15
    80
    St Finbarr's SchoolAshgrove · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1151 · 187 students
  16. 16
    80
    St Thomas' SchoolCamp Hill · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1156 · 325 students
  17. 17
    79
    Holy Cross SchoolWooloowin · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1137 · 93 students
  18. 18
    79
    Citipointe Christian CollegeCarindale · Independent CombinedICSEA 1166 · 1,805 students
  19. 19
    79
    Brisbane Boys' CollegeToowong · Independent CombinedICSEA 1164 · 1,393 students
  20. 20
    78
    Anglican Church Grammar SchoolEast Brisbane · Independent CombinedICSEA 1170 · 1,901 students
  21. 21
    78
    Holy Family Primary SchoolIndooroopilly · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1142 · 118 students
  22. 22
    77
    St Aidan's Anglican Girls SchoolCorinda · Independent CombinedICSEA 1168 · 1,075 students
  23. 23
    77
    Somerville HouseSouth Brisbane · Independent CombinedICSEA 1180 · 1,377 students
  24. 24
    77
    St Joseph's SchoolBardon · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1170 · 368 students
  25. 25
    77
    Loreto College CoorparooCoorparoo · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1148 · 989 students
  26. 26
    77
    Toowoomba Anglican SchoolToowoomba · Independent CombinedICSEA 1132 · 682 students
  27. 27
    77
    St Peter Chanel Primary SchoolThe Gap · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1127 · 129 students
  28. 28
    77
    St Agatha's Primary SchoolClayfield · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1159 · 359 students
  29. 29
    77
    St Margaret's Anglican Girls SchoolAscot · Independent CombinedICSEA 1158 · 1,436 students
  30. 30
    76
    St Rita's CollegeClayfield · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1153 · 1,225 students
  31. 31
    76
    St Ignatius SchoolToowong · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1158 · 272 students
  32. 32
    75
    Mt St Michael's CollegeAshgrove · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1155 · 849 students
  33. 33
    75
    Our Lady of Dolours SchoolMitchelton · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1133 · 159 students
  34. 34
    75
    Matthew Flinders Anglican CollegeBuderim · Independent CombinedICSEA 1155 · 1,426 students
  35. 35
    75
    St Oliver Plunkett SchoolCannon Hill · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1112 · 615 students
  36. 36
    75
    Ipswich Grammar SchoolIpswich · Independent CombinedICSEA 1114 · 1,336 students
  37. 37
    74
    Holy Spirit SchoolNew Farm · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1138 · 265 students
  38. 38
    74
    Grace Lutheran Primary SchoolClontarf · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1090 · 479 students
  39. 39
    74
    St Hilda's SchoolSouthport · Independent CombinedICSEA 1135 · 1,258 students
  40. 40
    74
    Grace Lutheran CollegeRothwell · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1080 · 1,567 students
  41. 41
    73
    Brigidine CollegeIndooroopilly · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1129 · 980 students
  42. 42
    73
    St Joseph's Catholic School, The StrandNorth Ward · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1100 · 355 students
  43. 43
    73
    Cannon Hill Anglican CollegeCannon Hill · Independent CombinedICSEA 1174 · 1,355 students
  44. 44
    73
    St Sebastian's Primary SchoolYeronga · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1113 · 117 students
  45. 45
    73
    St Ita's Regional Primary SchoolDutton Park · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1137 · 356 students
  46. 46
    73
    St William's Primary SchoolKeperra · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1112 · 520 students
  47. 47
    73
    Christ the King SchoolGraceville · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1127 · 225 students
  48. 48
    73
    Pine Community SchoolArana Hills · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1080 · 103 students
  49. 49
    73
    St Elizabeth's SchoolTarragindi · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1141 · 363 students
  50. 50
    72
    St John Fisher CollegeBracken Ridge · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1063 · 714 students
  51. 51
    72
    Sunshine Coast Grammar SchoolForest Glen · Independent CombinedICSEA 1133 · 1,472 students
  52. 52
    72
    Moreton Bay CollegeManly West · Independent CombinedICSEA 1139 · 1,236 students
  53. 53
    72
    Our Lady of Mount Carmel SchoolCoorparoo · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1151 · 605 students
  54. 54
    72
    Northside Christian CollegeEverton Park · Independent CombinedICSEA 1145 · 1,245 students
  55. 55
    72
    Villanova CollegeCoorparoo · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1135 · 1,561 students
  56. 56
    72
    Redeemer Lutheran CollegeRochedale · Independent CombinedICSEA 1147 · 1,111 students
  57. 57
    72
    St Patrick's College TownsvilleTownsville · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1024 · 663 students
  58. 58
    72
    St Joseph's Catholic SchoolMundingburra · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1078 · 356 students
  59. 59
    71
    Samford Valley Steiner SchoolWights Mountain · Independent CombinedICSEA 1103 · 500 students
  60. 60
    71
    St Pius X SchoolSalisbury · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1093 · 166 students
  61. 61
    71
    St Joachim's SchoolHolland Park · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1124 · 333 students
  62. 62
    71
    Sts Peter and Paul's SchoolBulimba · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1156 · 548 students
  63. 63
    71
    Fairholme CollegeToowoomba · Independent CombinedICSEA 1110 · 849 students
  64. 64
    71
    Our Lady of the Rosary SchoolKenmore · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1126 · 221 students
  65. 65
    71
    St Joseph's Primary SchoolKangaroo Point · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1129 · 302 students
  66. 66
    71
    Ipswich Girls' Grammar SchoolEast Ipswich · Independent CombinedICSEA 1122 · 1,047 students
  67. 67
    71
    The Southport SchoolSouthport · Independent CombinedICSEA 1118 · 1,621 students
  68. 68
    71
    Ambrose Treacy CollegeIndooroopilly · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1139 · 1,273 students
  69. 69
    71
    Mt Maria CollegeMitchelton · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1084 · 1,167 students
  70. 70
    71
    Newman Catholic CollegeSmithfield · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1046 · 625 students
  71. 71
    71
    Our Lady of the Angels' SchoolWavell Heights · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1119 · 606 students
  72. 72
    71
    Somerset CollegeMudgeeraba · Independent CombinedICSEA 1157 · 1,612 students
  73. 73
    71
    Caboolture Montessori SchoolCaboolture · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1069 · 218 students
  74. 74
    71
    St Peters Lutheran College SpringfieldSpringfield Central · Independent CombinedICSEA 1125 · 784 students
  75. 75
    70
    Mother of Good Counsel SchoolCairns North · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1091 · 354 students
  76. 76
    70
    St Joseph's Nudgee CollegeBoondall · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1115 · 1,730 students
  77. 77
    70
    St Paul's SchoolBald Hills · Independent CombinedICSEA 1141 · 1,283 students
  78. 78
    70
    Clairvaux MacKillop CollegeUpper Mount Gravatt · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1070 · 1,215 students
  79. 79
    70
    Ormiston CollegeOrmiston · Independent CombinedICSEA 1148 · 1,524 students
  80. 80
    70
    St James Primary SchoolCoorparoo · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1102 · 132 students
  81. 81
    70
    All Saints Anglican SchoolMerrimac · Independent CombinedICSEA 1137 · 1,828 students
  82. 82
    70
    Mater Dei Primary SchoolToowoomba · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1116 · 433 students
  83. 83
    70
    St Joseph's SchoolNundah · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1091 · 167 students
  84. 84
    69
    St John's Anglican CollegeForest Lake · Independent CombinedICSEA 1118 · 1,329 students
  85. 85
    69
    Holy Spirit CollegeFitzgibbon · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1077 · 455 students
  86. 86
    69
    Marist College AshgroveAshgrove · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1139 · 1,827 students
  87. 87
    69
    Montessori International CollegeForest Glen · Independent CombinedICSEA 1104 · 276 students
  88. 88
    69
    Brisbane Montessori SchoolFig Tree Pocket · Independent CombinedICSEA 1128 · 189 students
  89. 89
    69
    St Andrew's Anglican CollegePeregian Springs · Independent CombinedICSEA 1143 · 1,459 students
  90. 90
    69
    Good Shepherd Catholic Primary SchoolSpringfield Lakes · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1068 · 527 students
  91. 91
    69
    Sheldon CollegeSheldon · Independent CombinedICSEA 1124 · 1,481 students
  92. 92
    69
    Padua CollegeKedron · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1117 · 1,547 students
  93. 93
    69
    St Agnes SchoolMount Gravatt · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1106 · 455 students
  94. 94
    68
    The Lakes CollegeNorth Lakes · Independent CombinedICSEA 1125 · 1,169 students
  95. 95
    68
    St Joseph's Primary SchoolCorinda · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1118 · 488 students
  96. 96
    68
    St Kieran's SchoolBrighton · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1090 · 343 students
  97. 97
    68
    Pacific Lutheran CollegeMeridan Plains · Independent CombinedICSEA 1114 · 1,204 students
  98. 98
    68
    Immanuel Lutheran CollegeBuderim · Independent CombinedICSEA 1120 · 1,239 students
  99. 99
    68
    John Paul CollegeDaisy Hill · Independent CombinedICSEA 1117 · 2,235 students
  100. 100
    68
    Moreton Bay Boys' CollegeManly West · Independent CombinedICSEA 1125 · 568 students

There are 458 private 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 1131.

The top 10 private schools in Queensland for 2025 are: 1. Brisbane Girls Grammar School (Brisbane); 2. Brisbane Grammar School (Brisbane); 3. Good News Lutheran School (Middle Park); 4. Hillbrook Anglican School (Enoggera); 5. Humanitas High School (Fortitude Valley); 6. St Peters Lutheran College (Indooroopilly); 7. Mount Alvernia College (Kedron); 8. Mater Dei Catholic Primary School (Ashgrove West); 9. Our Lady Help of Christians School (Hendra); 10. Stuartholme School (Toowong).

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best private school in Queensland?

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

How are private 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 schools in Queensland?

0 of the top 100 private 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.