Top 100 private high schools in Sydney (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 Sydney.
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- 193Reddam HouseWoollahra · Independent CombinedICSEA 1203 · – students
- 293Ascham SchoolEdgecliff · Independent CombinedICSEA 1217 · 1,182 students
- 390Ravenswood School for GirlsGordon · Independent CombinedICSEA 1185 · 1,451 students
- 489The Scots CollegeBellevue Hill · Independent CombinedICSEA 1162 · 2,076 students
- 588St Andrew's Cathedral SchoolSydney · Independent CombinedICSEA 1189 · 1,436 students
- 688SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar SchoolNorth Sydney · Independent CombinedICSEA 1205 · 1,724 students
- 787St Vincent's CollegePotts Point · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1145 · 755 students
- 887KambalaRose Bay · Independent CombinedICSEA 1169 · 986 students
- 987Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy CollegeNorth Sydney · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1179 · 1,186 students
- 1087Newington CollegeStanmore · Independent CombinedICSEA 1182 · 2,072 students
- 1187Stella Maris CollegeManly · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1135 · 1,006 students
- 1287St Joseph's CollegeHunters Hill · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1130 · 1,100 students
- 1386Meriden SchoolStrathfield · Independent CombinedICSEA 1180 · 1,761 students
- 1486Cranbrook SchoolBellevue Hill · Independent CombinedICSEA 1181 · 1,693 students
- 1586SCEGGS DarlinghurstDarlinghurst · Independent CombinedICSEA 1209 · 936 students
- 1686Our Lady of Mercy College ParramattaParramatta · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1144 · 1,097 students
- 1785Brigidine College St IvesSt Ives · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1148 · 793 students
- 1885MLC SchoolBurwood · Independent CombinedICSEA 1177 · 1,393 students
- 1985St Luke's Grammar SchoolDee Why · Independent CombinedICSEA 1178 · 1,481 students
- 2084Mount St Benedict CollegePennant Hills · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1147 · 1,331 students
- 2184Tara Anglican School for GirlsNorth Parramatta · Independent CombinedICSEA 1175 · 979 students
- 2284Wenona SchoolNorth Sydney · Independent CombinedICSEA 1187 · 1,385 students
- 2384Sydney Grammar SchoolDarlinghurst · Independent CombinedICSEA 1274 · 1,925 students
- 2484Lycee Condorcet The International French School Of SydneyMaroubra Junction · Independent CombinedICSEA 1173 · 1,129 students
- 2584Pymble Ladies' CollegePymble · Independent CombinedICSEA 1178 · 2,501 students
- 2683Emanuel SchoolRandwick · Independent CombinedICSEA 1186 · 849 students
- 2783AbbotsleighWahroonga · Independent CombinedICSEA 1217 · 1,634 students
- 2883Pittwater House SchoolsCollaroy · Independent CombinedICSEA 1158 · 1,002 students
- 2983The Hills Grammar SchoolKenthurst · Independent CombinedICSEA 1164 · 1,208 students
- 3083Knox Grammar SchoolWahroonga · Independent CombinedICSEA 1187 · 3,345 students
- 3183Loreto NormanhurstNormanhurst · Independent CombinedICSEA 1164 · 1,240 students
- 3282Roseville CollegeRoseville · Independent CombinedICSEA 1191 · 1,060 students
- 3382Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner SchoolMiddle Cove · Independent CombinedICSEA 1148 · 405 students
- 3482Trinity Grammar SchoolSummer Hill · Independent CombinedICSEA 1168 · 2,296 students
- 3582Alpha Omega Senior CollegeAuburn · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1111 · 822 students
- 3682Marist Catholic College North ShoreNorth Sydney · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1166 · 1,609 students
- 3782Danebank - An Anglican School for GirlsHurstville · Independent CombinedICSEA 1146 · 1,043 students
- 3882German International School SydneyTerrey Hills · Independent CombinedICSEA 1158 · 380 students
- 3982International Grammar SchoolUltimo · Independent CombinedICSEA 1170 · 1,224 students
- 4082St Paul's Catholic CollegeManly · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1091 · 468 students
- 4182Loreto KirribilliKirribilli · Independent CombinedICSEA 1189 · 1,176 students
- 4281Masada CollegeSt Ives · Independent CombinedICSEA 1162 · 368 students
- 4381Rosebank CollegeFive Dock · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1125 · 1,472 students
- 4481Saint Ignatius' CollegeLane Cove · Independent CombinedICSEA 1159 · 1,613 students
- 4581Northholm Grammar SchoolArcadia · Independent CombinedICSEA 1137 · 698 students
- 4681The King's SchoolNorth Parramatta · Independent CombinedICSEA 1163 · 2,150 students
- 4781Presbyterian Ladies' College SydneyCroydon · Independent CombinedICSEA 1160 · 1,495 students
- 4881St Aloysius College CronullaCronulla · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1089 · 482 students
- 4981SCECGS RedlandsCremorne · Independent CombinedICSEA 1190 · 1,680 students
- 5080Kincoppal - Rose Bay School of the Sacred HeartRose Bay · Independent CombinedICSEA 1160 · 851 students
- 5180Barker CollegeHornsby · Independent CombinedICSEA 1166 · 2,856 students
- 5280St Clare's CollegeWaverley · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1118 · 773 students
- 5380St Aloysius' CollegeKirribilli · Independent CombinedICSEA 1223 · 1,347 students
- 5480St Leo's Catholic CollegeWahroonga · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1113 · 1,055 students
- 5580St George Christian SchoolHurstville · Independent CombinedICSEA 1159 · 845 students
- 5680QueenwoodMosman · Independent CombinedICSEA 1172 · 816 students
- 5779Arden Anglican School, Junior CampusBeecroft · Independent CombinedICSEA 1173 · 997 students
- 5879De La Salle Catholic College, CaringbahCaringbah · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1078 · 536 students
- 5979Northside Montessori SchoolPymble · Independent CombinedICSEA 1147 · 159 students
- 6078Redeemer Baptist SchoolNorth Parramatta · Independent CombinedICSEA 1141 · 549 students
- 6178Santa Sophia Catholic College (Secondary)Gables · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1078 · 999 students
- 6278William Clarke CollegeKellyville · Independent CombinedICSEA 1162 · 1,951 students
- 6378Wahroonga Adventist SchoolWahroonga · Independent CombinedICSEA 1161 · 633 students
- 6477Oakhill CollegeCastle Hill · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1124 · 2,242 students
- 6577Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College BurraneerCronulla · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1086 · 421 students
- 6677Redfield CollegeDural · Independent CombinedICSEA 1140 · 530 students
- 6777St Catherine's SchoolWaverley · Independent CombinedICSEA 1156 · 1,122 students
- 6877St Augustine's College SydneyBrookvale · Independent CombinedICSEA 1141 · 1,580 students
- 6977Blue Mountains Grammar SchoolWentworth Falls · Independent CombinedICSEA 1140 · 512 students
- 7077Mercy Catholic CollegeChatswood · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1134 · 728 students
- 7176St Scholastica's College Glebe PointGlebe · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1138 · 1,044 students
- 7276Moriah CollegeBondi Junction · Independent CombinedICSEA 1141 · 1,339 students
- 7376St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary)Marsden Park · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1088 · 940 students
- 7476The McDonald CollegeNorth Strathfield · Independent CombinedICSEA 1123 · 265 students
- 7575Marist College EastwoodEastwood · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1119 · 976 students
- 7675Domremy Catholic CollegeFive Dock · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1091 · 858 students
- 7775Australian International Academy, Kellyville CampusNorth Kellyville · Independent CombinedICSEA 1122 · 733 students
- 7875St Mary's Cathedral CollegeSydney · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1125 · 937 students
- 7975Tangara School for GirlsCherrybrook · Independent CombinedICSEA 1141 · 771 students
- 8074Santa Sabina CollegeStrathfield · Independent CombinedICSEA 1139 · 1,320 students
- 8174St John XXIII Catholic College (Secondary)Stanhope Gardens · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1097 · 1,166 students
- 8274Sydney Montessori SchoolGymea · Independent CombinedICSEA 1118 · 147 students
- 8374St Mary and St Mina's Coptic Orthodox CollegeBexley · Independent CombinedICSEA 1123 · 372 students
- 8474Toongabbie Christian CollegeToongabbie · Independent CombinedICSEA 1106 · 1,242 students
- 8574Oxford Falls Grammar SchoolOxford Falls · Independent CombinedICSEA 1137 · 1,201 students
- 8673Gilroy Catholic CollegeCastle Hill · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1096 · 1,307 students
- 8773Marist Catholic College PenshurstMortdale · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1090 · 1,343 students
- 8873Australian Performing Arts Grammar SchoolGlebe · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1103 · 129 students
- 8973Mater Maria Catholic CollegeWarriewood · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1085 · 1,098 students
- 9073Rouse Hill Anglican CollegeRouse Hill · Independent CombinedICSEA 1137 · 1,578 students
- 9173Hills Adventist CollegeNorth Kellyville · Independent CombinedICSEA 1150 · 823 students
- 9273St Pius X CollegeChatswood · Independent CombinedICSEA 1144 · 1,183 students
- 9372Inaburra SchoolBangor · Independent CombinedICSEA 1123 · 1,211 students
- 9472St John Paul II Catholic CollegeSchofields · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1074 · 1,159 students
- 9572Covenant Christian SchoolBelrose · Independent CombinedICSEA 1155 · 884 students
- 9672St John Bosco CollegeEngadine · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1081 · 986 students
- 9772Norwest Christian CollegeRiverstone · Independent CombinedICSEA 1109 · 1,187 students
- 9872St Columba's Catholic CollegeSpringwood · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1088 · 1,112 students
- 9972Aquinas Catholic CollegeMenai · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1082 · 1,140 students
- 10072Waverley CollegeWaverley · Independent CombinedICSEA 1131 · 1,525 students
| # | School | Sector | Success Index | ICSEA | Students | Students : teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reddam House Woollahra · Combined | Independent | 93.4 Top 5% | 1203 | – | – |
| 2 | Ascham School Edgecliff · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 92.5 Top 5% | 1217 | 1,182 | 7.2 |
| 3 | Ravenswood School for Girls Gordon · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 89.9 Top 5% | 1185 | 1,451 | 9.0 |
| 4 | The Scots College Bellevue Hill · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 88.5 Top 5% | 1162 | 2,076 | 8.4 |
| 5 | St Andrew's Cathedral School Sydney · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 88.4 Top 5% | 1189 | 1,436 | 9.3 |
| 6 | SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School North Sydney · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 87.7 Top 5% | 1205 | 1,724 | 9.9 |
| 7 | St Vincent's College Potts Point · Secondary · 7-12 | Independent | 87.3 Top 5% | 1145 | 755 | 10.7 |
| 8 | Kambala Rose Bay · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 87.2 Top 5% | 1169 | 986 | 8.9 |
| 9 | Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College North Sydney · Secondary · 7-12 | Independent | 87.2 Top 5% | 1179 | 1,186 | 10.0 |
| 10 | Newington College Stanmore · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 86.9 Top 5% | 1182 | 2,072 | 9.1 |
| 11 | Stella Maris College Manly · Secondary · 7-12 | Independent | 86.8 Top 5% | 1135 | 1,006 | 11.1 |
| 12 | St Joseph's College Hunters Hill · Secondary · 7-12 | Independent | 86.5 Top 5% | 1130 | 1,100 | 11.2 |
| 13 | Meriden School Strathfield · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 86.0 Top 5% | 1180 | 1,761 | 10.3 |
| 14 | Cranbrook School Bellevue Hill · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 85.9 Top 5% | 1181 | 1,693 | 9.0 |
| 15 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst Darlinghurst · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 85.8 Top 5% | 1209 | 936 | 8.3 |
| 16 | Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta Parramatta · Secondary · 7-12 | Independent | 85.6 Top 5% | 1144 | 1,097 | 11.6 |
| 17 | Brigidine College St Ives St Ives · Secondary · 7-12 | Independent | 85.0 Top 5% | 1148 | 793 | 10.4 |
| 18 | MLC School Burwood · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 84.9 Top 5% | 1177 | 1,393 | 9.0 |
| 19 | St Luke's Grammar School Dee Why · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 84.6 Top 5% | 1178 | 1,481 | 12.1 |
| 20 | Mount St Benedict College Pennant Hills · Secondary · 7-12 | Independent | 84.2 Top 5% | 1147 | 1,331 | 12.4 |
| 21 | Tara Anglican School for Girls North Parramatta · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 84.2 Top 5% | 1175 | 979 | 10.8 |
| 22 | Wenona School North Sydney · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 84.2 Top 5% | 1187 | 1,385 | 10.5 |
| 23 | Sydney Grammar School Darlinghurst · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 83.8 Top 5% | 1274 | 1,925 | 9.2 |
| 24 | Lycee Condorcet The International French School Of Sydney Maroubra Junction · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 83.6 Top 5% | 1173 | 1,129 | 12.7 |
| 25 | Pymble Ladies' College Pymble · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 83.6 Top 5% | 1178 | 2,501 | 8.9 |
| 26 | Emanuel School Randwick · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 83.3 Top 5% | 1186 | 849 | 9.6 |
| 27 | Abbotsleigh Wahroonga · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 83.2 Top 5% | 1217 | 1,634 | 10.1 |
| 28 | Pittwater House Schools Collaroy · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 82.9 Top 5% | 1158 | 1,002 | 9.5 |
| 29 | The Hills Grammar School Kenthurst · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 82.9 Top 5% | 1164 | 1,208 | 11.2 |
| 30 | Knox Grammar School Wahroonga · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 82.8 Top 5% | 1187 | 3,345 | 11.5 |
| 31 | Loreto Normanhurst Normanhurst · Combined · 5-12 | Independent | 82.5 Top 5% | 1164 | 1,240 | 9.4 |
| 32 | Roseville College Roseville · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 82.4 Top 5% | 1191 | 1,060 | 9.5 |
| 33 | Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School Middle Cove · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 82.3 Top 5% | 1148 | 405 | 8.6 |
| 34 | Trinity Grammar School Summer Hill · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 82.2 Top 10% | 1168 | 2,296 | 9.0 |
| 35 | Alpha Omega Senior College Auburn · Secondary · 7-12 | Independent | 82.1 Top 5% | 1111 | 822 | 13.5 |
| 36 | Marist Catholic College North Shore North Sydney · Combined · K-12 | Catholic | 82.0 Top 10% | 1166 | 1,609 | 14.3 |
| 37 | Danebank - An Anglican School for Girls Hurstville · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 81.9 Top 10% | 1146 | 1,043 | 9.8 |
| 38 | German International School Sydney Terrey Hills · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 81.9 Top 10% | 1158 | 380 | 9.9 |
| 39 | International Grammar School Ultimo · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 81.9 Top 10% | 1170 | 1,224 | 9.7 |
| 40 | St Paul's Catholic College Manly · Secondary · 7-12 | Catholic | 81.9 Top 5% | 1091 | 468 | 11.1 |
| 41 | Loreto Kirribilli Kirribilli · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 81.5 Top 10% | 1189 | 1,176 | 11.0 |
| 42 | Masada College St Ives · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 81.3 Top 10% | 1162 | 368 | 8.1 |
| 43 | Rosebank College Five Dock · Secondary · 7-12 | Independent | 81.3 Top 5% | 1125 | 1,472 | 12.4 |
| 44 | Saint Ignatius' College Lane Cove · Combined · 5-12 | Independent | 81.3 Top 10% | 1159 | 1,613 | 9.0 |
| 45 | Northholm Grammar School Arcadia · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 81.2 Top 10% | 1137 | 698 | 11.8 |
| 46 | The King's School North Parramatta · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 80.8 Top 10% | 1163 | 2,150 | 10.8 |
| 47 | Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney Croydon · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 80.7 Top 10% | 1160 | 1,495 | 9.4 |
| 48 | St Aloysius College Cronulla Cronulla · Secondary · 7-12 | Catholic | 80.7 Top 5% | 1089 | 482 | 11.8 |
| 49 | SCECGS Redlands Cremorne · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 80.6 Top 10% | 1190 | 1,680 | 10.3 |
| 50 | Kincoppal - Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart Rose Bay · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 80.4 Top 10% | 1160 | 851 | 8.1 |
| 51 | Barker College Hornsby · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 80.3 Top 10% | 1166 | 2,856 | 10.1 |
| 52 | St Clare's College Waverley · Secondary · 7-12 | Catholic | 80.3 Top 5% | 1118 | 773 | 13.9 |
| 53 | St Aloysius' College Kirribilli · Combined · 3-12 | Independent | 80.2 Top 10% | 1223 | 1,347 | 11.5 |
| 54 | St Leo's Catholic College Wahroonga · Secondary · 7-12 | Catholic | 80.1 Top 5% | 1113 | 1,055 | 13.5 |
| 55 | St George Christian School Hurstville · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 80.0 Top 10% | 1159 | 845 | 12.0 |
| 56 | Queenwood Mosman · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 79.8 Top 10% | 1172 | 816 | 8.5 |
| 57 | Arden Anglican School, Junior Campus Beecroft · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 79.4 Top 10% | 1173 | 997 | 11.4 |
| 58 | De La Salle Catholic College, Caringbah Caringbah · Secondary · 7-12 | Catholic | 79.3 Top 10% | 1078 | 536 | 11.5 |
| 59 | Northside Montessori School Pymble · Combined · K-10 | Independent | 79.2 Top 10% | 1147 | 159 | 9.4 |
| 60 | Redeemer Baptist School North Parramatta · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 78.2 Top 10% | 1141 | 549 | 10.3 |
| 61 | Santa Sophia Catholic College (Secondary) Gables · Secondary · 7-12 | Catholic | 78.2 Top 10% | 1078 | 999 | 11.6 |
| 62 | William Clarke College Kellyville · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 77.7 Top 10% | 1162 | 1,951 | 12.5 |
| 63 | Wahroonga Adventist School Wahroonga · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 77.5 Top 10% | 1161 | 633 | 13.4 |
| 64 | Oakhill College Castle Hill · Secondary · 7-12 | Independent | 77.4 Top 10% | 1124 | 2,242 | 14.9 |
| 65 | Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer Cronulla · Secondary · 7-12 | Catholic | 76.9 Top 10% | 1086 | 421 | 11.7 |
| 66 | Redfield College Dural · Combined · 2-12 | Independent | 76.9 Top 25% | 1140 | 530 | 12.1 |
| 67 | St Catherine's School Waverley · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 76.9 Top 25% | 1156 | 1,122 | 10.3 |
| 68 | St Augustine's College Sydney Brookvale · Combined · 5-12 | Independent | 76.8 Top 25% | 1141 | 1,580 | 11.4 |
| 69 | Blue Mountains Grammar School Wentworth Falls · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 76.7 Top 25% | 1140 | 512 | 10.2 |
| 70 | Mercy Catholic College Chatswood · Secondary · 7-12 | Catholic | 76.7 Top 10% | 1134 | 728 | 12.9 |
| 71 | St Scholastica's College Glebe Point Glebe · Secondary · 7-12 | Independent | 76.4 Top 10% | 1138 | 1,044 | 14.1 |
| 72 | Moriah College Bondi Junction · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 76.0 Top 25% | 1141 | 1,339 | 9.6 |
| 73 | St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary) Marsden Park · Secondary · 7-12 | Catholic | 75.7 Top 25% | 1088 | 940 | 15.6 |
| 74 | The McDonald College North Strathfield · Combined · 1-12 | Independent | 75.5 Top 25% | 1123 | 265 | 9.7 |
| 75 | Marist College Eastwood Eastwood · Secondary · 7-12 | Catholic | 75.3 Top 25% | 1119 | 976 | 13.9 |
| 76 | Domremy Catholic College Five Dock · Secondary · 7-12 | Catholic | 75.2 Top 25% | 1091 | 858 | 14.1 |
| 77 | Australian International Academy, Kellyville Campus North Kellyville · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 74.9 Top 25% | 1122 | 733 | 12.6 |
| 78 | St Mary's Cathedral College Sydney · Combined · K-12 | Catholic | 74.9 Top 25% | 1125 | 937 | 13.0 |
| 79 | Tangara School for Girls Cherrybrook · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 74.8 Top 25% | 1141 | 771 | 13.3 |
| 80 | Santa Sabina College Strathfield · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 74.3 Top 25% | 1139 | 1,320 | 9.6 |
| 81 | St John XXIII Catholic College (Secondary) Stanhope Gardens · Secondary · 7-12 | Catholic | 74.2 Top 25% | 1097 | 1,166 | 14.0 |
| 82 | Sydney Montessori School Gymea · Combined · K-11 | Independent | 74.0 Top 25% | 1118 | 147 | 11.0 |
| 83 | St Mary and St Mina's Coptic Orthodox College Bexley · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 73.8 Top 25% | 1123 | 372 | 10.5 |
| 84 | Toongabbie Christian College Toongabbie · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 73.7 Top 25% | 1106 | 1,242 | 12.4 |
| 85 | Oxford Falls Grammar School Oxford Falls · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 73.6 Top 25% | 1137 | 1,201 | 10.1 |
| 86 | Gilroy Catholic College Castle Hill · Secondary · 7-12 | Catholic | 73.4 Top 25% | 1096 | 1,307 | 14.2 |
| 87 | Marist Catholic College Penshurst Mortdale · Secondary · 7-12 | Catholic | 73.4 Top 25% | 1090 | 1,343 | 13.9 |
| 88 | Australian Performing Arts Grammar School Glebe · Secondary · 7-12 | Independent | 73.3 Top 25% | 1103 | 129 | 13.5 |
| 89 | Mater Maria Catholic College Warriewood · Secondary · 7-12 | Catholic | 73.3 Top 25% | 1085 | 1,098 | 13.0 |
| 90 | Rouse Hill Anglican College Rouse Hill · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 73.3 Top 25% | 1137 | 1,578 | 14.4 |
| 91 | Hills Adventist College North Kellyville · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 73.1 Top 25% | 1150 | 823 | 15.0 |
| 92 | St Pius X College Chatswood · Combined · 5-12 | Independent | 72.7 Top 25% | 1144 | 1,183 | 12.1 |
| 93 | Inaburra School Bangor · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 72.3 Top 25% | 1123 | 1,211 | 10.2 |
| 94 | St John Paul II Catholic College Schofields · Secondary · 7-12 | Catholic | 72.3 Top 25% | 1074 | 1,159 | 13.6 |
| 95 | Covenant Christian School Belrose · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 72.2 Top 25% | 1155 | 884 | 12.0 |
| 96 | St John Bosco College Engadine · Secondary · 7-12 | Catholic | 72.2 Top 25% | 1081 | 986 | 13.9 |
| 97 | Norwest Christian College Riverstone · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 72.1 Top 25% | 1109 | 1,187 | 13.7 |
| 98 | St Columba's Catholic College Springwood · Secondary · 7-12 | Catholic | 72.1 Top 25% | 1088 | 1,112 | 13.0 |
| 99 | Aquinas Catholic College Menai · Secondary · 7-12 | Catholic | 72.0 Top 25% | 1082 | 1,140 | 13.8 |
| 100 | Waverley College Waverley · Combined · 5-12 | Independent | 72.0 Top 25% | 1131 | 1,525 | 12.3 |
There are 228 private high schools in Sydney eligible for this list; the top 100 are shown. Reddam House in Woollahra is ranked first with a Success Index of 93.4 and an ICSEA of 1203. 0 of the top 100 are government schools and 100 are Catholic or independent; the median ICSEA across the list is 1147.
The top 10 private high schools in Sydney for 2025 are: 1. Reddam House (Woollahra); 2. Ascham School (Edgecliff); 3. Ravenswood School for Girls (Gordon); 4. The Scots College (Bellevue Hill); 5. St Andrew's Cathedral School (Sydney); 6. SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School (North Sydney); 7. St Vincent's College (Potts Point); 8. Kambala (Rose Bay); 9. Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College (North Sydney); 10. Newington College (Stanmore).
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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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