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Top 100 private schools in Western Australia (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 Western Australia.

  1. 1
    90
    Methodist Ladies' CollegeClaremont · Independent CombinedICSEA 1190 · 1,035 students
  2. 2
    90
    International School of Western AustraliaCity Beach · Independent CombinedICSEA 1180 · 396 students
  3. 3
    86
    Christ Church Grammar SchoolClaremont · Independent CombinedICSEA 1193 · 1,697 students
  4. 4
    85
    Presbyterian Ladies' CollegePeppermint Grove · Independent CombinedICSEA 1159 · 963 students
  5. 5
    85
    Quintilian SchoolMount Claremont · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1182 · 160 students
  6. 6
    83
    St Thomas' Primary SchoolClaremont · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1169 · 176 students
  7. 7
    82
    Penrhos CollegeComo · Independent CombinedICSEA 1143 · 1,033 students
  8. 8
    81
    Chrysalis Montessori SchoolGlendalough · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1168 · 123 students
  9. 9
    81
    Mercedes CollegePerth · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1122 · 910 students
  10. 10
    81
    Lance Holt SchoolFremantle · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1158 · 80 students
  11. 11
    81
    Holy Spirit SchoolCity Beach · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1163 · 188 students
  12. 12
    80
    The Beehive Montessori SchoolMosman Park · Independent CombinedICSEA 1181 · 152 students
  13. 13
    80
    John XXIII CollegeMount Claremont · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1186 · 1,492 students
  14. 14
    80
    Sacred Heart CollegeSorrento · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1116 · 1,508 students
  15. 15
    80
    All Saints' CollegeBull Creek · Independent CombinedICSEA 1162 · 1,374 students
  16. 16
    79
    St Hilda's Anglican School for GirlsMosman Park · Independent CombinedICSEA 1171 · 1,075 students
  17. 17
    78
    St Benedict's SchoolApplecross · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1152 · 336 students
  18. 18
    78
    Blue Gum Montessori SchoolBibra Lake · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1156 · 192 students
  19. 19
    78
    Carmel SchoolDianella · Independent CombinedICSEA 1149 · 390 students
  20. 20
    78
    Hale SchoolWembley Downs · Independent CombinedICSEA 1161 · 1,623 students
  21. 21
    78
    Regent CollegeVictoria Park · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1142 · 340 students
  22. 22
    78
    Wesley CollegeSouth Perth · Independent CombinedICSEA 1147 · 1,312 students
  23. 23
    77
    St Mary's Anglican Girls' SchoolKarrinyup · Independent CombinedICSEA 1151 · 1,483 students
  24. 24
    77
    Christian Brothers' CollegeFremantle · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1092 · 954 students
  25. 25
    77
    Iona Presentation CollegeMosman Park · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1141 · 1,265 students
  26. 26
    76
    The Montessori SchoolKingsley · Independent CombinedICSEA 1120 · 166 students
  27. 27
    76
    St George's Anglican Grammar SchoolPerth · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1139 · 596 students
  28. 28
    75
    Bold Park Community SchoolWembley · Independent CombinedICSEA 1117 · 189 students
  29. 29
    75
    St Augustine's Primary SchoolRivervale · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1114 · 181 students
  30. 30
    75
    Kennedy Baptist CollegeMurdoch · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1113 · 1,244 students
  31. 31
    75
    St Pius X Catholic SchoolManning · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1136 · 172 students
  32. 32
    74
    St Dominic's SchoolInnaloo · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1108 · 138 students
  33. 33
    74
    St Denis SchoolJoondanna · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1123 · 200 students
  34. 34
    74
    Our Lady of Fatima SchoolPalmyra · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1116 · 156 students
  35. 35
    74
    Rehoboth Christian CollegeKenwick · Independent CombinedICSEA 1119 · 1,009 students
  36. 36
    73
    Servite CollegeTuart Hill · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1058 · 1,032 students
  37. 37
    73
    Christ the King SchoolBeaconsfield · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1069 · 304 students
  38. 38
    73
    St Paul's Primary SchoolMount Lawley · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1141 · 186 students
  39. 39
    73
    West Coast Steiner SchoolNollamara · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1101 · 172 students
  40. 40
    73
    Perth CollegeMount Lawley · Independent CombinedICSEA 1138 · 889 students
  41. 41
    73
    Scotch CollegeSwanbourne · Independent CombinedICSEA 1129 · 1,552 students
  42. 42
    72
    Sacred Heart Primary SchoolHighgate · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1124 · 180 students
  43. 43
    72
    Santa Maria CollegeAttadale · Independent CombinedICSEA 1133 · 1,334 students
  44. 44
    72
    Kwoorabup Community SchoolDenmark · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1079 · 89 students
  45. 45
    72
    Perth Montessori SchoolBurswood · Independent CombinedICSEA 1115 · 92 students
  46. 46
    72
    Queen of Apostles SchoolRiverton · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1115 · 208 students
  47. 47
    71
    Trinity CollegeEast Perth · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1113 · 1,347 students
  48. 48
    71
    St Emilie's Catholic Primary SchoolCanning Vale · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1103 · 394 students
  49. 49
    71
    Our Lady's Assumption SchoolDianella · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1094 · 371 students
  50. 50
    71
    St Columba's Catholic Primary SchoolSouth Perth · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1140 · 381 students
  51. 51
    71
    Beechboro Christian SchoolBennett Springs · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1072 · 305 students
  52. 52
    71
    Margaret River Montessori School - Margaret River campusMargaret River · Independent CombinedICSEA 1094 · 141 students
  53. 53
    71
    St Stephen's SchoolDuncraig · Independent CombinedICSEA 1120 · 2,137 students
  54. 54
    71
    St John's SchoolScarborough · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1102 · 164 students
  55. 55
    71
    Carmel Adventist College Primary SchoolBickley · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1081 · 141 students
  56. 56
    70
    Corpus Christi CollegeBateman · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1116 · 1,789 students
  57. 57
    70
    Our Lady of Good Counsel SchoolKarrinyup · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1095 · 152 students
  58. 58
    70
    Chisholm Catholic CollegeBedford · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1079 · 1,738 students
  59. 59
    70
    St Michael's SchoolBassendean · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1109 · 208 students
  60. 60
    70
    St Andrew's GrammarDianella · Independent CombinedICSEA 1078 · 796 students
  61. 61
    69
    Holy Rosary SchoolDoubleview · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1128 · 392 students
  62. 62
    69
    Aquinas CollegeSalter Point · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1110 · 1,332 students
  63. 63
    69
    Mel Maria Catholic Primary SchoolAttadale · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1131 · 513 students
  64. 64
    68
    St Columba's SchoolBayswater · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1125 · 414 students
  65. 65
    68
    Providence Christian CollegeSouthern River · Independent CombinedICSEA 1109 · 1,041 students
  66. 66
    68
    Mater Dei CollegeEdgewater · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1056 · 1,047 students
  67. 67
    68
    Our Lady of Grace SchoolNorth Beach · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1108 · 587 students
  68. 68
    67
    Mazenod CollegeLesmurdie · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1060 · 862 students
  69. 69
    67
    Helena CollegeGlen Forrest · Independent CombinedICSEA 1114 · 740 students
  70. 70
    67
    Carmel Adventist CollegeCarmel · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1039 · 200 students
  71. 71
    67
    Kalamunda Christian SchoolWalliston · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1080 · 150 students
  72. 72
    67
    Padbury Catholic Primary SchoolPadbury · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1108 · 427 students
  73. 73
    67
    St Norbert CollegeQueens Park · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1060 · 910 students
  74. 74
    67
    Treetops Montessori SchoolDarlington · Independent CombinedICSEA 1083 · 153 students
  75. 75
    66
    Carey Baptist CollegeHarrisdale · Independent CombinedICSEA 1114 · 1,484 students
  76. 76
    66
    Our Lady of Lourdes SchoolNollamara · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1071 · 192 students
  77. 77
    66
    St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolBunbury · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1078 · 215 students
  78. 78
    66
    Santa Clara SchoolSt James · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1072 · 192 students
  79. 79
    66
    Emmaus Catholic Primary SchoolDayton · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1054 · 207 students
  80. 80
    66
    Hammond Park Catholic Primary SchoolHammond Park · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1078 · 408 students
  81. 81
    65
    Francis Jordan Catholic SchoolCurrambine · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1085 · 319 students
  82. 82
    65
    Newman CollegeChurchlands · Independent CombinedICSEA 1121 · 1,824 students
  83. 83
    65
    Ursula Frayne Catholic CollegeVictoria Park · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1108 · 1,442 students
  84. 84
    65
    Liwara Catholic Primary SchoolGreenwood · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1092 · 394 students
  85. 85
    65
    Yallingup Steiner SchoolYallingup · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1052 · 116 students
  86. 86
    65
    Guildford Grammar SchoolGuildford · Independent CombinedICSEA 1100 · 1,225 students
  87. 87
    64
    Parklands SchoolAlbany · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1063 · 112 students
  88. 88
    64
    Carey Baptist College ForrestdaleForrestdale · Independent CombinedICSEA 1081 · 760 students
  89. 89
    64
    Matthew Gibney Catholic Primary SchoolHigh Wycombe · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1056 · 211 students
  90. 90
    64
    Whitford Catholic Primary SchoolCraigie · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1092 · 637 students
  91. 91
    64
    Bunbury Cathedral Grammar SchoolGelorup · Independent CombinedICSEA 1100 · 663 students
  92. 92
    64
    Bunbury Catholic CollegeBunbury · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1048 · 954 students
  93. 93
    64
    St Luke's Catholic Primary SchoolWoodvale · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1087 · 454 students
  94. 94
    63
    Good Shepherd Catholic SchoolLockridge · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1064 · 431 students
  95. 95
    63
    St Thomas More Catholic Primary SchoolMargaret River · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1060 · 173 students
  96. 96
    63
    Our Lady of Mount Carmel SchoolHilton · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1064 · 190 students
  97. 97
    63
    St Simon Peter Catholic Primary SchoolOcean Reef · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1086 · 587 students
  98. 98
    63
    Notre Dame Catholic Primary SchoolCloverdale · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1090 · 418 students
  99. 99
    63
    Margaret River Independent SchoolForest Grove · Independent PrimaryICSEA 1057 · 156 students
  100. 100
    63
    St Kieran Catholic Primary SchoolTuart Hill · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1067 · 427 students

There are 256 private schools in Western Australia eligible for this list; the top 100 are shown. Methodist Ladies' College in Claremont is ranked first with a Success Index of 89.8 and an ICSEA of 1190. 0 of the top 100 are government schools and 100 are Catholic or independent; the median ICSEA across the list is 1112.

The top 10 private schools in Western Australia for 2025 are: 1. Methodist Ladies' College (Claremont); 2. International School of Western Australia (City Beach); 3. Christ Church Grammar School (Claremont); 4. Presbyterian Ladies' College (Peppermint Grove); 5. Quintilian School (Mount Claremont); 6. St Thomas' Primary School (Claremont); 7. Penrhos College (Como); 8. Chrysalis Montessori School (Glendalough); 9. Mercedes College (Perth); 10. Lance Holt School (Fremantle).

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best private school in Western Australia?

Methodist Ladies' College in Claremont ranks first among private schools in Western Australia with a Success Index of 89.8 out of 100 and an ICSEA of 1190.

How are private schools in Western Australia 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 Western Australia?

0 of the top 100 private schools in Western Australia 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.