Independent and Catholic schools

Independent rankings of Australia's private schools

We rank schools on our own analysis of published data, and we publish the method in full. No school can pay to be ranked or to change its position.

Editorial independence

Rankings that cannot be bought

Schools cannot pay to be included in our rankings or to change their position.
Once ranked, a school may pay for featured content elsewhere on the site, always labelled “Featured”.
Featured content never alters a ranking, its order or our methodology.

Criteria

Every school is assessed against the same criteria, drawn from the My School website, curriculum authorities and school publications.

Academic progress
NAPLAN results read as growth over time, against schools with a similar intake.
Senior-year outcomes
ATAR results where published, subject breadth and the pathways a school supports.
Fees and total cost
Tuition, levies and compulsory extras, read as value rather than prestige.
Class sizes and staffing
Enrolments and teaching staff, and how classes are grouped in practice.
Co-curricular programs
The breadth of sport, music, debating and outdoor education on offer.
Wellbeing and learning support
Pastoral structure and the support available for individual needs.

Process

Data
We gather published figures from My School, curriculum authorities and school fee schedules.
Analysis
Each school is assessed on the same criteria, with results read against its intake.
Review
Figures are checked against their source before any position is set.
Correction
Verified errors are corrected and the date of each correction is recorded.

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