Best girls' schools in Australia

Dalton Plan pedagogy (only one in NSW) · Strongest HSC results in Eastern Suburbs · Non-denominational secular ethos

Consistently top HSC results among Sydney girls' schools · Strong music and choral program · Sister school to Knox Grammar (joint events)

Dalton Plan progressive education methodology (one of few in Australia) · Top HSC results among Eastern Suburbs girls' schools · Strong rowing program on Sydney Harbour

Consistently top-five NSW HSC ranked school · Inner-city campus with strong creative arts focus · Progressive Anglican social-justice ethos

Strong VCE outcomes · Toorak elite community · Small boarding house with rural + international students

Australia's oldest girls' school (est. 1856) · Eastern Sydney harbour-adjacent campus · Strong HSC outcomes + drama tradition

Highest ICSEA in Victoria (1,210) · IB Diploma authorised since 1990, offered alongside VCE · Six-time consecutive Australian Schools' Chess Champions (2016-2021)

Non-denominational secular ethos · Strong VCE academic outcomes · Kew elite community

Eastern Suburbs harbour-edge campus · Strong HSC results + university entry rates · Boarding draws from rural NSW + international

Strong HSC results + creative arts · North Sydney harbour-edge campus · Notable alumni: Quentin Bryce, Catherine Burn

Largest girls school in Australia (~2,200 students) · IB Diploma alongside VCE · Equestrian centre + extensive co-curricular

Compulsory Year 9 residential at Howqua rural campus · IB Diploma offered alongside VCE · National-medal-winning rowing program (Head of the Yarra)

Among WA's highest ICSEA girls' schools · Three campuses (Mosman Park + Pemberton outdoor ed) · IGSSA sport + boarding from Year 7

Strong VCE academic outcomes · Personalised pastoral care · Eastern Melbourne girls school

IB Diploma alongside HSC · Loreto Sisters Mary Ward tradition · Sydney Harbour campus

All-inclusive fee (laptop, camps, QGSSSA sport) · Strong academic record - QLD top OP/ATAR results · International + STEM programs

First school in the world to introduce 1:1 laptops (1990) · Both VCE and IB Diploma pathways offered · Marshmead and Banksia outdoor education campuses

Strong WACE academic results · Claremont campus · Notable alumni: Olivia Newton-John

Mary Ward Loreto Sisters tradition · Boarding house for regional NSW · Strong HSC academic outcomes

Opus Dei Personal Prelature affiliated · Strong HSC academic outcomes · Single-sex Catholic girls north-west Sydney

Oldest secondary school in Brisbane · Strong academic + Mercy social-justice tradition · Very competitive fee for top-tier ICSEA

IB World School (PYP and Diploma) · Award-winning STEM and design programs · Strong music and dance co-curricular

IB Primary Years and HSC offered · Strong STEM and innovation program · AHIGS sport with elite rowing and aquatics

Year 13 gap-year style program · Up to 80 boarders · Round Square global member school

Sister to Camberwell Grammar (boys) · Strong VCE outcomes · Eastern Melbourne Anglican girls

IB Primary Years Programme in Junior School · Approximately 65 boarders · Sibling discounts up to 30 percent for fourth child

Anglican girls school with strong WACE results · Boarding for regional WA · Karrinyup northern suburbs campus

Mercy Sisters Catherine McAuley tradition · North Sydney harbour campus · Mid-fee Catholic girls option

Top-ranked Catholic girls' school by VCE (ranked 7th statewide in 2023) · One of the top school rowing programs nationally · Six consecutive GSV Athletics Championships (2014-2019); Positive Education curriculum

Baptist Christian girls school · Strong VCE outcomes · Canterbury campus