Top private schools by cohort academic profile (ICSEA 1180+)

Consistently Sydney's top HSC academic results · Strong Classics, Latin and humanities tradition · GPS sport member with strong rowing and athletics

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

Progressive Jewish + Zionist values · Dual curriculum + Hebrew · Strong VCE academic outcomes

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

Top NAPLAN numeracy results in QLD · GPS sport powerhouse · Strong music + debating tradition

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

Largest Jewish school in Australia (~1,800 students) · Dual curriculum (Australian + Jewish + Hebrew) · Modern Orthodox religious orientation

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

Computing and digital innovation program · Fully co-educational since 2018 · Boarding houses for senior students

Australia's oldest secondary school (est. 1851) · Elite APS sport across cricket, football and rowing · National boarding house of approximately 160 students

Top-performing non-selective WACE/ATAR results · PSA sport (rowing on Freshwater Bay) · 110-boy boarding house

Modern co-ed eastern suburbs · Strong music + drama + visual arts · Personalised learning pathways

Largest GPS boys' school with broad co-curricular program · Strong rugby, rowing and athletics · Wellbeing-led 'Total Boy' framework

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

North-west Sydney co-ed · Bushland Kenthurst campus · Strong VCE/HSC outcomes

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

Strong VCE academic results (median 34, 20% scoring 40+) · AGSV member with strong sport program · Established music, debating and outdoor education programs across Junior, Middle and Senior Schools

Coordinate Program with Ruyton Girls' School for shared VCE classes (since 1993) · IB Primary Years Programme in Junior School · Compulsory outdoor education program Years 7-10

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

IB Diploma alongside ACT BSSS pathway · Round Square member school · Largest enrolment in ACT independent sector (2,100+)

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