Australia's oldest private schools (founded before 1880)

Australia's oldest Catholic school (est. 1824) · Sydney CBD adjacent St Mary's Cathedral · Strong choral tradition

Australia's oldest independent school · One of the largest GPS boarding schools (~430 boarders) · Strong rugby and cadet program tradition

Australia's oldest independent school (est. 1831) · AAGPS rugby + cricket tradition · Boarding house of 250+ students

Founded 1846 - one of Australia's oldest schools · Burbury House boarding for senior boys · Outdoor education at Southport campus

Mercy Sisters Catherine McAuley tradition · WA's oldest girls' Catholic school · Perth CBD campus

Kurrajong outdoor education centre at Mount Compass · One Degree extension program for senior students · City-edge campus on South Terrace

One of Australia's oldest boys' schools with strong rowing and rugby tradition · International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme · 8 Nobel Laureate alumni

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

Compulsory Year 9 'Timbertop' wilderness boarding campus (Mansfield) · Founder of the Positive Education movement in Australia · Australia's most expensive school; one of Asia-Pacific's best-known boarding schools

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

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

28-time Head of the River rowing champions · Internationally touring symphony orchestra · Strong VCE results, median ATAR consistently 90+

Oldest boys' school in WA (1858) · PSA sport (rugby, rowing, cricket) · Strong cadet + boarding tradition

Sisters of Charity Mary Aikenhead tradition · Day + small boarding house · Potts Point inner-city campus

Two-campus dual structure (Park ELC-Y4, Hill Y5-12) · Affiliated with Anglican Diocese of Newcastle · 10-instalment payment option with 2.5% annual prepayment discount

One of Victoria's largest Catholic secondary schools for girls (~1,420 students) · Sisters of Mercy heritage (founded 1860) · Edstart payment-plan partnership

Mercy Sisters tradition · Geelong's oldest Catholic girls school · Strong music + drama programs

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

Heritage co-ed boarding option founded 1861 · Strong rowing tradition (Head of the River) · Year 12 fees billed over three terms only

Geelong Anglican rival to Geelong Grammar · Strong rowing on Barwon River · Year 9 Outdoor Education at Wirruna

GPS member with strong rugby and rowing · IB Diploma offered alongside HSC · Transitioning to co-education from 2026 (Year 5) and 2028 (Year 7-12)

VCE state-leading academic outcomes for years · Regional VIC Uniting Church school · Strong sport + music programs

Only Victorian school offering IB from early childhood through Year 12 · Year 9 Clunes residential learning campus · Yiramalay/Wesley Indigenous education partnership in the Kimberley

Strong sporting heritage in cricket and AFL · Da Vinci Decathlon and Round Square international program · Boarding from Year 5

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

Administered by Presentation Sisters since 1868 · Adjacent to St Mary's Cathedral · Year 7 includes $450 ICT levy

Jesuit education tradition with Ignatian formation and community service focus · 30 APS football premierships and elite rowing (16 Olympic/World representatives) · Annual Maytime Fair raising $100,000+ for Jesuit Mission work

150+ year heritage; founded 1873 by Sisters of the Good Samaritan · Largest Catholic girls' college in the Illawarra · Strong VET, music and creative arts program

Central west NSW Anglican boarding · Strong agriculture program · Bathurst regional community focus

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