2026 ranking · 30 schools
Best Australian private schools for Medicine pathway
Schools with the strongest track record of placing graduates into Medicine programs at G8 universities. Ranked by % ATAR 99+ — the threshold for Medicine entry — combined with median ATAR.
Wilderness School
Medindie, Adelaide · Independent (Non-denominational Christian) · girls
Year 13 gap-year style program · Up to 80 boarders · Round Square global member school
Brisbane Girls Grammar School
Spring Hill, Brisbane · Independent (non-denominational) · girls
Top-ranked QLD academic results (ATAR + IB) · QGSSSA sport leader · Strong STEM + research culture
St Aloysius' College
Milsons Point, Sydney · Catholic (Jesuit) · boys
Jesuit Magis + Ignatian formation · Strong HSC academic outcomes · Senior Trial Court mentoring (legal pathway)
Brisbane Grammar School
Spring Hill, Brisbane · Independent (non-denominational) · boys
Top NAPLAN numeracy results in QLD · GPS sport powerhouse · Strong music + debating tradition
Melbourne Grammar School
South Yarra, Melbourne · Anglican · boys (co-ed Prep-Year 6)
28-time Head of the River rowing champions · Internationally touring symphony orchestra · Strong VCE results, median ATAR consistently 90+
Abbotsleigh
Wahroonga, Sydney · Anglican · girls
Consistently top HSC results among Sydney girls' schools · Strong music and choral program · Sister school to Knox Grammar (joint events)
Presbyterian Ladies' College
Burwood, Melbourne · Presbyterian · girls (co-ed ELC only)
Highest ICSEA in Victoria (1,210) · IB Diploma authorised since 1990, offered alongside VCE · Six-time consecutive Australian Schools' Chess Champions (2016-2021)
Camberwell Grammar School
Canterbury, Melbourne · Anglican · boys
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
Camberwell Girls Grammar School
Canterbury, Melbourne · Anglican · girls
Sister to Camberwell Grammar (boys) · Strong VCE outcomes · Eastern Melbourne Anglican girls
Anglican Church Grammar School (Churchie)
East Brisbane, Brisbane · Anglican · boys
GPS sport (rowing, rugby, cricket) · International Baccalaureate Diploma + Primary Years Programme · 150-boy boarding house from Year 7
St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School
Corinda, Brisbane · Anglican · girls (co-ed Kindergarten)
Strong academic record (consistently high QLD ATAR median) · All-inclusive fee model with 1:1 device · QGSSSA sport
All Hallows' School
Fortitude Valley, Brisbane · Catholic (Sisters of Mercy) · girls
Oldest secondary school in Brisbane · Strong academic + Mercy social-justice tradition · Very competitive fee for top-tier ICSEA
St Margaret's Anglican Girls School
Ascot, Brisbane · Anglican · girls
~190 boarders Years 5-12 (one of QLD's leading girls' boarding schools) · QGSSSA sport - rowing, hockey, netball · Sisters of the Sacred Advent founding heritage
Pymble Ladies' College
Pymble, Sydney · Uniting Church · girls
IB Primary Years and HSC offered · Strong STEM and innovation program · AHIGS sport with elite rowing and aquatics
Pulteney Grammar School
Adelaide CBD, Adelaide · Anglican · co-educational
Kurrajong outdoor education centre at Mount Compass · One Degree extension program for senior students · City-edge campus on South Terrace
Trinity College Perth
East Perth, Perth · Catholic (Edmund Rice) · boys
ACC sport (basketball, football, rowing) · Edmund Rice Catholic identity · Inner-city CBD-edge campus
Prince Alfred College
Kent Town, Adelaide · Uniting Church · boys
Strong sporting heritage in cricket and AFL · Da Vinci Decathlon and Round Square international program · Boarding from Year 5
Ravenswood School for Girls
Gordon, Sydney · Uniting Church · girls
IB World School (PYP and Diploma) · Award-winning STEM and design programs · Strong music and dance co-curricular
Shore (Sydney Church of England Grammar)
North Sydney, Sydney · Anglican · boys
GPS founding member with strong rowing on Sydney Harbour · Northwood and Northbridge campuses with extensive sport facilities · Anglican formation with chapel program
Bialik College
Hawthorn East, Melbourne · Jewish · co-educational
Progressive Jewish + Zionist values · Dual curriculum + Hebrew · Strong VCE academic outcomes
Ballarat Clarendon College
Ballarat Central, Melbourne · Uniting Church · co-educational
VCE state-leading academic outcomes for years · Regional VIC Uniting Church school · Strong sport + music programs
Trinity Grammar School
Kew, Melbourne · Anglican · boys
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
Ivanhoe Grammar School
Ivanhoe, Melbourne · Anglican · co-educational
IB Diploma alongside VCE · Two campuses (Ivanhoe + Plenty) · Strong rowing + music programs
Frensham School
Mittagong, Sydney · Independent (non-denominational) · girls
Southern Highlands rural boarding · Strong equestrian + outdoor education · Sterling student leadership model
Lowther Hall Anglican Girls Grammar
Essendon, Melbourne · Anglican · girls
Western Melbourne Anglican girls school · Strong music + drama programs · Mid-fee Anglican option
Sydney Grammar School
Darlinghurst, Sydney · Independent (non-denominational) · boys
Consistently Sydney's top HSC academic results · Strong Classics, Latin and humanities tradition · GPS sport member with strong rowing and athletics
Ruyton Girls' School
Kew, Melbourne · Independent (non-denominational) · girls
Non-denominational secular ethos · Strong VCE academic outcomes · Kew elite community
Scotch College
Hawthorn, Melbourne · Presbyterian · boys
Australia's oldest secondary school (est. 1851) · Elite APS sport across cricket, football and rowing · National boarding house of approximately 160 students
Christ Church Grammar School
Claremont, Perth · Anglican · boys
Top-performing non-selective WACE/ATAR results · PSA sport (rowing on Freshwater Bay) · 110-boy boarding house
Walford Anglican School for Girls
Hyde Park, Adelaide · Anglican · girls
IB Primary Years Programme in Junior School · Approximately 65 boarders · Sibling discounts up to 30 percent for fourth child
How this list is ranked
Medicine direct-entry at G8 universities requires ATAR 99.95 plus UCAT + interview. Schools with 15%+ ATAR 99+ are realistic Medicine pipeline candidates.
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