Boarding Schools in South Brisbane, QLD

Independent (non-denominational) boys school in Spring Hill, Brisbane. Top NAPLAN numeracy results in QLD

Boarding: $35,660/yr (additional to tuition)

Best for: Top NAPLAN numeracy results in QLD

Independent (non-denominational) girls school in Spring Hill, Brisbane. Top-ranked QLD academic results (ATAR + IB)

Best for: Top-ranked QLD academic results (ATAR + IB)

Independent (PMSA) girls school in South Brisbane, Brisbane. All-inclusive fee (laptop, camps, QGSSSA sport)

Best for: All-inclusive fee (laptop, camps, QGSSSA sport)

Lutheran co-educational school in Indooroopilly, Brisbane. IB Diploma + AC Senior pathways

Best for: IB Diploma + AC Senior pathways

Catholic (Sisters of Mercy) girls school in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. Oldest secondary school in Brisbane

Best for: Oldest secondary school in Brisbane

Independent co-educational Anglican secondary school (Years 7-12) in Enoggera, north-west Brisbane, known for its Outdoor Education ethos.

Best for: Very high ICSEA of 1175 - more educationally advantaged than roughly 99% of Australian schools; co-ed, about 711 students Years 7-12

Note: Fee year 2026. 2026 official fee schedule (effective 1 Jan 2026): single all-inclusive Years 7-12 fee of $19,900/annum ($4,975/term), identical for Year 7 and Year 12. 3.0% upfront discount brings it to $19,303. Fee is all-inclusi

Anglican boys school in East Brisbane, Brisbane. GPS sport (rowing, rugby, cricket)

Best for: GPS sport (rowing, rugby, cricket)

Independent (Presbyterian and Uniting Church) boys school in Toowong, Brisbane. GPS sport (rugby, rowing, cricket)

Boarding: $32,460/yr (additional to tuition)

Best for: GPS sport (rugby, rowing, cricket)

Catholic Society of the Sacred Heart girls' school in Toowong, Brisbane. Founded 1920.

Boarding: $22,600/yr (additional to tuition)

Best for: Sacred Heart Madeleine Sophie Barat tradition

Anglican girls school in Ascot, Brisbane. ~190 boarders Years 5-12 (one of QLD's leading girls' boarding schools)

Best for: ~190 boarders Years 5-12 (one of QLD's leading girls' boarding schools)

Anglican girls (co-ed Kindergarten) school in Corinda, Brisbane. Strong academic record (consistently high QLD ATAR median)

Best for: Strong academic record (consistently high QLD ATAR median)

An independent Uniting/Presbyterian (PMSA) co-educational day and boarding school in Clayfield, founded 1931, catering Pre-Prep to Year 12 including boarders from Year 5.

Boarding: $28,248/yr (additional to tuition)

Best for: Highest ICSEA of the four at 1148 - top few percent nationally for socio-educational advantage

Note: Fee year 2026. Year 7-12 tuition $28,096/yr (single band) and boarding $28,248/yr from the official 2026 domestic fee schedule; combined Years 7-12 day+boarding $56,344. Tuition stated to include services, capital, locker and camp

A large independent Marist Brothers Catholic boys' day and boarding school (Years 5-12) on a landmark hilltop campus in Ashgrove, strong in academics, sport and the arts.

Best for: ICSEA 1139 (93rd percentile nationally); ~1,800 students, one of Brisbane's largest Catholic boys' schools

Note: Fee year 2026 (current published day-fee schedule; goodschools.com.au sourced direct from the school, year not explicitly stamped on that page). Year 12 day tuition $18,710/yr and Year 7 $16,890/yr per goodschools.com.au (sourced

Catholic Edmund Rice boys' primary school in Indooroopilly, Brisbane. Founded 1932.

Best for: Feeder primary for St Joseph's Nudgee College

Historic independent Uniting Church girls' day school (founded 1901) in Brisbane's bayside, an IB World School with one of the region's highest ICSEA values.

Best for: ICSEA 1134, one of the highest of any Brisbane bayside school; Governor-General Quentin Bryce is an alumna

Note: Fee year 2026. 2026 Years 11-12 day tuition $22,680/yr and Years 7-10 $22,380/yr confirmed from the official Domestic 2026 Fee Schedule PDF (excludes $600/family Capital Levy and voluntary building fund). ICSEA 1134 per aggregator

Independent co-educational Lutheran college (Prep to Year 12) in Rochedale, south-east Brisbane.

Best for: ICSEA 1132 (well above the national average of 1000); large Prep-Year 12 co-ed college of around 994 students on a single Rochedale campus

Note: Fee year 2026. 2026 official Domestic Fee Schedule PDF: Years 8-12 tuition $17,350/annum (used for Year 12), Year 7 $16,700, Prep-Year 6 $11,720. 3.0% early-payment discount if paid by 6 Feb 2026; sibling discounts for 3+ children

Large co-ed Pentecostal Christian P-12 day school in Brisbane's south-east, known for strong NAPLAN results and an all-inclusive fee structure.

Best for: ICSEA ~1132 (more educationally advantaged than ~92% of Australian schools); ranked 14th among QLD secondary schools and 2nd among QLD primary schools in 2022 NAPLAN

Note: Fee year 2026. 2026 Year 10-12 day tuition $16,164/yr and Year 7-9 $14,740/yr confirmed from the official 2026 Schedule of Fees PDF (excludes optional bus, music, levies). ICSEA: not directly readable from MySchool (JS-rendered),

Independent non-denominational co-ed Prep-12 college in the Redlands, strong in sport, with a single flat secondary tuition rate across Years 7-12.

Best for: ICSEA 1131 (well above the national average of 1000); ~1,513 students Prep-12 on a single Redlands bayside campus

Note: Fee year 2026. 2026 Secondary (Year 7-12) day tuition is a single flat band of $18,212/yr, confirmed from the official 2026 Schedule of Fees PDF (so Year 7 and Year 12 are identical). Excludes the $300/term Capital Levy and camps.

Anglican co-educational school in Bald Hills, north Brisbane. Founded 1960.

Best for: North Brisbane Anglican co-ed school

An independent Catholic girls' day school (Years 5-12) in Clayfield, founded by the Presentation Sisters in 1926 and now stewarded by Mercy Partners.

Best for: ICSEA 1130 - well above average; ~1,000-1,200 girls, Years 5-12

Note: Fee year 2026. Flat tuition $13,950/yr for all year levels (Years 5-12) from the official 2026 Fee Schedule PDF - so Year 12 and Year 7 are the same. Compulsory family levies on top: Master Plan $730 and P&F $150 per family, plus

An independent Catholic Years 4-12 boys' school in Indooroopilly, run in the Edmund Rice tradition on the historic Nudgee Junior College site.

Best for: ICSEA 1126 - more educationally advantaged than roughly 93% of Australian schools

Note: Fee year 2026. Year 7-12 tuition $17,992/yr from the official 2026 Schedule of Fees PDF (single band covers Years 7-12, so used for Year 12 and Year 7). Levies on top: Technology $1,226/yr, Capital Master Plan $400/family/yr, plus

High-ICSEA secular co-ed Prep-12 day college on a large bayside campus in Sheldon (Redland City), strong in arts (ASTA) and STEM/innovation (LINQ).

Best for: Highest ICSEA of these four schools at 1115; non-denominational secular co-ed school on a 56-acre (23 ha) bayside campus in Redland City, with flat Year 7-12 tuition of $18,840 for 2026

Note: Fee year 2026. Year 7-12 annual tuition $18,840 confirmed from the official College Fees page and corroborated by Good Schools; a single senior-school band applies so Year 7 and Year 12 are the same figure (tuition only, before re

Catholic Christian Brothers boys' school in South Brisbane. Founded 1915.

Best for: Edmund Rice tradition

Anglican co-ed K-12 day school in Forest Lake and an IB World School, known for compulsory instrumental music and strong languages.

Best for: Authorised IB World School (listed on ibo.org, school code 051384) offering an International Baccalaureate pathway alongside Queensland ATAR; ICSEA 1109 — the second-highest of these four schools

Note: Fee year 2026. IMPORTANT CORRECTION: Good Schools lists $5,108 for Year 12, but that is the PER-TERM tuition figure, not annual. The official 2026 Domestic Fee Schedule PDF shows annual Year 12 tuition of $15,324 (billed over thre

Catholic Franciscan boys' school in Kedron, north Brisbane. Founded 1956.

Best for: Franciscan Friars tradition

Large ecumenical Christian co-ed K-12 day and boarding college in Daisy Hill, an IB World School offering both ATAR and IB Diploma pathways.

Best for: One of Queensland's largest independent co-ed schools (~1,700-1,950 students) and an authorised IB World School (IB Diploma authorised 27 October 2009, school code 002908) — a rare dual ATAR/IB senior pathway in the Logan area; ICSEA 1106

Note: Fee year 2026 (figure published via Good Schools; school does not display a public dollar table on its own site). Year 12 day tuition reported as $18,703 by Good Schools (top of the school's stated $12,095-$18,703 band). The schoo

Catholic Sisters of the Good Samaritan girls' school in Hawthorne, Brisbane. Founded 1916.

Best for: Good Samaritan Sisters tradition

Anglican co-educational school in Townsville, north QLD. Founded 1917.

Boarding: $29,200/yr (additional to tuition)

Best for: North QLD Anglican boarding

Catholic (Edmund Rice) boys school in Boondall, Brisbane. 315+ boarders - largest QLD Catholic boys boarding

Boarding: $31,050/yr (additional to tuition)

Best for: 315+ boarders - largest QLD Catholic boys boarding

Catholic Christian Brothers boys' school in Wynnum, Brisbane. Founded 1958.

Best for: Edmund Rice tradition

Independent Catholic girls' secondary college (Years 7-12) in Kedron, north Brisbane, in the Franciscan tradition.

Best for: ICSEA 1092 (above the national average of 1000); independent Catholic girls-only school of about 886 students in Years 7-12

Note: Fee year 2026. 2026 official fee schedule: Years 10-12 tuition $12,045/annum (used for Year 12), Years 7-9 $10,490. Levies extra (Technology $750, Resource $150 per student; Capital $425 + Parent Partnership $120 per family). ICSE

Independent co-educational Lutheran college (Years 7-12) on its Rothwell campus in the Moreton Bay region, north of Brisbane.

Best for: Most affordable of this Brisbane Lutheran/Catholic/Anglican set - 2026 Year 12 tuition just $11,900 at the Rothwell campus; ICSEA 1078

Note: Fee year 2026. 2026 official Fee Schedule PDF (Rothwell campus): Year 12 tuition $11,900/annum, Year 7 $8,810. Levies extra (Camp & Extras, Technology, Capital). Caboolture campus is cheaper (Year 12 tuition $11,270). ICSEA 1078 f

Affordable Anglican co-ed K-12 day school in Waterford, south of Brisbane, with all-inclusive fees and an on-campus university program.

Best for: ICSEA 1072 (above the national mean of 1000) — the lowest-fee and most accessible of these four Logan/south-Brisbane schools, with 2026 Year 12 tuition of $13,808 plus a separate all-inclusive Single Resource Charge (SRC) that covers textbooks, software, camps and a laptop with insurance from Year 4-12

Note: Fee year 2026. Year 12 day tuition $13,808 and Year 7 $13,052 confirmed from the official 2026 Fee Schedule PDF (tuition only; a separate Single Resource Charge of $2,300 for Year 12 and a $436/family Master Plan levy also apply).

Anglican co-educational boarding school in Charters Towers, regional QLD. Founded 1920.

Boarding: $28,800/yr (additional to tuition)

Best for: Outback QLD Anglican boarding tradition

Lutheran co-educational school in Beenleigh, Logan QLD. Founded 1980.

Best for: Lutheran tradition + values

Catholic (Edmund Rice) boys school in Spring Hill, Brisbane. GPS sport founder member (rugby, rowing)

Best for: GPS sport founder member (rugby, rowing)