QLD · QCE pathway · 32 schools
Private schools in Queensland
Queensland's independent schools centre on Brisbane (Grammar, Churchie, BBC, BGGS) + Toowoomba (TGS, TWGGS, Fairholme, Concordia). Year 12 is the Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE).
Schools tracked
32
Boarding
15
47% offer boarding
Median Y12 fee
$22,260
Range $6,753 – $36,300
Senior credential
QCE
Year 12 qualification
Queensland private school sector — what to know
Brisbane Grammar + Brisbane Girls Grammar are the state's flagship academic schools, both consistently above ATAR 95 median. The Brisbane GPS competition (Anglican Church Grammar, BBC, BGS, Gregory Terrace, Ipswich Grammar, Nudgee, Toowoomba Grammar, etc.) anchors the senior boys' independent sport calendar.
Queensland transitioned to a new ATAR-based QCE system in 2020 (replacing the older OP system). The state has a strong boarding tradition — many regional + remote families send children to Brisbane + Toowoomba for senior school.
Authoritative source: Independent Schools Queensland (ISQ).
Sector breakdown — Queensland
Anglican
11
schools
Catholic
9
schools
Independent
6
schools
Lutheran
3
schools
Christian
2
schools
Presbyterian
1
school
All 32 Queensland private schools, ranked by ICSEA
| # | School | Suburb | Sector | Gender | ICSEA | Y12 fee | Boarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane Grammar School | Spring Hill | Independent | boys | 1212 | $36k | Yes |
| 2 | Somerville House | South Brisbane | Independent | girls | 1184 | $32k | Yes |
| 3 | St Peters Lutheran College | Indooroopilly | Lutheran | co-educational | 1183 | $26k | Yes |
| 4 | All Hallows' School | Fortitude Valley | Catholic | girls | 1182 | $19k | — |
| 5 | Anglican Church Grammar School (Churchie) | East Brisbane | Anglican | boys | 1167 | $34k | Yes |
| 6 | Brisbane Boys' College | Toowong | Independent | boys | 1164 | $33k | Yes |
| 7 | Stuartholme School | Toowong | Catholic | girls | 1163 | $23k | Yes |
| 8 | Somerset College | Mudgeeraba | Independent | co-educational | 1155 | $22k | — |
| 9 | Anglican Church Grammar School (Churchie) | East Brisbane | Anglican | boys | 1142 | $25k | Yes |
| 10 | Toowoomba Grammar School | East Toowoomba | Independent | boys | 1140 | $22k | Yes |
| 11 | Fairholme College Toowoomba | Toowoomba | Presbyterian | girls | 1138 | $20k | Yes |
| 12 | St Joseph's Nudgee Junior College | Indooroopilly | Catholic | boys | 1138 | — | — |
| 13 | All Saints Anglican School | Merrimac | Anglican | co-educational | 1137 | $14k | — |
| 14 | St Paul's School Bald Hills | Bald Hills | Anglican | co-educational | 1130 | $15k | — |
| 15 | St Hilda's School Southport | Southport | Anglican | girls | 1126 | $27k | Yes |
| 16 | St Laurence's College | South Brisbane | Catholic | boys | 1112 | $14k | — |
| 17 | Padua College Kedron | Kedron | Catholic | boys | 1107 | $11k | — |
| 18 | Lourdes Hill College | Hawthorne | Catholic | girls | 1098 | $11k | — |
| 19 | The Cathedral School Townsville | Mundingburra, Townsville | Anglican | co-educational | 1098 | $15k | Yes |
| 20 | St Joseph's Nudgee College | Boondall | Catholic | boys | 1097 | $23k | Yes |
| 21 | Iona College | Wynnum | Catholic | boys | 1093 | $15k | — |
| 22 | All Souls St Gabriels School Charters Towers | Charters Towers | Anglican | co-educational | 1052 | $15k | Yes |
| 23 | Trinity College Beenleigh | Beenleigh | Lutheran | co-educational | 1042 | $12k | — |
| 24 | Brisbane Girls Grammar School | Spring Hill | Independent | girls | — | $34k | — |
| 25 | St Margaret's Anglican Girls School | Ascot | Anglican | girls | — | $33k | Yes |
| 26 | St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School | Corinda | Anglican | girls (co-ed Kindergarten) | — | $32k | — |
| 27 | St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace | Spring Hill | Catholic | boys | — | $24k | — |
| 28 | The Southport School | Southport | Anglican | boys | — | $32k | Yes |
| 29 | Emmanuel College Gold Coast | Carrara | Christian | co-educational | — | $15k | — |
| 30 | Coomera Anglican College | Upper Coomera | Anglican | co-educational | — | $12k | — |
| 31 | Trinity Lutheran College Ashmore | Ashmore | Lutheran | co-educational | — | $10k | — |
| 32 | King's Christian College | Reedy Creek | Christian | co-educational | — | $7k | — |