Top 100 Private Schools in Melbourne (2024)
Discover Melbourne's best private schools. Our Schools360 rankings showcase the top 100 schools based on our independent, rigorous 360 analysis designed to answer five key questions :
How well does the school perform academically?
How well will the school look after my child’s wellbeing and individual needs?
Does the school offer extensive learning and experiential opportunities for my child?
Does the school offer a great environment for my child to realise their full potential?
How well is the school run?
To answer these questions we analyse each school on 60 scoring elements which roll up into the following building blocks: Academic Excellence, Student Development & Wellbeing, Learning Opportunities, Learning Environment, and Institutional Excellence.
Image credit: Xavier College, Kew
We’ve spent hundreds of hours analysing school websites, MySchool data, annual reports, strategic plans, ACNC filings, NAPLAN and VCE results, parent and student reviews, staff satisfaction reviews, LinkedIn data, news sources, and other publicly available information.
Dive into this comparison table to help guide your decision-making journey for your child's future. Hint: Use the sorting feature to see how schools rank across each of the building blocks.
| 2024 ranking | Schools360 score | School | Location | Students | Academic Excellence | Student Wellbeing | Learning Opportunities | Learning Environment | Institutional Excellence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 92.4% | Melbourne Girls' Grammar School | South Yarra | Girls | 90% | 93% | 95% | 92% | 93% |
| 2 | 91.9% | Melbourne Grammar School | South Yarra | Boys | 98% | 83% | 90% | 97% | 87% |
| 3 | 91.6% | Lauriston Girls' School | Armadale | Girls | 95% | 92% | 88% | 90% | 92% |
| 4 | 91.4% | St. Leonard's College | Brighton East | Co-ed | 90% | 90% | 93% | 97% | 85% |
| 5 (=) | 91.0% | St. Catherine's School | Toorak | Girls | 95% | 90% | 87% | 92% | 90% |
| 5 (=) | 91.0% | Scotch College | Hawthorn | Boys | 93% | 83% | 95% | 90% | 93% |
| 7 | 90.9% | Camberwell Grammar School | Canterbury | Boys | 93% | 83% | 93% | 90% | 95% |
| 8 | 90.5% | Haileybury | Keysborough | Co-ed | 93% | 83% | 93% | 93% | 87% |
| 9 | 90.0% | Brighton Grammar School | Brighton | Boys | 83% | 90% | 93% | 97% | 88% |
| 10 | 89.9% | Camberwell Girls Grammar | Canterbury | Girls | 95% | 88% | 85% | 88% | 92% |
| 11 | 89.2% | Strathcona Girls' Grammar School | Canterbury | Girls | 97% | 88% | 85% | 87% | 85% |
| 12 | 88.4% | Methodist Ladies College | Kew | Girls | 90% | 85% | 93% | 90% | 80% |
| 13 | 88.0% | Korowa Anglican Girls' School | Glen Iris | Girls | 95% | 82% | 85% | 92% | 82% |
| 14 (=) | 87.8% | Xavier College | Kew | Boys | 82% | 88% | 92% | 92% | 88% |
| 14 (=) | 87.8% | Loreto Mandeville Hall | Toorak | Girls | 93% | 82% | 85% | 87% | 92% |
| 16 | 87.5% | Trinity Grammar School | Kew | Boys | 93% | 78% | 90% | 90% | 82% |
| 17 | 87.4% | Caulfield Grammar School | Caulfield | Co-ed | 85% | 85% | 97% | 88% | 80% |
| 18 | 86.9% | Presbyterian Ladies' College | Burwood | Girls | 98% | 73% | 87% | 85% | 87% |
| 19 | 86.8% | Carey Baptist Grammar School | Kew | Co-ed | 83% | 83% | 93% | 88% | 87% |
| 20 (=) | 86.1% | Ruyton Girls' School | Kew | Girls | 97% | 75% | 83% | 85% | 87% |
| 20 (=) | 86.1% | Toorak College | Mount Eliza | Girls | 82% | 90% | 83% | 92% | 85% |
| 22 | 84.8% | Geelong Grammar School | Corio | Co-ed | 77% | 87% | 95% | 82% | 88% |
| 23 | 84.7% | Genazzano FCJ College | Kew | Girls | 82% | 87% | 90% | 83% | 82% |
| 24 | 83.8% | Wesley College | Windsor | Co-ed | 75% | 83% | 90% | 93% | 78% |
| 25 | 83.6% | Firbank Grammar | Brighton | Girls | 82% | 85% | 82% | 85% | 87% |
| 26 | 83.0% | Mount Scopus Memorial College | Burwood | Co-ed | 88% | 72% | 85% | 90% | 75% |
| 27 | 82.8% | Bialik College | Hawthorn | Co-ed | 93% | 73% | 75% | 88% | 78% |
| 28 | 82.4% | Yarra Valley Grammar | Ringwood | Co-ed | 88% | 80% | 83% | 83% | 70% |
| 29 (=) | 82.3% | St. Michael's Grammar School | St. Kilda | Co-ed | 77% | 83% | 85% | 83% | 87% |
| 29 (=) | 82.3% | Ivanhoe Grammar School | Ivanhoe | Co-ed | 80% | 80% | 90% | 83% | 77% |
| 31 | 82.2% | Fintona Girls' School | Balwyn | Girls | 95% | 73% | 73% | 82% | 83% |
| 32 | 81.5% | Huntingtower School | Mount Waverley | Co-ed | 95% | 73% | 77% | 80% | 75% |
| 33 | 80.9% | The King David School | Armadale | Co-ed | 80% | 78% | 85% | 83% | 77% |
| 34 | 80.0% | Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School | Essendon | Co-ed | 82% | 75% | 83% | 83% | 73% |
| 35 | 79.3% | Sacré Cœur School | Glen Iris | Girls | 92% | 82% | 63% | 78% | 75% |
| 36 | 79.0% | Tintern Grammar | Ringwood East | Co-ed | 82% | 80% | 78% | 77% | 77% |
| 37 | 78.4% | Shelford Girls' Grammar | Caulfield | Girls | 92% | 77% | 73% | 73% | 68% |
| 38 | 78.2% | Ballarat Clarendon College | Newington | Co-ed | 88% | 73% | 77% | 72% | 77% |
| 39 | 78.0% | Westbourne Grammar School | Truganina | Co-ed | 80% | 77% | 78% | 78% | 75% |
| 40 (=) | 77.6% | Mentone Girls' Grammar | Mentone | Girls | 87% | 72% | 75% | 78% | 70% |
| 40 (=) | 77.6% | Mentone Grammar School | Mentone | Co-ed | 75% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 72% |
| 42 | 77.2% | Peninsula Grammar | Mount Eliza | Co-ed | 73% | 73% | 85% | 80% | 75% |
| 43 | 76.7% | Loreto College | Ballarat | Girls | 63% | 83% | 78% | 82% | 85% |
| 44 (=) | 76.2% | Kilvington Grammar School | Ormond | Co-ed | 80% | 73% | 78% | 77% | 68% |
| 44 (=) | 76.2% | Kardinia International College | Geelong | Co-ed | 72% | 73% | 80% | 80% | 78% |
| 46 (=) | 76.1% | St. Kevin's College | Toorak | Boys | 87% | 63% | 80% | 78% | 63% |
| 46 (=) | 76.1% | Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School | Ivanhoe | Girls | 82% | 73% | 72% | 78% | 72% |
| 48 | 75.9% | The Knox School | Wantirna South | Co-ed | 80% | 75% | 77% | 75% | 68% |
| 49 | 75.5% | Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School | Essendon | Girls | 82% | 82% | 63% | 78% | 67% |
| 50 (=) | 75.3% | Ballarat Grammar | Wendouree | Co-ed | 67% | 83% | 75% | 77% | 80% |
| 50 (=) | 75.3% | Kingswood College | Box Hill | Co-ed | 70% | 78% | 78% | 77% | 75% |
| 52 | 74.7% | Woodleigh School | Langwarrin South | Co-ed | 67% | 88% | 63% | 80% | 80% |
| 53 | 74.5% | The Geelong College | Newtown | Co-ed | 72% | 78% | 77% | 75% | 70% |
| 54 | 73.7% | St. Margaret's Berwick Grammar | Berwick | Co-ed | 85% | 72% | 65% | 78% | 58% |
| 55 | 73.5% | The Hamilton and Alexandra College | Hamilton | Co-ed | 68% | 80% | 73% | 77% | 70% |
| 56 | 72.5% | Mazenod College | Mulgrave | Boys | 73% | 77% | 70% | 70% | 72% |
| 57 | 71.9% | Gippsland Grammar | Sale | Co-ed | 68% | 80% | 70% | 72% | 70% |
| 58 | 71.8% | Girton Grammar School | Bendigo | Co-ed | 73% | 73% | 75% | 70% | 63% |
| 59 | 71.7% | Star of the Sea College | Brighton | Girls | 75% | 72% | 67% | 70% | 75% |
| 60 (=) | 71.0% | St Aloysius College | North Melbourne | Co-ed | 72% | 75% | 70% | 70% | 67% |
| 60 (=) | 71.0% | Siena College | Camberwell | Girls | 75% | 70% | 68% | 70% | 70% |
| 62 | 69.8% | St Paul's Anglican Grammar School | Warragul | Co-ed | 68% | 75% | 70% | 65% | 72% |
| 63 | 69.4% | De La Salle College | Malvern | Boys | 58% | 77% | 75% | 68% | 75% |
| 64 (=) | 63.1% | Sacred Heart College | Geelong | Girls | 70% | 67% | 57% | 58% | 60% |
| 64 (=) | 69.3% | St Andrews Christian College | Wantirna South | Co-ed | 62% | 73% | 72% | 70% | 75% |
| 66 | 67.9% | Bacchus Marsh Grammar | Bacchus Marsh | Co-ed | 70% | 70% | 67% | 65% | 67% |
| 67 | 67.8% | Donvale Christian College | Donvale | Co-ed | 75% | 70% | 62% | 63% | 65% |
| 68 | 67.7% | Goulburn Valley Grammar School | Shepparton | Co-ed | 72% | 73% | 58% | 63% | 72% |
| 69 | 67.6% | Kilbreda College | Mentone | Girls | 65% | 73% | 63% | 65% | 75% |
| 70 | 67.3% | Preshil | Kew | Co-ed | 65% | 75% | 47% | 77% | 78% |
| 71 | 67.2% | Leibler Yavneh College | Elsternwick | Co-ed | 72% | 72% | 57% | 68% | 65% |
| 72 (=) | 67.0% | Parade College | Bundoora | Boys | 52% | 75% | 78% | 67% | 70% |
| 72 (=) | 67.0% | Overnewton Anglican Community College | Taylors Lakes | Co-ed | 58% | 70% | 65% | 72% | 77% |
| 74 | 66.9% | Salesian College | Chadstone | Boys | 67% | 72% | 67% | 62% | 68% |
| 75 | 66.6% | Ave Maria College | Aberfeldie | Girls | 70% | 75% | 62% | 62% | 62% |
| 76 (=) | 66.4% | St Mary's College Melbourne | St Kilda | Co-ed | 62% | 77% | 63% | 67% | 65% |
| 76 (=) | 66.4% | Catholic Ladies College | Eltham | Girls | 62% | 73% | 67% | 67% | 65% |
| 78 | 66.0% | Loyola College | Watsonia | Co-ed | 58% | 72% | 67% | 70% | 67% |
| 79 (=) | 65.9% | Avila College | Mount Waverley | Girls | 67% | 72% | 60% | 67% | 63% |
| 79 (=) | 65.9% | Our Lady of Sion College | Box Hill | Girls | 70% | 68% | 63% | 65% | 58% |
| 81 | 65.5% | Balcombe Grammar School | Mount Martha | Co-ed | 60% | 72% | 62% | 65% | 75% |
| 82 (=) | 65.3% | Sacred Heart Girls' College | Oakleigh | Girls | 75% | 72% | 57% | 53% | 67% |
| 82 (=) | 65.3% | St Columba's College | Essendon | Girls | 67% | 63% | 67% | 68% | 58% |
| 82 (=) | 65.3% | Marcellin College | Bulleen | Boys | 58% | 75% | 63% | 65% | 68% |
| 85 | 65.2% | Our Lady of Mercy College | Heidelberg | Girls | 65% | 72% | 63% | 60% | 67% |
| 86 | 65.1% | Assumption College | Kilmore | Co-ed | 45% | 83% | 68% | 65% | 75% |
| 87 | 65.0% | St Monica's College | Epping | Co-ed | 48% | 75% | 75% | 70% | 62% |
| 88 | 64.7% | Mater Christi College | Belgrave | Girls | 62% | 70% | 62% | 68% | 62% |
| 89 | 63.6% | Academy of Mary Immaculate | Fitzroy | Girls | 68% | 72% | 55% | 57% | 65% |
| 90 | 63.5% | Yeshivah College | St. Kilda East | Boys | 75% | 68% | 47% | 60% | 63% |
| 91 | 63.4% | Beth Rivkah Ladies College | St Kilda East | Girls | 72% | 68% | 47% | 62% | 67% |
| 92 (=) | 62.5% | St Bede's College | Mentone | Boys | 58% | 68% | 60% | 67% | 60% |
| 93 (=) | 62.5% | St. Bernard's College | Essendon West | Boys | 53% | 68% | 70% | 63% | 60% |
| 94 | 62.3% | Waverley Christian College | Wantirna South | Co-ed | 73% | 62% | 55% | 57% | 60% |
| 95 | 62.1% | Emmaus College | Vermont South | Co-ed | 60% | 67% | 63% | 62% | 58% |
| 96 | 61.9% | Southern Cross Grammar | Caroline Springs | Co-ed | 67% | 62% | 57% | 65% | 55% |
| 97 | 61.8% | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College | Bentleigh | Girls | 68% | 67% | 50% | 60% | 62% |
| 98 | 61.5% | Oxley Christian College | Chirnside park | Co-ed | 72% | 60% | 57% | 60% | 52% |
| 99 | 61.4% | Heathdale Christian College | Werribee | Co-ed | 65% | 65% | 58% | 60% | 55% |
| 100 | 61.2% | St Joseph's College | Ferntree Gully | Boys | 55% | 68% | 55% | 68% | 62% |
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