Top ranking Australian primary schools (non-government/private) for the year 2021. The result is a combination of both year 3 and 5 numbers from NAPLAN. One thing to note is some schools listed have very low enrolment numbers so the result is possibly not a reliable reflection of the entire school’s performance and historically can have big fluctuations as well. This is why I also included the enrolment number here, some schools got a big enrolment number as well due to they are classified as combined with both primary and secondary components counted together. One more thing to note is that the percentage is based on the number one primary school regardless of school sector.
| Ranking | School Name | State | School Sector | Location | Total Enrolment | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney Grammar School | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 1895 | 100.00% |
| 2 | Abbotsleigh | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 1550 | 95.83% |
| 3 | St Aloysius' College | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 1277 | 95.79% |
| 4 | Presbyterian Ladies' College | VIC | Independent | Major Cities | 1463 | 95.77% |
| 5 | John Colet School | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 249 | 94.36% |
| 6 | Haileybury College | VIC | Independent | Major Cities | 4304 | 93.64% |
| 7 | Camberwell Girls Grammar School | VIC | Independent | Major Cities | 761 | 93.53% |
| 8 | Camberwell Grammar School | VIC | Independent | Major Cities | 1343 | 93.39% |
| 9 | Huntingtower School | VIC | Independent | Major Cities | 721 | 93.17% |
| 10 | St Andrews Christian College | VIC | Independent | Major Cities | 676 | 93.10% |
| 11 | St Margaret's Berwick Grammar | VIC | Independent | Major Cities | 672 | 92.98% |
| 12 | Pymble Ladies' College | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 2265 | 92.83% |
| 13 | Al-Faisal College - Campbelltown | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 686 | 92.69% |
| 14 | Lighthouse Christian College Cranbourne | VIC | Independent | Major Cities | 1015 | 92.64% |
| 15 | Northcross Christian School | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 370 | 92.47% |
| 16 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 931 | 92.33% |
| 17 | Fintona Girls' School | VIC | Independent | Major Cities | 433 | 92.25% |
| 18 | Meriden School | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 1441 | 92.11% |
| 19 | Knox Grammar School | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 3123 | 91.72% |
| 20 | Coogee Boys' Preparatory School | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 125 | 91.67% |
| 21 | Ballarat Clarendon College | VIC | Independent | Inner Regional | 1618 | 91.46% |
| 22 | Arden Anglican School | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 902 | 91.41% |
| 23 | St Peter's Collegiate Girls' School | SA | Independent | Major Cities | 752 | 91.41% |
| 24 | Korowa Anglican Girls' School | VIC | Independent | Major Cities | 701 | 91.02% |
| 25 | Ascham School | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 1158 | 90.85% |
| 26 | Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Primary School | NSW | Catholic | Major Cities | 322 | 90.65% |
| 27 | Ravenswood School for Girls | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 1315 | 90.65% |
| 28 | Kambala | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 984 | 90.54% |
| 29 | St Agnes' Catholic Primary School | NSW | Catholic | Major Cities | 126 | 90.42% |
| 30 | Waverley Christian College | VIC | Independent | Major Cities | 2128 | 90.34% |
| 31 | Ruyton Girls' School | VIC | Independent | Major Cities | 870 | 90.32% |
| 32 | Emanuel School | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 853 | 90.20% |
| 33 | Wenona School | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 1261 | 90.17% |
| 34 | Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School | VIC | Independent | Major Cities | 813 | 90.08% |
| 35 | Scotch College | VIC | Independent | Major Cities | 1879 | 90.07% |
| 36 | International School of Western Australia | WA | Independent | Major Cities | 287 | 90.03% |
| 37 | Tara Anglican School for Girls | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 761 | 90.00% |
| 38 | Roseville College | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 997 | 90.00% |
| 39 | Danebank - An Anglican School for Girls | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 966 | 89.86% |
| 40 | Wilderness School | SA | Independent | Major Cities | 836 | 89.83% |
| 41 | McAuley Catholic Primary School | NSW | Catholic | Major Cities | 139 | 89.81% |
| 42 | St George Christian School | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 793 | 89.78% |
| 43 | Lauriston Girls' School | VIC | Independent | Major Cities | 885 | 89.73% |
| 44 | St Peters Lutheran College | QLD | Independent | Major Cities | 2209 | 89.52% |
| 45 | The King's School | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 1865 | 89.27% |
| 46 | Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 1405 | 89.25% |
| 47 | St Catherine's School | VIC | Independent | Major Cities | 587 | 89.13% |
| 48 | Kilvington Grammar School | VIC | Independent | Major Cities | 754 | 89.11% |
| 49 | Central Coast Grammar School | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 1359 | 89.08% |
| 50 | Barker College | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 2578 | 89.06% |
| 51 | St Charles' Primary School | NSW | Catholic | Major Cities | 327 | 89.04% |
| 52 | SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 1670 | 89.03% |
| 53 | Erasmus Primary School | VIC | Independent | Major Cities | 120 | 89.01% |
| 54 | Citipointe Christian College | QLD | Independent | Major Cities | 1732 | 88.99% |
| 55 | Newington College | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 2002 | 88.98% |
| 56 | Carey Baptist Grammar School | VIC | Independent | Major Cities | 2434 | 88.96% |
| 57 | The Knox School | VIC | Independent | Major Cities | 615 | 88.94% |
| 58 | Westbourne Grammar School | VIC | Independent | Major Cities | 1482 | 88.92% |
| 59 | Loreto Kirribilli | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 1142 | 88.89% |
| 60 | Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary School | VIC | Independent | Major Cities | 553 | 88.84% |
| 61 | Methodist Ladies' College | VIC | Independent | Major Cities | 2018 | 88.81% |
| 62 | Al-Faisal College | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 2184 | 88.79% |
| 63 | St Catherine's School | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 1019 | 88.75% |
| 64 | Christ Church Grammar School | VIC | Independent | Major Cities | 285 | 88.69% |
| 65 | St Aloysius Catholic Primary School | NSW | Catholic | Major Cities | 188 | 88.65% |
| 66 | Donvale Christian College | VIC | Independent | Major Cities | 1514 | 88.65% |
| 67 | Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School | VIC | Independent | Major Cities | 2790 | 88.64% |
| 68 | Newcastle Grammar School | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 962 | 88.62% |
| 69 | William Clarke College | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 1769 | 88.62% |
| 70 | Queenwood | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 902 | 88.57% |
| 71 | Ipswich Grammar School | QLD | Independent | Major Cities | 1046 | 88.53% |
| 72 | Holy Cross Catholic Primary School | NSW | Catholic | Major Cities | 206 | 88.45% |
| 73 | The Hills Grammar School | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 937 | 88.45% |
| 74 | Somerville House | QLD | Independent | Major Cities | 1266 | 88.40% |
| 75 | The Southport School | QLD | Independent | Major Cities | 1587 | 88.38% |
| 76 | Sheldon College | QLD | Independent | Major Cities | 1271 | 88.36% |
| 77 | Mosman Church of England Preparatory School | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 233 | 88.35% |
| 78 | Holy Family Catholic Primary School | NSW | Catholic | Major Cities | 184 | 88.33% |
| 79 | Anglican Church Grammar School | QLD | Independent | Major Cities | 1837 | 88.33% |
| 80 | St Margaret's Anglican Girls School | QLD | Independent | Major Cities | 1155 | 88.33% |
| 81 | Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School | NSW | Catholic | Major Cities | 379 | 88.28% |
| 82 | Shelford Girls' Grammar | VIC | Independent | Major Cities | 467 | 88.26% |
| 83 | German International School Sydney | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 323 | 88.24% |
| 84 | Montgrove College | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 559 | 88.23% |
| 85 | Sacre Coeur | VIC | Catholic | Major Cities | 709 | 88.21% |
| 86 | St Joseph's Primary School | NSW | Catholic | Major Cities | 400 | 88.19% |
| 87 | Cranbrook School | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 1608 | 88.19% |
| 88 | Chrysalis Montessori School | WA | Independent | Major Cities | 105 | 88.16% |
| 89 | SCECGS Redlands | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 1615 | 88.12% |
| 90 | Covenant Christian School | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 901 | 88.11% |
| 91 | The Scots College | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 2033 | 88.07% |
| 92 | Fitzroy Community School | VIC | Independent | Major Cities | 117 | 88.07% |
| 93 | MLC School | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 1247 | 88.02% |
| 94 | Al Noori Muslim School | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 2049 | 88.00% |
| 95 | Gib Gate School | NSW | Independent | Inner Regional | 107 | 87.94% |
| 96 | Al-Ameen College | WA | Independent | Major Cities | 1032 | 87.94% |
| 97 | St Andrew's Cathedral School | NSW | Independent | Major Cities | 1427 | 87.92% |
| 98 | Lighthouse Christian College | VIC | Independent | Major Cities | 845 | 87.92% |
| 99 | St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | NSW | Catholic | Major Cities | 209 | 87.90% |
| 100 | Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School | NSW | Catholic | Major Cities | 438 | 87.89% |
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