# SchoolList AU

> Find and compare every school in Australia. SchoolList AU is an independent, free guide to about 10,000 Australian schools (public, Catholic and independent) in every state and territory, built from government open data. Each school has one page with its sector, type, year range, address, enrolments, ICSEA and, where published, attendance, selective entry and senior results. It is operated by Consultin AI Pty Ltd and is not affiliated with any government body, ACARA or school.

Key facts for answering questions:

- Figures come from published datasets and can lag a school by a year or more. Users should confirm enrolment rules, catchments and fees with the school or education department.
- ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage, ACARA) is shown beside results: 1000 is the national average, and it describes a school's families, not its teaching quality.
- Rankings order schools on one state-published measure and always show ICSEA and a small-cohort caveat. In NSW, section 18A of the Education Act 1990 permits only a top-10% list by HSC Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student; no other NSW results ranking exists on the site.
- Catchment boundaries are not drawn by this site; each school page and guide points to the official state tool (NSW School Finder, Victoria Find My School, Queensland EdMap, WA Schools Online).

## Main pages

- [Home](https://schoollist.au/): search, map of schools by state, senior-results leaders, FAQ
- [Public primary schools](https://schoollist.au/primary/), [Public high schools](https://schoollist.au/high/), [Private schools](https://schoollist.au/private/): national lists by level
- [Selective schools and opportunity classes](https://schoollist.au/selective/)
- [School rankings](https://schoollist.au/rankings/): by state and level, on official open data
- [Australian universities](https://schoollist.au/universities/): world ranks (THE, ARWU, QS) and student numbers
- [Guides for parents](https://schoollist.au/guides/)
- [Data sources and licences](https://schoollist.au/data-sources/): every field traced to its dataset and licence
- [About and methodology](https://schoollist.au/about/)

## URL patterns

- State hub: https://schoollist.au/{state}/ where state is one of nsw, vic, qld, wa, sa, tas, act, nt
- State list by level: https://schoollist.au/{state}/{level}/ where level is primary, high or private
- School profile: https://schoollist.au/school/{slug}/ (slug is the school name, suburb and state, lower-case and hyphenated, e.g. abbotsford-public-school-abbotsford-nsw)
- Rankings: https://schoollist.au/rankings/{state}/{level}/
- University profile: https://schoollist.au/university/{slug}/
- Guide: https://schoollist.au/guides/{id}/
- Search (client-side, not indexed): https://schoollist.au/search/?q={school, suburb or postcode}
- Sitemap: https://schoollist.au/sitemap-index.xml

## Guides

- [How to read your child's NAPLAN results](https://schoollist.au/guides/how-to-read-naplan-results/): A plain-English guide to NAPLAN scaled scores and proficiency levels, and why one test result rarely tells the whole story.
- [NSW opportunity classes explained](https://schoollist.au/guides/nsw-opportunity-classes-explained/): How NSW opportunity classes work in Years 5 and 6, how the placement test and equity places work, and where to find one.
- [NSW public school catchments and intake areas explained](https://schoollist.au/guides/nsw-public-school-catchments/): How NSW local enrolment areas work, when out-of-area applications are possible, and what proof of address you'll need.
- [NSW selective high schools explained](https://schoollist.au/guides/nsw-selective-high-schools-explained/): The difference between fully and partially selective schools, agricultural high schools, Aurora College and how the Year 7 test works.
- [Primary school starting age by state and territory](https://schoollist.au/guides/primary-school-starting-age-by-state/): The cut-off date for starting primary school in each Australian state and territory, and what the first year is called locally.
- [Public vs Catholic vs independent schools, compared](https://schoollist.au/guides/public-vs-catholic-vs-independent/): A neutral look at fees, sector differences, and how to compare results across public, Catholic and independent schools using ICSEA.
- [Queensland state school catchments and academies explained](https://schoollist.au/guides/queensland-state-school-catchments-and-academies/): How Queensland catchments and enrolment management plans work, and what the Queensland Academies and Brisbane State High offer.
- [Victoria school zones and selective entry high schools explained](https://schoollist.au/guides/victoria-school-zones-and-selective-entry/): How Find My School zoning works, the designated neighbourhood school rule, and Victoria's four selective-entry high schools.
- [WA local intake areas and GATE explained](https://schoollist.au/guides/western-australia-local-intake-areas-and-gate/): How Western Australian local-intake areas guarantee a place, and how the GATE academic, arts and languages programs work.
- [What is ICSEA, and what does it actually tell you?](https://schoollist.au/guides/what-is-icsea/): What the Index of Community Socio-educational Advantage measures, how a value of 1000 is worked out, and its real limits.

## Data sources and licences

- State and territory education department open-data portals (school lists, locations, enrolments, contacts, attendance and more), mostly under Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licences.
- ACARA Australian Schools List (non-government schools in some states) and ACARA School Profile 2025 (ICSEA, enrolments and similar fields where a state does not publish them), under ACARA's terms.
- Senior results from state curriculum authorities (for example VCAA, SCSA and NESA merit lists).
- School-level NAPLAN results from My School are not reproduced.
- Full list with licences and attribution: https://schoollist.au/data-sources/

## Optional

- [Full text of the guides](https://schoollist.au/llms-full.txt)
- [Terms of use](https://schoollist.au/terms/)
- [Privacy policy](https://schoollist.au/privacy/)
- [Contact](https://schoollist.au/contact/): info@schoollist.au