Rankings
Pick a state and a level. Each page holds several tables, one per official measure, so you can see a school's size, attendance and intake alongside any published results.
| State | Public primary schools | Public high schools | Private schools |
|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | 1,661 schools6 tables | 471 schoolsHSC 236 tables | 1,200 schoolsHSC 462 tables |
| Victoria | 1,227 schoolsVCE 382 tables | 338 schoolsVCE 2674 tables | 722 schoolsVCE 1794 tables |
| Queensland | 1,009 schools2 tables | 281 schools2 tables | 525 schools2 tables |
| Western Australia | 637 schoolsWACE 42 tables | 193 schoolsWACE 1044 tables | 319 schoolsWACE 993 tables |
| South Australia | 424 schools2 tables | 146 schools2 tables | 258 schools2 tables |
| Tasmania | 153 schools3 tables | 66 schools3 tables | 96 schools2 tables |
| Australian Capital Territory | 68 schools2 tables | 31 schools2 tables | 54 schools2 tables |
| Northern Territory | 132 schools2 tables | 95 schools2 tables | 53 schools2 tables |
What the tables cover
- Attendance rate Share of school days attended by enrolled students in the latest published year. Attendance tracks engagement and wellbeing, not academic results.
- Most improved attendance Change in attendance rate over three years, in percentage points.
- Fastest growing enrolments Change in total enrolments over the last five years. Growth usually follows new housing or a change in reputation; check the profile's history.
- Largest schools Total enrolments in the latest published year.
- Highest ICSEA ICSEA measures the educational advantage of the families a school serves. It is not a performance measure; it explains much of what results lists show.
- Most language diversity Share of students with a language background other than English.
- VCE study scores of 40 and above Share of VCE study scores at 40 or higher (top ~9% statewide) in the latest year. Selective-entry and high-ICSEA schools dominate by design.
- VCE completion rate Share of students who satisfactorily completed the VCE.
- Completed four or more ATAR courses Share of Year 12 students completing four or more ATAR courses, a proxy for university-bound cohorts.
- GATE minimum entry scores Latest published minimum entry score for the school's Gifted and Talented program. Higher means more competitive entry.
How we rank
Where a state publishes school-level senior results, the first list orders schools on that state's own headline figure (median VCE study score in Victoria, WACE achievement in WA, and in NSW only the top-10% list the law allows). Every other table is a single official measure ranked on its own. We do not blend measures into a composite score, because they describe different things.
Two cautions apply to every list. First, results follow family advantage: compare a school with its similar-ICSEA peers before judging it. Second, small cohorts swing: a school testing 20 students can jump 100 places on one strong year. Full methodology.