Brisbane Boys' College (Toowong)
Kensington Terrace, Toowong QLD 4066
Brisbane Boys' College (Toowong) is an independent combined primary and secondary school in Toowong, QLD from Prep to Year 12 with about 1,393 students. Its ICSEA is 1,164, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the school's own page. About this link
ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: an independent boys' school in Toowong educating students from Prep to Year 12, with boarding from Year 7. Founded in 1902 on a 19-hectare campus about 4km from the Brisbane CBD, it is part of the Presbyterian and Methodist Schools Association. It offers academics, sport, music including a pipe band, service, spiritual life and outdoor education programs.
Often praised
- Pipe band and music
- Boarding from Year 7
- Broad co-curricular offering
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NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Brisbane Boys' College (Toowong) on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Peters Lutheran College (Indooroopilly) | Indooroopilly | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.2 km | 1,183 | 2,330 |
| Ambrose Treacy College (Indooroopilly) | Indooroopilly | Catholic k–12 / combined | 3.1 km | 1,139 | 1,273 |
| St Laurence's College (South Brisbane) | South Brisbane | Catholic k–12 / combined | 3.6 km | 1,117 | 2,033 |
| Somerville House (South Brisbane) | South Brisbane | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.7 km | 1,180 | 1,377 |
| Brisbane Grammar School (Brisbane) | Brisbane | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.3 km | 1,210 | 1,996 |
| Kelvin Grove State CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Kelvin Grove | Public k–12 / combined | 4.8 km | 1,135 | 3,617 |
| St Joseph's College (Brisbane) | Brisbane | Catholic k–12 / combined | 4.9 km | 1,182 | 1,896 |
| The Glenleighden School (Fig Tree Pocket) | Fig Tree Pocket | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.1 km | 1,084 | 223 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in QLD
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citipointe Christian College (Carindale) | Carindale | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 1,805 | 1,166 |
| St Aidan's Anglican Girls School (Corinda) | Corinda | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 1,075 | 1,168 |
| Anglican Church Grammar School (East Brisbane) | East Brisbane | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 1,901 | 1,170 |
| St Margaret's Anglican Girls School (Ascot) | Ascot | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 1,436 | 1,158 |
| Somerset College (Mudgeeraba) | Mudgeeraba | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 1,612 | 1,157 |
| Matthew Flinders Anglican College (Buderim) | Buderim | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 1,426 | 1,155 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.