50 private schools in Sydney, ranked and compared side by side — fees, maths and English ratings, academic results and catchment zones. Also known as independent schools in Sydney.
Top 50 Schools
- Macquarie Grammar School - Sydney, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- St Andrew's Cathedral School - Sydney, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- St Andrew’s Cathedral School - Sydney, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- Australian International High School - Sydney, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- Sydney Grammar School - Darlinghurst, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- East Sydney Community Based High School - Darlinghurst, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- SCEGGS Darlinghurst - Darlinghurst, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- St Vincent's College - Potts Point, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- Westbourne College Sydney - Ultimo, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- Australian Institute of Music - The Rocks, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- International Grammar School - Ultimo, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- Australian Performing Arts Grammar School - Glebe, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- Loreto Kirribilli - Kirribilli, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- St Aloysius' College - Milsons Point - Milsons Point, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- Redfern Jarjum College - Redfern, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- Ascham School - Edgecliff, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- St Scholastica's College - Glebe - Glebe, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- Cameragal Montessori School Head Office - North Sydney, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- Inner Sydney Montessori School - Balmain, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- Inner Sydney Montessori School - Balmain, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- GOAL College - Glebe Campus - Forest Lodge, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- Shore School - North Sydney, INDEPENDENT
- Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College - North Sydney, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- Taylors College - Waterloo, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- Cameragal Montessori School - North Sydney, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- Cranbrook School - Bellevue Hill, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- Wenona School - North Sydney, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- The Athena School - Newtown, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- The Scots College - Bellevue Hill, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- SCECGS Redlands - Cremorne, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- Reddam House - Woollahra, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- Moriah College - Queens Park , INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- Mosman Church of England Prep School - Mosman, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- Kincoppal - Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart - Vaucluse, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- Italian Bilingual School - Meadowbank, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- Newington College - Stanmore, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- Waverley College - Waverley, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- Emanuel School - Randwick, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- Coogee Boys’ Preparatory School - Randwick , INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- Montessori East - Bondi, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- Kambala - Rose Bay, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- St Catherine's School - Waverley, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- Queenwood School - Mosman, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- Claremont College - Randwick, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- Currambena Primary School and Preschool - Lane Cove, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- St Spyridon College - Maroubra, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- Christian Brothers High School - Lewisham, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- Saint Ignatius' College - Lane Cove, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- St Maroun's College - Marrickville, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
- St Joseph's College - Hunters Hill - Hunters Hill, INDEPENDENT [object Object]
Best Private Schools in Sydney — 50 compared
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Macquarie Grammar School
225 Clarence Street
Sydney, NSW 2000
Gender
Co-ed
Sector
Indep.
Annual Fee
$19,500+
Maths
English
St Andrew's Cathedral School
Sydney Square/474 Kent St
Sydney, NSW 2000
Gender
Co-ed
Sector
Indep.
Annual Fee
$23,762+
Maths
English
St Andrew’s Cathedral School
Sydney Square
Sydney, NSW 2000
Gender
Co-ed
Sector
Indep.
Annual Fee
$25,306+
Ratings not published
Australian International High School
Level 6, 505 George Street
Sydney, NSW 2000
Gender
Co-ed
Sector
Indep.
Ratings not published
Sydney Grammar School
College Street
Darlinghurst, NSW 2010
Gender
Male
Sector
Indep.
Annual Fee
$45,987+
Maths
English
East Sydney Community Based High School
75 William Street
Darlinghurst, NSW 2010
Gender
Co-ed
Sector
Indep.
Ratings not published
SCEGGS Darlinghurst
215 Forbes Street
Darlinghurst, NSW 2010
Gender
Female
Sector
Indep.
Annual Fee
$29,600+
Maths
English
St Vincent's College
Rockwall Crescent
Potts Point, NSW 2011
Gender
Female
Sector
Indep.
Annual Fee
$21,285+
Maths
English
Westbourne College Sydney
Level 7/579 Harris Street
Ultimo, NSW 2007
Gender
Co-ed
Sector
Indep.
Ratings not published
Australian Institute of Music
66 Harrington Street
The Rocks, NSW 2000
Gender
Co-ed
Sector
Indep.
Annual Fee
$24,336
Ratings not published
International Grammar School
4-8 Kelly Street
Ultimo, NSW 2007
Gender
Co-ed
Sector
Indep.
Annual Fee
$22,344+
Maths
English
Australian Performing Arts Grammar School
255 Broadway
Glebe, NSW 2037
Gender
Co-ed
Sector
Indep.
Annual Fee
$15,880+
Maths
English
Loreto Kirribilli
85 Carabella Street
Kirribilli, NSW 2061
Gender
Female
Sector
Indep.
Annual Fee
$22,350+
Maths
English
St Aloysius' College - Milsons Point
47 Upper Pitt Street
Milsons Point, NSW 2061
Gender
Co-ed
Sector
Indep.
Annual Fee
$21,576+
Ratings not published
Redfern Jarjum College
117 Redfern Street
Redfern, NSW 2016
Gender
Co-ed
Sector
Indep.
Ratings not published
Ascham School
188 New South Head Road
Edgecliff, NSW 2027
Gender
Female
Sector
Indep.
Maths
English
St Scholastica's College - Glebe
4 Avenue Road
Glebe, NSW 2037
Gender
Female
Sector
Indep.
Annual Fee
$10,500+
Maths
English
Cameragal Montessori School Head Office
47 Ridge Street
North Sydney, NSW 2060
Gender
Co-ed
Sector
Indep.
Ratings not published
Inner Sydney Montessori School
44 Smith Street
Balmain, NSW 2041
Gender
Co-ed
Sector
Indep.
Annual Fee
$21,268
Maths
English
Inner Sydney Montessori School
44 Smith Street
Balmain, NSW 2041
Gender
Co-ed
Sector
Indep.
Annual Fee
$22,969
Ratings not published
GOAL College - Glebe Campus
Level 2, 54 Parramatta Road
Forest Lodge, NSW 2037
Gender
Co-ed
Sector
Indep.
Ratings not published
Shore School
Blue Street
North Sydney, NSW 2060
Gender
Co-ed
Sector
Indep.
Annual Fee
$29,860+
Ratings not published
Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College
128 Miller Street
North Sydney, NSW 2060
Gender
Female
Sector
Indep.
Annual Fee
$26,560+
Maths
English
Taylors College
965 Bourke St
Waterloo, NSW 2017
Gender
Co-ed
Sector
Indep.
Ratings not published
Cameragal Montessori School
45 Ridge Street
North Sydney, NSW 2060
Gender
Co-ed
Sector
Indep.
Ratings not published
Cranbrook School
5 Victoria Road
Bellevue Hill, NSW 2023
Gender
Co-ed
Sector
Indep.
Annual Fee
$19,614+
Maths
English
Wenona School
176 Walker Street
North Sydney, NSW 2060
Gender
Female
Sector
Indep.
Maths
English
The Athena School
28 Oxford Street
Newtown, NSW 2042
Gender
Co-ed
Sector
Indep.
Maths
English
The Scots College
7 Mansion Road
Bellevue Hill, NSW 2023
Gender
Male
Sector
Indep.
Maths
English
SCECGS Redlands
272 Military Road
Cremorne, NSW 2090
Gender
Co-ed
Sector
Indep.
Annual Fee
$23,200+
Ratings not published
Reddam House
70 Edgecliff Road
Woollahra, NSW 2025
Gender
Co-ed
Sector
Indep.
Annual Fee
$27,110+
Maths
English
Moriah College
Queens Park Road
Queens Park , NSW 2022
Gender
Co-ed
Sector
Indep.
Annual Fee
$25,500+
Maths
English
Mosman Church of England Prep School
75 Shadforth Street
Mosman, NSW 2088
Gender
Male
Sector
Indep.
Annual Fee
$27,900+
Maths
English
Kincoppal - Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart
Cnr New South Head Road & Vaucluse Rd
Vaucluse, NSW 2030
Gender
Co-ed
Sector
Indep.
Annual Fee
$21,240+
Maths
English
Italian Bilingual School
30-32 See St
Meadowbank, NSW 2114
Gender
Co-ed
Sector
Indep.
Annual Fee
$10,584+
Maths
English
Newington College
200 Stanmore Road
Stanmore, NSW 2048
Gender
Male
Sector
Indep.
Annual Fee
$24,390+
Maths
English
Waverley College
131 Birrell Street
Waverley, NSW 2024
Gender
Co-ed
Sector
Indep.
Annual Fee
$19,850+
Maths
English
Emanuel School
20 Stanley Street
Randwick, NSW 2031
Gender
Co-ed
Sector
Indep.
Annual Fee
$12,165+
Maths
English
Coogee Boys’ Preparatory School
Cnr Alison Road and Cook Street
Randwick , NSW 2031
Gender
Male
Sector
Indep.
Ratings not published
Montessori East
8 Wellington Street
Bondi, NSW 2026
Gender
Co-ed
Sector
Indep.
Annual Fee
$23,306
Maths
English
Kambala
794 New South Head Road
Rose Bay, NSW 2029
Gender
Female
Sector
Indep.
Annual Fee
$19,000
Maths
English
St Catherine's School
26 Albion Street
Waverley, NSW 2024
Gender
Female
Sector
Indep.
Annual Fee
$24,370+
Maths
English
Queenwood School
47 Mandolong Road
Mosman, NSW 2088
Gender
Female
Sector
Indep.
Maths
English
Claremont College
30 Coogee Bay Road
Randwick, NSW 2031
Gender
Co-ed
Sector
Indep.
Annual Fee
$16,400+
Maths
English
Currambena Primary School and Preschool
205 Longueville Road
Lane Cove, NSW 2066
Gender
Co-ed
Sector
Indep.
Annual Fee
$8,572+
Ratings not published
St Spyridon College
1130 Anzac Parade
Maroubra, NSW 2035
Gender
Co-ed
Sector
Indep.
Annual Fee
$9,900+
Ratings not published
Christian Brothers High School
68-84 The Boulevarde
Lewisham, NSW 2049
Gender
Male
Sector
Indep.
Annual Fee
$7,540+
Maths
English
Saint Ignatius' College
Tambourine Bay Road
Lane Cove, NSW 2066
Gender
Male
Sector
Indep.
Annual Fee
$32,210+
Ratings not published
St Maroun's College
194 Wardell Road
Marrickville, NSW 2204
Gender
Co-ed
Sector
Indep.
Annual Fee
$3,210+
Maths
English
St Joseph's College - Hunters Hill
Mark Street
Hunters Hill, NSW 2110
Gender
Male
Sector
Indep.
Annual Fee
$42,732
Maths
English
Best Private Schools in Sydney — 50 compared
50 private schools in Sydney, ranked and compared side by side — fees, maths and English ratings, academic results and catchment zones. Also known as independent schools in Sydney.
How the top 15 compare
median annual fee $29,451 across the 11 with published fees · average rating 4.9/5
| # | School | Annual fee | vs highest fee | Maths | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macquarie Grammar School Sydney | $19,500 | | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| 2 | St Andrew's Cathedral School Sydney | $38,404 | | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| 3 | St Andrew’s Cathedral School Sydney | $40,900 | | — | — |
| 4 | Australian International High School Sydney | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Sydney Grammar School Darlinghurst | $52,410 | | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| 6 | East Sydney Community Based High School Darlinghurst | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst Darlinghurst | $48,152 | | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| 8 | St Vincent's College Potts Point | $21,285 | | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| 9 | Westbourne College Sydney Ultimo | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Australian Institute of Music The Rocks | $24,336 Year 12 | | — | — |
| 11 | International Grammar School Ultimo | $29,451 | | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| 12 | Australian Performing Arts Grammar School Glebe | $15,880 | | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| 13 | Loreto Kirribilli Kirribilli | $29,520 | | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| 14 | St Aloysius' College - Milsons Point Milsons Point | $25,128 | | — | — |
| 15 | Redfern Jarjum College Redfern | — | — | — | — |
Fees are the school’s published annual day fee (Year 7 where published, otherwise the highest level published); ratings are AroundSchools maths and English ratings out of 5. A dash means the school has not published that figure.