2026 ranking · 30 schools
Best Anglican private schools in Australia
Top Anglican-tradition private schools by ICSEA + cohort profile.
Abbotsleigh
Wahroonga, Sydney · Anglican · girls
Consistently top HSC results among Sydney girls' schools · Strong music and choral program · Sister school to Knox Grammar (joint events)
SCEGGS Darlinghurst
Darlinghurst, Sydney · Anglican · girls
Consistently top-five NSW HSC ranked school · Inner-city campus with strong creative arts focus · Progressive Anglican social-justice ethos
St Catherine's School
Toorak, Melbourne · Anglican · girls
Strong VCE outcomes · Toorak elite community · Small boarding house with rural + international students
St Catherine's School Waverley
Waverley, Sydney · Anglican · girls
Australia's oldest girls' school (est. 1856) · Eastern Sydney harbour-adjacent campus · Strong HSC outcomes + drama tradition
St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls
Mosman Park, Perth · Anglican · girls
Among WA's highest ICSEA girls' schools · Three campuses (Mosman Park + Pemberton outdoor ed) · IGSSA sport + boarding from Year 7
Canberra Grammar School
Red Hill, Canberra · Anglican · co-educational
Computing and digital innovation program · Fully co-educational since 2018 · Boarding houses for senior students
SCECGS Redlands
Cremorne, Sydney · Anglican · co-ed
Has offered the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma since 1988 - longer than any other school in NSW - running it alongside the HSC; the Year 9 Moonbah Program is a bespoke nine-week residential experience at the school's own High Country Campus in Jindabyne · One of Sydney's highest-ICSEA schools at 1193 (~99th percentile, ~84% of students in the top socio-educational quarter); a premium, top-tier fee school with 2026 secondary tuition at $43,800-$47,100 · Distinctive experiential learning beyond the classroom: a compulsory Year 10 Arnhem Land cultural immersion with Culture College, an optional ten-week Year 10 Winter School at Jindabyne, and a transition to school-managed devices (MacBook Air for Year 7). Founded 1884, originally a girls' school, fully co-educational independent Anglican grammar today
Christ Church Grammar School
Claremont, Perth · Anglican · boys
Top-performing non-selective WACE/ATAR results · PSA sport (rowing on Freshwater Bay) · 110-boy boarding house
Korowa Anglican Girls' School
Glen Iris, Melbourne · Anglican · girls
Strong VCE academic outcomes · Personalised pastoral care · Eastern Melbourne girls school
Camberwell Grammar School
Canterbury, Melbourne · Anglican · boys
Strong VCE academic results (median 34, 20% scoring 40+) · AGSV member with strong sport program · Established music, debating and outdoor education programs across Junior, Middle and Senior Schools
Trinity Grammar School
Kew, Melbourne · Anglican · boys
Coordinate Program with Ruyton Girls' School for shared VCE classes (since 1993) · IB Primary Years Programme in Junior School · Compulsory outdoor education program Years 7-10
Radford College
Bruce, Canberra · Anglican · co-educational
IB Diploma alongside ACT BSSS pathway · Round Square member school · Largest enrolment in ACT independent sector (2,100+)
Shore (Sydney Church of England Grammar)
North Sydney, Sydney · Anglican · boys
GPS founding member with strong rowing on Sydney Harbour · Northwood and Northbridge campuses with extensive sport facilities · Anglican formation with chapel program
Cranbrook School
Bellevue Hill, Sydney · Anglican · co-educational
IB Diploma offered alongside HSC · Recently became co-educational from K-12 · Eastern Suburbs harbourside campus with strong arts program
Melbourne Grammar School
South Yarra, Melbourne · Anglican · boys (co-ed Prep-Year 6)
28-time Head of the River rowing champions · Internationally touring symphony orchestra · Strong VCE results, median ATAR consistently 90+
Barker College
Hornsby, Sydney · Anglican · co-ed
ICSEA 1179 (around the 98th percentile nationally) - one of NSW's most academically advantaged independent schools · Completed transition to full co-education in 2022 after introducing girls in senior years in 1975; now Pre-K to Year 12 co-ed on a single Hornsby campus · Boarding for Years 9-12 ($38,830) drawing rural and international students; notable alumni include Midnight Oil's Peter Garrett, film director Philip Noyce and cricketer Lisa Sthalekar
Camberwell Girls Grammar School
Canterbury, Melbourne · Anglican · girls
Sister to Camberwell Grammar (boys) · Strong VCE outcomes · Eastern Melbourne Anglican girls
Hillbrook Anglican School
Enoggera, Brisbane · Anglican · co-ed
Very high ICSEA of 1175 - more educationally advantaged than roughly 99% of Australian schools; co-ed, about 711 students Years 7-12 · Signature compulsory Outdoor Education Program embedded across every year level (camping, kayaking, rock-climbing, orienteering) focused on relationships and reflection - a defining part of the school culture · All-inclusive single flat fee covering a maintained Apple laptop, all textbooks/e-texts, standard camps and Outdoor Education days, and student accident insurance
Walford Anglican School for Girls
Hyde Park, Adelaide · Anglican · girls
IB Primary Years Programme in Junior School · Approximately 65 boarders · Sibling discounts up to 30 percent for fourth child
St Peter's Girls' School
Stonyfell, Adelaide · Anglican · girls
IB Primary Years and Diploma Programmes · Strong STEM and performing arts focus · Founded by the Sisters of the Church
Trinity Grammar School (Summer Hill)
Summer Hill, Sydney · Anglican · boys
Strong music program (one of largest school music programs in Australia) · AAGPS sport member with strong rugby and rowing · Field studies centre at Woollamia
Hale School
Wembley Downs, Perth · Anglican · boys
Oldest boys' school in WA (1858) · PSA sport (rugby, rowing, cricket) · Strong cadet + boarding tradition
Anglican Church Grammar School (Churchie)
East Brisbane, Brisbane · Anglican · boys
GPS sport (rowing, rugby, cricket) · International Baccalaureate Diploma + Primary Years Programme · 150-boy boarding house from Year 7
All Saints' College
Bull Creek, Perth · Anglican · co-educational
Modern Anglican co-ed school · Strong IB + WACE outcomes · Perth south river-edge campus
St Andrew's Cathedral School
Sydney CBD, Sydney · Anglican · co-educational
Cathedral Choir + Gawura Indigenous program · Sydney CBD inner-city campus · Co-educational K-12
The King's School
North Parramatta, Sydney · Anglican · boys
Australia's oldest independent school · One of the largest GPS boarding schools (~430 boarders) · Strong rugby and cadet program tradition
Firbank Grammar School
Brighton, Melbourne · Anglican · girls
Highest ICSEA of the four at 1164, placing it among the most socio-educationally advantaged schools in Australia · Founded 1909 by the Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne; one of Victoria's few remaining girls' boarding schools (Brighton senior campus, boarding fee $36,366 in 2026) · Co-ed Junior School at Sandringham plus close brother-school ties with Brighton Grammar (joint music, drama and a 5% sibling fee concession across the two schools)
Roseville College
Roseville, Sydney · Anglican · girls
Strong upper North Shore community · Anglican Sisters of the Society of the Sacred Advent foundation · Strong HSC results + creative arts
Perth College
Mount Lawley, Perth · Anglican · girls
Strong WACE + IB academic outcomes · Boarding for regional WA + international · Anglican Sisters of the Society of the Sacred Advent foundation
St Margaret's Anglican Girls School
Ascot, Brisbane · Anglican · girls
~190 boarders Years 5-12 (one of QLD's leading girls' boarding schools) · QGSSSA sport - rowing, hockey, netball · Sisters of the Sacred Advent founding heritage
How this list is ranked
Anglican Schools Australia represents 150+ schools nationally. The most academically-focused tend to cluster at the top of state rankings — Cranbrook, MGS, Geelong Grammar, Brisbane Grammar.
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