2026 ranking · 30 schools

Best Anglican private schools in Australia

Top Anglican-tradition private schools by ICSEA + cohort profile.

The Education Desk · Editorial team, schools + fertility + family services · Updated 11 June 2026 · How we rank · Editorial standards
1

Abbotsleigh

Wahroonga, Sydney · Anglican · girls

ICSEA 1217 $42k Y12 Median ATAR 93.9 13% ATAR 99+

Consistently top HSC results among Sydney girls' schools · Strong music and choral program · Sister school to Knox Grammar (joint events)

2

SCEGGS Darlinghurst

Darlinghurst, Sydney · Anglican · girls

ICSEA 1212 $52k Y12 8.26% ATAR 99+

Consistently top-five NSW HSC ranked school · Inner-city campus with strong creative arts focus · Progressive Anglican social-justice ethos

3

St Catherine's School

Toorak, Melbourne · Anglican · girls

ICSEA 1212 $38k Y12

Strong VCE outcomes · Toorak elite community · Small boarding house with rural + international students

4

St Catherine's School Waverley

Waverley, Sydney · Anglican · girls

ICSEA 1212 $40k Y12

Australia's oldest girls' school (est. 1856) · Eastern Sydney harbour-adjacent campus · Strong HSC outcomes + drama tradition

5

St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls

Mosman Park, Perth · Anglican · girls

ICSEA 1194 $34k Y12

Among WA's highest ICSEA girls' schools · Three campuses (Mosman Park + Pemberton outdoor ed) · IGSSA sport + boarding from Year 7

6

Canberra Grammar School

Red Hill, Canberra · Anglican · co-educational

ICSEA 1194 $45k Y12

Computing and digital innovation program · Fully co-educational since 2018 · Boarding houses for senior students

7

SCECGS Redlands

Cremorne, Sydney · Anglican · co-ed

ICSEA 1193 $47k Y12

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

8

Christ Church Grammar School

Claremont, Perth · Anglican · boys

ICSEA 1191 $37k Y12 13% ATAR 99+

Top-performing non-selective WACE/ATAR results · PSA sport (rowing on Freshwater Bay) · 110-boy boarding house

9

Korowa Anglican Girls' School

Glen Iris, Melbourne · Anglican · girls

ICSEA 1187 $32k Y12

Strong VCE academic outcomes · Personalised pastoral care · Eastern Melbourne girls school

10

Camberwell Grammar School

Canterbury, Melbourne · Anglican · boys

ICSEA 1185 $44k Y12 Median ATAR 91.45 13% ATAR 99+

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

11

Trinity Grammar School

Kew, Melbourne · Anglican · boys

ICSEA 1184 $45k Y12 Median ATAR 89.8

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

12

Radford College

Bruce, Canberra · Anglican · co-educational

ICSEA 1184 $26k Y12

IB Diploma alongside ACT BSSS pathway · Round Square member school · Largest enrolment in ACT independent sector (2,100+)

13

Shore (Sydney Church of England Grammar)

North Sydney, Sydney · Anglican · boys

ICSEA 1182 $48k Y12 Median ATAR 91.13

GPS founding member with strong rowing on Sydney Harbour · Northwood and Northbridge campuses with extensive sport facilities · Anglican formation with chapel program

14

Cranbrook School

Bellevue Hill, Sydney · Anglican · co-educational

ICSEA 1181 $50k Y12

IB Diploma offered alongside HSC · Recently became co-educational from K-12 · Eastern Suburbs harbourside campus with strong arts program

15

Melbourne Grammar School

South Yarra, Melbourne · Anglican · boys (co-ed Prep-Year 6)

ICSEA 1180 $46k Y12 Median ATAR 92.55 15% ATAR 99+

28-time Head of the River rowing champions · Internationally touring symphony orchestra · Strong VCE results, median ATAR consistently 90+

16

Barker College

Hornsby, Sydney · Anglican · co-ed

ICSEA 1179 $45k Y12

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

17

Camberwell Girls Grammar School

Canterbury, Melbourne · Anglican · girls

ICSEA 1177 $30k Y12 Median ATAR 93.2 12% ATAR 99+

Sister to Camberwell Grammar (boys) · Strong VCE outcomes · Eastern Melbourne Anglican girls

18

Hillbrook Anglican School

Enoggera, Brisbane · Anglican · co-ed

ICSEA 1175 $20k Y12

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

19

Walford Anglican School for Girls

Hyde Park, Adelaide · Anglican · girls

ICSEA 1173 $29k Y12 12% ATAR 99+

IB Primary Years Programme in Junior School · Approximately 65 boarders · Sibling discounts up to 30 percent for fourth child

20

St Peter's Girls' School

Stonyfell, Adelaide · Anglican · girls

ICSEA 1173 $29k Y12

IB Primary Years and Diploma Programmes · Strong STEM and performing arts focus · Founded by the Sisters of the Church

21

Trinity Grammar School (Summer Hill)

Summer Hill, Sydney · Anglican · boys

ICSEA 1170 $48k Y12

Strong music program (one of largest school music programs in Australia) · AAGPS sport member with strong rugby and rowing · Field studies centre at Woollamia

22

Hale School

Wembley Downs, Perth · Anglican · boys

ICSEA 1169 $33k Y12 9% ATAR 99+

Oldest boys' school in WA (1858) · PSA sport (rugby, rowing, cricket) · Strong cadet + boarding tradition

23

Anglican Church Grammar School (Churchie)

East Brisbane, Brisbane · Anglican · boys

ICSEA 1167 $34k Y12 Median ATAR 90.85 13% ATAR 99+

GPS sport (rowing, rugby, cricket) · International Baccalaureate Diploma + Primary Years Programme · 150-boy boarding house from Year 7

24

All Saints' College

Bull Creek, Perth · Anglican · co-educational

ICSEA 1167 $22k Y12

Modern Anglican co-ed school · Strong IB + WACE outcomes · Perth south river-edge campus

25

St Andrew's Cathedral School

Sydney CBD, Sydney · Anglican · co-educational

ICSEA 1166 $34k Y12

Cathedral Choir + Gawura Indigenous program · Sydney CBD inner-city campus · Co-educational K-12

26

The King's School

North Parramatta, Sydney · Anglican · boys

ICSEA 1164 $50k Y12

Australia's oldest independent school · One of the largest GPS boarding schools (~430 boarders) · Strong rugby and cadet program tradition

27

Firbank Grammar School

Brighton, Melbourne · Anglican · girls

ICSEA 1164 $42k Y12

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)

28

Roseville College

Roseville, Sydney · Anglican · girls

ICSEA 1163 $28k Y12

Strong upper North Shore community · Anglican Sisters of the Society of the Sacred Advent foundation · Strong HSC results + creative arts

29

Perth College

Mount Lawley, Perth · Anglican · girls

ICSEA 1163 $24k Y12

Strong WACE + IB academic outcomes · Boarding for regional WA + international · Anglican Sisters of the Society of the Sacred Advent foundation

30

St Margaret's Anglican Girls School

Ascot, Brisbane · Anglican · girls

ICSEA 1159 $33k Y12 Median ATAR 93.05 8.1% ATAR 99+

~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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