13 schools · 2026 fees verified

Best Private Schools in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs (2026)

The Eastern Suburbs of Sydney concentrate one of Australia's wealthiest private-school catchments — covering Bellevue Hill, Vaucluse, Double Bay, Bondi, Rose Bay, Coogee and the Paddington / Woollahra arc. Major schools include Cranbrook (Bellevue Hill), Ascham (Edgecliff), Kambala (Rose Bay), Moriah College (Queens Park), Reddam House (Bondi), SCEGGS Darlinghurst, Scots College Bellevue Hill, Sydney Grammar Edgecliff, and St Vincent's College Potts Point. Many are walking-distance for local families; others draw across the catchment via private bus networks. Year 12 tuition typically $35,000–$50,000.

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Key takeaways

  • 13 schools matched, ranked by ICSEA (highest first).
  • 2026 Year 12 tuition ranges $9,820–$52,410.
  • 5 of 13 offer boarding.
  • Sourced from each school's published 2026 fee schedule. Independent — no paid placements.
Best Private Schools in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs (2026) — quick compare table · Click any header to sort
Provider ⇅ Suburb ⇅ Sector ⇅ Gender ⇅ ICSEA ⇅ Y12 fee ⇅ Boarding ⇅
Sydney Grammar School DarlinghurstIndependent (non-denominational)boys1274$52,410No
Ascham School EdgecliffIndependent (non-denominational)girls1217$41,680Yes
SCEGGS Darlinghurst DarlinghurstAnglicangirls1212$51,856No
Reddam House BondiIndependent (non-denominational)co-educational1188$38,200No
Emanuel School RandwickJewishco-ed1182$35,650No
Cranbrook School Bellevue HillAnglicanco-educational1181$49,521Yes
St Andrew's Cathedral School Sydney CBDAnglicanco-educational1166$33,620No
Kincoppal-Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart Rose BayCatholicgirls1163$45,660Yes
The Scots College Bellevue HillPresbyterianboys1157on requestYes
Kambala Rose BayAnglicangirls1134$49,800Yes
Brigidine College Randwick RandwickCatholic (Brigidine)girls1117$10,880No
St Mary's Cathedral College Sydney CBDCatholicboys1098$10,820No
Marcellin College Randwick RandwickCatholic (Marist)boys1078$9,820No

Top 20 by ICSEA. Independent — no paid placements.

1

Sydney Grammar School

, Darlinghurst
Independent (non-denominational) Boys Elite tier Est. 1857

Sydney Grammar School is in Darlinghurst, Sydney. Independent (non-denominational), boys, K-Year 12 (boys K-Year 12 College St; co-ed Edgecliff and St Ives Prep). $52,410/yr Year 12 tuition · ICSEA 1274. Founded 1857. Standout: Consistently Sydney's top HSC academic results.

Y12 fee 2026

$52,410/yr

Y7 fee 2026

$52,410

ICSEA

1274

Year levels

K-Year 12 (boys K-Year 12 College St; co-ed Edgecliff and St Ives Prep)

Best for: Families in Sydney

Standout programs

  • › Consistently Sydney's top HSC academic results
  • › Strong Classics, Latin and humanities tradition
  • › GPS sport member with strong rowing and athletics
See full profile → School site ↗ Fee source ↗
2

Ascham School

, Edgecliff
Independent (non-denominational) Girls Top tier Boarding Est. 1886

Ascham School is in Edgecliff, Sydney. Independent (non-denominational), girls, K-Year 12. $41,680/yr Year 12 tuition · ICSEA 1217. Founded 1886. Boarding offered. Standout: Dalton Plan progressive education methodology (one of few in Australia).

Y12 fee 2026

$41,680/yr

Y7 fee 2026

$38,280

ICSEA

1217

Year levels

K-Year 12

Boarding: $33,200/yr (additional to tuition)

Best for: Families in Sydney

Standout programs

  • › Dalton Plan progressive education methodology (one of few in Australia)
  • › Top HSC results among Eastern Suburbs girls' schools
  • › Strong rowing program on Sydney Harbour
See full profile → School site ↗ Fee source ↗

Note: Ascham does not publish tuition publicly. Contact enrolments@ascham.nsw.edu.au for current 2026 schedule.

3

SCEGGS Darlinghurst

, Darlinghurst
Anglican Girls Elite tier Est. 1895

SCEGGS Darlinghurst is in Darlinghurst, Sydney. Anglican, girls, K-Year 12. $51,856/yr Year 12 tuition · ICSEA 1212. Founded 1895. Standout: Consistently top-five NSW HSC ranked school.

Y12 fee 2026

$51,856/yr

Y7 fee 2026

$48,152

ICSEA

1212

Year levels

K-Year 12

Best for: Families in Sydney

Standout programs

  • › Consistently top-five NSW HSC ranked school
  • › Inner-city campus with strong creative arts focus
  • › Progressive Anglican social-justice ethos
See full profile → School site ↗ Fee source ↗
4

Reddam House

, Bondi
Independent (non-denominational) Co-ed Top tier Est. 2001

Reddam House is in Bondi, Sydney. Independent (non-denominational), co-educational, Early Learning-Year 12. $38,200/yr Year 12 tuition · ICSEA 1188. Founded 2001. Standout: Modern co-ed eastern suburbs.

Y12 fee 2026

$38,200/yr

Y7 fee 2026

$35,400

ICSEA

1188

Year levels

Early Learning-Year 12

Best for: Families in Sydney

Standout programs

  • › Modern co-ed eastern suburbs
  • › Strong music + drama + visual arts
  • › Personalised learning pathways
See full profile → School site ↗ Fee source ↗
5

Emanuel School

, Randwick
Jewish Co-ed Top tier Est. 1983

Emanuel School is in Randwick, Sydney. Jewish, co-ed, Pre-school to Year 12. $35,650/yr Year 12 tuition · ICSEA 1182. Founded 1983. Standout: Heralded as the first Pre-school-to-Year-12 Progressive (Liberal) Jewish co-educational day school in the world, founded 1983 by Rabbi Brian Fox and the Temple Emanuel Woollahra community; PM Bob Hawke officially opened the Randwick campus in 1986.

Y12 fee 2026

$35,650/yr

Y7 fee 2026

$28,110

ICSEA

1182

Year levels

Pre-school to Year 12

Best for: Families in Sydney

Standout programs

  • › Heralded as the first Pre-school-to-Year-12 Progressive (Liberal) Jewish co-educational day school in the world, founded 1983 by Rabbi Brian Fox and the Temple Emanuel Woollahra community; PM Bob Hawke officially opened the Randwick campus in 1986
  • › Strong academic standing with an ICSEA of 1182 (well above the national average of 1000, ~99th percentile); compact ~830 student body with roughly two classes per year level
  • › Distinctive dual-curriculum model: tuition is split into a Secular component and a Liberal Jewish Day School (LJDS) component covering Hebrew and Jewish studies; heritage Randwick site (Blacket-designed buildings, on the NSW State Heritage Register)
See full profile → School site ↗ Fee source ↗

Note: Fee year 2026. Year 12 fee $35,650 and Year 7 fee $28,110 are the combined TOTAL tuition (Secular tuition $31,370 + Liberal Jewish Day School tuition $4,280 for Year 12) from the official 2026 Schedule of Annual Fees PDF, excludin

6

Cranbrook School

, Bellevue Hill
Anglican Co-ed Elite tier Boarding Est. 1918

Cranbrook School is in Bellevue Hill, Sydney. Anglican, co-educational, Pre-school to Year 12. $49,521/yr Year 12 tuition · ICSEA 1181. Founded 1918. Boarding offered. Standout: IB Diploma offered alongside HSC.

Y12 fee 2026

$49,521/yr

Y7 fee 2026

$47,643

ICSEA

1181

Year levels

Pre-school to Year 12

Best for: Families in Sydney

Standout programs

  • › IB Diploma offered alongside HSC
  • › Recently became co-educational from K-12
  • › Eastern Suburbs harbourside campus with strong arts program
See full profile → School site ↗ Fee source ↗
7

St Andrew's Cathedral School

, Sydney CBD
Anglican Co-ed Mid tier Est. 1885

St Andrew's Cathedral School is in Sydney CBD, Sydney. Anglican, co-educational, K-Year 12. $33,620/yr Year 12 tuition · ICSEA 1166. Founded 1885. Standout: Cathedral Choir + Gawura Indigenous program.

Y12 fee 2026

$33,620/yr

Y7 fee 2026

$30,240

ICSEA

1166

Year levels

K-Year 12

Best for: Families in Sydney

Standout programs

  • › Cathedral Choir + Gawura Indigenous program
  • › Sydney CBD inner-city campus
  • › Co-educational K-12
See full profile → School site ↗ Fee source ↗
8

Kincoppal-Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart

, Rose Bay
Catholic Girls Elite tier Boarding Est. 1971

Kincoppal-Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart is in Rose Bay, Sydney. Catholic, girls, ELC-12 (co-ed ELC to Year 6; girls Year 7-12). $45,660/yr Year 12 tuition · ICSEA 1163. Founded 1971. Boarding offered. Standout: ICSEA 1163 — more educationally advantaged than roughly 96% of Australian schools; one of the highest-ICSEA Catholic girls' schools in NSW.

Y12 fee 2026

$45,660/yr

Y7 fee 2026

$42,076

ICSEA

1163

Year levels

ELC-12 (co-ed ELC to Year 6; girls Year 7-12)

Boarding: $38,772/yr (additional to tuition)

Best for: Families in Sydney

Standout programs

  • › ICSEA 1163 — more educationally advantaged than roughly 96% of Australian schools; one of the highest-ICSEA Catholic girls' schools in NSW
  • › Member of the global Society of the Sacred Heart network (Goals & Criteria of Sacred Heart education); harbourfront Rose Bay campus on the former Convent of the Sacred Heart estate dating to 1882
  • › One of the few remaining girls' boarding schools in eastern Sydney — around 150 boarders Year 7-12, with sibling discounts of 25% on boarding
See full profile → School site ↗ Fee source ↗

Note: Fee year 2026. Verified: Year 12 day tuition 2026 = 45,660 (Good Schools, sourced from the school's 2026 schedule; consistent with the school's published K-12 resident range of 28,968-45,660 on krb.nsw.edu.au). ICSEA 1163 (multipl

9

The Scots College

, Bellevue Hill
Presbyterian Boys Tier varies Boarding Est. 1893

The Scots College is in Bellevue Hill, Sydney. Presbyterian, boys, Pre-K to Year 12. fees on request · ICSEA 1157. Founded 1893. Boarding offered. Standout: Glengarry outdoor education campus (Year 9 program).

Y12 fee 2026

Fees on request

Y7 fee 2026

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ICSEA

1157

Year levels

Pre-K to Year 12

Best for: Families in Sydney

Standout programs

  • › Glengarry outdoor education campus (Year 9 program)
  • › Strong rugby and pipe band tradition (Brave Hearts, Bold Minds)
  • › GPS member with broad co-curricular offering
See full profile → School site ↗ Fee source ↗

Note: 2026 fee schedule gated; school directs enquiries to fees@scots.college.

10

Kambala

, Rose Bay
Anglican Girls Elite tier Boarding Est. 1887

Kambala is in Rose Bay, Sydney. Anglican, girls, Pre-K to Year 12. $49,800/yr Year 12 tuition · ICSEA 1134. Founded 1887. Boarding offered. Standout: Both IB Diploma and HSC offered (rare combination).

Y12 fee 2026

$49,800/yr

Y7 fee 2026

$49,100

ICSEA

1134

Year levels

Pre-K to Year 12

Boarding: $33,700/yr (additional to tuition)

Best for: Families in Sydney

Standout programs

  • › Both IB Diploma and HSC offered (rare combination)
  • › Hampshire House boarding for senior students
  • › Harbourside Rose Bay campus with strong rowing
See full profile → School site ↗ Fee source ↗

Note: Tuition gated. Application fee $300 + enrolment fee $6,000 confirmed.

11

Brigidine College Randwick

, Randwick
Catholic (Brigidine) Girls Lower-fee Est. 1929

Brigidine College Randwick is in Randwick, Sydney. Catholic (Brigidine), girls, Year 7-Year 12. $10,880/yr Year 12 tuition · ICSEA 1117. Founded 1929. Standout: Brigidine Sisters Mary Aikenhead tradition.

Y12 fee 2026

$10,880/yr

Y7 fee 2026

$9,820

ICSEA

1117

Year levels

Year 7-Year 12

Best for: Families in Sydney

Standout programs

  • › Brigidine Sisters Mary Aikenhead tradition
  • › Eastern Sydney Catholic girls
  • › Strong VCE outcomes for fees tier
See full profile → School site ↗ Fee source ↗
12

St Mary's Cathedral College

, Sydney CBD
Catholic Boys Lower-fee Est. 1824

St Mary's Cathedral College is in Sydney CBD, Sydney. Catholic, boys, Year 5-Year 12. $10,820/yr Year 12 tuition · ICSEA 1098. Founded 1824. Standout: Australia's oldest Catholic school (est. 1824).

Y12 fee 2026

$10,820/yr

Y7 fee 2026

$9,420

ICSEA

1098

Year levels

Year 5-Year 12

Best for: Families in Sydney

Standout programs

  • › Australia's oldest Catholic school (est. 1824)
  • › Sydney CBD adjacent St Mary's Cathedral
  • › Strong choral tradition
See full profile → School site ↗ Fee source ↗
13

Marcellin College Randwick

, Randwick
Catholic (Marist) Boys Lower-fee Est. 1923

Marcellin College Randwick is in Randwick, Sydney. Catholic (Marist), boys, Year 5-Year 12. $9,820/yr Year 12 tuition · ICSEA 1078. Founded 1923. Standout: Marist Brothers Champagnat tradition.

Y12 fee 2026

$9,820/yr

Y7 fee 2026

$8,820

ICSEA

1078

Year levels

Year 5-Year 12

Best for: Families in Sydney

Standout programs

  • › Marist Brothers Champagnat tradition
  • › Eastern Sydney Catholic boys
  • › Strong rugby league tradition
See full profile → School site ↗ Fee source ↗

Common questions

Which Eastern Suburbs school has the highest ICSEA?

Cranbrook (ICSEA ~1180), Ascham (~1200) and Sydney Grammar Edgecliff (~1190) sit at the top. ICSEA is a one-number summary of the school's socio-educational profile (1000 = Australian average). Eastern Suburbs schools cluster in the top 1-2% nationally. Use ICSEA as one input — outcomes depend on individual student fit, not school ICSEA alone.

Are there girls-only options in the Eastern Suburbs?

Yes — Ascham (K-Year 12), Kambala, SCEGGS Darlinghurst and St Vincent's College all-girls. Strong NSW HSC results across the cluster. SCEGGS and Ascham are particularly known for academic + creative-arts strength.

What about boys-only?

Cranbrook (Bellevue Hill) is the major Eastern Suburbs boys-only option. Sydney Grammar Edgecliff is also boys-only (a separate campus from St Ives + College Street). Scots College Bellevue Hill is GPS-member, boys-only, with rugby + rowing tradition.

Is there public transport for Eastern Suburbs school commutes?

Most Eastern Suburbs schools run private bus networks covering the catchment + bridge to North Shore. Public bus routes connect Bondi/Coogee to Edgecliff/Bondi Junction; the Eastern Suburbs Railway connects Bondi Junction to Town Hall. Few Eastern Suburbs students use public transport vs private bus.

Do Eastern Suburbs schools offer boarding?

Most do not — they're day schools serving the local catchment. Cranbrook has a small senior-school boarding house. Boarders looking for Sydney typically choose Knox, Shore, Kings, Riverview, Pymble Ladies or Tara further north.

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