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Top Private Primary Schools in Melbourne - 2020

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The following table lists the 2020  best non-government primary schools in Melbourne. English and Maths are rated with 5 grades while the overall academic performance has 3 rating scales for you to choose. Related ratings: Top Melbourne Primary Schools | Top Melbourne Government Primary Schools | Top VIC Primary Schools | VIC Primary School Ratings. Alternatively you can compare up to 5 VIC primary schools and trends with 2D / 3D charts side by side. For other types of results or rankings, please visit School Ranking Home. There are a large range of factors that impact on academic results in addition to the role played by the school itself. These include the SES (Socio Economic Status) background of students, whether the school is selective in its student intake, etc. It is for the reader to do his own research and draw his or her own conclusions. If you continue to browse and use this website you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by this DISCLAIMER.

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OrderSchoolPostcode State Overall Score Better Education Percentile English Maths Total EnrolmentsTrend / CompareICSEA
1 Presbyterian Ladies' College,Burwood,VIC,3125 3125 100 1% 1429 Trend / Compare 1202
2 Haileybury College 3173 100 1% 4054 Trend / Compare 1179
3 St Andrews Christian College,Wantirna South,VIC,3152 3152 100 1% 639 Trend / Compare 1159
4 Huntingtower School,Mount Waverley,VIC,3149 3149 100 1% 711 Trend / Compare 1175
5 Camberwell Grammar School,Canterbury,VIC,3126 3126 100 1% 1304 Trend / Compare 1178
6 Camberwell Girls Grammar School,Canterbury,VIC,3126 3126 100 1% 739 Trend / Compare 1195
7 Fintona Girls' School,Balwyn,VIC,3103 3103 100 1% 442 Trend / Compare 1147
8 Scotch College,Hawthorn,VIC,3122 3122 100 1% 1875 Trend / Compare 1191
9 Fitzroy Community School,Fitzroy North,VIC,3068 3068 100 1% 117 Trend / Compare 1197
10 Waverley Christian College,Wantirna South,VIC,3152 3152 100 2% 1960 Trend / Compare 1143
11 Christ Church Grammar School,South Yarra,VIC,3141 3141 100 2% 306 Trend / Compare 1219
12 Korowa Anglican Girls' School,Glen Iris,VIC,3146 3146 99 2% 699 Trend / Compare 1191
13 St Leonard's College,Brighton East,VIC,3187 3187 99 2% 1500 Trend / Compare 1174
14 St Kevin's College,Toorak,VIC,3142 3142 99 2% 2079 Trend / Compare 1177
15 Lighthouse Christian College,Cranbourne,VIC,3977 3977 99 2% 985 Trend / Compare 1061
16 Trinity Grammar School,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 99 2% 1480 Trend / Compare 1182
17 Erasmus Primary School 3122 99 2% 126 Trend / Compare 1193
18 Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary School,Croydon Hills,VIC,3136 3136 99 2% 530 Trend / Compare 1139
19 Carey Baptist Grammar School,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 99 3% 2375 Trend / Compare 1164
20 Sholem Aleichem College,Elsternwick,VIC,3185 3185 99 3% 187 Trend / Compare 1150
21 Loreto, Mandeville Hall,Toorak,VIC,3142 3142 99 3% 1272 Trend / Compare 1166
22 Methodist Ladies' College,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 99 3% 2024 Trend / Compare 1174
23 Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School 3033 99 3% 2699 Trend / Compare 1162
24 Firbank Grammar School,Brighton,VIC,3186 3186 99 3% 1126 Trend / Compare 1163
25 Toorak College,Mount Eliza,VIC,3930 3930 99 3% 748 Trend / Compare 1145
26 Westbourne Grammar School,Truganina,VIC,3029 3029 99 3% 1488 Trend / Compare 1144
27 Brighton Grammar School,Brighton,VIC,3186 3186 99 3% 1301 Trend / Compare 1144
28 Lauriston Girls' School,Armadale,VIC,3143 3143 99 3% 890 Trend / Compare 1194
29 Tintern Grammar,Ringwood East,VIC,3135 3135 99 3% 812 Trend / Compare 1150
30 Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar School,Canterbury,VIC,3126 3126 99 3% 748 Trend / Compare 1143
31 St Joseph's School,Elsternwick,VIC,3185 3185 99 4% 345 Trend / Compare 1164
32 The Knox School,Wantirna South,VIC,3152 3152 99 4% 588 Trend / Compare 1133
33 Ruyton Girls' School,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 99 4% 879 Trend / Compare 1185
34 St Joan of Arc School,Brighton,VIC,3186 3186 99 4% 371 Trend / Compare 1166
35 Mentone Girls' Grammar School,Mentone,VIC,3194 3194 99 4% 722 Trend / Compare 1150
36 Melbourne Grammar School 3004 99 4% 1795 Trend / Compare 1171
37 St Christopher's School,Glen Waverley,VIC,3150 3150 98 4% 79 Trend / Compare 1140
38 Good Shepherd School,Wheelers Hill,VIC,3150 3150 98 4% 510 Trend / Compare 1123
39 Heathdale Christian College,Werribee,VIC,3030 3030 98 5% 1537 Trend / Compare 1140
40 Sophia Mundi Steiner School 3067 98 5% 195 Trend / Compare 1120
41 Caulfield Grammar School,St Kilda East,VIC,3183 3185 98 5% 3170 Trend / Compare 1116
42 Kilvington Grammar School,Ormond,VIC,3204 3204 98 5% 742 Trend / Compare 1171
43 Holy Trinity Primary School,Eltham North,VIC,3095 3095 98 5% 388 Trend / Compare 1133
44 Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School,Ivanhoe,VIC,3079 3079 98 5% 838 Trend / Compare 1161
45 Heatherton Christian College,Clarinda,VIC,3169 3169 98 5% 469 Trend / Compare 1115
46 St Margaret's School,Berwick,VIC,3806 3806 98 6% 746 Trend / Compare 1133
47 St Leonard's Catholic Primary School,Glen Waverley,VIC,3150 3150 98 6% 272 Trend / Compare 1152
48 St Catherine's School,Toorak,VIC,3142 3142 98 6% 673 Trend / Compare 1162
49 Sacred Heart Parish School,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 98 6% 256 Trend / Compare 1165
50 Shelford Girls' Grammar,Caulfield,VIC,3161 3161 98 6% 515 Trend / Compare 1162
51 Melbourne Girls Grammar School,South Yarra,VIC,3141 3141 98 6% 981 Trend / Compare 1165
52 Deutsche Schule Melbourne,Fitzroy North,VIC,3068 3068 98 6% 126 Trend / Compare 1209
53 Kingswood College,Box Hill,VIC,3128 3128 97 7% 582 Trend / Compare 1157
54 Mentone Grammar School,Mentone,VIC,3194 3194 97 7% 1548 Trend / Compare 1142
55 Bialik College,Hawthorn,VIC,3122 3122 97 7% 877 Trend / Compare 1163
56 St Cecilia's Parish School,Glen Iris,VIC,3146 3146 97 7% 247 Trend / Compare 1172
57 Donvale Christian College,Donvale,VIC,3111 3111 97 7% 1357 Trend / Compare 1158
58 Xavier College,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 97 7% 1936 Trend / Compare 1160
59 Galilee Regional Catholic Primary School 3205 97 8% 353 Trend / Compare 1144
60 St Leo the Great Catholic Primary School,Altona North,VIC,3025 3025 97 8% 275 Trend / Compare 1085
61 Wesley College,Elsternwick,VIC,3185 3185 97 8% 3145 Trend / Compare 1159
62 Wesley College,Melbourne,VIC,3004 3004 97 8% 3145 Trend / Compare 1159
63 Genazzano FCJ College,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 97 8% 928 Trend / Compare 1131
64 Nunawading Christian College,Nunawading,VIC,3131 3131 97 8% 229 Trend / Compare 1100
65 Melbourne Montessori School,Caulfield South,VIC,3162 3162 97 8% 285 Trend / Compare 1112
66 Wesley College,Glen Waverley,VIC,3150 3150 97 8% 3145 Trend / Compare 1159
67 Yesodei Hatorah College,Elwood,VIC,3184 3184 97 8% 159 Trend / Compare 1107
68 St Roch's Parish School,Glen Iris,VIC,3146 3146 97 8% 180 Trend / Compare 1155
69 St Gregory the Great School,Doncaster,VIC,3108 3108 97 9% 402 Trend / Compare 1105
70 Bacchus Marsh Grammar,Bacchus Marsh,VIC,3340 3340 96 9% 2561 Trend / Compare 1096
71 Lighthouse Christian College,Keysborough,VIC,3173 3173 96 10% 766 Trend / Compare 1080
72 St Anne's Primary School,Park Orchards,VIC,3114 3114 96 10% 279 Trend / Compare 1118
73 St Clement of Rome School,Bulleen,VIC,3105 3105 96 11% 389 Trend / Compare 1109
74 St Mary's School,Williamstown,VIC,3016 3016 96 11% 342 Trend / Compare 1135
75 Sacre Coeur,Glen Iris,VIC,3146 3146 96 11% 717 Trend / Compare 1178
76 Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish School,Deepdene,VIC,3103 3103 96 11% 242 Trend / Compare 1177
77 St Joseph's School,Hawthorn,VIC,3122 3122 96 11% 419 Trend / Compare 1179
78 Ivanhoe Grammar School,Ivanhoe,VIC,3079 3079 96 11% 2168 Trend / Compare 1145
79 Southern Cross Grammar,Caroline Springs,VIC,3023 3023 96 11% 681 Trend / Compare 1122
80 Casey Grammar School,Cranbourne East,VIC,3977 3977 96 12% 930 Trend / Compare 1073
81 Yarra Valley Grammar School,Ringwood,VIC,3134 3134 96 12% 1268 Trend / Compare 1133
82 Overnewton Anglican Community College,Keilor,VIC,3036 3036 96 12% 2031 Trend / Compare 1097
83 Yeshivah College,St Kilda East,VIC,3183 3183 95 12% 437 Trend / Compare 1081
84 St James' School,Vermont,VIC,3133 3133 95 12% 332 Trend / Compare 1129
85 Alphington Grammar School,Alphington,VIC,3078 3078 95 12% 535 Trend / Compare 1102
86 St Mary's Primary School,Ascot Vale,VIC,3032 3032 95 12% 372 Trend / Compare 1123
87 St Bridget's Primary School,Greythorn,VIC,3104 3104 95 13% 62 Trend / Compare 1113
88 Our Lady Help of Christians School,Brunswick East,VIC,3057 3057 95 13% 342 Trend / Compare 1105
89 Oakleigh Grammar,Oakleigh,VIC,3166 3166 95 13% 728 Trend / Compare 1073
90 St Mary's Primary School,Hampton,VIC,3188 3188 95 13% 301 Trend / Compare 1151
91 St Margaret's Primary School,Maribyrnong,VIC,3032 3032 95 13% 362 Trend / Compare 1125
92 St Finbar's School,Brighton East,VIC,3187 3187 95 13% 327 Trend / Compare 1142
93 St Dominic's School,Camberwell,VIC,3124 3124 95 13% 276 Trend / Compare 1160
94 The King David School,Armadale,VIC,3143 3143 95 14% 568 Trend / Compare 1166
95 Resurrection School,Essendon,VIC,3040 3040 95 14% 153 Trend / Compare 1105
96 Maranatha Christian School,Endeavour Hills,VIC,3802 3802 95 14% 669 Trend / Compare 1088
97 St Kevin's Parish School,Ormond,VIC,3204 3204 95 14% 35 Trend / Compare 1124
98 St Paul's Parish Primary School,Coburg,VIC,3058 3058 94 14% 251 Trend / Compare 1093
99 St Michael's Primary School,Ashburton,VIC,3147 3147 94 14% 295 Trend / Compare 1169
100 Oxley College,Chirnside Park,VIC,3116 3116 94 15% 832 Trend / Compare 1102
101 St Michael's Grammar School,St Kilda,VIC,3182 3182 94 15% 1180 Trend / Compare 1152
102 St Joseph's School,Malvern,VIC,3144 3144 94 15% 163 Trend / Compare 1171
103 Northside Christian College,Bundoora,VIC,3083 3083 94 15% 412 Trend / Compare 1087
104 St Vincent de Paul School,Strathmore,VIC,3041 3041 94 15% 407 Trend / Compare 1124
105 Our Holy Redeemer School,Surrey Hills,VIC,3127 3127 94 15% 166 Trend / Compare 1157
106 Lumineer Academy - Williamstown, Williamstown, VIC 3016 94 15% 114 Trend / Compare
107 St Paul's Primary School,Bentleigh,VIC,3204 3204 94 16% 356 Trend / Compare 1123
108 Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School,Essendon,VIC,3040 3040 94 16% 802 Trend / Compare
109 St James Catholic Primary School,Brighton,VIC,3186 3186 94 16% 205 Trend / Compare 1153
110 St Anthony's Primary School,Glenhuntly,VIC,3163 3163 94 16% 149 Trend / Compare 1108
111 St Philip's School,Blackburn North,VIC,3130 3130 94 16% 106 Trend / Compare 1101
112 Christ Our Holy Redeemer School 3166 94 16% 286 Trend / Compare 1109
113 St Louis de Montfort's Primary School,Aspendale,VIC,3195 3195 94 17% 658 Trend / Compare 1109
114 Mary Immaculate School,Ivanhoe,VIC,3079 3079 93 17% 126 Trend / Compare 1150
115 Sacred Heart School,Sandringham,VIC,3191 3191 93 17% 274 Trend / Compare 1142
116 St Patrick's School,Murrumbeena,VIC,3163 3163 93 17% 343 Trend / Compare 1139
117 Cornish College,Bangholme,VIC,3175 3175 93 17% 627 Trend / Compare 1089
118 Mount Scopus Memorial College,Burwood,VIC,3125 3125 93 17% 1289 Trend / Compare 1173
119 St Francis Xavier's Parish Primary School,Box Hill,VIC,3128 3128 93 18% 337 Trend / Compare 1125
120 Hume Anglican Grammar,Mickleham,VIC,3064 3064 93 18% 1292 Trend / Compare 1083
121 Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School,Surrey Hills,VIC,3127 3127 93 18% 173 Trend / Compare 1163
122 St Anthony's School,Alphington,VIC,3078 3078 93 18% 237 Trend / Compare 1154
123 Sacred Heart School,Newport,VIC,3015 3015 93 18% 308 Trend / Compare 1120
124 St Luke the Evangelist School,Blackburn South,VIC,3130 3130 93 18% 193 Trend / Compare 1116
125 St Peter's School,Bentleigh East,VIC,3165 3165 93 18% 617 Trend / Compare 1117
126 Our Lady of Lourdes School,Prahran,VIC,3181 3181 93 18% 149 Trend / Compare 1136
127 Stella Maris Primary School,Beaumaris,VIC,3193 3193 93 18% 301 Trend / Compare 1128
128 St Mary's School,St Kilda East,VIC,3183 3183 93 18% 278 Trend / Compare 1127
129 ELTHAM College of Education,Research,VIC,3095 3095 93 19% 584 Trend / Compare 1135
130 St Bernadette's Primary School,Ivanhoe,VIC,3079 3079 93 19% 249 Trend / Compare 1138
131 Peninsula Grammar,Mount Eliza,VIC,3930 3930 93 19% 1265 Trend / Compare 1113
132 Balcombe Grammar School,Mount Martha,VIC,3934 3934 93 19% 862 Trend / Compare 1094
133 Our Lady of the Pines School,Donvale,VIC,3111 3111 93 19% 307 Trend / Compare 1099
134 Plenty Valley Christian College,Doreen,VIC,3754 3754 93 19% 740 Trend / Compare 1106
135 Good News Lutheran College,Tarneit,VIC,3029 3029 93 19% 1026 Trend / Compare 1086
136 St Bede's Parish School,Balwyn North,VIC,3104 3104 92 19% 289 Trend / Compare 1142
137 St Joseph's School,Black Rock,VIC,3193 3193 92 19% 98 Trend / Compare 1147
138 St Mark's School,Dingley,VIC,3172 3172 92 19% 468 Trend / Compare 1086
139 Sts Peter and Paul's School,Doncaster East,VIC,3109 3109 92 20% 95 Trend / Compare 1102
140 St John's School,Mitcham,VIC,3132 3132 92 20% 144 Trend / Compare 1136
141 St Martin of Tours School,Rosanna,VIC,3084 3084 92 20% 513 Trend / Compare 1119
142 Beaconhills College,Pakenham,VIC,3810 3810 92 20% 2888 Trend / Compare 1051
143 St John Vianney's Primary School,Parkdale,VIC,3195 3195 92 21% 154 Trend / Compare 1094
144 St Martin de Porres School,Avondale Heights,VIC,3034 3034 92 22% 288 Trend / Compare 1097
145 St Mary's School,East Malvern,VIC,3145 3145 91 22% 243 Trend / Compare 1147
146 St Luke's School,Wantirna,VIC,3152 3152 91 22% 137 Trend / Compare 1094
147 Edinburgh College 3140 91 22% 328 Trend / Compare 1072
148 St Columba's School,Elwood,VIC,3184 3184 91 22% 163 Trend / Compare 1141
149 Our Lady Help of Christians School,Eltham,VIC,3095 3095 91 22% 180 Trend / Compare 1114
150 St Patrick's Primary School,Mentone,VIC,3194 3194 91 22% 378 Trend / Compare 1104
151 Emmaus Catholic Primary School,Sydenham,VIC,3037 3037 91 22% 415 Trend / Compare 1061
152 Our Lady of the Nativity School,Aberfeldie,VIC,3040 3040 91 22% 375 Trend / Compare 1113
153 St Thomas the Apostle School,Blackburn,VIC,3130 3130 91 23% 321 Trend / Compare 1113
154 St Theresa's School,Albion,VIC,3020 3020 91 23% 236 Trend / Compare 1068
155 St Christopher's School,Airport West,VIC,3042 3042 91 23% 708 Trend / Compare 1080
156 St Damian's School,Bundoora,VIC,3083 3083 91 23% 407 Trend / Compare 1093
157 St Mary's School,Greensborough,VIC,3088 3088 91 23% 538 Trend / Compare 1094
158 St John's School,Clifton Hill,VIC,3068 3068 91 23% 97 Trend / Compare 1070
159 Village School 3136 91 24% 65 Trend / Compare 1109
160 St Therese's School,Essendon,VIC,3040 3040 90 24% 517 Trend / Compare 1125
161 Woodleigh School,Langwarrin South,VIC,3911 3911 90 24% 923 Trend / Compare 1110
162 Flinders Christian Community College,Tyabb,VIC,3913 3913 90 25% 1614 Trend / Compare 1084
163 St Joseph's School,Brunswick West,VIC,3055 3055 90 25% 292 Trend / Compare 1126
164 Darul Ulum College of Victoria,Fawkner,VIC,3060 3060 90 25% 1130 Trend / Compare 1031
165 Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School,Oakleigh,VIC,3166 3166 90 25% 288 Trend / Compare 1103
166 St Francis of Assisi Primary School,Mill Park,VIC,3082 3082 90 25% 1163 Trend / Compare 1074

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