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Top Private Primary Schools in Melbourne - 2021

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The following table lists the 2021  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 Enrolments Trend / Compare SES
Fintona Girls' School,Balwyn,VIC,3103 3103 100 1% 440 Trend / Compare 97
1 Presbyterian Ladies' College,Burwood,VIC,3125 3125 100 1% 1470 Trend / Compare 97
2 Huntingtower School,Mount Waverley,VIC,3149 3149 100 1% 730 Trend / Compare 96
3 Camberwell Grammar School,Canterbury,VIC,3126 3126 100 1% 1350 Trend / Compare 96
4 Haileybury College 3173 100 1% 4310 Trend / Compare 97
5 Camberwell Girls Grammar School,Canterbury,VIC,3126 3126 100 1% 770 Trend / Compare 97
6 St Margaret's School,Berwick,VIC,3806 3806 100 1% 680 Trend / Compare 96
7 St Andrews Christian College,Wantirna South,VIC,3152 3152 100 1% 680 Trend / Compare 96
8 Fintona Girls' School,Balwyn,VIC,3103 3103 100 1% 440 Trend / Compare 97
9 Lighthouse Christian College,Cranbourne,VIC,3977 3977 100 1% 1020 Trend / Compare 83
10 Scotch College,Hawthorn,VIC,3122 3122 100 1% 1880 Trend / Compare 97
11 St Christopher's School,Glen Waverley,VIC,3150 3150 100 1% 90 Trend / Compare 95
12 Korowa Anglican Girls' School,Glen Iris,VIC,3146 3146 100 2% 710 Trend / Compare 97
13 Waverley Christian College,Wantirna South,VIC,3152 3152 100 2% 2130 Trend / Compare 96
14 Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School,Ivanhoe,VIC,3079 3079 99 2% 820 Trend / Compare 96
15 Kilvington Grammar School,Ormond,VIC,3204 3204 99 2% 760 Trend / Compare 96
16 Lauriston Girls' School,Armadale,VIC,3143 3143 99 2% 890 Trend / Compare 97
17 Ruyton Girls' School,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 99 2% 870 Trend / Compare 97
18 Carey Baptist Grammar School,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 99 2% 2440 Trend / Compare 96
19 Erasmus Primary School 3122 99 2% 120 Trend / Compare 97
20 Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary School,Croydon Hills,VIC,3136 3136 99 2% 560 Trend / Compare 96
21 St Catherine's School,Toorak,VIC,3142 3142 99 3% 590 Trend / Compare 96
22 Fitzroy Community School,Fitzroy North,VIC,3068 3068 99 3% 120 Trend / Compare 97
23 Brighton Grammar School,Brighton,VIC,3186 3186 99 3% 1330 Trend / Compare 95
24 St Kevin's College,Toorak,VIC,3142 3142 99 3% 2120 Trend / Compare 96
25 The Knox School,Wantirna South,VIC,3152 3152 99 3% 620 Trend / Compare 96
26 Westbourne Grammar School,Truganina,VIC,3029 3029 99 3% 1490 Trend / Compare 96
27 Tintern Grammar,Ringwood East,VIC,3135 3135 99 3% 790 Trend / Compare 96
28 Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School 3033 99 3% 2790 Trend / Compare 96
29 Donvale Christian College,Donvale,VIC,3111 3111 99 3% 1520 Trend / Compare 96
30 Xavier College,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 99 4% 1750 Trend / Compare 96
31 Christ Church Grammar School,South Yarra,VIC,3141 3141 99 4% 290 Trend / Compare 98
32 Methodist Ladies' College,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 99 4% 2020 Trend / Compare 97
33 Trinity Grammar School,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 99 4% 1490 Trend / Compare 96
34 Shelford Girls' Grammar,Caulfield,VIC,3161 3161 99 4% 470 Trend / Compare 96
35 Lighthouse Christian College,Keysborough,VIC,3173 3173 98 4% 850 Trend / Compare 85
36 Melbourne Grammar School 3004 98 5% 1810 Trend / Compare 96
37 St Anne's Parish School,Kew East,VIC,3102 3102 98 5% 80 Trend / Compare 95
38 St Joseph's School,Malvern,VIC,3144 3144 98 5% 170 Trend / Compare 96
39 Toorak College,Mount Eliza,VIC,3930 3930 98 5% 770 Trend / Compare 96
40 Holy Trinity Primary School,Eltham North,VIC,3095 3095 98 5% 390 Trend / Compare 96
41 Sacre Coeur,Glen Iris,VIC,3146 3146 98 5% 710 Trend / Compare 96
42 St Joseph's School,Elsternwick,VIC,3185 3185 98 6% 350 Trend / Compare 96
43 St Joan of Arc School,Brighton,VIC,3186 3186 98 6% 380 Trend / Compare 96
44 ELTHAM College of Education,Research,VIC,3095 3095 98 6% 630 Trend / Compare 96
45 Mentone Girls' Grammar School,Mentone,VIC,3194 3194 98 6% 660 Trend / Compare 96
46 Yarra Valley Grammar School,Ringwood,VIC,3134 3134 98 6% 1360 Trend / Compare 95
47 Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar School,Canterbury,VIC,3126 3126 98 6% 750 Trend / Compare 96
48 Loreto Mandeville Hall,Toorak,VIC,3142 3142 98 6% 1240 Trend / Compare 96
49 Nunawading Christian College,Nunawading,VIC,3131 3131 98 6% 270 Trend / Compare 92
50 Caulfield Grammar School,St Kilda East,VIC,3183 3185 98 7% 3150 Trend / Compare 95
51 Yesodei Hatorah College,Elwood,VIC,3184 3184 97 7% 170 Trend / Compare 95
52 Our Holy Redeemer School,Surrey Hills,VIC,3127 3127 97 7% 160 Trend / Compare 96
53 Bialik College,Hawthorn,VIC,3122 3122 97 7% 930 Trend / Compare 96
54 Sacred Heart Parish School,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 97 7% 240 Trend / Compare 96
55 Southern Cross Grammar,Caroline Springs,VIC,3023 3023 97 7% 770 Trend / Compare 95
56 Good Shepherd School,Wheelers Hill,VIC,3150 3150 97 7% 510 Trend / Compare 95
57 St Cecilia's Parish School,Glen Iris,VIC,3146 3146 97 7% 240 Trend / Compare 96
58 St Clement of Rome School,Bulleen,VIC,3105 3105 97 8% 420 Trend / Compare 95
59 St Gregory the Great School,Doncaster,VIC,3108 3108 97 8% 360 Trend / Compare 95
60 Bacchus Marsh Grammar,Bacchus Marsh,VIC,3340 3340 97 8% 3100 Trend / Compare 95
61 St Leo the Great Catholic Primary School,Altona North,VIC,3025 3025 97 8% 290 Trend / Compare 93
62 St Leonard's College,Brighton East,VIC,3187 3187 97 8% 1520 Trend / Compare 96
63 Mentone Grammar School,Mentone,VIC,3194 3194 97 8% 1660 Trend / Compare 96
64 Melbourne Girls Grammar School,South Yarra,VIC,3141 3141 97 8% 1030 Trend / Compare 96
65 Heathdale Christian College,Werribee,VIC,3030 3030 97 8% 1870 Trend / Compare 96
66 Heatherton Christian College,Clarinda,VIC,3169 3169 97 8% 670 Trend / Compare 95
67 Our Lady of Lourdes School,Prahran,VIC,3181 3181 97 9% 150 Trend / Compare 96
68 Deutsche Schule Melbourne,Fitzroy North,VIC,3068 3068 97 9% 150 Trend / Compare 97
69 Wesley College,Glen Waverley,VIC,3150 3150 97 9% 3120 Trend / Compare 96
70 Edinburgh College 3140 97 9% 430 Trend / Compare 83
71 Maranatha Christian School,Endeavour Hills,VIC,3802 3802 97 9% 740 Trend / Compare 89
72 St Leonard's Catholic Primary School,Glen Waverley,VIC,3150 3150 97 9% 270 Trend / Compare 96
73 Kingswood College,Box Hill,VIC,3128 3128 96 9% 540 Trend / Compare 96
74 Oxley College,Chirnside Park,VIC,3116 3116 96 9% 820 Trend / Compare 95
75 St Francis Xavier's Parish Primary School,Box Hill,VIC,3128 3128 96 9% 300 Trend / Compare 95
76 Genazzano FCJ College,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 96 9% 840 Trend / Compare 95
77 Harkaway Hills College 3804 96 10% 150 Trend / Compare 93
78 St Mary's Primary School,Hampton,VIC,3188 3188 96 10% 300 Trend / Compare 96
79 St John's School,Mitcham,VIC,3132 3132 96 11% 150 Trend / Compare 95
80 Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish School,Deepdene,VIC,3103 3103 96 11% 210 Trend / Compare 96
81 St Peter's School,Bentleigh East,VIC,3165 3165 96 11% 610 Trend / Compare 95
82 Resurrection School,Essendon,VIC,3040 3040 96 12% 130 Trend / Compare 95
83 Mary Immaculate School,Ivanhoe,VIC,3079 3079 95 12% 110 Trend / Compare 96
84 St Bernadette's Primary School,The Basin,VIC,3154 3154 95 12% 200 Trend / Compare 81
85 Firbank Grammar School,Brighton,VIC,3186 3186 95 12% 1060 Trend / Compare 96
86 St Margaret's Primary School,Maribyrnong,VIC,3032 3032 95 12% 380 Trend / Compare 95
87 The King David School,Armadale,VIC,3143 3143 95 13% 630 Trend / Compare 96
88 St Mary's Primary School,Ascot Vale,VIC,3032 3032 95 13% 380 Trend / Compare 95
89 Our Lady of the Way School,Kingsbury,VIC,3083 3083 95 14% 170 Trend / Compare 73
90 Overnewton Anglican Community College,Keilor,VIC,3036 3036 95 14% 1980 Trend / Compare 95
91 St Anne's Primary School,Park Orchards,VIC,3114 3114 95 14% 260 Trend / Compare 95
92 St Catherine's School,Moorabbin,VIC,3189 3189 95 14% 110 Trend / Compare 89
93 St Joseph's School,Hawthorn,VIC,3122 3122 94 14% 420 Trend / Compare 96
94 Stella Maris Primary School,Beaumaris,VIC,3193 3193 94 14% 260 Trend / Compare 95
95 St Roch's Parish School,Glen Iris,VIC,3146 3146 94 14% 170 Trend / Compare 96
96 St Peter's School,Clayton,VIC,3168 3168 94 15% 170 Trend / Compare 92
97 St Dominic's School,Camberwell,VIC,3124 3124 94 15% 220 Trend / Compare 96
98 Ivanhoe Grammar School,Ivanhoe,VIC,3079 3079 94 15% 2200 Trend / Compare 96
99 Our Lady Help of Christians School,Brunswick East,VIC,3057 3057 94 15% 310 Trend / Compare 94
100 Casey Grammar School,Cranbourne East,VIC,3977 3977 94 15% 1030 Trend / Compare 88
101 Hume Anglican Grammar,Mickleham,VIC,3064 3064 94 15% 1680 Trend / Compare 87
102 Sholem Aleichem College,Elsternwick,VIC,3185 3185 94 16% 170 Trend / Compare 96
103 St Anthony's School,Alphington,VIC,3078 3078 94 16% 200 Trend / Compare 96
104 St Patrick's School,Murrumbeena,VIC,3163 3163 94 16% 330 Trend / Compare 95
105 St John Vianney's Primary School,Parkdale,VIC,3195 3195 94 16% 140 Trend / Compare 93
106 St Fidelis' Primary School,Moreland,VIC,3058 3058 94 16% 220 Trend / Compare 95
107 St Bernadette's Primary School,Ivanhoe,VIC,3079 3079 94 16% 230 Trend / Compare 96
108 Annunciation School,Brooklyn,VIC,3012 3012 94 17% 70 Trend / Compare 71
109 St Finbar's School,Brighton East,VIC,3187 3187 93 17% 340 Trend / Compare 96
110 St Theresa's School,Albion,VIC,3020 3020 93 17% 240 Trend / Compare 81
111 Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School,Essendon,VIC,3040 3040 93 18% 800 Trend / Compare 96
112 St Bede's Parish School,Balwyn North,VIC,3104 3104 93 18% 260 Trend / Compare 96
113 Melbourne Montessori School,Caulfield South,VIC,3162 3162 93 18% 280 Trend / Compare 95
114 St Paul's Primary School,Bentleigh,VIC,3204 3204 93 18% 350 Trend / Compare 95
115 St Joseph's School,Northcote,VIC,3070 3070 93 18% 140 Trend / Compare 95
116 St Kevin's School,Templestowe Lower,VIC,3107 3107 93 18% 110 Trend / Compare 89
117 St Luke the Evangelist School,Blackburn South,VIC,3130 3130 93 18% 180 Trend / Compare 95
118 St Vincent de Paul School,Strathmore,VIC,3041 3041 93 18% 400 Trend / Compare 95
119 Holy Saviour Primary School,Vermont South,VIC,3133 3133 93 18% 90 Trend / Compare 95
120 St Monica's Primary School,Moonee Ponds,VIC,3039 3039 93 19% 530 Trend / Compare 95
121 Sacred Heart School,Sandringham,VIC,3191 3191 93 19% 260 Trend / Compare 95
122 Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School,Oakleigh,VIC,3166 3166 92 19% 270 Trend / Compare 95
123 St Damian's School,Bundoora,VIC,3083 3083 92 19% 400 Trend / Compare 91
124 Northside Christian College,Bundoora,VIC,3083 3083 92 19% 490 Trend / Compare 91
125 Alphington Grammar School,Alphington,VIC,3078 3078 92 20% 500 Trend / Compare 95
126 St Martin of Tours School,Rosanna,VIC,3084 3084 92 20% 500 Trend / Compare 95
127 St Martin de Porres School,Avondale Heights,VIC,3034 3034 92 20% 290 Trend / Compare 95
128 Oakleigh Grammar,Oakleigh,VIC,3166 3166 92 21% 590 Trend / Compare 83
129 Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School,Surrey Hills,VIC,3127 3127 92 21% 170 Trend / Compare 96
130 St John the Baptist School,Ferntree Gully,VIC,3156 3156 92 21% 190 Trend / Compare 81
131 St Michael's School,Berwick,VIC,3806 3806 92 21% 450 Trend / Compare 87
132 Red Rock Christian College,Sunbury,VIC,3429 3429 92 22% 180 Trend / Compare 80
133 St Paul's Primary School,Monbulk,VIC,3793 3793 92 21% 110 Trend / Compare 76
134 Good News Lutheran College,Tarneit,VIC,3029 3029 91 22% 1200 Trend / Compare 93
135 Sts Peter and Paul's School,Doncaster East,VIC,3109 3109 91 22% 80 Trend / Compare 95
136 St Mary's School,Williamstown,VIC,3016 3016 91 22% 320 Trend / Compare 95
137 Galilee Regional Catholic Primary School 3205 91 22% 330 Trend / Compare 96
138 St Paul's Parish Primary School,Coburg,VIC,3058 3058 91 23% 250 Trend / Compare 92
139 St Mark's School,Dingley,VIC,3172 3172 91 23% 450 Trend / Compare 90
140 St Michael's Grammar School,St Kilda,VIC,3182 3182 91 23% 1110 Trend / Compare 96
141 St John's Primary School,Heidelberg,VIC,3084 3084 91 23% 340 Trend / Compare 95
142 St James' School,Vermont,VIC,3133 3133 91 24% 350 Trend / Compare 95
143 Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception School,Sunshine,VIC,3020 3020 91 24% 320 Trend / Compare 70
144 Holy Rosary School,Kensington,VIC,3031 3031 91 24% 280 Trend / Compare 95
145 Holy Spirit School,Thornbury,VIC,3071 3071 91 24% 190 Trend / Compare 95
146 Aitken College,Greenvale,VIC,3059 3059 91 24% 1300 Trend / Compare 88
147 Peninsula Grammar,Mount Eliza,VIC,3930 3930 90 24% 1190 Trend / Compare 95
148 St James Catholic Primary School,Brighton,VIC,3186 3186 90 24% 180 Trend / Compare 96
149 St Joseph's School,Brunswick West,VIC,3055 3055 90 24% 240 Trend / Compare 95
150 Our Lady of the Nativity School,Aberfeldie,VIC,3040 3040 90 25% 370 Trend / Compare 95
151 St John the Apostle Catholic Primary School,Tarneit,VIC,3029 3029 90 25% 320 Trend / Compare 80
152 Islamic College Of Melbourne,Tarneit,VIC,3029 3029 90 25% 1410 Trend / Compare 77
153 St Martin de Porres School,Laverton,VIC,3028 3028 90 25% 240 Trend / Compare 82
154 St Justin's Primary School,Wheelers Hill,VIC,3150 3150 90 25% 330 Trend / Compare 91
155 Gilson College (Taylors Hill) 3037 90 25% 1290 Trend / Compare 83
156 Leibler Yavneh College,Elsternwick,VIC,3185 3162 90 25% 570 Trend / Compare 95

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