One of the most important things for families considering a move to a new suburb is the quality of the local schools. We've rated each school based on Year 5 and Year 9 NAPLAN results and ranked them in order of performance (5 is best; 3 is average; 1 is worst; and 0 means no rating is available).
Rankings are only included for the 70 suburbs we've profiled in our Sydney City Guide. You can click the suburb name to see a full suburb profile, including housing costs, amenities, safety, and more.
School Name |
Star Rating |
Years |
Type |
Suburb |
|
Artarmon Public School | 5.0 | K-6 | Public | Artarmon | |
Balmain Public School | 5.0 | K-6 | Public | Balmain | |
Baulkham Hills High School | 5.0 | U, 7-12 | Public | Baulkham Hills | |
Matthew Pearce Public School | 5.0 | K-6 | Public | Baulkham Hills | |
Bronte Public School | 5.0 | K-6 | Public | Bronte | |
Cammeray Public School | 5.0 | K-6 | Public | Cammeray | |
Chatswood Public School | 5.0 | U, K-6 | Public | Chatswood | |
SCECGS Redlands | 5.0 | K-12 | Private | Cremorne | |
SCECGS Darlinghurst | 5.0 | K-12 | Private | Darlinghurst | |
Sydney Grammar School | 5.0 | 7-12 | Private | Darlinghurst | |
Ascham School | 5.0 | K-12 | Private | Edgecliff | |
Greenwich Public School | 5.0 | K-6 | Public | Greenwich | |
Hornsby Girls High School | 5.0 | 7-12 | Public | Hornsby | |
Hornsby North Public School | 5.0 | K-6 | Public | Hornsby | |
Beaumont Road Public School | 5.0 | K-6 | Public | Killara | |
Killara Public School | 5.0 | K-6 | Public | Killara | |
Loreto Kirribilli | 5.0 | K-12 | Private | Kirribilli | |
Lane Cove West Public School | 5.0 | K-6 | Public | Lane Cove | |
Mowbray Public School | 5.0 | K-6 | Public | Lane Cove | |
Leichhardt Public School | 5.0 | U, K-6 | Public | Leichhardt | |
St Aloysius' College | 5.0 | 3-12 | Private | Milsons Point | |
Middle Harbour Public School | 5.0 | K-6 | Public | Mosman | |
Mosman Church of England Preparatory School | 5.0 | K-6 | Private | Mosman | |
Queenwood School for Girls | 5.0 | K-12 | Private | Mosman | |
Neutral Bay Public School | 5.0 | K-6 | Public | Neutral Bay | |
Reddam House, Bondi Campus | 5.0 | 10-12 | Private | North Bondi | |
Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College | 5.0 | 7-12 | Private | North Sydney | |
Wenona School | 5.0 | K-12 | Private | North Sydney | |
St Francis of Assisi Regional Catholic Primary School | 5.0 | k-6 | Private | Paddington | |
Darlinghurst Public School | 5.0 | K-6 | Public | Potts Point | |
Randwick Public School | 5.0 | K-6 | Public | Randwick | |
Kambala | 5.0 | K-12 | Private | Rose Bay | |
Kincoppal – Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart | 5.0 | K-12 | Private | Rose Bay | |
Roseville College | 5.0 | K-12 | Private | Roseville | |
Roseville Public School | 5.0 | K-6 | Public | Roseville | |
Northcross Christian School | 5.0 | K-6 | Private | Ryde | |
Brigidine College St Ives | 5.0 | 7-12 | Private | St Ives | |
St Ives North Public School | 5.0 | K-6 | Public | St Ives | |
Sydney Grammar School – St Ives Preparatory School | 5.0 | K-6 | Private | St Ives | |
Sydney Boys High School | 5.0 | 7-12 | Public | Surry Hills | |
Sydney Girls High School | 5.0 | 7-12 | Public | Surry Hills | |
Warrawee Public School | 5.0 | U, K-6 | Public | Turramurra | |
Willoughby Girls High School | 5.0 | 7-12 | Public | Willoughby | |
Willoughby Public School | 5.0 | U, K-6 | Public | Willoughby | |
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School | 5.0 | K-6 | Private | Woollahra | |
Reddam House, Woollahra Campus | 5.0 | K-9 | Private | Woollahra | |
Woollahra Public School | 5.0 | K-6 | Public | Woollahra | |
Cranbrook School | 4.9 | K-12 | Private | Bellevue Hill | |
SHORE – Sydney Church of England Grammar School | 4.9 | K-12 | Private | North Sydney | |
Cranbrook Junior School | 4.9 | K-12 | Private | Rose Bay | |
Castle Cove Public School | 4.8 | K-6 | Public | Castle Cove | |
Coogee Public School | 4.8 | K-6 | Public | Coogee | |
St Brigid's Catholic Primary School | 4.8 | K-6 | Private | Coogee | |
Caddies Creek Public School | 4.8 | U, K-6 | Public | Glenwood | |
Barker College | 4.8 | K-12 | Private | Hornsby | |
Kellyville Public School | 4.8 | K-6 | Public | Kellyville | |
Lane Cove Public School | 4.8 | K-6 | Public | Lane Cove | |
Beauty Point Public School | 4.8 | K-6 | Public | Mosman | |
Glenmore Road Public School | 4.8 | k-6 | Public | Paddington | |
Parramatta High School | 4.8 | 7-12 | Public | Parramatta | |
Claremont College | 4.8 | K-6 | Private | Randwick | |
Emanuel School | 4.8 | K-12 | Private | Randwick | |
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | 4.8 | K-6 | Private | Randwick | |
Rainbow Street Public School | 4.8 | U, K-6 | Public | Randwick | |
Meadowbank Public School | 4.8 | K-6 | Public | Ryde | |
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School | 4.8 | K-6 | Private | St Ives | |
St Ives High School | 4.8 | U, 7-12 | Public | St Ives | |
St Ives Public School | 4.8 | K-6 | Public | St Ives | |
Sydney Distance Education Primary School | 4.8 | K-6 | Public | Surry Hills | |
Turramurra Public School | 4.8 | K-6 | Public | Turramurra | |
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School | 4.8 | K-6 | Private | Waitara | |
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School | 4.8 | K-6 | Private | Willoughby | |
William Branwhite Clarke College | 4.7 | K-12 | Private | Kellyville | |
Lycée Condorcet – The International French School of Sydney | 4.7 | K-12 | Private | Maroubra | |
Fr John Therry Catholic Primary School | 4.6 | K-6 | Private | Balmain | |
Baulkham Hills North Public School | 4.6 | K-6 | Public | Baulkham Hills | |
Crestwood Public School | 4.6 | K-6 | Public | Baulkham Hills | |
The Scots College | 4.6 | K-12 | Private | Bellevue Hill | |
Bondi Public School | 4.6 | K-6 | Public | Bondi | |
Moriah College | 4.6 | K-12 | Private | Bondi Junction | |
St Pius X College | 4.6 | 5-12 | Private | Chatswood | |
Pittwater House Schools | 4.6 | K-12 | Private | Collaroy | |
Killarney Heights Public School | 4.6 | K-6 | Public | Killarney Heights | |
St Ignatius' College | 4.6 | 5-12 | Private | Lane Cove | |
McAuley Catholic Primary School | 4.6 | K-6 | Private | Rose Bay | |
Ryde Public School | 4.6 | U, K-6 | Public | Ryde | |
Masada College | 4.6 | K-12 | Private | St Ives | |
St Ives Park Public School | 4.6 | K-6 | Public | St Ives | |
Inner Sydney Montessori School | 4.4 | K-6 | Private | Balmain | |
Blacktown South Public School | 4.4 | K-6 | Public | Blacktown | |
Chatswood High School | 4.4 | U, 7-12 | Public | Chatswood | |
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School | 4.4 | K-6 | Private | Clovelly | |
St Aloysius Catholic Primary School | 4.4 | K-6 | Private | Cronulla | |
St Oliver's Primary School | 4.4 | K-6 | Private | Harris Park | |
St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 4.4 | K-6 | Private | Manly | |
Maroubra Junction Public School | 4.4 | K-6 | Public | Maroubra | |
Mosman High School | 4.4 | 7-12 | Public | Mosman | |
Parramatta East Public School | 4.4 | K-6 | Public | Parramatta | |
Parramatta Public School | 4.4 | K-6 | Public | Parramatta | |
Rose Bay Public School | 4.4 | K-6 | Public | Rose Bay | |
Birchgrove Public School | 4.2 | P-6 | Public | Balmain | |
Montessori East | 4.2 | K-6 | Private | Bondi | |
Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Primary School | 4.2 | K-6 | Private | Chatswood | |
Double Bay Public School | 4.2 | K-6 | Public | Double Bay | |
Killara High School | 4.2 | 7-12 | Public | Killara | |
Killarney Heights High School | 4.2 | 7-12 | Public | Killarney Heights | |
Stella Maris College | 4.2 | 7-12 | Private | Manly | |
Mount Sinai College | 4.2 | K-6 | Private | Maroubra | |
Mosman Public School | 4.2 | K-6 | Public | Mosman | |
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | 4.2 | K-6 | Private | Mosman | |
Brigidine College Randwick | 4.2 | 7-12 | Private | Randwick | |
Coogee Boys' Preparatory School | 4.2 | K-6 | Private | Randwick | |
South Coogee Public School | 4.2 | K-6 | Public | South Coogee | |
International Grammar School | 4.2 | K-12 | Private | Ultimo | |
Hills Adventist College | 4.1 | K-12 | Private | Kellyville | |
Alexandria Park Community School | 4.0 | K-12 | Public | Alexandria | |
Jasper Road Public School | 4.0 | U, K-6 | Public | Baulkham Hills | |
Beacon Hill Public School | 4.0 | K-6 | Public | Beacon Hill | |
Bellevue Hill Public School | 4.0 | K-6 | Public | Bellevue Hill | |
St Augustine's College Sydney | 4.0 | 5-12 | Private | Brookvale | |
Mercy Catholic College | 4.0 | 7-12 | Private | Chatswood | |
Burraneer Bay Public School | 4.0 | K-6 | Public | Cronulla | |
Kesser Torah College | 4.0 | K-12 | Private | Dover Heights | |
All Hallows Catholic Primary School | 4.0 | K-6 | Private | Five Dock | |
Rosebank College | 4.0 | 7-12 | Private | Five Dock | |
Holy Cross Primary School | 4.0 | K-6 | Private | Glenwood | |
Kareela Public School | 4.0 | K-6 | Public | Kareela | |
Kegworth Public School | 4.0 | P-6 | Public | Leichhardt | |
Chifley Public School | 4.0 | K-6 | Public | Malabar | |
Manly Village Public School | 4.0 | K-6 | Public | Manly | |
Paddington Public School | 4.0 | K-6 | Public | Paddington | |
Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta | 4.0 | 7-12 | Private | Parramatta | |
St Vincent's College | 4.0 | 7-12 | Private | Potts Point | |
St Charles Catholic Primary School | 4.0 | K-6 | Private | Ryde | |
St Spyridon College | 3.9 | K-12 | Private | Maroubra | |
Model Farms High School | 3.8 | U, 7-12 | Public | Baulkham Hills | |
Harrington Street Public School | 3.8 | U, P-6 | Public | Cabramatta | |
Cronulla South Public School | 3.8 | K-6 | Public | Cronulla | |
Rose Bay Secondary College | 3.8 | U, 7-12 | Public | Dover Heights | |
Hornsby South Public School | 3.8 | K-6 | Public | Hornsby | |
Our Lady of the Angels Primary School | 3.8 | K-6 | Private | Kellyville | |
Malabar Public School | 3.8 | K-6 | Public | Malabar | |
Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 3.8 | K-6 | Private | Menai | |
Marcellin College | 3.8 | 7-12 | Private | Randwick | |
Ryde Secondary College | 3.8 | U, 7-12 | Public | Ryde | |
Al Amanah College | 3.7 | K-12 | Private | Liverpool | |
St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School | 3.6 | K-6 | Private | Arncliffe | |
Galilee Catholic Primary School | 3.6 | K-6 | Private | Bondi Beach | |
Sacred Heart Catholic School | 3.6 | K-6 | Private | Cabramatta | |
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer | 3.6 | 7-10 | Private | Cronulla | |
Hornsby Heights Public School | 3.6 | K-6 | Public | Hornsby | |
Australian International Academy, Kellyville Campus | 3.6 | K-10 | Private | Kellyville | |
Kings Langley Public School | 3.6 | K-6 | Public | Kings Langley | |
Orange Grove Public School | 3.6 | P-6 | Public | Leichhardt | |
St Mary – St Joseph Catholic Primary School | 3.6 | K-6 | Private | Maroubra | |
Bourke Street Public School | 3.6 | K-6 | Public | Surry Hills | |
Sylvania Heights Public School | 3.6 | K-6 | Public | Sylvania | |
Blacktown Boys High School | 3.4 | 7-12 | Public | Blacktown | |
Nagle College | 3.4 | 7-12 | Private | Blacktown | |
Bondi Beach Public School | 3.4 | K-6 | Public | Bondi Beach | |
Domremy Catholic College | 3.4 | 7-12 | Private | Five Dock | |
St Andrew's Catholic Primary School | 3.4 | K-6 | Private | Malabar | |
Aquinas Catholic College | 3.4 | 7-12 | Private | Menai | |
Tharawal Public School | 3.4 | K-6 | Public | Menai | |
Marist College North Shore | 3.4 | 7-12 | Private | North Sydney | |
Macarthur Girls High School | 3.4 | 7-12 | Public | Parramatta | |
Putney Public School | 3.4 | P-6 | Public | Ryde | |
Vaucluse Public School | 3.4 | U, K-6 | Public | Vaucluse | |
Sydney Distance Education High School | 3.4 | 7-12 | Public | Woolloomooloo | |
Tyndale Christian School | 3.2 | K-12 | Private | Blacktown | |
Darlington Public School | 3.2 | P-6 | Public | Chippendale | |
All Saints Catholic College | 3.2 | 7-10 | Private | Liverpool | |
Champagnat Catholic College | 3.2 | 7-12 | Private | Maroubra | |
Menai High School | 3.2 | 7-12 | Public | Menai | |
Parramatta West Public School | 3.2 | U, K-6 | Public | Parramatta | |
Crestwood High School | 3.0 | U, 7-12 | Public | Baulkham Hills | |
St Michael's Primary School | 3.0 | K-6 | Private | Baulkham Hills | |
Lynwood Park Public School | 3.0 | K-6 | Public | Blacktown | |
Cabramatta Public School | 3.0 | U, K-6 | Public | Cabramatta | |
Cronulla High School | 3.0 | 7-12 | Public | Cronulla | |
Cronulla Public School | 3.0 | K-6 | Public | Cronulla | |
Five Dock Public School | 3.0 | U, P-6 | Public | Five Dock | |
Glenwood High School | 3.0 | U, 7-12 | Public | Glenwood | |
Parklea Public School | 3.0 | K-6 | Public | Glenwood | |
Kellyville High School | 3.0 | U, 7-12 | Public | Kellyville | |
Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School | 3.0 | K-6 | Private | Kellyville | |
Sherwood Ridge Public School | 3.0 | U, K-6 | Public | Kellyville | |
St Fiacre's Catholic Primary School | 3.0 | K-6 | Private | Leichhardt | |
All Saints Catholic Primary School | 3.0 | K-6 | Private | Liverpool | |
Maroubra Bay Public School | 3.0 | K-6 | Public | Maroubra | |
Randwick Boys High School | 3.0 | 7-12 | Public | Randwick | |
Randwick Girls High School | 3.0 | 7-12 | Public | Randwick | |
Rosehill Public School | 3.0 | P-6 | Public | Rosehill | |
Holy Cross College | 3.0 | 7-12 | Private | Ryde | |
Sylvania High School | 3.0 | 7-12 | Public | Sylvania | |
Sylvania Public School | 3.0 | K-6 | Public | Sylvania | |
Maronite College of the Holy Family – Parramatta | 2.9 | K-12 | Private | Harris Park | |
Arncliffe Public School | 2.8 | K-6 | Public | Arncliffe | |
Blacktown Girls High School | 2.8 | 7-12 | Public | Blacktown | |
Brookvale Public School | 2.8 | K-6 | Public | Brookvale | |
Crown Street Public School | 2.8 | K-6 | Public | Surry Hills | |
Al Zahra College | 2.6 | K-12 | Private | Arncliffe | |
Blacktown West Public School | 2.6 | U, K-6 | Public | Blacktown | |
Shelley Public School | 2.6 | K-6 | Public | Blacktown | |
St Bernadette's Primary School | 2.4 | K-6 | Private | Lalor Park | |
Mitchell High School | 2.2 | 7-12 | Public | Blacktown | |
Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown | 2.2 | 7-12 | Private | Blacktown | |
Walters Road Public School | 2.2 | K-6 | Public | Blacktown | |
Blacktown North Public School | 2.0 | K-6 | Public | Blacktown | |
Cabramatta High School | 2.0 | U, 7-12 | Public | Cabramatta | |
Lansvale East Public School | 2.0 | K-6 | Public | Cabramatta | |
South Sydney High School | 2.0 | 7-12 | Public | Maroubra | |
Ultimo Public School | 2.0 | K-6 | Public | Ultimo | |
Liverpool Public School | 1.8 | K-6 | Public | Liverpool | |
Cabramatta West Public School | 1.6 | U, K-6 | Public | Cabramatta | |
Marsden Road Public School | 1.6 | K-6 | Public | Liverpool | |
Menai Public School | 1.6 | K-6 | Public | Menai | |
Arthur Phillip High School | 1.6 | U, 7-12 | Public | Parramatta | |
Cleveland Street Intensive English High School | 1.6 | U | Public | Surry Hills | |
Liverpool Girls High School | 1.4 | 7-12 | Public | Liverpool | |
Plunkett Street Public School | 1.4 | P-6 | Public | Woolloomooloo | |
Athelstane Public School | 1.2 | U, K-6 | Public | Arncliffe | |
Marayong Public School | 1.2 | U, P-6 | Public | Blacktown | |
Marayong South Public School | 1.2 | K-6 | Public | Blacktown | |
Lalor Park Public School | 1.2 | U, P-6 | Public | Lalor Park | |
Liverpool Boys High School | 1.2 | 7-12 | Public | Liverpool | |
Coreen School | 1.0 | U | Public | Blacktown | |
Evans High School | 1.0 | U, 7-12 | Public | Blacktown | |
Liverpool West Public School | 1.0 | U, P-6 | Public | Liverpool | |
Arncliffe West Infants School | 0.0 | P-2 | Public | Arncliffe | |
Cairnsfoot School | 0.0 | U | Public | Arncliffe | |
Kingdom Culture Christian School | 0.0 | K-6 | Private | Arncliffe | |
Woodbury | 0.0 | U | Private | Baulkham Hills | |
The Scots College – Fairfax House campus | 0.0 | K-12 | Private | Bellevue Hill | |
The Scots College – Preparatory School | 0.0 | K-12 | Private | Bellevue Hill | |
The Scots College, Macintyre House campus | 0.0 | K-12 | Private | Bellevue Hill | |
The Scots College, Royle House campus | 0.0 | K-12 | Private | Bellevue Hill | |
Aspect Western Sydney School | 0.0 | K-12 | Private | Blacktown | |
Pete’s Place | 0.0 | 7-10 | Private | Blacktown | |
St Patrick's Primary School | 0.0 | K-6 | Private | Blacktown | |
WAYS Secondary | 0.0 | 9-12 | Private | Bondi | |
Yeshiva College | 0.0 | K-10 | Private | Bondi | |
Wairoa School | 0.0 | U | Public | Bondi Beach | |
SEDA College – Margaret Whitlam Recreation Centre Campus | 0.0 | 11-12 | Private | Bondi Junction | |
WAYS Secondary, Bondi Junction Campus | 0.0 | 9-12 | Private | Bondi Junction | |
Anzac Park Public School | 0.0 | K-6 | Public | Cammeray | |
Castlecrag Montessori School | 0.0 | K | Private | Castlecrag | |
Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School, Castlecrag | 0.0 | K-12 | Private | Castlecrag | |
International Chinese School | 0.0 | K-1 | Private | Chatswood | |
De La Salle Catholic College, Cronulla | 0.0 | 11-12 | Private | Cronulla | |
Woolooware Public School | 0.0 | K-6 | Public | Cronulla | |
Russell Lea Infants School | 0.0 | K-3 | Public | Five Dock | |
Trades Norwest Anglican Senior College | 0.0 | 10-12 | Private | Glenwood | |
Clarke Road School | 0.0 | U | Public | Hornsby | |
Aspect South East Sydney School, Kareela | 0.0 | K-12 | Private | Kareela | |
Bates Drive School | 0.0 | U | Public | Kareela | |
M.E.T. School, Kellyville campus | 0.0 | 3-12 | Private | Kellyville | |
Tallowood School | 0.0 | U | Public | Kellyville | |
La Perouse Public School | 0.0 | K-6 | Public | La Perouse | |
Aspect Vern Barnett School, Lane Cove | 0.0 | K-12 | Private | Lane Cove | |
Currambena Primary School | 0.0 | K-6 | Private | Lane Cove | |
St Michael's Catholic Primary School | 0.0 | K-6 | Private | Lane Cove | |
Aspect South East Sydney School, Leichhardt | 0.0 | K-12 | Private | Leichhardt | |
Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus | 0.0 | U, 7-10 | Public | Leichhardt | |
Liverpool Hospital School | 0.0 | N/A | Public | Liverpool | |
Mainsbridge School | 0.0 | U, K-12 | Public | Liverpool | |
Royal Far West School | 0.0 | U, K-12 | Public | Manly | |
St Paul's Catholic College | 0.0 | 7-12 | Private | Manly | |
Aspect South East Sydney School, Maroubra | 0.0 | K-12 | Private | Maroubra | |
Aspect South East Sydney School, Menai | 0.0 | K-12 | Private | Menai | |
Cameragal Montessori School | 0.0 | K-3 | Private | Neutral Bay | |
SEDA College – Hugh Bamford Campus | 0.0 | 11-12 | Private | North Bondi | |
Cameragal Montessori School, Lavender Bay Campus | 0.0 | K-3 | Private | North Sydney | |
Cameragal Montessori School, North Sydney Campus | 0.0 | K-3 | Private | North Sydney | |
St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 0.0 | K-6 | Private | North Sydney | |
Sydney Grammar School – Edgecliff Preparatory School | 0.0 | K-6 | Private | Paddington | |
The Waranara Centre – Paddington Campus | 0.0 | 9-10 | Private | Paddington | |
Rowland Hassall School | 0.0 | U | Public | Parramatta | |
St Patrick's Primary School | 0.0 | K-6 | Private | Parramatta | |
Centennial Park School | 0.0 | U | Public | Randwick | |
Open High School | 0.0 | 9-12 | Public | Randwick | |
Sydney Childrens Hospital School | 0.0 | U, K-12 | Public | Randwick | |
The Joseph Varga School | 0.0 | U | Private | Randwick | |
SEDA College | 0.0 | 11-12 | Private | Redfern | |
The Scots College ELC campus | 0.0 | K-12 | Private | Rose Bay | |
Aurora College | 0.0 | 7-10 | Public | Ryde | |
Aspect Vern Barnett School, St Ives | 0.0 | K-12 | Private | St Ives | |
Sir Eric Woodward Memorial School | 0.0 | U | Public | St Ives | |
Australian Institute of Music | 0.0 | 7-12 | Private | Surry Hills |