Find the perfect fit: Choosing a private school in Brisbane
Brisbane boasts a wealth of high-quality, independent schools. But with so many options, selecting the right one can feel daunting. This guide will help navigate the key factors to searching for private schools in Brisbane.
Key things to consider when looking for the best Brisbane schools:
- Location: Independent schools offer flexibility but consider commute times and social circles.
- Philosophy: Explore schools that align with your values, whether religious, educational (e.g., Steiner, Montessori), or open to diverse beliefs.
- Performance: Research a school’s academic results at www.myschool.edu.au but remember, a good fit goes beyond grades.
- Cost: Independent schools have fees ranging from $1,500 to over $15,000 annually.
State schools are free, and you will attend the school that serves the catchment area you live in. To find out what state school catchment area you reside in, visit the Queensland Department of Education Catchment Map.
Full list of private schools in Brisbane
Aboriginal and Islander Independent School
Suburb: Acacia Ridge
Ethos: Non-denominational
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Years 1 to 8
All Hallows’ School
Suburb: Brisbane
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Girls
Ages: Years 5 to 12
All Saints Primary School
Suburb: Albany Creek
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 6
Ambrose Treacy College
Suburb: Indooroopilly
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Boys
Ages: Years 4 to 12
Anglican Church Grammar School (Churchie)
Suburb: East Brisbane
Ethos: Anglican
Format: Boys
Ages: Prep to Year 12
Arethusa College
Suburb: Burpengary
Ethos: Non-denominational
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Years 7 to 12
Australian Christian College Moreton
Suburb: Caboolture
Ethos: Christian
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 12
Australian International Islamic College
Suburb: Durack
Ethos: Islamic
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Kindergarten to Year 12
Bethania Lutheran Primary School
Suburb: Bethania
Ethos: Lutheran
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 6
Birali Steiner School
Suburb: Beachmere
Philosophy: Steiner
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 9
Brigidine College
Suburb: Indooroopilly
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Girls
Years: Prep to Year 12
Brisbane Adventist College
Suburb: Mansfield
Ethos: Seventh-day Adventist
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Early Learning to Year 12
Brisbane Boys’ College
Suburb: Toowong
Ethos: Presbyterian & Methodist
Format: Boys
Ages: Prep to Year 12
Brisbane Christian College
Suburb: Salisbury
Ethos: Christian
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Pre-Prep to Year 12
Brisbane Girls Grammar School
Suburb: Brisbane
Ethos: Non-denominational
Format: Girls
Ages: Years 7 to 12
Brisbane Grammar School
Suburb: Brisbane
Ethos: Non-Denominational
Format: Boys
Ages: Years 5 to 12
Brisbane Independent School
Suburb: Pullenvale
Ethos: Non-denominational
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 6
Brisbane Montessori School
Suburb: Fig Tree Pocket
Ethos: Montessori
Format: Co-educational
Ages: ELC to Year 9
Caboolture Montessori School
Suburb: Caboolture
Ethos: Montessori
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Pre-Kindergarten (3 years old) to Year 6
Calvary Christian College
Suburb: Carbrook
Ethos: Real Life Christian Church
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Early learning to Year 12
Cannon Hill Anglican College
Suburb: Cannon Hill
Ethos: Anglican
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 12
Canterbury College
Suburb: Waterford
Ethos: Anglican
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Kindergarten to Year 12
Carmel College
Suburb: Thornlands
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Years 7 to 12
Carmichael College
Suburb: Morayfield
Ethos: Christian
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 12
Chisholm Catholic College
Suburb: Cornubia
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Years 7 to 12
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Suburb: Graceville
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 6
Christ The King Catholic School
Suburb: Deception Bay
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 6
Citipointe Christian College
Suburb: Carindale
Ethos: Christian
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 12
Clairvaux MacKillop College
Suburb: Upper Mt Gravatt
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Years 7 to 12
Clayfield College
Suburb: Clayfield
Ethos: Presbyterian & Uniting
Format: Prep to 6 Co-educational; Girls only Years 7 to 12
Ages: Prep to Year 12
Emmaus College
Suburb: Jimboomba
Ethos: Ecumenical College
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 12
Faith Lutheran College
Suburb: Plainland / Redlands
Ethos: Lutheran
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Years 7 to 12
Genesis Christian College
Suburb: Bray Park
Ethos: Christian
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 12
Good News Lutheran Primary School
Suburb: Middle Park
Ethos: Lutheran
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to 6
Good Shepherd Christian School
Suburb: Albany Creek
Ethos: Christian
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Pre-Prep to Year 12
Grace Lutheran College
Suburb: Caboolture & Rothwell
Ethos: Lutheran
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 12
Groves Christian College
Suburb: Kingston
Ethos: Christian
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 12
Hillbrook Anglican School
Suburb: Enoggera
Religion: Anglican
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Years 7 to 12
Hills International College
Suburb: Jimboomba
Ethos: Non-denominational
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 12
Holy Cross School
Suburb: Wooloowin
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 6
Holy Spirit School
Suburb: Bray Park
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 6
IES College
Suburb: Spring Hill
Ethos: Non-denominational
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Years 10 to 12
Iona College
Suburb: Lindum
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Boys
Ages: Years 5 to 12
Ipswich Adventist School
Suburb: Brassal
Ethos: Seventh-day Adventist
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Kindergarten to 6
Ipswich Girls’ and Junior Grammar School
Suburb: Ipswich
Ethos: Non-denominational
Format: Co-educational from Kindergarten to Year 5; Girls only from Years 7 to 12
Ages: Kindergarten to Year 12
John Paul College
Suburb: Daisy Hill
Ethos: Ecumenical
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Early Learning to Year 12
Kimberley College
Suburb: Carbrook
Ethos: Non-denominational
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 12
Kings Christian College
Suburb: Logan
Religion: Christian
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 12
Livingstone Christian College
Suburb: Ormeau
Ethos: Christian
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 12
Loreto College
Suburb: Coorparoo
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Girls
Ages: Years 7 to 12
Lourdes Hill College
Suburb: Hawthorne
Religion: Good Samaritan
Format: Girls
Ages: Years 7 to 12
LORDS College
Suburb: Pimpama
Ethos: Christian
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Kindergarten to Year 12
Marist College
Suburb: Ashgrove
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Boys
Ages: Years 5 to 12
Mary Mackillop College
Suburb: Nundah
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Girls
Ages: Years 7 to 12
Moreton Bay College
Suburb: Manly West
Ethos: Christian
Format: Girls
Ages: Early learning to Year 12
Moreton Bay Boys College
Suburb: Manly West
Ethos: Christian
Format: Boys
Ages: Early learning to Year 12
Mount Alvernia College
Suburb: Kedron
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Girls
Ages: Years 7 to 12
Mt Maria College
Suburb: Mitchelton
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Years 7 to 12
Mueller College
Suburb: Rothwell
Ethos: Ministry of Mueller Community Church
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 12
Northpine Christian College
Suburb: Dakabin
Ethos: Christian
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 12
Northside Christian College
Suburb: Everton Park
Ethos: Christian
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 12
Ormiston College
Suburb: Ormiston
Ethos: Christian
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Early learning to Year 12
Our Lady Of The Angels’ School
Suburb: Wavell Heights
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 6
Our Lady’s College
Suburb: Annerley
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Girls
Ages: Years 7 to 12
Padua College
Suburb: Kedron
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Boys
Ages: Years 5 to 12
Parklands Christian College
Suburb: Park Ridge
Ethos: Christian
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 12
Prince Of Peace Lutheran College
Suburb: Everton Hills
Ethos: Lutheran
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Kindergarten to Year 12
Queensland Academies Creative Industries Campus (QACI)
Suburb: Kelvin Grove
Ethos: Non-denominational
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Years 10 to 12
Redeemer Lutheran College
Suburb: Rochedale
Ethos: Lutheran
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 12
Redlands College
Suburb: Wellington Point
Ethos: Christian
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 12
Rivermount College
Suburb: Yatala
Ethos: Christian
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Kindergarten to Year 12
Sacred Heart Primary School
Suburb: Sandgate
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 6
Samford Valley Steiner School
Suburb: Wights Mountain
Ethos: Steiner
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Pre-Prep to Year 12
San Damiano College
Suburb: Yarabilba
Ethos: Steiner
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Pre-Prep to Year 12
San Sisto College
Suburb: Carina
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Girls
Ages: Years 7 to 12
Seton College
Suburb: Mount Gravatt East
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Years 7 to 12
Sheldon College
Suburb: Sheldon
Ethos: Non-denominational
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Early learning to Year 12
Sinai College
Suburb: Burbank
Ethos: Jewish
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Early learning to Year 12
Somerville House
Suburb: South Brisbane
Ethos: Presbyterian and Methodist
Format: Girls
Ages: Pre-Prep to Year 12
Southern Cross Catholic College
Suburb: Redcliffe
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 12
St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School
Suburb: Corinda
Ethos: Anglican
Format: Girls
Ages: Kindergarten to Year 12
St Anthony’s Primary School
Suburb: Kedron
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 6
St Augustine’s College
Suburb: Augustine Heights
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 12
St Benedict’s College
Suburb: Mango Hill
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Years 7 to 12
St Clare’s Primary School
Suburb: Yarabilba
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 6
St Columban’s College
Suburb: Caboolture
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Years 7 to 12
St Edmund’s College
Suburb: Ipswich
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Boys
Ages: Years 7 to 12
St Eugene Catholic College
Suburb: Burpengary
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 12
St James College
Suburb: Spring Hill
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Years 7 to 12
St John Fisher College
Suburb: Bracken Ridge
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Girls
Ages: Years 7 to 12
St John’s Anglican College
Suburb: Forest Lake
Ethos: Anglican
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Kindergarten to Year 12
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School
Suburb: Bracken Ridge
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 6
St Joseph’s Nudgee College
Suburb: Boondall
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Boys
Ages: Years 5 to 12
St Kieran’s Primary School
Suburb: Brighton
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 6
St Laurence’s College
Suburb: South Brisbane
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Boys
Ages: Years 5 to 12
St Margarets Anglican Girls
Suburb: Ascot
Ethos: Anglican
Format: Girls
Ages: Pre-Prep to Year 12
St Mary’s College
Suburb: Ipswich
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Girls
Ages: Years 7 to 12
St Patrick’s College
Suburb: Shorncliffe
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Boys
Ages: Years 5 to 12
St Paul’s International School
Suburb: Bald Hills
Ethos: Anglican
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Pre-prep to Year 12
St Paul’s Lutheran Primary School
Suburb: Caboolture
Ethos: Lutheran
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Kindergarten to Year 6
St Peter Claver College
Suburb: Riverview
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Years 7 to 12
St Peters Lutheran College
Suburb: Indooroopilly and Springfield
Ethos: Lutheran
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 12
St Philomena School
Suburb: Park Ridge
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 12
St Rita’s College
Suburb: Clayfield
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Girls
Years 5 to 12
St. Joseph’s College
Suburb: Gregory Terrace
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Boys
Ages: Years 5 to 12
Staines Memorial College
Suburb: Redbank Plains
Ethos: Christian
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 12
Stuartholme School
Suburb: Toowong
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Girls
Ages: Years 7 to 12
The Lakes College
Suburb: North Lakes
Ethos: Uniting
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 12
The Springfield Anglican College
Suburb: Springfield
Ethos: Anglican
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 12
Trinity College
Suburb: Beenleigh
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Years 7 to 12
Villanova College
Suburb: Coorparoo
Ethos: Catholic
Format: Boys
Ages: Years 5 to 12
West Moreton Anglican College
Suburb: Ipswich
Ethos: Anglican
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Prep to Year 12
Westside Christian College
Suburb: Goodna Ipswich
Ethos: Christian
Format: Co-educational
Ages: Kindergarten to Year 12
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