Australia’s Top 100 Private Schools: The SA colleges ranked in our list of the nation’s best
The top private schools of Australia have been ranked today and 20 South Australian colleges made the cut. See the full list and which ones topped the state rankings.
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From hosting global conferences for students and teachers to sharing ideas with their counterparts at a sister school in Vietnam, Scotch College has the benefit of worldwide reach.
The co-ed college in Adelaide was ranked 21 in The Advertiser’s list of the top 100 private schools around the country.
It is the highest ranked school in South Australia and one of 20 from around the state to make the list.
Scotch year 12 and boarding student Olivia Baker said she was learning “to contribute to something bigger” throughout her education.
Scotch College takes out the top spot thanks to factors including its progressive facilities, 2024 median ATAR of 89 and high ratio of one staff member for every nine students.
It tops the rankings ahead of the two most expensive schools in SA, St Peter’s College and Pembroke School, both of which charge about $33,000 for year 12.
Prestigious institutions Pulteney Grammar School and Prince Alfred College rounded out the top five in the state.
At Scotch, 17-year-old Olivia said through the school’s agriculture farm and sports program, students were encouraged to “explore our passions”.
In October this year, the school will host 100 students and educators from around the world for a week-long conference with the aim of building leadership in young people.
Scotch College principal Trent Driver said hosting a global leadership conference would build students’ “capacity to imagine and lead change in their communities in years to come”.
It is one of a string of events with international outreach for the school.
Mr Driver travelled to Vietnam in May to congratulate the graduating class of Scotch AGS, a sister college in Ho Chi Minh City in which students study the South Australian Certificate of Education.
Mr Driver said it was “a real honour and privilege” for Scotch to be named the top SA school.
“With a dedicated staff who bring broad experience to Torrens Park, we have hoped that what we do in Adelaide reflects the best of educational thinking and practice from across the country,” he said.
Scotch captain Patrick Keenan, 17, said he felt “very fortunate” to have studied at the school, which had helped shape his upbringing.
“We all come away from Scotch knowing we have a responsibility to give back and the tools to do it,” the year 12 student said.
Other schools which made the top 100 from SA included the female-only St Peter’s Girls School, Seymour College and Walford Anglican School for Girls.
Co-ed schools St Ignatius’ College, Immanuel College and St John’s Grammar School also made the list.
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