REVEALED: Brisbane North’s best schools for 2019

Brisbane North’s best schools have been revealed, with state schools holding their own against private schools in the top ratings.

The Better Education website has compared 2019 NAPLAN scores for Brisbane schools. Picture: istock

BRISBANE North’s best schools have been revealed, with state schools holding their own against private schools in the top ratings.

One north Brisbane primary school joined two private schools in scoring a perfect 100 on the Better Education website’s list.

Another 20 schools, including nine state schools, scored 96 or higher to make the top 5 ranking. Eighteen schools, including seven state schools, scored between 90 and 95.

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In the secondary schools list, three private schools scored a perfect 100.

Another seven schools, including one state school, scored 96 or higher and eight, including two state schools, scored between 90 and 95.

The Better Education website list compared NAPLAN scores in 2019 for 202 Brisbane primary schools and 78 high schools to provide information on how they compared around the state.

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In the list, the highest-ranked primary schools in Brisbane’s north – with a score of 100 – were Brisbane Grammar School, St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School and Eagle Junction State School.

TOP PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN BRISBANE NORTH

1. Brisbane Grammar School, St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School (Ascot), Eagle Junction State School (Clayfield) – 100

2. St Joseph’s College (Gregory Tce), Clayfield College, St Columba’s Primary School (Wilston), All Hallows’ School (City), Newmarket State School, St Joseph’s Primary School (Kangaroo Point), Wooloowin State School, Kelvin Grove State College – 99

3. St Paul’s School (Bald Hills), Brisbane Central State School (Spring Hill), Windsor State School, Shorncliffe State School – 98

4. St Anthony’s School (Kedron), Ascot State School, St Agatha’s Primary School (Clayfield), Aspley State School – 97

5. St Pius’ Primary School (Banyo), Northgate State School, Virginia State School, Holy Spirit School (New Farm) – 96

6. Padua College (Kedron), St Dympna’s Parish School (Aspley), Kedron State School, St Joseph’s Nudgee College (Boondall), St Kevin’s School (Geebung) – 95

7. New Farm State School – 94

8. Sandgate State School, St Ambrose’s Primary School (Newmarket) – 93

9. St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School (Bracken Ridge), Craigslea State School (Chermside West), St Patrick’s College (Shorncliffe), Holy Cross School (Wooloowin), Aspley East State School, Nashville State School – 92

10. St Joseph’s School (Nundah), Nundah State School, Our Lady of the Angels’ School (Wavell Heights), Sacred Heart Primary School (Sandgate) – 91

Three private schools scored a perfect 100 to top the secondary schools list – Brisbane Grammar and Brisbane Girls Grammar Schools and St Joseph’s College.

TOP SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BRISBANE NORTH

1. Brisbane Grammar School (Spring Hill), Brisbane Girls Grammar School (Spring Hill), St Joseph’s College (Gregory Terrace) – 100

2. All Hallows’ School (City), St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School (Ascot) – 99

3. St Rita’s College (Clayfield) – 98

4. Kelvin Grove State College – 97

5. Clayfield College, Padua College (Kedron), St Paul’s School (Bald Hills) – 96

6. St Joseph’s Nudgee College (Boondall), Kedron State High School – 95

7. Mount Alvernia College (Kedron), Prince of Peace Lutheran College (Everton Park), St Patrick’s College (Shorncliffe) – 94

8. Craigslea State High School (Chermside West) – 93

9. Mary MacKillop College (Nundah) – 92

10. St John Fisher College (Bracken Ridge) – 91

A Department of Education spokesman slammed the reliability of the Better Education website list.

“The department does not support the creation of simplistic league tables based on a narrow

measure of academic performance,” the spokesman said.

“These measures without context often do not summarise the diversity of education that schools provide.”

Instead, the spokesman pointed parents to resources including the “Choosing a School” page on the Education Queensland website, or the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority’s My School website.