Queensland’s top 150 primary schools revealed by Better Education

An independent analysis has revealed the 150 best primary schools in Queensland, with 11 public schools making it inside the top 25. SEARCH THE LIST

Ipswich Grammar School has climbed from 12th to third position in the rankings of Queensland’s best primary schools.

The state’s top 150 primary schools can be revealed with 11 state schools making the top 25 in the 2023 rankings, an independent analysis has shown.

Better Education, an independent specialist schools website, has released the latest Queensland’s best schools rankings – a compilation of public and private schools.

The state overall score, used to rank the primary institutions, is calculated using the school’s Year 5 English and maths test results in 2023. A score of 100 is the highest, the lowest in this particular ranking was 90.

In the latest list, 72 state schools made the 2023 top 150, a slight improvement on the 2022 ranking which featured 69.

Sunnybank Hills State School and Citipointe Christian College maintained their spots in the top three, but they are now joined by Ipswich Grammar School – which rose from 12th to third.

Sunnybank Hills State School is ranked Queensland’s best primary school. Picture: Supplied

Remaining changes inside the top 10 were Anglican Church Grammar School jumping from eighth to fifth, while The Southport School shot up from 23rd to eighth.

Other big movers in the top 25 were Indooroopilly State School, Newmarket State School, Wooloowin State School, Matthew Flinders Anglican College, and Yarranlea Primary School.

Citipointe Christian College is one of the three best primary schools in Queensland according to Better Education. Picture: Richard Walker

There were four schools which ranked outside the top 150 in 2022, but featured within the top 25 in the latest list – Mount Tyson State School, Brisbane Boys College, Charters Towers School of Distance Education, and Clayfield College.

Other strong performers included St Ignatius in Toowong rising from a ranking of 84 to 26, Northside Christian College in Everton Park climbed from 60th to 27th, and St Columba’s Primary School in Wilston rose from 101 to 41.

The Southport School is now ranked as Queensland’s eighth best primary school, up from 23rd. Picture: Supplied

Elsewhere, Immanuel Lutheran College on the Sunshine Coast strengthened its position from 103 to 42, St Peters Lutheran College in Springfield Central climbed to 52nd after sitting at 105th the year before, and Dutton Park State School went from 135 to 98.