Warrnambool NAPLAN results: Private schools sweep top rankings as government schools fall behind
Students attending independent and Catholic schools across Warrnambool have the best literacy and numeracy, new rankings show. See how your child’s school performed.
Independent and Catholic schools have swept all top NAPLAN spots in Warrnambool, with King’s College claiming first place while government schools failed to crack the top six.
King’s College in Warrnambool was the highest ranked secondary school in the Warrnambool and surrounding area – taking out the top spot with an average score of 592.6.
The Hamilton and Alexandra College just missed out on the number one rank for high schools in the area with an average score of 590.8 – ranking best in Year 9 reading and writing.
Mercy Regional College Ranked third in the region with an average score of 577.2.
Public schools in the area didn’t rank in the top six, with Terang College recording an average result of 561 placing them at seventh.
King’s College again dominated the primary rankings with an average score of 528.6 and ranked number one in all five key performance indicators – including reading, writing, spelling, grammar and numeracy.
Principal, Allister Rouse told the Herald Sun that the results were “unsurprising” as the students are extremely dedicated to their learning.
“The results are a reflection of some curriculum changes we have made recently with more direct and explicit teaching around literacy and numeracy, particularly introducing the ‘Promoting Literacy Development’ program in our junior school,” he said.
“It’s also the care and dedication of our teachers who go above and beyond to make sure that student learning is explicit, that students feel supported and cared for pastorally.”
The strongest school outside of Warrnambool was St Patrick’s School in Port Fairy, ranking fifth place with an average score of 497.
St Patrick’s beat the second ranking primary school, Our Lady Help of Christians School, in both writing and numeracy.
Government schools again didn’t make an appearance in the rankings until seventh – with Allansford and District Primary School, in Allansford, being the highest ranked government school in the region with an average score of 488.8.
Nullawarre and District Primary School recorded the lowest result among primary schools in the region and Brauer Secondary College in Warrnambool scored below all other high schools in the area.
To determine how each school performed in 2025, the scores for all five test subjects for the student cohort – Year 5 or Year 9 – were combined and the average found. Students are tested on their reading, writing, spelling, grammar and numeracy skills.
Originally published as Warrnambool NAPLAN results: Private schools sweep top rankings as government schools fall behind
