Best performing NAPLAN schools in Brisbane’s north revealed

The best performing NAPLAN schools in Brisbane’s north have been revealed, with a small school with just 200 students punching above their weight.

Grace Koo

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December 3, 2025 - 1:51PM

Year 12 students Madeleine Skarott, Sabrina Yong Gee, Ava Spencer, Chloe Teo and Olivia King at Brisbane Girls Grammar School. Picture: Tara Croser.

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The best performing NAPLAN schools in Brisbane’s north have been revealed, with a small school with just 200 students punching above their weight.

A Courier-Mail analysis of the recently-released 2025 NAPLAN data has revealed Brisbane Grammar School in Spring Hill to be the best achiever in the area, with its Year 5 students topping the list with a total score of 567.2 and Year 9 achieving 654.8 which put them third in the area.

Deputy headmaster Steve Uscinski said the outcomes reflected the deeply ingrained culture of learning, the fine work of their teaching staff and the school’s commitment to research-informed instructional practice.

“Brisbane Grammar School uses NAPLAN as it is intended: a diagnostic suite of tests that assists targeted intervention for students with gaps in their learning, and a guide to long-term curriculum planning,” he said.

St Finbarr’s School in Ashgrove, where around 200 students from Prep to Year 6 attend, ranked second in the primary sector with 557.2, up from fourth last year.

Principal Catherine Connors said the school used evidence-based strategies to inspire the students, allowing the “tiny little school” to overperform.

“Our students really take responsibility for their learning journey and want to improve, and we are blessed with excellent teachers and supportive families working in partnership together for the best outcomes for our children,” she said.

“We work hard as a team to ensure our learners feel really comfortable and confident so that they’re assessment capable.

“We focus on helping our students to determine what the questions are actually asking so that they can share what they know with clarity.

“Our school’s high potential learner framework focuses on stretching and challenging all our students with regular enrichment opportunities, so I believe that’s coming through as well as we empower of students to make the most of their gifts and talents.”

Traditional private school Brisbane Boys’ College took up the third place with 552.2.

For the secondary sector, selective public school Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology in Toowong topped the list with 706.6, followed by private school Brisbane Girls Grammar School in Spring Hill (659.8).