Private schools
Catholic systemic and independent schools charge fees and set their own enrolment rules. Compare them on ICSEA-adjusted results rather than raw scores, because intake differs a lot.
1,673 schools across eight states and territories.
By state
Guides
- How to read your child's NAPLAN results
A plain-English guide to NAPLAN scaled scores and proficiency levels, and why one test result rarely tells the whole story. - What is ICSEA, and what does it actually tell you?
What the Index of Community Socio-educational Advantage measures, how a value of 1000 is worked out, and its real limits. - NSW public school catchments and intake areas explained
How NSW local enrolment areas work, when out-of-area applications are possible, and what proof of address you'll need. - Victoria school zones and selective entry high schools explained
How Find My School zoning works, the designated neighbourhood school rule, and Victoria's four selective-entry high schools. - Queensland state school catchments and academies explained
How Queensland catchments and enrolment management plans work, and what the Queensland Academies and Brisbane State High offer. - WA local intake areas and GATE explained
How Western Australian local-intake areas guarantee a place, and how the GATE academic, arts and languages programs work.