School rankings
We rank schools several different ways, because no single number is honest. Pick the list that matches what you actually care about. Each list is built from one open-government figure, and each page says plainly what that figure can and cannot tell you. Or build your own list in the directory ▸
Most advantaged school communities
Ranked by our Community Advantage Index (from ABS SEIFA — education + occupation). This re…
8 statesSchools outperforming their area
Ranked by value-add: attendance relative to what the area's advantage predicts — schools "…
2 statesHighest university destinations
Ranked by the % of Year-12 leavers enrolling at university (On Track). A real per-school o…
VICHighest attendance
Ranked by latest published school attendance rate (NSW & SA publish per-school; other stat…
2 statesFastest-growing schools
Ranked by enrolment change over 5 years — a population and capacity signal: not a quality …
2 statesAcademically selective schools
NSW government schools with selective entry (by exam) or Opportunity Classes — the academi…
NSWMost improved attendance
Ranked by the rise in attendance since 2019 (percentage points) — an engagement / recovery…
2 statesOur own estimates from open, commercially-licensed data (CC BY / ODbL) — not ICSEA, not NAPLAN, not an official ranking, and not affiliated with ACARA/ABS/Education Departments. Method is shown; sources credited in the footer. Where a state doesn't publish a signal, its schools can't appear in that list.