Independent primary schools in New South Wales, ranked by ICSEA

67 independent primary schools in New South Wales have a published ICSEA, and all of them are listed here. 99 more have no published ICSEA and are not ranked.

School typePrimarySecondary Combined

SectorAll sectors Government CatholicIndependent

#	School	Suburb	ICSEA	Students	Students per teacher
1	John Colet SchoolBelrose	Belrose	1210	275	13.0
2	Mosman Church of England Preparatory SchoolMosman	Mosman	1206	221	8.0
3	Claremont CollegeRandwick	Randwick	1201	265	12.7
4	Northcross Christian SchoolRyde	Ryde	1194	374	15.1
5	Montessori EastBondi	Bondi	1188	80	7.5
6	Cameragal Montessori SchoolNorth Sydney	North Sydney	1179	40	6.7
7	Inner Sydney Montessori SchoolBalmain	Balmain	1178	95	6.4
8	Toronto Adventist SchoolToronto	Toronto	1173	43	17.9
9	International Chinese SchoolSt Leonards	St Leonards	1172	116	12.7
10	Forestville Montessori SchoolForestville	Forestville	1171	49	10.7
11	Coogee Boys' Preparatory SchoolRandwick	Randwick	1165	102	9.8
11	Farmhouse Montessori SchoolNorth Balgowlah	North Balgowlah	1165	37	5.3
13	Highfields Preparatory and Kindergarten SchoolLindfield	Lindfield	1164	98	14.0
14	Frensham Junior SchoolMittagong	Mittagong	1157	103	8.9
15	Italian Bilingual SchoolMeadowbank	Meadowbank	1142	111	10.5
16	Hills Montessori SchoolWest Pennant Hills	West Pennant Hills	1141	16	5.3
17	Sydney Japanese International SchoolTerrey Hills	Terrey Hills	1137	190	6.6
18	Pacific Berowra Christian SchoolBerowra	Berowra	1136	61	10.2
19	Vistara Primary SchoolRichmond Hill	Richmond Hill	1121	19	6.3
20	Currambena Primary SchoolLane Cove	Lane Cove	1120	79	12.2
20	Lutheran School Wagga WaggaWagga Wagga	Wagga Wagga	1120	332	17.8
22	St Peter's Anglican GrammarCampbelltown	Campbelltown	1118	428	14.9
23	Westmead Christian Grammar SchoolWestmead	Westmead	1117	196	15.7
24	Barrenjoey Montessori SchoolAvalon	Avalon	1115	50	9.8
25	Hurstville Adventist SchoolHurstville	Hurstville	1114	166	17.5
26	Southside Montessori SchoolRiverwood	Riverwood	1110	32	9.3
26	The Children's House MontessoriNorth Ryde	North Ryde	1110	8	4.0
28	Blue Gum Community SchoolHornsby	Hornsby	1105	21	6.2
29	The Central Coast Montessori Primary SchoolBateau Bay	Bateau Bay	1100	66	8.7
30	Mount Sinai CollegeMaroubra	Maroubra	1097	267	11.8
31	Kinma SchoolTerrey Hills	Terrey Hills	1096	67	8.2
32	Byron Community Primary SchoolByron Bay	Byron Bay	1094	95	11.3
33	Arkana CollegeKingsgrove	Kingsgrove	1092	231	14.8
33	Kamaroi Rudolf Steiner SchoolBelrose	Belrose	1092	180	13.1
35	Tambelin Independent SchoolGoulburn	Goulburn	1091	39	12.2
36	Arrahman CollegeAustral	Austral	1084	256	15.2
37	Blue Mountains Steiner SchoolHazelbrook	Hazelbrook	1073	69	12.1
38	Casuarina Steiner SchoolCoffs Harbour	Coffs Harbour	1072	103	10.5
39	Zahra Grammar SchoolMinto	Minto	1069	225	18.1
40	Hawkesbury Independent SchoolKurrajong	Kurrajong	1064	77	12.8
41	Coast Christian SchoolBensville	Bensville	1061	234	14.4
41	St John's Lutheran Primary SchoolJindera	Jindera	1061	176	18.7
43	The Heights Learning CommunityGillieston Heights	Gillieston Heights	1058	14	4.7
44	Mumbulla School for Rudolf Steiner EducationBega	Bega	1056	176	13.5
45	St Dominic Savio SchoolRockdale	Rockdale	1053	41	10.3
46	St Sava CollegeVarroville	Varroville	1052	188	13.2
47	Port Macquarie Steiner SchoolPort Macquarie	Port Macquarie	1051	69	12.8
48	Al Hikma CollegeLakemba	Lakemba	1049	399	21.2
49	HopePoint Christian SchoolGeorges Hall	Georges Hall	1039	219	15.0
50	Holy Saviour SchoolGreenacre	Greenacre	1038	298	15.5
51	Thomas More Christian Montessori SchoolBega	Bega	1033	26	8.3
52	Tuntable Falls Community SchoolTuntable Falls Via Nimbin	Tuntable Falls Via Nimbin	1023	54	11.0
53	Richard Gill SchoolMuswellbrook	Muswellbrook	996	43	8.3
54	Tallowood Steiner SchoolBowraville	Bowraville	989	94	12.7
55	St Paul's Lutheran Primary SchoolHenty	Henty	983	42	13.1
56	OneSchool Global NSW - CowraCowra	Cowra	963	18	8.2
57	A.G.B.U. Alexander Primary SchoolDuffys Forest	Duffys Forest	962	78	9.1
58	St Hurmizd Assyrian Primary SchoolGreenfield Park	Greenfield Park	954	691	17.7
59	Manning Adventist SchoolTinonee	Tinonee	952	32	11.4
60	Sydney Adventist School - AuburnAuburn	Auburn	950	148	13.5
61	Narromine Christian SchoolNarromine	Narromine	946	177	12.7
62	Liberty CollegeTamworth	Tamworth	897	63	12.1
63	Wellington Christian SchoolWellington	Wellington	859	78	10.3
64	St Andrew's Cathedral Gawura SchoolSydney	Sydney	817	38	3.8
65	Darkinjung BarkerYarramalong	Yarramalong	809	43	8.3
66	St Philip's Christian College GilibaaSalamander Bay	Salamander Bay	763	30	10.3
67	Minimbah Primary SchoolArmidale	Armidale	697	47	11.2

Ranked by ICSEA, highest first, among independent primary schools in New South Wales with a published figure; tied values share a rank. ICSEA describes the socio-educational background of a school's students, not how the school performs. ACARA 2025 data; students per teacher calculated by BetterSchool.

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Independent primary schools in New South Wales, ranked by ICSEA

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