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Best independent Catholic schools in Australia
Top independent (non-systemic) Catholic schools — Jesuit, Loreto, Christian Brothers, Edmund Rice, Marist + others — ranked by ICSEA.
How this list is ranked
Independent Catholic schools (governed by religious orders or boards, not Diocesan Education Offices) sit at higher fee + ICSEA tiers than systemic Catholic schools. See our /catholic-systemic/ page for the difference.
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