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Private schools in New South Wales

NSW has Australia's deepest concentration of independent + Catholic schools — Sydney alone hosts 50+ marquee private schools across the Anglican, Catholic, Independent and Jewish sectors. Year 12 is the Higher School Certificate (HSC).

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Year 12 qualification

New South Wales private school sector — what to know

NSW independent schools dominate the top end of national HSC rankings — Sydney Grammar consistently leads non-selective schools nationally on % ATAR 99+. The state also has the largest single-sex school cluster (eastern Sydney + the North Shore), plus regional boarding schools at Armidale (NEGS, TAS, PLC Armidale) + Bathurst (All Saints' College).

The NSW Anglican Schools Network (Sydney Anglican schools) + the Catholic schools across 11 dioceses dominate the sector. Independent boys' schools (Sydney Grammar, Cranbrook, Knox, Newington, Riverview, Scots, Shore, King's) form the historic GPS + AAGPS competitions.

Authoritative source: Association of Independent Schools NSW (AIS NSW).

Sector breakdown — New South Wales

All 0 New South Wales private schools, ranked by ICSEA

# School Suburb Sector Gender ICSEA Y12 fee Boarding