2021 Primary School Rankings (NSW)

The 2021 Primary School Rankings based on NAPLAN results. See the top schools here.

Here are the 2021 Primary School rankings based on Year 3 and Year 5 NAPLAN results.

Top 120 Schools by HSC Success Rate in 2021

The primary school rankings are based on the 2021 Year 3 and Year 5 NAPLAN results for Reading, Writing, Spelling, Grammar, and Numeracy. To calculate the average score, the scores for all five NAPLAN tests were added together, and then divided by five.

 

How to Read the HSC Primary School Rankings:

Terminology

  • 2021 Average: the average of all scores achieved for the five NAPLAN tests
  • Year 3 and 5 Reading: the average student result for the Reading test
  • Year 3 and 5 Writing: the average student result for the Writing test
  • Year 3 and 5 Spelling: the average student result for the Spelling test
  • Year 3 and 5 Grammar: the average student result for the Grammar test
  • Year 3 and 5 Numeracy: the average student result for the Numeracy test

The top 220 schools by their success rate are shown in the table below:

 

2021 Primary School Ranking based on Year 5 NAPLAN:

School RankSchool2021 AverageY5 ReadingY5 WritingY5 SpellingY5 GrammarY5 Numeracy
1Sydney Grammar School623623575596635642
2Loreto Normanhurst588587577588599597
3Abbotsleigh598608579598607592
4St Aloysius’ College, Kirribilli595595552591604598
5John Colet School590599564584604590
6SCEGGS Darlinghurst577589553577604557
7Pymble Ladies’ College574574558575580565
8Meriden School568567568581577563
9Al-Faisal College – Campbelltown Minto555545532606616555
10Sydney Distance Education Primary School547547512554537556
11Hornsby North Public School586575551586612612
12St Ives North Public School576576542569581583
13Montessori East541586480481541546
14Ascham School544571529544556542
15Artarmon Public School591582561591607593
16Roseville College551571538551562543
17Kambala551566550551575546
18Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Primary School554554550553576562
19Charlestown South Public School562581538552615562
20Matthew Pearce Public School595594541595608607
21Northcross Christian School576576536570585581
22Emanuel School560570527557577560
23Carlingford West Public School578559543582593578
24Ravenswood School for Girls549555531549558541
25Wenona School557567537559557534
26Lycee Condorcet The International French School Of Sydney550561535550609540
27Murray Farm Public School577548537598577577
28Beecroft Public School590587548594590596
29St George Christian School560567551556577560
30Arden Anglican School561572529561574561
31Knox Grammar School576577541569576589
32Loreto Kirribilli545565542545567530
33Danebank – An Anglican School for Girls547547530548568535
34St Catherine’s School, Waverley535558535530566534
35Pymble Public School, Pymble572578547572593567
36Tara Anglican School for Girls559559536564575536
37Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Waitara537554526533556537
38Waitara Public School574574543574574581
39Summer Hill Public School587589541587592581
40Beaumont Road Public School581572549581591581
41Al-Faisal College, Auburn533530533581573531
42Epping West Public School566557535588566583
43Epping Heights Public School575563542584575577
44West Pymble Public School546568532544546551
45Woollahra Public School585584554585591600
46Neutral Bay Public School568579538568576561
47Killara Public School558558531573562558
48Oakhill Drive Public School559558532559565559
49Tangara School for Girls551561536551562538
50Newcastle Grammar School546549514549541546
51Kent Road Public School553549533572564553
52Mosman Church of England Preparatory School559573527522561559
53The King’s School552552525547553564
54Reddam House554557521553572554
55Cherrybrook Public School553556529565553550
56Lindfield Public School557555540572566557
57Cranbrook School553564529542569553
58Newington College564578519538564576
59Gib Gate School549556525528572549
60Central Coast Grammar School560574543548580560
61Seaforth Public School558558535535570558
62North Rocks Public School599576548601614599
63Crestwood Public School545542522554546545
64Normanhurst West Public School543556530543530556
65St Ives Public School557554542561566557
66Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Mosman548557536548563531
67Turramurra Public School562564526562569557
68Queenwood, Mosman538564521522561538
69Epping Public School563559536572567563
70John Purchase Public School543543524559544541
71Roseville Public School576576523555576578
72Presbyterian Ladies’ College Sydney544569521541571544
73The Hills Grammar School548557551547548543
74St Aloysius Catholic Primary School, Cronulla561561543565586540
75Randwick Public School539554523539549534
76Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Kensington559562551559571546
77Epping North Public School556558528556559553
78Samuel Gilbert Public School538546526538543533
79Warrawee Public School564564528577564557
80St Mary’s Cathedral College519530490514539519
81William Clarke College548548528558553540
82Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Matraville552535514576604552
83Villa Maria Catholic Primary School529553527529552529
84Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Pymble550563525546561550
85Barker College562566528550563562
86Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Lindfield551553551550578529
87Covenant Christian School, Belrose544553508535544551
88Oatley West Public School548548514548564542
89Excelsior Public School554562529553556554
90Balmain Public School566570525569564566
91SHORE – Sydney Church of England Grammar School565565525541570568
92Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Primary School, Pennant Hills547543518547601576
93Al Noori Muslim School546546539576599532
94St Michael’s Catholic Primary School, Lane Cove542558533542553532
95Gordon West Public School559558525565559567
96MLC School555567530538566555
97Kincoppal – Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart547558533547551522
98The Illawarra Grammar School556566529538556559
99Normanhurst Public School547555505537547553
100St Andrew’s Cathedral School552569530552564551
101Eastwood Public School576565530578576587
102St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Rockdale552552544571577542
103Wahroonga Public School545548520545552542
104Hurstville Public School584560537584588592
105Hornsby South Public School548548528563552543
106German International School Sydney561566521561611555
107Earlwood Public School574574541575606573
108SCECGS Redlands561577528541576561
109Bellevue Hill Public School558559531568558538
110St Raphael’s Catholic Primary School548548536558553515
111Kellyville Public School563563532561588576
112Claremont College, Randwick531551516530538531
113St Bernadette’s Primary School, Castle Hill545547551545541539
114Lindfield East Public School557562527556557577
115Cammeray Public School558565540562558554
116St Ambrose Catholic Primary School, Concord West537540519537541521
117St Michael’s Catholic Primary School, Meadowbank553568528553578553
118St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School, Clovelly542550522542547527
119St Mark’s Catholic Primary School519548511520519513
120Lane Cove Public School, Lane Cove559565514559573545
121Masada College552552536559554540
122St Brendan’s Catholic Primary School, Annandale537560523537578532
123St Thomas’ Catholic Primary School, Willoughby543556519546543522
124Hunters Hill Public School545548525548544545
125Sutherland Public School586586538578587603
126Haberfield Public School550550517552540551
127Rose Bay Public School532545526532561530
128St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School536562507528572536
129Sydney Japanese International School540540491520549564
130Killarney Heights Public School545550517549545542
131Hamilton South Public School534554510534548520
132Darlinghurst Public School527541516533527512
133Middle Harbour Public School517537508526516517
134Pacific Hills Christian School547547515534550550
135Glenhaven Public School537537522550544527
136Moriah College544555537544557543
137Denistone East Public School554543509554556569
138St Hurmizd Assyrian Primary School533521535552533524
139Mosman Public School526546514524544526
140Stanwell Park Public School544563528553544543
141North Sydney Public School551551509536554553
142Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Helensburgh539556539532550509
143PLC Armidale516548499516540515
144Carlingford Public School547532520560550547
145Drummoyne Public School524537523534524519
146Eastwood Heights Public School563563519575590549
147Anzac Park Public School531537512531537528
148Castle Hill Public School538538516549552536
149Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School541535528583562541
150Trinity Grammar School, Summer Hill543550524543537564
151Picnic Point Public School552552512557547567
152Pennant Hills Public School547550516547547544
153Caddies Creek Public School537537521559546535
154Quakers Hill Public School558553525558565561
155Nicholson Street Public School525531513538517525
156Roselea Public School546546525555554542
157Dural Public School572562548574572574
158West Ryde Public School548548520575567547
159International Grammar School568573514533574568
160Ironbark Ridge Public School550550519555557543
161Mowbray Public School543553509542543544
162Santa Sabina CollegeStrathfield540548523540551521
163St Francis Catholic College, Edmondson Park533537512547533529
164North East Public School of Distance Education556550499578556561
165Pleasant Heights Public School523535509521523523
166St Rose Catholic Primary School523544519536522523
167North Ryde Public School546545510566546546
168Wahroonga Adventist School526541490543523526
169Holy Family Primary School, Merewether Beach526542516526528521
170Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount Pritchard Bonnyrigg544537528562544549
171Al-Faisal College – Liverpool519519497552544502
172Central Coast Steiner School511522488490540511
173Holsworthy Public School553557509553563548
174Castle Cove Public School546546516550554543
175Our Lady of the Annunciation Catholic Primary School546546516550554543
176Oxley College538572512523538546
177Emmanuel Anglican College535535508538539527
178St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School Como544561520533544560
179Kambora Public School534543524555529534
180Caringbah North Public School556559529556568553
181Redeemer Baptist School538538505547565524
182Bronte Public School521535508521553517
183Gosford Public School556555509556576575
184Oatley Public School532542495532541526
185St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School, Marsfield531534513554531529
186Riverbank Public School535535511551545534
187Wilkins Public School566571513566570564
188St Therese’s Catholic Primary School, Denistone529529516529544504
189St Gerard’s Catholic Primary School, Carlingford525541501525527506
190Thornleigh West Public School531543511527553531
191Tighes Hill Public School545565522545563545
192St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Manly527556510532516527
193Italian Bilingual School539530539568563503
194St Kieran’s Catholic Primary School527535483527528502
195Christ the King Catholic School Bass Hill519534508539519497
196Hawkesbury Independent School535590507531573535
197Dulwich Hill Public School524540496524540519
198Greystanes Public School561549525562561564
199Bulli Public School520551498531520510
200Mount Colah Public School533545495531533534
201Inner Sydney Montessori School532558508532541515
202Belair Public School515522496511522515
203Canobolas Public School544574506535569544
204Wollongong Public School561561519561566553
205Lugarno Public School548550501548550525
206Hunter Valley Grammar School532549512532551532
207Annandale North Public School529547505525550529
208Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School550576516550560545
209Illawong Public School507513493509507493
210St Johns Park Public School534527512563549534
211Elonera Montessori School509519469509538500
212St Fiacre’s Catholic Primary School520544504520545512
213Glenbrook Public School518536486525518514
214Kingswood Public School547534509562547549
215Leichhardt Public School513529496513532508
216Northside Montessori School540.5558503536545
217Candelo Public School519519472516526520
218Nareena Hills Public School493509490505488493
219Mount Riverview Public School498521467498505498
220Hurstville Adventist School435434444447433435

2021 Primary School Ranking based on Year 3 NAPLAN:

School RankSchool2021 AverageY3 ReadingY3 WritingY3 SpellingY3 GrammarY3 Numeracy
1Loreto Normanhurst561574539561577553
2Montessori East560561486439585560
3Sydney Grammar School5500511550587575
4St Aloysius’ College, Kirribilli543568489514568543
5Meriden School532533492532541477
6John Colet School520526487500564520
7St Ives North Public School519519497530546493
8Pymble Ladies’ College517547497517545490
9Northcross Christian School517517482530539511
10Abbotsleigh515556507515567495
11Arden Anglican School515539487515528499
12Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Primary School514514493516527475
13Ravenswood School for Girls514555496514528493
14Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Matraville514518491520514483
15Wenona School512539491512524472
16Hornsby North Public School510510482526539499
17John Purchase Public School510517492511510477
18Murray Farm Public School508508489512533479
19Tara Anglican School for Girls508509490508526479
20Queenwood, Mosman508519485508521459
21Knox Grammar School507520484507524496
22Normanhurst Public School507507471515517484
23Beecroft Public School506514481506521486
24Danebank – An Anglican School for Girls506506505523545467
25Al-Faisal College, Auburn506473506529520435
26Kambala505532505504523462
27Matthew Pearce Public School505505483525534487
28Carlingford West Public School504509491504530491
29Ascham School503548498503555486
30Charlestown South Public School503516477503539479
31Presbyterian Ladies’ College Sydney502514493502520463
32Cherrybrook Public School501501482510518474
33Artarmon Public School499505470499524476
34Epping West Public School499499495511523482
35Killara Public School498522479498521495
36Crestwood Public School498504478492510
37Epping Public School498498480505503470
38St Ambrose Catholic Primary School, Concord West498498473498507464
39St Catherine’s School, Waverley497504481497544460
40Waitara Public School497507474497517469
41Kent Road Public School497514481497517469
42Epping Heights Public School496516475503496475
43Oatley West Public School496496474499521469
44Covenant Christian School, Belrose495509468495526482
45Denistone East Public School495500482495507481
46Emanuel School494547467490505494
47Pacific Hills Christian School494499480494502475
48Oakhill Drive Public School493510484493520475
49Eastwood Public School493493469496500483
50Roseville College492547484492525469
51St George Christian School492492482492518474
52PLC Armidale492527492461495473
53Pymble Public School, Pymble491491471494516472
54Beaumont Road Public School491491485498511480
55Woollahra Public School491492474491501463
56Newcastle Grammar School491538491485511477
57The King’s School491517484491523483
58SHORE – Sydney Church of England Grammar School491493479491509484
59St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School491512491481495472
60Wahroonga Adventist School491498459491505473
61Summer Hill Public School490519472490505477
62Reddam House490523482490524485
63Lindfield East Public School490495476490499467
64Roseville Public School489518483489503484
65Al Noori Muslim School488461489488501434
66Gordon West Public School488488465495508468
67Sydney Japanese International School488476488498529485
68William Clarke College487509485487510483
69SCEGGS Darlinghurst486568486484519482
70Epping North Public School486511467486504465
71Warrawee Public School486510478486504468
72Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Lindfield486507473486498459
73St Raphael’s Catholic Primary School486505486477512459
74Haberfield Public School486503473486501467
75Oatley Public School486498479486489471
76Lindfield Public School485507477485499474
77Newington College485485471475527489
78Barker College485509478485504482
79Kincoppal – Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart485510485482502449
80St Michael’s Catholic Primary School, Meadowbank485497464488485442
81Mosman Church of England Preparatory School484492466475526484
82Claremont College, Randwick484511484466510478
83Carlingford Public School484484476489494459
84North Ryde Public School484493466484491458
85Tangara School for Girls483488480483516442
86Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Pymble483512465483496456
87Excelsior Public School483495471483505466
88St Hurmizd Assyrian Primary School483494485483469426
89Loreto Kirribilli482535482476514454
90Central Coast Grammar School482502482481498460
91MLC School482486476482503463
92Hornsby South Public School482491472482501464
93West Pymble Public School481524465462509481
94Samuel Gilbert Public School481498480481513464
95Hurstville Public School481481473492491468
96St Thomas’ Catholic Primary School, Willoughby481502470481496472
97Castle Hill Public School481486465481495451
98Mowbray Public School481497481480495459
99Wahroonga Public School480510467480501476
100Lane Cove Public School, Lane Cove480509457480508448
101St Ives Public School479496464475502479
102St Aloysius Catholic Primary School, Cronulla479500473479488468
103Redeemer Baptist School479479470483491462
104Italian Bilingual School479479487479487437
105St Kieran’s Catholic Primary School479499456479490463
106Neutral Bay Public School478503472478517461
107North Rocks Public School478480459478496466
108Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Kensington478484474478493440
109Hunters Hill Public School478490475478496458
110Glenhaven Public School478486478466494437
111Mosman Public School478478462501492441
112St Francis Catholic College, Edmondson Park478478454487493443
113Castle Cove Public School478483455478478447
114Our Lady of the Annunciation Catholic Primary School478483455478478447
115Turramurra Public School477507460467517477
116Randwick Public School477517477470513468
117Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Primary School, Pennant Hills477515471477512453
118Sutherland Public School477482434477479447
119Drummoyne Public School477494469477495451
120Trinity Grammar School, Summer Hill477477459477486477
121West Ryde Public School477477462480487463
122North East Public School of Distance Education477505458477496458
123Gib Gate School476520472476504459
124Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Mosman476512476473489452
125St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Rockdale476488476474484451
126Kellyville Public School476476462489495452
127St Mark’s Catholic Primary School476514476471505466
128Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Helensburgh476498471476506424
129Normanhurst West Public School475514462475489459
130The Hills Grammar School475492467475498451
131St Andrew’s Cathedral School475501460472486475
132Bellevue Hill Public School475488469475497462
133St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School, Clovelly475502459475500449
134Santa Sabina CollegeStrathfield475484468475482460
135Holsworthy Public School475480450475491429
136Gosford Public School475475464485475428
137St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School, Marsfield475476475460480451
138Cranbrook School474501460474517467
139Picnic Point Public School474474471490497462
140Seaforth Public School473498463473510465
141Rose Bay Public School473488473461493455
142Caddies Creek Public School473473468478488446
143Riverbank Public School473473469481482444
144Killarney Heights Public School472493472471501452
145Darlinghurst Public School472501472461505453
146Eastwood Heights Public School472474460472492444
147Villa Maria Catholic Primary School471500471460511460
148German International School Sydney471488471460507439
149Earlwood Public School471471470473487443
150Ironbark Ridge Public School470480455470487456
151SCECGS Redlands469500460469497463
152Hamilton South Public School469507454459469472
153Pennant Hills Public School469485459469493452
154International Grammar School469482458469493447
155Al-Faisal College – Liverpool469468469503499425
156Hawkesbury Independent School469477469458480425
157Bulli Public School469469444474487433
158Mount Colah Public School469489454469478452
159Illawong Public School469465471469481431
160The Illawarra Grammar School468503461468501454
161Roselea Public School468483458467481468
162St Gerard’s Catholic Primary School, Carlingford468491450468491454
163Lycee Condorcet The International French School Of Sydney467.5487445452483
164Moriah College467478467451479441
165Stanwell Park Public School467480465467487432
166Holy Family Primary School, Merewether Beach467483465467487463
167Dulwich Hill Public School467491452477467433
168Anzac Park Public School466499465466481447
169Quakers Hill Public School466466462484481434
170St Therese’s Catholic Primary School, Denistone466466446477488446
171Belair Public School466484462447487466
172Balmain Public School464509462464498444
173St Michael’s Catholic Primary School, Lane Cove464501447464475456
174Middle Harbour Public School464509464452504450
175Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount Pritchard Bonnyrigg464470460464474459
176Christ the King Catholic School Bass Hill464480464460490442
177Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Waitara463531452463530463
178Pleasant Heights Public School463489463462494449
179Kambora Public School463474453463474460
180Lugarno Public School463478446466463440
181St Rose Catholic Primary School460477460441484450
182St Brendan’s Catholic Primary School, Annandale459499448459492437
183North Sydney Public School458484452458506455
184Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School458461458455482437
185Emmanuel Anglican College458491451458482430
186Thornleigh West Public School458471444458480433
187Annandale North Public School457474457448466425
188Wilkins Public School456480441456465435
189Canobolas Public School455475455441464428
190Elonera Montessori School454494452454475446
191Nicholson Street Public School453496460437453430
192Caringbah North Public School453465453451469437
193Bronte Public School453487453453479437
194Northside Montessori School453467428461453417
195Dural Public School452458452438459435
196Oxley College452487450452476419
197Greystanes Public School451451449451461423
198Masada College450437454443486450
199St Bernadette’s Primary School, Castle Hill449488449447472434
200St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Manly449481450440449431
201St Johns Park Public School449438449457458424
202St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School Como448479446438478448
203Tighes Hill Public School446469446433450417
204Cammeray Public School445486444445477445
205Inner Sydney Montessori School445475436445473437
206Wollongong Public School445461445441446425
207Hunter Valley Grammar School445467445441449415
208Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School442449442441458386
209St Fiacre’s Catholic Primary School442461442420459414
210Glenbrook Public School442476425428451442
211Leichhardt Public School441455441437447421
212Kingswood Public School436436432438444399
213Nareena Hills Public School435436435441430406
214Hurstville Adventist School435434444447433435
215Central Coast Steiner School422––––422
216Candelo Public School413461413383422405
217Mount Riverview Public School412424415396412401

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