Top 30 non-government high schools in Brisbane: 2026 fees for family buyers
These 30 non-government high schools are the first 30 qualifying schools in Better Education’s published 2025 Brisbane Years 7–10 academic-results order after filtering campuses to the Brisbane City Council area. Ormiston College and Sheldon College sit above some schools in the broader table, but their campuses are in Redland City, so they are not included here.[1][2][3]
The fee table uses each school’s own publicly available 2026 schedule. It compares a Year 10 domestic day student where that band is available. The comparison total adds published tuition to clearly named recurring compulsory charges. It excludes boarding, one-off application, acceptance and enrolment charges, payment discounts, uniforms, transport, donations and optional or variable items. Where a levy is charged per family, the table counts it once for a one-student family; it is not a per-child charge for every sibling.
| BCC order | Non-government high school | 2026 Year 10 tuition | Published recurring fees / credits used in comparison | 2026 comparison total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane Grammar School | $36,300 | $1,660 Technology Package Levy | $37,960[5] |
| 2 | Brisbane Girls Grammar School | $34,088 | No separate compulsory recurring item published | $34,088[6] |
| 3 | St Peters Lutheran College, Indooroopilly | $26,088 | $698 Capital and Technology Levies | $26,786[7] |
| 4 | Anglican Church Grammar School | $33,720 | $3,847 Book Rental, Building, Outdoor Education and Technology Levies | $37,567[8] |
| 5 | Somerville House | $31,872 | No separate compulsory recurring item published | $31,872[9] |
| 6 | St Joseph’s College, Brisbane (Gregory Terrace) | $24,214 | $2,225 Book Hire, Technology and Capital Levies | $26,439[10] |
| 7 | Cannon Hill Anglican College | $21,456 | No further compulsory levy published | $21,456[11] |
| 8 | Redeemer Lutheran College | $17,350 | $100 Parents and Friends Levy per family | $17,450[12] |
| 9 | Citipointe Christian College | $16,164 | No separate compulsory recurring item published | $16,164[13] |
| 10 | Northside Christian College | $11,235 | $3,200 General, Technology, Building and Working Bee Levies | $14,435[14] |
| 11 | All Hallows’ School | $19,250 | $2,500 Camps/Other, Technology, Maintenance and P&F Levies | $21,750[15] |
| 12 | St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School | $31,992 | No separate compulsory recurring item published | $31,992[16] |
| 13 | Brisbane Boys’ College | $33,260 | $3,232 Technology and Campus Development Levies | $36,492[17] |
| 14 | Hillbrook Anglican School | $19,900 | No separate compulsory recurring item published | $19,900[18] |
| 15 | St Rita’s College | $13,950 | $2,550 Textbook, Technology, Alumnae, Master Plan and P&F Levies | $16,500[19] |
| 16 | St John’s Anglican College, Forest Lake | $15,324 | $2,080 General, Camp and IT Levies | $17,404[20] |
| 17 | St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School | $33,216 | No separate compulsory recurring item published | $33,216[21] |
| 18 | Clayfield College | $28,096 | Services, capital, locker and camp levies included in tuition | $28,096[22] |
| 19 | Padua College | $10,547 | $4,324 General Purpose, Community and Maintenance Levies | $14,871[23] |
| 20 | Mt St Michael’s College | $15,330 | $6.50 CSPQ Levy less $164 Year 7–10 textbook allowance credit | $15,172.50[24] |
| 21 | Loreto College, Coorparoo | $15,100 | $1,592 Technology, Capital and Parents of Loreto Levies | $16,692[25] |
| 22 | Villanova College | $16,470 | $1,060 Maintenance and Mission Week Levies | $17,530[26] |
| 23 | Marist College Ashgrove | $16,890 | $2,380 Technology, Laptop Warranty and Maintenance Levies | $19,270[27] |
| 24 | Stuartholme School | $28,910 | No separate compulsory recurring item published | $28,910[28] |
| 25 | Moreton Bay College | $22,380 | $600 Capital Levy per family | $22,980[29] |
| 26 | St Paul’s School, Bald Hills | $19,830 | $530 ICT Levy | $20,360[30] |
| 27 | Mount Alvernia College | $12,045 | $1,445 Technology, Resource, Capital and Parent Partnership Levies | $13,490[31] |
| 28 | Ambrose Treacy College | $17,992 | $1,626 Technology and Capital Master Plan Levies | $19,618[32] |
| 29 | Brisbane Montessori School | $14,624 | $1,000 Montessori Model United Nations Levy | $15,624[33] |
| 30 | St Patrick’s College, Shorncliffe | $11,981 | $951 Senior School, Technology and Building Fund Levies | $12,932[34] |
The table compares published annual charges, not the full household cost of attending every school. Some schools include camps, devices, textbooks or technology in tuition. Others publish these elements as separate levies. Several schools apply family levies once, while some fees depend on a student’s subjects, activities or payment method. Check the linked current schedule before acting, because schools can amend fees or issue revised schedules during the year.
All Hallows School fees in 2026
For families researching All Hallows School fees, the published Year 10 tuition fee is $19,250. The official schedule separately lists compulsory Camps/Other, Technology, Maintenance and Parents and Friends levies. For one Year 10 student in one family, those named charges total $2,500, giving a comparison total of $21,750 before optional items, discounts and one-off enrolment charges.[15]
The schedule identifies the Maintenance and Parents and Friends charges as per-family annual levies. A family with more than one child at the school should not simply multiply those two levies by the number of children.[15]
Most expensive schools in Brisbane: read fee comparisons carefully
Searches for the most expensive schools in Brisbane can make a single annual figure look definitive. It is not. This article does not rank every Brisbane school by cost, and the comparison total is not a whole-of-family budget. It is a transparent Year 10 day-student comparison using the amounts that schools publish for 2026.
A higher published fee does not show that a school is the right choice for every student. It can reflect boarding options, fee inclusions, facilities, programme design and the way a school structures compulsory charges. Compare the fee schedule with the school’s learning offering, daily travel, enrolment rules and your household budget.
Non-government schools set their own enrolment processes, so a state-school catchment does not determine eligibility for these schools. However, a school catchment qld check remains important if a family wants to retain a government-school option while comparing properties.
Queensland’s EdMap lets families search an address or school to identify the relevant state-school catchment. An out-of-catchment application is possible, but a place is not guaranteed and can depend on capacity and the school’s enrolment arrangements.[4]
Do not rely on a nearby-school claim in an advertisement. Enter the exact address into EdMap and contact the relevant school before you make a purchase decision based on education access.
For buyers agents Brisbane, schooling needs more detail than a preferred suburb. Record the school shortlist, intended year level, published fee range, confirmed state-catchment position and non-negotiable family requirements. This gives the property search a clear framework.
The family can then compare the purchase price with recurring education costs, travel time, after-school care, co-curricular commitments and the property’s long-term suitability. A budget that works at the point of purchase should still work when annual school charges arrive.
The Brisbane northern suburbs include several schools in the table, including Hillbrook Anglican School in Enoggera, Padua College and Mount Alvernia College in Kedron, St Paul’s School in Bald Hills, and St Patrick’s College in Shorncliffe. This is not a recommendation of one suburb over another. It simply shows why family buyers should test a school shortlist against real properties, travel patterns and fee commitments.
Parents searching for the best public school Brisbane option should separately check state-school catchments and current enrolment advice. Academic rankings and proximity do not guarantee access to a particular public school.[4]
The same principle applies to searches for the best suburbs for families in Brisbane. Schools matter, but so do housing type, parks, transport, commute times, support networks and the family’s ability to carry ongoing costs. Use the fees table as one part of a broader decision.
- Better Education — Top Non-Government Secondary Schools in Brisbane
- Brisbane City Council — ward boundaries open data
- Queensland Government — Non-government schools spatial layer
- Queensland Government — School catchment areas
- Brisbane Grammar School — 2026 fee schedule
- Brisbane Girls Grammar School — 2026 fee schedule
- St Peters Lutheran College — Indooroopilly, 2026 fee schedule
- Anglican Church Grammar School — 2026 fee schedule
- Somerville House — 2026 fee schedule
- St Joseph’s College — Brisbane (Gregory Terrace), 2026 fee schedule
- Cannon Hill Anglican College — 2026 fee schedule
- Redeemer Lutheran College — 2026 fee schedule
- Citipointe Christian College — 2026 fee schedule
- Northside Christian College — 2026 fee schedule
- All Hallows’ School — 2026 fee schedule
- St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School — 2026 fee schedule
- Brisbane Boys’ College — 2026 fee schedule
- Hillbrook Anglican School — 2026 fee schedule
- St Rita’s College — 2026 fee schedule
- St John’s Anglican College — Forest Lake, 2026 fee schedule
- St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School — 2026 fee schedule
- Clayfield College — 2026 fee schedule
- Padua College — 2026 fee schedule
- Mt St Michael’s College — 2026 fee schedule
- Loreto College — Coorparoo, 2026 fee schedule
- Villanova College — 2026 fee schedule
- Marist College Ashgrove — 2026 fee schedule
- Stuartholme School — 2026 fee schedule
- Moreton Bay College — 2026 fee schedule
- St Paul’s School — Bald Hills, 2026 fee schedule
- Mount Alvernia College — 2026 fee schedule
- Ambrose Treacy College — 2026 fee schedule
- Brisbane Montessori School — 2026 fee schedule
- St Patrick’s College — Shorncliffe, 2026 fee schedule