Haileybury has been recognised as Australia’s leading private co-educational school in a national report. 

The Australia’s Top 100 Private Schools list was compiled by News Corp and considered more than 20 different metrics. These included academic results, student-teacher ratios, subject choices, facilities, co-curricular activities and sports programs. 

With more than 1,200 independent schools operating across Australia, it is a significant achievement for Haileybury to be ranked as the country’s leading co-educational school and second overall in the national independent school rankings. 

Haileybury Rendall School was also recognised as one of the best schools in the Northern Territory and also ranked in the best 30 co-educational schools in the country, an impressive achievement. 

Haileybury Rendall School has also previously been awarded nationally as Australia’s Regional School of the Year and as Boarding School of the Year by the Australian Education Awards. 

“The independent school sector is a really dynamic sector, so to be ranked at the top private school of the co-educational sector and second overall in Australia, amongst some very fine schools who are working with great educators, is a great honour and a privilege,” says Haileybury CEO | Principal, Derek Scott. 

Haileybury’s ranking reflects key aspects of the School, including the focus on evidence-based teaching practices, particularly in literacy and numeracy. 

Diversity and inclusiveness are also important to the success and wellbeing of Haileybury’s 5,100 students in Melbourne, as well as those at Haileybury Rendall School. 

“Approximately 46% of our students speak a language other than English at home and we have students from 60 different ethnic backgrounds. We are an incredibly diverse community and we celebrate that and strive for excellence,” says Derek. 

“I would like to congratulate all the schools on the list and also extend a heartfelt thank you to the educators, staff, students and families who are part of the Haileybury community. Your efforts have helped our school be the great world school that it is today,” he said.