Top High Schools in SA - 2020

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The following table lists the 2020 best (top quarter among all schools) secondary (Years 7 to 10) schools in South Australia. English and Maths are rated with 5 grades while the overall academic performance has 3 rating scales for you to choose. Related ratings: Top Adelaide Secondary Schools | Top Adelaide Non-government Secondary Schools | Top Adelaide Government Secondary Schools | SA Secondary School Ratings. Alternatively you can compare up to 5 SA secondary schools and trends with 2D / 3D charts side by side. For other types of results or rankings, please visit School Ranking Home. There are a large range of factors that impact on academic results in addition to the role played by the school itself. These include the SES (Socio Economic Status) background of students, whether the school is selective in its student intake, etc. It is for the reader to do his own research and draw his or her own conclusions.

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Overall Academic Performance Rating Scale
Lowest: 1, 6, 60 - Highest: 5, 10, 100

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If you cannot find a school on this list of top schools here, this means the school might have missed the cut-off score for the list. In this case, you can find the school by school name, suburb or postcode on Compare Schools or Ratings page. Features of Compare Schools page:
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OrderSchool State Overall Score Better Education Percentile English Maths Total EnrolmentsTrend / CompareLocalitySectorICSEA
1 Glenunga International High School,Glenunga,SA,5064 100 1% 1839 Trend / Compare Glenunga,SA,5064 Government 1142
2 Pembroke School,Kensington Park,SA,5068 100 1% 1647 Trend / Compare Kensington Park,SA,5068 Non-government 1178
3 St Peter's Collegiate Girls School,Stonyfell,SA,5066 100 2% 710 Trend / Compare Stonyfell,SA,5066 Non-government 1173
4 Walford Anglican School for Girls,Hyde Park,SA,5061 99 2% 539 Trend / Compare Hyde Park,SA,5061 Non-government 1159
5 St Peter's College,St Peters,SA,5069 99 3% 1451 Trend / Compare St Peters,SA,5069 Non-government 1153
6 Wilderness School,Medindie,SA,5081 99 3% 823 Trend / Compare Medindie,SA,5081 Non-government 1169
7 St Ignatius College,Athelstone,SA,5076 99 4% 1359 Trend / Compare Athelstone,SA,5076 Non-government 1148
8 Prince Alfred College,Kent Town,SA,5067 99 4% 1127 Trend / Compare Kent Town,SA,5067 Non-government 1148
9 Seymour College,Glen Osmond,SA,5064 98 5% 762 Trend / Compare Glen Osmond,SA,5064 Non-government 1145
10 Emmaus Christian College,South Plympton,SA,5038 98 5% 736 Trend / Compare South Plympton,SA,5038 Non-government 1104
11 Pulteney Grammar School,Adelaide,SA,5000 98 6% 871 Trend / Compare Adelaide,SA,5000 Non-government 1154
12 St John's Grammar School,Belair,SA,5052 98 6% 768 Trend / Compare Belair,SA,5052 Non-government 1128
13 Southern Montessori School,O'Sullivan Beach,SA,5166 98 7% 184 Trend / Compare O'Sullivan Beach,SA,5166 Non-government 1099
14 Mercedes College,Springfield,SA,5062 97 7% 1232 Trend / Compare Springfield,SA,5062 Non-government 1138
15 Marryatville High School,Marryatville,SA,5068 97 7% 1405 Trend / Compare Marryatville,SA,5068 Government 1104
16 Adelaide High School,Adelaide,SA,5000 97 8% 1475 Trend / Compare Adelaide,SA,5000 Government 1082
17 Westminster School,Marion,SA,5043 97 8% 1157 Trend / Compare Marion,SA,5043 Non-government 1122
18 Concordia College,Highgate,SA,5063 97 9% 1242 Trend / Compare Highgate,SA,5063 Non-government 1141
19 St Dominic's Priory College,North Adelaide,SA,5006 96 9% 664 Trend / Compare North Adelaide,SA,5006 Non-government 1087
20 King's Baptist Grammar School,Wynn Vale,SA,5127 96 10% 1078 Trend / Compare Wynn Vale,SA,5127 Non-government 1094
21 Pedare Christian College,Golden Grove,SA,5125 96 10% 914 Trend / Compare Golden Grove,SA,5125 Non-government 1086
22 Adelaide Botanic High School 96 11% 333 Trend / Compare Adelaide SA 5000,SA,5000 Government 1093
23 Immanuel College,Novar Gardens,SA,5040 96 11% 935 Trend / Compare Novar Gardens,SA,5040 Non-government 1121
24 Heritage College,Oakden,SA,5086 95 12% 407 Trend / Compare Oakden,SA,5086 Non-government 1040
25 Scotch College,Torrens Park,SA,5062 95 12% 1094 Trend / Compare Torrens Park,SA,5062 Non-government 1157
26 Kimba Area School,Kimba,SA,5641 95 13% 184 Trend / Compare Kimba,SA,5641 Government 1005
27 Loreto College,Marryatville,SA,5068 95 13% 502 Trend / Compare Marryatville,SA,5068 Non-government 1121
28 Portside Christian College,New Port,SA,5015 95 14% 621 Trend / Compare New Port,SA,5015 Non-government 1042
29 Meridian School,Aberfoyle Park,SA,5159 94 14% 106 Trend / Compare Aberfoyle Park,SA,5159 Non-government 1011
30 Wudinna Area School,Wudinna,SA,5652 94 15% 210 Trend / Compare Wudinna,SA,5652 Government 1002
31 Trinity College Gawler River School,Angle Vale,SA,5117 94 15% 812 Trend / Compare Angle Vale,SA,5117 Non-government 1024
32 Sunrise Christian School,Marion,SA,5043 94 16% 255 Trend / Compare Marion,SA,5043 Non-government 1076
33 Investigator College,Goolwa,SA,5214 94 16% 615 Trend / Compare Goolwa,SA,5214 Non-government 1053
34 The Hills Christian Community School,Verdun,SA,5245 93 17% 501 Trend / Compare Verdun,SA,5245 Non-government 1077
35 Torrens Valley Christian School,Hope Valley,SA,5090 93 17% 604 Trend / Compare Hope Valley,SA,5090 Non-government 1081
36 Cornerstone College,Mount Barker,SA,5251 93 18% 879 Trend / Compare Mount Barker,SA,5251 Non-government 1086
37 Woodcroft College,Morphett Vale,SA,5162 93 18% 1277 Trend / Compare Morphett Vale,SA,5162 Non-government 1083
38 St Aloysius College,Adelaide,SA,5000 93 19% 1252 Trend / Compare Adelaide,SA,5000 Non-government 1088
39 Endeavour College,Mawson Lakes,SA,5095 92 19% 679 Trend / Compare Mawson Lakes,SA,5095 Non-government 1073
40 Trinity College,Evanston South,SA,5116 92 20% 793 Trend / Compare Evanston South,SA,5116 Non-government 1049
41 The Heights School,Modbury Heights,SA,5092 92 20% 1346 Trend / Compare Modbury Heights,SA,5092 Government 1026
42 Mitcham Girls High School,Kingswood,SA,5062 92 21% 541 Trend / Compare Kingswood,SA,5062 Government 1072
43 Trinity College North,Evanston South,SA,5116 92 21% 827 Trend / Compare Evanston South,SA,5116 Non-government 1048
44 Brighton Secondary School,North Brighton,SA,5048 92 22% 1690 Trend / Compare North Brighton,SA,5048 Government 1066
45 The Hills Montessori School, Aldgate, SA 91 22% 170 Trend / Compare Aldgate,SA,5154 Non-government 1096
46 Cedar College,Northgate,SA,5085 91 23% 838 Trend / Compare Northgate,SA,5085 Non-government 1072
47 Unley High School,Netherby,SA,5062 91 23% 1205 Trend / Compare Netherby,SA,5062 Government 1081
48 Faith Lutheran College,Tanunda,SA,5352 91 24% 805 Trend / Compare Tanunda,SA,5352 Non-government 1065
49 Pinnacle College,Elizabeth East,SA,5112 91 24% 447 Trend / Compare Elizabeth East,SA,5112 Non-government 1045
50 Sacred Heart College Senior School,Somerton Park,SA,5044 90 25% 1823 Trend / Compare Somerton Park,SA,5044 Non-government 1067
51 St Michael's College,Henley Beach,SA,5022 90 25% 1844 Trend / Compare Henley Beach,SA,5022 Non-government 1066

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