🇦🇺 International Schools in Sydney
5 schools, profiled on verifiable public data.
Sydney's school market is dominated by elite independent schools rather than international schools in the Asian sense — long-established, often single-sex and faith-affiliated, almost all teaching the academically rigorous NSW Higher School Certificate (HSC) rather than the IB. Australia has no single graded national inspectorate; quality is signalled instead by state registration (NESA), the transparent ACARA/MySchool dataset, and publicly reported HSC/ATAR results. For internationally-mobile families, two things matter: most top schools are HSC-only (less curriculum-portable than IB), and some elite schools restrict enrolment to citizens/permanent residents. Fees are published in Australian dollars; boarding, where offered, is charged separately.
Compare these schools side-by-side →| School | Curricula | Ages | Fees (SGD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbotsleigh | National | 3–18 | — |
| International Grammar School | National | 3–18 | — |
| Knox Grammar School | National | 4–18 | AUD 42,640–45,120 (day, 2026) |
| Reddam House | National | 1–18 | AUD 30,840–49,315 (domestic, 2026; overseas higher) |
| Sydney Grammar School | National | 4–18 | AUD 52,410/year (College Street, Years 7–13, 2026) |
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