Best School Suburbs in Brisbane 2026
These are the best school access suburbs in Brisbane, drawn from SuburbCheck's data on every Brisbane suburb. Ranked by School Score — a national percentile combining the quality of nearby schools (ACARA ICSEA ratings) with school choice (how many schools are within reach). A score of 80 or above places a suburb in the top 20% nationally for access to strong schools. Scores update as new government data is released.
Last updated 27 July 2026.
- 1St LuciaQLD 4067 · Brisbane12,220 people100
- 2BardonQLD 4065 · Brisbane10,153 people99
- 3BrookfieldQLD 4069 · Brisbane3,640 people99
- 4Chapel HillQLD 4069 · Brisbane10,511 people99
- 5GrangeQLD 4051 · Brisbane4,615 people99
- 6ToowongQLD 4066 · Brisbane12,556 people99
- 7Ascot (Brisbane)QLD 4007 · Brisbane6,531 people98
- 8AshgroveQLD 4060 · Brisbane13,450 people98
- 9ClayfieldQLD 4011 · Brisbane10,897 people98
- 10IndooroopillyQLD 4068 · Brisbane13,622 people98
- 11NewmarketQLD 4051 · Brisbane5,083 people98
- 12South BrisbaneQLD 4101 · Brisbane14,292 people98
- 13WilstonQLD 4051 · Brisbane4,110 people98
- 14GracevilleQLD 4075 · Brisbane4,764 people97
- 15Kelvin GroveQLD 4059 · Brisbane7,909 people97
- 16KenmoreQLD 4069 · Brisbane9,675 people97
- 17MiltonQLD 4064 · Brisbane3,144 people97
- 18SherwoodQLD 4075 · Brisbane6,082 people97
- 19TarragindiQLD 4121 · Brisbane11,035 people97
- 20West End (Brisbane)QLD 4101 · Brisbane14,730 people97
- 21EnoggeraQLD 4051 · Brisbane5,849 people96
- 22The Gap (Brisbane)QLD 4061 · Brisbane17,318 people96
- 23BulimbaQLD 4171 · Brisbane7,623 people95
- 24Dutton ParkQLD 4102 · Brisbane2,134 people95
- 25East BrisbaneQLD 4169 · Brisbane6,186 people95
Frequently asked questions
Which suburb in Brisbane has the best schools?
St Lucia tops SuburbCheck's School Score ranking for Brisbane, with a School Score of 100/100. The score reflects the quality (ICSEA) of nearby schools and how much school choice the area offers, benchmarked against every Australian suburb.
How is the School Score calculated?
The School Score is a national percentile (0–100) that combines the average ICSEA rating of the schools in and around a suburb with school choice (how many schools are within reach). It is led by quality — a score of 80 or above puts a suburb in the national top 20% for access to strong schools. ICSEA is used because the ACARA dataset has no NAPLAN figures.
What is ICSEA?
ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) is ACARA's measure of the socio-educational background of a school's students, on a scale where 1000 is the national average. It's the standard like-for-like benchmark for comparing schools across Australia; higher-ICSEA schools tend to post stronger academic results.