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 12 June 2026.
- 1BardonQLD 4065 · Brisbane10,153 people100
- 2Chapel HillQLD 4069 · Brisbane10,511 people99
- 3GrangeQLD 4051 · Brisbane4,615 people99
- 4St LuciaQLD 4067 · Brisbane12,220 people99
- 5ToowongQLD 4066 · Brisbane12,556 people99
- 6WilstonQLD 4051 · Brisbane4,110 people99
- 7AshgroveQLD 4060 · Brisbane13,450 people98
- 8BrookfieldQLD 4069 · Brisbane3,640 people98
- 9BurbankQLD 4156 · Brisbane1,051 people98
- 10IndooroopillyQLD 4068 · Brisbane13,622 people98
- 11NewmarketQLD 4051 · Brisbane5,083 people98
- 12Ascot (Brisbane)QLD 4007 · Brisbane6,531 people97
- 13ClayfieldQLD 4011 · Brisbane10,897 people97
- 14GracevilleQLD 4075 · Brisbane4,764 people97
- 15Kelvin GroveQLD 4059 · Brisbane7,909 people97
- 16KenmoreQLD 4069 · Brisbane9,675 people97
- 17MiltonQLD 4064 · Brisbane3,144 people97
- 18South BrisbaneQLD 4101 · Brisbane14,292 people97
- 19West End (Brisbane)QLD 4101 · Brisbane14,730 people97
- 20Kangaroo PointQLD 4169 · Brisbane9,689 people96
- 21New FarmQLD 4005 · Brisbane12,197 people96
- 22PaddingtonQLD 4064 · Brisbane9,063 people96
- 23SherwoodQLD 4075 · Brisbane6,082 people96
- 24TarragindiQLD 4121 · Brisbane11,035 people96
- 25Dutton ParkQLD 4102 · Brisbane2,134 people95
Frequently asked questions
Which suburb in Brisbane has the best schools?
Bardon 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.