Brisbane Schools Shine as 2025 NAPLAN Results Reveal Standout Progress
So, the 2025 NAPLAN results have officially dropped, and Brisbane’s biggest high schools are right in the spotlight. What’s interesting this year is that the conversation isn’t just about who topped the charts, but who actually made the biggest strides in improving student outcomes. Even among the city’s 20 largest high schools — each with more than 1700 students — a couple of names have been singled out for genuinely impressive progress.
One of the big standouts is Anglican Church Grammar School, better known as Churchie. It’s already one of Brisbane’s most prestigious private schools, but this year’s results show that their Year 9 cohort has made progress well above expectations, particularly in numeracy and writing. About 60 per cent of students were reported to have improved more than their peers at similar schools, which is a remarkable shift considering how competitive that top tier already is.
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But perhaps even more eye-catching is the performance of Corinda State High School. With an ICSEA percentile of 72, it sits right around the national average in terms of community advantage. That meant ACARA compared it to schools with similar socio-educational backgrounds — and Corinda still managed to rise above. Their Year 9 cohort, representing roughly one-seventh of the school’s 2125 students, lifted its results from average in 2023 to above-average in 2025. More than half the students recorded significant improvement, something ACARA described as a standout success.
All Hallows’, the well-known inner-city Catholic girls’ school, also delivered one of the strongest overall performances. Their scores for both Year 7 and Year 9 landed in the “well above” range, even when compared to other schools in the 99th ICSEA percentile — essentially the most advantaged schools in the country. That kind of consistency across year levels is something many schools aim for, but few achieve at that scale.
ACARA chief executive Stephen Gniel highlighted why these new results matter. With the My School website updating in real time, parents now have clearer access to how much their children’s schools are improving rather than just the raw scores. According to Gniel, the return of detailed progress tracking paints a fairer picture, letting families see where genuine growth is happening over time.
Nationally, the broader NAPLAN story remains mixed, with overall performance flat compared to last year. But Victoria, for example, recorded some of its strongest results ever, ranking first or second in 18 out of 20 categories. State leaders have credited reforms focused on explicit teaching and classroom intervention, saying the data shows their model is working.
So while the national trend may not have shifted dramatically, Brisbane’s results reveal a more encouraging story at the school level. Some high-profile private schools strengthened their lead, but the real headline is how certain state schools — like Corinda — have stepped up and shown what focused improvement can look like.
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