In their words
Camps, houses and school life at Brisbane high schools: what families say
1,033 comments about camps, houses and school life from verified reviews and 2026 Open Day Reflections, across more than 40 Brisbane schools. Here are the schools where people say most, with one thing someone said at each.
St Joseph’s College (Gregory Terrace)
Boys · Catholic · Spring Hill · $26,439 a year
47 comments · 25 speak well of it · 1 raises concerns
Read what people said at St Joseph’s College (Gregory Terrace) →“In Year 7 and 8 we were in classes [with] our house.…”
Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology
Co-ed · State, competitive entry · Toowong · No tuition fees
44 comments · 15 speak well of it · 5 raise concerns
Read what people said at Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology →“A privilege for the Grade 12s was that we got the cafeteria room to ourselves during lunch/afternoon tea.”
St Peters Lutheran College
Co-ed · Independent · Indooroopilly · $26,786 a year
42 comments · 19 speak well of it · 2 raise concerns
Read what people said at St Peters Lutheran College →“She's part of social justice, which is a committee within the school […] Debating […]…”
Anglican Church Grammar School
Boys · Independent · East Brisbane · $36,232 a year
37 comments · 19 speak well of it
Read what people said at Anglican Church Grammar School →“The quad is used for events and things like that.…”
Brisbane Girls Grammar School
Girls · Independent · Spring Hill · $34,088 a year
37 comments · 17 speak well of it · 1 mixed · 2 raise concerns
Read what people said at Brisbane Girls Grammar School →“You don't get the same English teacher twice.…”
Northside Christian College
Co-ed · Independent · Everton Park · $14,855 a year
27 comments · 9 speak well of it · 3 raise concerns
Read what people said at Northside Christian College →“Year 12 parking is a nightmare - if you aren’t there before 8am you have…”
Cannon Hill Anglican College
Co-ed · Independent · Cannon Hill · $21,456 a year
24 comments · 7 speak well of it · 4 raise concerns
Read what people said at Cannon Hill Anglican College →“We had a lot of inside jokes in the school.…”
St Rita's College
Girls · Catholic · Clayfield · $16,685 a year
23 comments · 9 speak well of it · 1 raises concerns
Read what people said at St Rita's College →“The line at pantry was definitely the 8th wonder of the world, why would students…”
All Hallows' School
Girls · Catholic · Fortitude Valley · $23,485 a year
22 comments · 9 speak well of it · 3 raise concerns
Read what people said at All Hallows' School →“The obsession with house spirit during events like Sports Carnivals and Blue and Brown Day—people…”
Brisbane Grammar School
Boys · Independent · Spring Hill · $37,960 a year
22 comments · 10 speak well of it · 1 raises concerns
Read what people said at Brisbane Grammar School →“There are separate chess clubs for certain grades.…”
Mt St Michael's College
Girls · Catholic · Ashgrove · $15,657 a year
22 comments · 6 speak well of it · 1 mixed · 2 raise concerns
Read what people said at Mt St Michael's College →“A random fact about msm was that this year in 2026 our school celebrated 100…”
Craigslea State High School
Co-ed · State · Chermside West · No tuition fees
18 comments · 6 speak well of it · 2 raise concerns
Read what people said at Craigslea State High School →“I been for a fundraiser in the city and I was paired with someone else I never met before and we really got to know each other well, even though I am not a very socialising person.”
San Sisto College
Girls · Catholic · Carina · $7,889 a year
18 comments · 7 speak well of it · 1 raises concerns
Read what people said at San Sisto College →“We have a STEM club that operates after school throughout the whole entire year […]…”
Moreton Bay Boys' College
Boys · Independent · Manly West · $18,792 a year
15 comments · 8 speak well of it · 1 raises concerns
Read what people said at Moreton Bay Boys' College →“The Year 12 students had a secret tradition of leaving behind “legacy” items in hidden…”
St Margaret's Anglican Girls School
Girls · Independent · Ascot · $33,216 a year
13 comments · 4 speak well of it
Read what people said at St Margaret's Anglican Girls School →“There's so many more opportunities here […] if you want to do something, [you can]…”
Cleveland District State High School
Co-ed · State · Cleveland · No tuition fees
12 comments · 5 speak well of it · 2 raise concerns
Read what people said at Cleveland District State High School →“The garlic bread at the tuckshop, it is the most bang for buck item that they sell.”
Mount Alvernia College
Girls · Catholic · Kedron · $14,164 a year
12 comments · 4 speak well of it
Read what people said at Mount Alvernia College →“They also get most of the herbs and stuff like from our own gardens, like…”
Aviation High
Co-ed · State · Hendra · No tuition fees
10 comments · 7 speak well of it
Read what people said at Aviation High →“One thing is that the principle very obviously got a hair transplant and during one of his speeches in the hall which were weekly or bi weekly I think everyone could see it, a red dotted line around the circumference of…”
Citipointe Christian College
Co-ed · Independent · Carindale · $16,164 a year
10 comments · 6 speak well of it
Read what people said at Citipointe Christian College →“My favourite school trip was apart of the HRSY program, an international speaking event in…”
Hillbrook Anglican School
Co-ed · Independent · Enoggera · $19,900 a year
10 comments · 5 speak well of it · 2 raise concerns
Read what people said at Hillbrook Anglican School →“We are very blessed to have our own dedicated team […] qualified teachers to run…”
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Each comment is an answer in a published review (parents and former students, who show us proof of their link to the school) or an Open Day Reflection: what the school's own principals, teachers and students told visitors at 2026 open days. “Speaks well” and “raises concerns” are worked out by software, sentence by sentence, from the parts about camps, houses and school life; it's right most of the time but not always, so read what people said. Schools are listed by how much people say about it. It isn't a ranking of how good a school is, and some comments need a free account or Full Access. How reviews work
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