Glasa research for Australian private schools · October 2026
Parents ask AI which private school to choose. Is your school in the answer?
We asked ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot and Google AI Mode 10 questions parents ask, from “Top private schools in Sydney” to “Who are the best private schools in Australia?”. They named 104 schools, 39 of them once. The most-named appeared in 20 of 41 answers naming a school.
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- AI answers · 10 questions × 5 engines, 1 October 2026
- 41 / 47
- answers where a named school was found
- 104
- different schools named in those 41 answers
- 44 / 47
- answers cite at least one source; 97 domains in total
Most-named schools
Answers naming each school out of 41 answers where a named school was found (of 47 collected). Regulators, programs, map credits and review sites removed with exclusion lists; name variants merged. Same-name schools in different cities (Wesley College, Scotch College, Presbyterian Ladies' College) are counted together.
| School | ChatGPT | Gemini | Perplexity | Copilot | Google AI Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbotsleigh | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| Sydney Grammar School | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Melbourne Grammar School | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Scotch College | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Wesley College | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| The King’s School | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Brisbane Grammar School | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Knox Grammar School | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pymble Ladies' College | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
What we found
No school owns the category
104 schools across 41 answers where a named school was found, 39 of them named only once. Abbotsleigh appears in 20 of 41 (49%), Sydney Grammar School in 19.
Directories get cited, not schools
compareprivateschools.com.au is cited in 21 answers and schools-360.com.au in 19. No school's own website is among the 10 most-cited domains.
Official data rarely comes up
5 of 47 answers mention a regulator or official body; ACARA is named in 4 of 47 and its My School site in 3.
Each engine has its own picks
The King’s School got 6 of its 16 mentions from Perplexity and none from Copilot. Abbotsleigh got 6 of its 20 from Copilot. Visibility in one engine says little about the others.
Where AI gets its answers
Number of the 47 answers that cite each domain. 44 answers cited at least one source; 97 domains in total.
| Source | Answers citing | Type |
|---|---|---|
| compareprivateschools.com.au | 21 / 47 | Comparison / directory |
| schools-360.com.au | 19 / 47 | Other |
| privateschoolsguide.com | 6 / 47 | Other |
| smapse.com | 6 / 47 | Review site |
| kisacademics.com | 5 / 47 | Other |
| schoolrank.com.au | 5 / 47 | Comparison / directory |
| tutero.com | 4 / 47 | Other |
| bettereducation.com.au | 3 / 47 | Other |
| aroundschools.com.au | 2 / 47 | Comparison / directory |
| bestschools.com.au | 2 / 47 | Comparison / directory |
What this means for you
Be where AI looks
compareprivateschools.com.au is cited in 21 answers, schools-360.com.au in 19. Check that your school's profile on these sites is complete and current.
Give AI pages to cite
No school website is among the 10 most-cited domains. Clear pages on fees, IB, boarding and admissions give AI something to quote.
Keep official data consistent
5 of 47 answers mention an official body, ACARA in 4. Make sure what your website says matches your My School profile.
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How we ran the research
10 unbranded questions a real parent would ask: which private schools to choose in Australia and in Sydney, IB Diploma, boarding and primary admissions, cost, reviews, and a small specialist provider vs a large institution.
Each question ran once in the Glasa product through ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot and Google AI Mode, market set to Australia, on 1 October 2026 (08:29–09:42 UTC).
47 of 50 answers were collected. School mentions were extracted from the answer texts by Glasa's research script and merged by name; counts are answers mentioning a school, not occurrences. Regulators, programs, map credits and review sites were removed with exclusion lists.
Sources are the URLs each engine cited in its answer, grouped by domain.
One run on one day. AI answers change between runs, accounts and locations, so treat the counts as a snapshot, not a ranking of school quality. Being named by AI says nothing about a school's results. Mentions were identified by Glasa's research script from the answer texts; small differences in spelling or abbreviation can shift a count by one or two. Wesley College, Scotch College and Presbyterian Ladies' College are separate schools in different cities; answers rarely say which campus, so each name is counted as one entry.
All 10 questions
- Who are the best private schools in Australia?
- Can you recommend a reputable private school in Australia for IB diploma programs?
- A small specialist provider vs a large well-known institution in Australia: which should I choose for my child's education?
- How much does a private school in Australia cost in 2026 and which firms are worth it?
- How do I choose a trustworthy private school in Australia? Which ones are well reviewed?
- Top private schools in Sydney
- What do clients say about private schools in Australia? Which have the best reviews?
- Which private schools in Australia are best for IB diploma programs?
- Which private schools in Australia are best for boarding school programs?
- Which private schools in Australia are best for primary school admissions?
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