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Australia's oldest private schools (founded before 1880)
Australia's most historic private schools — those founded before 1880, with continuous operation through six generations of Australian families.
How this list is ranked
Australia's oldest schools — Scotch College Melbourne (1851), Sydney Grammar (1857), Geelong College (1861), Sydney Boys' Grammar (1857) — pre-date Federation. Heritage often correlates with strong endowment + alumni networks.
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