Matthew Flinders Anglican College has been named in the top 20 schools in Queensland and in the No.1 spot on the Sunshine Coast for primary and high schools in the 2025 NAPLAN.
Released in December 2025, the state NAPLAN (National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy ) comparison placed Flinders in 14th place for high schools (Year 9 average) and 18th for primary schools (Year 5 average).
The college has climbed more than 30 places in the Queensland NAPLAN rankings since 2024, demonstrating significant academic growth. Student results across all four assessed domains (reading; writing; spelling, grammar and punctuation; and numeracy) exceeded the 2025 state averages by 6 per cent to 25 per cent.
Principal Michelle Carroll says the steady improvement in NAPLAN results, particularly the lift in Year 9 results, reflects the long-term strengthening of the college’s teaching and learning culture, rather than any single change.
“Over the past several years, and more recently guided by our Teaching and Learning Framework and Wellbeing Framework, Flinders staff have built a highly coherent approach from Prep through to Year 12,” she says.
“This ensures that students experience a consistent, rigorous, low-variance curriculum at every stage of their schooling and benefit from a cumulative, well-designed sequence of learning that compounds over time.”
Ms Carroll explains that the NAPLAN results also stem from a deeply embedded culture of “warm demand”.
“At Flinders, our learning environment is one in which learners feel both challenged and cared for, and where effort, improvement and personal excellence are normalised,” Ms Carroll says.
“We are deliberate about what we teach, when we teach it and how we teach it.
“This clarity gives students a stable, coherent learning experience from year to year, reducing guesswork and ensuring that every classroom is aligned to what the research tells us works best for student learning.”
Families considering a Flinders education are invited to the 2026 Flinders Open Day on Tuesday, March 24. Register at mfac.edu.au/discover
