Number of Non Government Schools by Affiliation: Source: DEST
| Affiliation | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
| Ananda Marga | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Assemblies of God | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Anglican | 135 | 137 | 139 | 146 | 150 | 150 |
| Baptist | 39 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
| Brethren | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Catholic, Roman | 1686 | 1690 | 1689 | 1688 | 1684 | 1688 |
| Catholic, Other | 11 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| Churches of Christ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Hare Krishna | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jewish | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Lutheran | 79 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 |
| Montessori School | 32 | 38 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 35 |
| Moslem | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 29 |
| Orthodox, Greek | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Orthodox, Other | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Pentecostal | 24 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Presbyterian | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| Seventh Day Adventist | 59 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 56 |
| Society of Friends | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Steiner School | 43 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 |
| Uniting Church in Australia | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 43 | 43 |
| Inter-Denominational | 27 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 28 |
| Non-Denominational | 159 | 161 | 164 | 167 | 166 | 175 |
| Other Religious Affiliation | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Other | 79 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 81 | 83 |
| Scientology | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | . | . |
| Christian Schools | 117 | 122 | 130 | 129 | 127 | 125 |
| All | 2636 | 2656 | 2663 | 2677 | 2677 | 2694 |