Trust + transparency
Data methodology + editorial standards
How we collect, verify + publish data on 60 Australian residential aged-care providers. ACQSC + My Aged Care source attribution per dataset, editorial standards, our approach to corrections, and CC BY 4.0 licensing for republication.
What we publish
5 datasets, fully documented
Residential aged-care directory (60 providers)
Open page →Update cadence
Continuous; ACQSC rating refresh quarterly
Fields
Name, slug, city, suburb · Provider group + ownership type · ACQSC star rating (1–5) · Bed count + service types · Published daily fee + max RAD · Special-needs programs (dementia, palliative, CALD, LGBTI, Indigenous, Veterans) · Years in operation + founded year
Method
Each provider entry sourced from My Aged Care's federal provider register. ACQSC star rating fetched from the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission quarterly publication. RAD prices published per the 2024 transparency requirements (every Australian residential aged-care service must publish at least one room's RAD). Ownership type confirmed against provider corporate registers (ASIC for ASX-listed; charity register for NFP; provider websites for faith-based affiliation).
RAD price dataset (56 providers)
Open page →Source
Provider-published RAD schedules per Aged Care Act 2024 transparency requirements
www.health.gov.au/our-work/aged-care-actUpdate cadence
Continuous; major RAD updates typically February + August
Fields
Max RAD (AUD) · Daily fee equivalent (DAP) · Bed count · ACQSC star rating · Ownership type
Method
From October 2024, every Australian residential aged-care service must publish at least one room's RAD on its own website + on My Aged Care. We fetch each provider's schedule, take the highest published RAD as the "max RAD" (typical for premium ensuite rooms), then compute the DAP equivalent using the current MPIR (Maximum Permissible Interest Rate, 8.36% from January 2026). RAD values are not adjusted for inflation — they reflect the property market's implied capital value of the room.
Editorial standards
7 commitments we hold ourselves to
Verified data takes precedence over estimates
Where we have a school's fee, ICSEA, ATAR or NAPLAN figure from a primary source, we cite + use it. Where we don't, we either estimate using a documented methodology (ABS-indexed fees) or omit the field. We never invent figures.
Estimates are visually distinguished from verified data
On every per-school chart + table, verified data points are filled circles; indexed estimates are hollow circles with the methodology disclosed inline. The "Verified" column on /fee-inflation/ shows which schools have full verified chains.
Citations + sources on every dataset
Every major data page has a Methodology section identifying source, methodology + suggested citation. Sources include direct links to the original publisher.
CC BY 4.0 licensing for backlinks + research
All datasets we produce are released under Creative Commons BY 4.0 — free to republish with attribution. CSV downloads at /press/. JSON-LD Dataset schema on every data page for AI engine + research database eligibility.
No paid placements; no review counts where reviews don't exist
Schools cannot pay for higher rankings. Review-based aggregateRating schemas are gated on actual reviewCount > 0 (we never display fake stars). Schools are ranked on ICSEA, fee, outcomes — never editorial preference.
Per-school data must be school-attributable
When a per-school ATAR or fee figure is shown, the source URL is recorded + linkable. Discrepancies between our published figure + the school's current website are corrected within 7 days of being flagged.
Honest about gaps
Per-school NAPLAN trends, per-school university destinations + per-school scholarship details require manual audit per school + are not yet aggregated. Each affected page discloses this gap + provides a direct CTA to the school's own page.
Corrections + change log
Recent updates + corrections
If you find an error in our data, contact [email protected]. We aim to correct verifiable errors within 7 days + log them publicly here.
12 May 2026
Site relaunched with 14 of 15 Tier 1-3 features built (NAPLAN, ATAR outcomes, fee inflation tracker, university destinations, scholarships guide, school finder quiz, shortlist comparison, sibling calculator, open days guide, learning support, international students, Catholic systemic explainer, boarding directory, annual reports guide). Bus route calculator (#9) deferred (needs GTFS API).
12 May 2026
Real ATAR outcomes data for 47 schools published, sourced from Better Education state rankings.
12 May 2026
NAPLAN 2025 national dataset published, sourced from ACARA 48MB Excel release.
12 May 2026
Fee inflation tracker published — 10 schools verified, 205 ABS-indexed.
12 May 2026
Press kit + 4 CC BY 4.0 CSV downloads published at /press/.
Republication, citations + reuse
All datasets we publish are released under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). You may republish, build derivative datasets, embed in research outputs, and use commercially.
Required: attribution to "Compare Private Schools" with link back to compareprivateschools.com.au + the relevant page (e.g. /fee-inflation/, /outcomes/, /naplan/).
Where source data is from third parties (ACARA NAPLAN, Better Education ATAR, ABS), please cite the original source as well — full citation provided per dataset above.
For raw CSV downloads + suggested-citation strings per dataset, see our press kit.