Academically selective schools
NSW · top 100 of 133
NSW government schools with selective entry (by exam) or Opportunity Classes — the academically selective sector. A factual list, ordered by community advantage.
| # | School | Suburb | Sector | Type | NSW Department of Education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balmain Public School | Balmain, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 2 | Woollahra Public School | Woollahra, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 3 | Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus | Rozelle, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 4 | Rose Bay Secondary College | Dover Heights, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 5 | Alexandria Park Community School | Alexandria, NSW | Government | Central/Community | Partially selective |
| 6 | Lindfield East Public School | East Lindfield, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 7 | Neutral Bay Public School | Neutral Bay, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 8 | North Sydney Boys High School | North Sydney, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 9 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 10 | Aurora College | Lindfield, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 11 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 12 | Fort Street High School | Petersham, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 13 | Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus | Leichhardt, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 14 | Artarmon Public School | Artarmon, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 15 | Beecroft Public School | Beecroft, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 16 | Waitara Public School | Wahroonga, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 17 | Balgowlah Heights Public School | Balgowlah, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 18 | Wahroonga Public School | Wahroonga, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 19 | Chatswood Public School | Chatswood, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 20 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 21 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 22 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 23 | Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus | Glebe, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 24 | North Rocks Public School | North Rocks, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 25 | Glenbrook Public School | Glenbrook, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 26 | Wilkins Public School | Marrickville, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 27 | Maroubra Junction Public School | Maroubra, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 28 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 29 | Ryde Public School | Ryde, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 30 | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 31 | Matthew Pearce Public School | Baulkham Hills, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 32 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 33 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 34 | Ermington Public School | West Ryde, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 35 | Ironbark Ridge Public School | Rouse Hill, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 36 | Parramatta High School | Parramatta, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 37 | Mona Vale Public School | Mona Vale, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 38 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 39 | Ashfield Public School | Ashfield, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 40 | Tempe High School | Tempe, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 41 | Girraween High School | Girraween, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 42 | Earlwood Public School | Earlwood, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 43 | Holsworthy Public School | Holsworthy, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 44 | Blaxland East Public School | Blaxland, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 45 | Brookvale Public School | Brookvale, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 46 | Picnic Point Public School | Picnic Point, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 47 | Wentworth Falls Public School | Wentworth Falls, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 48 | Sutherland Public School | Sutherland, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 49 | Tighes Hill Public School | Tighes Hill, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 50 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 51 | Wollongong Public School | Wollongong, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 52 | Smiths Hill High School | Wollongong, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 53 | Caringbah North Public School | Caringbah, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 54 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 55 | Miranda Public School | Miranda, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 56 | New Lambton South Public School | New Lambton, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 57 | Hurstville Public School | Hurstville, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 58 | Quakers Hill Public School | Quakers Hill, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 59 | Moorebank High School | Moorebank, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 60 | Toongabbie Public School | Toongabbie, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 61 | Sydney Technical High School | Bexley, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 62 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 63 | Newbridge Heights Public School | Chipping Norton, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 64 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 65 | Gosford High School | Gosford, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 66 | Armidale City Public School | Armidale, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 67 | Armidale Secondary College | Armidale, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 68 | Georges Hall Public School | Georges Hall, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 69 | Sturt Public School | Wagga Wagga, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 70 | Queanbeyan South Public School | Queanbeyan, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 71 | Karabar High School | Queanbeyan, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 72 | Greystanes Public School | Greystanes, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 73 | Jewells Primary School | Jewells, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 74 | Moss Vale Public School | Moss Vale, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 75 | Camden South Public School | Camden, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 76 | Soldiers Point Public School | Soldiers Point, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 77 | Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School | Calala, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 78 | Greenacre Public School | Greenacre, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 79 | Alstonville Public School | Alstonville, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 80 | Casula Public School | Casula, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 81 | Blaxcell Street Public School | Granville, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 82 | Sefton High School | Sefton, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 83 | Granville Boys High School | Granville, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 84 | Port Macquarie Public School | Port Macquarie, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 85 | Blacktown West Public School | Blacktown, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 86 | Blacktown South Public School | Blacktown, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 87 | Blacktown Girls High School | Blacktown, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 88 | Blacktown Boys High School | Blacktown, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 89 | Richmond Public School | Richmond, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 90 | Richmond High School | Richmond, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 91 | Bathurst West Public School | Bathurst, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 92 | Gosford Public School | West Gosford, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 93 | Dubbo West Public School | Dubbo, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 94 | Illaroo Road Public School | North Nowra, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 95 | Penrith Public School | Penrith, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 96 | Penrith High School | Penrith, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 97 | Prairiewood High School | Prairiewood, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 98 | Auburn Girls High School | Auburn, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 99 | Kooringal High School | Kooringal, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 100 | St Johns Park Public School | St Johns Park, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
Our own estimates from open, commercially-licensed data (CC BY / ODbL) — not ICSEA, not NAPLAN, not an official ranking, and not affiliated with ACARA/ABS/Education Departments. Method is shown; sources credited in the footer. Where a state doesn't publish a signal, its schools can't appear in that list.