Academically selective schools
Australia — primary schools · top 85 of 85
NSW government schools with selective entry (by exam) or Opportunity Classes — the academically selective sector. A factual list, ordered by community advantage.
Australia · NSW | all schools · primary schools · secondary schools
| # | 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 | Lindfield East Public School | East Lindfield, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 4 | Neutral Bay Public School | Neutral Bay, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 5 | Artarmon Public School | Artarmon, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 6 | Beecroft Public School | Beecroft, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 7 | Waitara Public School | Wahroonga, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 8 | Balgowlah Heights Public School | Balgowlah, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 9 | Wahroonga Public School | Wahroonga, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 10 | Chatswood Public School | Chatswood, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 11 | North Rocks Public School | North Rocks, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 12 | Glenbrook Public School | Glenbrook, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 13 | Wilkins Public School | Marrickville, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 14 | Maroubra Junction Public School | Maroubra, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 15 | Ryde Public School | Ryde, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 16 | Matthew Pearce Public School | Baulkham Hills, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 17 | Ermington Public School | West Ryde, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 18 | Ironbark Ridge Public School | Rouse Hill, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 19 | Mona Vale Public School | Mona Vale, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 20 | Ashfield Public School | Ashfield, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 21 | Earlwood Public School | Earlwood, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 22 | Holsworthy Public School | Holsworthy, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 23 | Blaxland East Public School | Blaxland, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 24 | Brookvale Public School | Brookvale, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 25 | Picnic Point Public School | Picnic Point, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 26 | Wentworth Falls Public School | Wentworth Falls, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 27 | Sutherland Public School | Sutherland, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 28 | Tighes Hill Public School | Tighes Hill, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 29 | Wollongong Public School | Wollongong, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 30 | Caringbah North Public School | Caringbah, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 31 | Miranda Public School | Miranda, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 32 | New Lambton South Public School | New Lambton, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 33 | Hurstville Public School | Hurstville, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 34 | Quakers Hill Public School | Quakers Hill, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 35 | Toongabbie Public School | Toongabbie, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 36 | Newbridge Heights Public School | Chipping Norton, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 37 | Armidale City Public School | Armidale, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 38 | Georges Hall Public School | Georges Hall, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 39 | Sturt Public School | Wagga Wagga, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 40 | Queanbeyan South Public School | Queanbeyan, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 41 | Greystanes Public School | Greystanes, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 42 | Jewells Primary School | Jewells, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 43 | Moss Vale Public School | Moss Vale, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 44 | Camden South Public School | Camden, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 45 | Soldiers Point Public School | Soldiers Point, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 46 | Greenacre Public School | Greenacre, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 47 | Alstonville Public School | Alstonville, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 48 | Casula Public School | Casula, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 49 | Blaxcell Street Public School | Granville, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 50 | Port Macquarie Public School | Port Macquarie, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 51 | Blacktown West Public School | Blacktown, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 52 | Blacktown South Public School | Blacktown, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 53 | Richmond Public School | Richmond, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 54 | Bathurst West Public School | Bathurst, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 55 | Gosford Public School | West Gosford, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 56 | Dubbo West Public School | Dubbo, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 57 | Illaroo Road Public School | North Nowra, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 58 | Penrith Public School | Penrith, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 59 | St Johns Park Public School | St Johns Park, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 60 | Goonellabah Public School | Goonellabah, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 61 | St Andrews Public School | St Andrews, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 62 | Tahmoor Public School | Tahmoor, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 63 | Colyton Public School | Mount Druitt, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 64 | Cudgegong Valley Public School | Mudgee, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 65 | Moree Public School | Moree, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 66 | Leumeah Public School | Leumeah, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 67 | Bradbury Public School | Bradbury, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 68 | Goulburn West Public School | Goulburn, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 69 | Coonabarabran Public School | Coonabarabran, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 70 | Smithfield Public School | Smithfield, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 71 | Tamworth Public School | Tamworth, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 72 | Tamworth South Public School | Tamworth, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 73 | Biraban Public School | Toronto, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 74 | Wyong Public School | Wyong, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 75 | Lithgow Public School | Lithgow, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 76 | Harrington Street Public School | Cabramatta, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 77 | Rutherford Public School | Rutherford, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 78 | Toormina Public School | Toormina, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 79 | Cessnock West Public School | Cessnock, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 80 | South Grafton Public School | South Grafton, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 81 | Summer Hill Public School | Summer Hill, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 82 | Dural Public School | Dural, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 83 | Kingswood Public School | Kingswood, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 84 | St Clair Public School | St Clair, NSW | Government | Primary | Opportunity Class |
| 85 | Maryland Public School | Maryland, 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.