Academically selective schools
Australia — secondary schools · top 47 of 47
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 | Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus | Rozelle, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 2 | Rose Bay Secondary College | Dover Heights, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 3 | North Sydney Boys High School | North Sydney, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 4 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 5 | Aurora College | Lindfield, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 6 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 7 | Fort Street High School | Petersham, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 8 | Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus | Leichhardt, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 9 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 10 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 11 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 12 | Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus | Glebe, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 13 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 14 | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 15 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 16 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 17 | Parramatta High School | Parramatta, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 18 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 19 | Tempe High School | Tempe, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 20 | Girraween High School | Girraween, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 21 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 22 | Smiths Hill High School | Wollongong, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 23 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 24 | Moorebank High School | Moorebank, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 25 | Sydney Technical High School | Bexley, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 26 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 27 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 28 | Gosford High School | Gosford, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 29 | Armidale Secondary College | Armidale, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 30 | Karabar High School | Queanbeyan, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 31 | Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School | Calala, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 32 | Sefton High School | Sefton, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 33 | Granville Boys High School | Granville, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 34 | Blacktown Girls High School | Blacktown, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 35 | Blacktown Boys High School | Blacktown, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 36 | Richmond High School | Richmond, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 37 | Penrith High School | Penrith, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 38 | Prairiewood High School | Prairiewood, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 39 | Auburn Girls High School | Auburn, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 40 | Kooringal High School | Kooringal, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 41 | Elizabeth Macarthur High School | Narellan, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 42 | Bonnyrigg High School | Bonnyrigg, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 43 | Macquarie Fields High School | Macquarie Fields, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 44 | Grafton High School | Grafton, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 45 | Peel High School | Tamworth, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
| 46 | Yanco Agricultural High School | Yanco, NSW | Government | Secondary | Fully selective |
| 47 | Gorokan High School | Lake Haven, NSW | Government | Secondary | Partially selective |
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.