List of selective high schools in New South Wales


This is a list of selective and agricultural high schools run by the Department of Education. Entry to these schools is managed centrally by the department's Selective High School and Opportunity Class Placement Unit. Prospective students sit the Selective High Schools Test and are allocated places at schools according to their profile mark, out of 300, which comprises both exam and school marks. Students may list up to four preferred schools.
A number of other government and non-government high schools also select their students based on merit; these include, for example, creative and performing arts schools, and some private schools.

Schools

Recently an extra 630 places have been established for selective schools designated for Year 7 enrolment for 2010, located in South-West Sydney, Western Sydney and in regional NSW, as well as virtual selective schools in Western NSW. This has increased the number of places to 4152 and the number of selective schools to 46.
SchoolSuburb or townYearsFoundedBecame selectiveSelective statusWebsite
Alexandria Park Community SchoolAlexandria7–1220032005Partially
Auburn Girls High SchoolAuburn7–1219602013Partially
Baulkham Hills High SchoolBaulkham Hills7–1219711990Fully
Blacktown Boys High SchoolBlacktown7–1219592010Partially
Blacktown Girls High SchoolBlacktown7–12????2010Partially
Bonnyrigg High SchoolBonnyrigg7–1219612010Partially
Caringbah High SchoolCaringbah7–1219611989Fully
Chatswood High SchoolChatswood7–1219592002Partially
Conservatorium High SchoolSydney CBD7–1219151915Fully
Duval High SchoolArmidale7–1219742010Partially
Farrer Memorial Agricultural High SchoolCalala7–121939????Agricultural
Fort Street High SchoolPetersham7–1218491849Fully
Girraween High SchoolGirraween7–1219761989Fully
Gorokan High SchoolGorokan7–1219762009Partially
Gosford High SchoolGosford7–1219281989Fully
Grafton High SchoolGrafton7–1219122010Partially
Granville Boys High SchoolGranville7–12????2013Partially
Hornsby Girls' High SchoolHornsby7–1219301994Fully
Hurlstone Agricultural High SchoolGlenfield7–1219071907Agricultural
James Ruse Agricultural High SchoolCarlingford7–1219581969Agricultural
Karabar High SchoolQueanbeyan7–12????2010Partially
Kooringal High SchoolKooringal7–1219732010Partially
Macquarie Fields High SchoolMacquarie Fields7–1219811989Partially
Merewether High SchoolBroadmeadow7–1219761989Fully
Moorebank High SchoolMoorebank7–1219712010Partially
Normanhurst Boys' High SchoolNormanhurst7–1219581994Fully
North Sydney Boys High SchoolCrows Nest7–121915????Fully
North Sydney Girls High SchoolCrows Nest7–121914????Fully
Northern Beaches Secondary College, Manly Selective Campus1North Curl Curl7–121859/19541990Fully
Parramatta High SchoolParramatta7–1219132010Partially
Peel High SchoolTamworth7–1219762010Partially
Penrith Selective High SchoolPenrith7–1219501990Fully
Prairiewood High SchoolWetherill Park7–1219842010Partially
Rose Bay Secondary CollegeDover Heights7–10200322005Partially
Raggel CollegeNew South Wales7–1220002017Fully
Ryde Secondary College3Ryde7–1219652002Partially
Sefton High SchoolSefton7–121962????Partially
Smith's Hill High SchoolWollongong7–1219051988Fully
St George Girls High SchoolKogarah7–121916????Fully
Sydney Boys High SchoolSurry Hills7–121883????Fully
Sydney Girls High SchoolSurry Hills7–1218831883Fully
Sydney Secondary College Balmain CampusRozelle7–1020022002Partially
Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay CampusGlebe11–1220022002Partially
Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt CampusLeichhardt7–1020022002Partially
Sydney Technical High SchoolBexley7–1219111911Fully
Tempe High SchoolTempe7–12????2005Partially
Aurora CollegeWestern New South WalesTBA20102010FullyTBA
Yanco Agricultural High SchoolYanco7–121922????Agricultural

1 Previously known as Manly Boys High School and Manly High School.


2 Year of amalgamation of Dover Heights High School and Vaucluse High School.


3 Previously known as Malvina High School and foundation year for selective stream.

Creative and performing arts high schools

The New South Wales Department of Education operates creative and performing arts high schools in communities throughout the state. These schools aim to foster excellence in creative fields while teaching the same core syllabus as other state-run high schools and are accorded a high degree of autonomy by the department in selecting students and teaching staff. The schools boast specialised facilities and equipment and competition for places is acute.
This list also includes four Independent schools: Australian Performing Arts Grammar School, Talent Development High School, the McDonald College and Village Performing Arts College.
SchoolLocationYearsFoundedWebsite
Australian Performing Arts Grammar SchoolGlebe7–122005
Campbelltown Performing Arts High SchoolCampbelltown7–121954
Conservatorium High SchoolSydney7–121918
Granville South High SchoolGuildford7–12?
Hunter School of the Performing ArtsBroadmeadow3–121998
Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High SchoolNorthmead7–12?
Ku-ring-gai High SchoolNorth Turramurra7–121965
The McDonald CollegeNorth StrathfieldPrep–121984
Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High SchoolPenrith7–121963
Newtown High School of the Performing ArtsNewtown7–121990
Brent Street AcademyMoore Park9–122004
Village Nation CollegeAlexandria11–122012
Wollongong High School of the Performing ArtsFairy Meadow7–121916

Sports high schools

The New South Wales Department of Education operates seven specialist sports high schools in local communities across New South Wales. Each of the schools deliver a comprehensive education to local students and, by application and, based on merit and talent, students are selected to participate in each school's talented sports program.
SchoolLocationYearsFoundedWebsite
Endeavour Sports High School7–121964
Hills Sports High School7–121966
Hunter Sports High School7–12??
Illawarra Sports High School7–121956
Matraville Sports High School7–121960
Narrabeen Sports High School7–121954
Westfields Sports High School7–121963