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What Your Child's NAPLAN Result Says About OC & Selective — General article

General 7 min read

21 Sep 2026

What Your Child's NAPLAN Result Says About OC & Selective

A NAPLAN result does not predict an OC or Selective outcome, and counts for nothing in selection. But it is a free diagnostic arriving at the right mo...

OC and Selective Tests: 5 Changes Parents Still Miss — General article

General 7 min read

15 Sep 2026

OC and Selective Tests: 5 Changes Parents Still Miss

The OC and Selective placement tests are computer-based, scored on the test alone, and reported as performance bands rather than scores you can check...

How to Apply for OC and Selective Schools: 2028 Entry — General article

General 9 min read

11 Sep 2026

How to Apply for OC and Selective Schools: 2028 Entry

Applications for 2028 entry to a NSW Opportunity Class or Selective High School are expected to open around October–November 2026 and close around Feb...

Cloze Questions in the OC and Selective Reading Test — General article

General 7 min read

06 Sep 2026

Cloze Questions in the OC and Selective Reading Test

The redesigned Reading test contains two cloze types — one that asks for a single word, one that asks for a whole sentence — and together they carry a...

Reserve List Timeline: From Results Day to Term 1 — General article

General 8 min read

06 Sep 2026

Reserve List Timeline: From Results Day to Term 1

A reserve placement stays live until the end of Term 1 of the entry year — around six months of waiting, with two decision points that catch families...

NSW Inspire Program: Gifted Education Now in Every Public School — General article

General 6 min read

23 Aug 2026

NSW Inspire Program: Gifted Education Now in Every Public School

From the start of the 2026 school year, every NSW public school offers high potential and gifted programs under the Inspire banner — backed by $100 mi...

NSW Equity Placement Model: The 20% of Places Explained — General article

General 8 min read

23 Aug 2026

NSW Equity Placement Model: The 20% of Places Explained

Up to 20% of NSW Opportunity Class and selective high school places are held for four under-represented equity groups — with no separate application t...

NSW Selective & OC Appeals: You Have About 5 Business Days — General article

General 7 min read

14 Aug 2026

NSW Selective & OC Appeals: You Have About 5 Business Days

Appeals against a NSW Selective High School or OC placement outcome must be lodged through the application dashboard within about 5 business days — an...

Computer-Based OC & Selective Tests: Preparing for the Screen — General article

General 6 min read

05 Aug 2026

Computer-Based OC & Selective Tests: Preparing for the Screen

The NSW OC and Selective tests are now sat entirely on computers, and the Selective Writing task is typed. Here is what test day looks like on screen,...

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