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2025 Test Disruption & Reviews: What Changed for 2026 — General article

General 5 min read

05 Aug 2026

2025 Test Disruption & Reviews: What Changed for 2026

In 2025 the NSW OC and Selective placement tests were disrupted at three large Sydney venues. Two independent reviews followed — one confirmed the res...

NSW Selective & OC Results 2026: Dates + What to Do Next — General article

General 6 min read

31 Jul 2026

NSW Selective & OC Results 2026: Dates + What to Do Next

NSW Selective High School results for 2027 entry are released on 19 August 2026, and OC (天才班) results on 9 September 2026 — both online through you...

Gender Parity in NSW Selective Schools and OC from 2027 — General article

General 7 min read

31 Jul 2026

Gender Parity in NSW Selective Schools and OC from 2027

From the 2027 intake, NSW offers equal places to boys and girls — a 50/50 gender balance — at every co-ed selective high school and Opportunity Class....

OC & Selective Prep Starter Plan for Year 3 and Year 5 — General article

General 5 min read

23 Jul 2026

OC & Selective Prep Starter Plan for Year 3 and Year 5

With the May 2027 tests about nine months away, this term is the time to start — gently. A realistic starter plan for Year 3 (OC) and Year 5 (Selectiv...

Waiting for OC & Selective Results: What to Do Meanwhile — General article

General 6 min read

22 Jul 2026

Waiting for OC & Selective Results: What to Do Meanwhile

Selective results land in August and OC results in early-to-mid September (Term 3) — months after the May test. Here is what to do with the waiting pe...

From OC to Selective: Preparing OC Students for Year 7 Entry — General article

General 6 min read

08 Jul 2026

From OC to Selective: Preparing OC Students for Year 7 Entry

OC students have a strong foundation for the Selective High School test, but Year 7 entry requires its own preparation. Here's how to build on OC skil...

Sydney's Top 100 Public Primary Schools (2026 Ranking) — General article

General 8 min read

02 Jul 2026

Sydney's Top 100 Public Primary Schools (2026 Ranking)

The full 2026 ranking of Sydney public primary schools — all 100, with suburb and national rank. NSW schools sweep the national top 5, and the North S...

Thinking Skills: 5 Strategies for the OC and Selective Tests — General article

General 6 min read

25 Apr 2026

Thinking Skills: 5 Strategies for the OC and Selective Tests

Thinking Skills is the section most students find unfamiliar — and the section most likely to separate top scorers from the rest. Here are 5 proven st...

Understanding the New Cambridge-Style OC & Selective Assessments — General article

General 2 min read

16 Apr 2026

Understanding the New Cambridge-Style OC & Selective Assessments

The NSW OC and Selective school tests have shifted to a Cambridge-style format. Here's what changed, what it means for your child, and how to adapt yo...

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