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Lindfield East Public School OC: Class Guide — OC article

OC 6 min read

13 Sep 2026

Lindfield East Public School OC: Class Guide

A factual guide to Lindfield East Public School's Opportunity Class on Sydney's Upper North Shore — 15 Year 5 places for 2027 entry, alongside the sch...

Penrith Public School OC: Opportunity Class Guide — OC article

OC 6 min read

13 Sep 2026

Penrith Public School OC: Opportunity Class Guide

A factual guide to Penrith Public School's Opportunity Class — 15 Year 5 places for 2027 entry in Sydney's far west — plus how it differs from selecti...

Ashfield Public School OC: Opportunity Class Guide — OC article

OC 6 min read

13 Sep 2026

Ashfield Public School OC: Opportunity Class Guide

A factual guide to Ashfield Public School's Opportunity Class in Sydney's Inner West — 30 Year 5 places for 2027 entry, drawn from the school's own OC...

Harrington Street Public School OC: Class Guide — OC article

OC 6 min read

12 Sep 2026

Harrington Street Public School OC: Class Guide

A factual guide to Harrington Street Public School's Opportunity Class in Cabramatta — 15 Year 5 places for 2027 entry in south-western Sydney — plus...

Waitara Public School OC: Opportunity Class Guide — OC article

OC 5 min read

11 Sep 2026

Waitara Public School OC: Opportunity Class Guide

A factual guide to Waitara Public School's Opportunity Class — two OC classes on Sydney's Upper North Shore, 30 Year 5 places for 2027 — plus exactly...

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...

After the OC Test: Understanding Results and Next Steps — OC article

OC 5 min read

08 Sep 2026

After the OC Test: Understanding Results and Next Steps

The OC test is done — now what? Here's what to expect during the results wait, how to interpret the outcome, and how to plan the next steps whether yo...

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...

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