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Best Selective High Schools in NSW: 2026 Rankings & How to Choose — Selective article

Selective 6 min read

23 Jul 2026

Best Selective High Schools in NSW: 2026 Rankings & How to Choose

The "best" selective high schools in NSW — North Sydney Boys, James Ruse, North Sydney Girls, Baulkham Hills and more — consistently top the HSC table...

What Is a Selective High School in NSW? A Parent's Guide — Selective article

Selective 7 min read

23 Jul 2026

What Is a Selective High School in NSW? A Parent's Guide

A selective high school in NSW is a government high school for academically gifted students in Years 7–12, with entry decided by a placement test rath...

Kicking Off OC & Selective Prep: A Realistic Starter Plan for Year 3 & Year 5 — General article

General 5 min read

23 Jul 2026

Kicking Off OC & Selective Prep: A Realistic Starter Plan for Year 3 & 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 (and Not Do) During the Wait — General article

General 6 min read

22 Jul 2026

Waiting for OC & Selective Results: What to Do (and Not Do) During the Wait

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...

Ermington Public School OC: Opportunity Class Guide — OC article

OC 4 min read

19 Jul 2026

Ermington Public School OC: Opportunity Class Guide

A factual guide to Ermington Public School's two Opportunity Classes in northern Sydney — plus exactly how entry through the NSW OC Placement Test wor...

Dural Public School OC: Opportunity Class Guide — OC article

OC 4 min read

19 Jul 2026

Dural Public School OC: Opportunity Class Guide

A factual guide to Dural Public School's Opportunity Class — a semi-rural Hills OC school — plus exactly how entry through the NSW OC Placement Test w...

North Rocks Public School OC: Opportunity Class Guide — OC article

OC 4 min read

19 Jul 2026

North Rocks Public School OC: Opportunity Class Guide

A factual guide to North Rocks Public School's Opportunity Class — a Hills-district OC school with a strong arts program — plus exactly how entry thro...

Woollahra Public School OC: Opportunity Class Guide — OC article

OC 4 min read

19 Jul 2026

Woollahra Public School OC: Opportunity Class Guide

A factual guide to Woollahra Public School's Opportunity Class — an Eastern Suburbs OC school offered since the 1930s — plus exactly how entry through...

Chatswood Public School OC: Opportunity Class Guide — OC article

OC 4 min read

19 Jul 2026

Chatswood Public School OC: Opportunity Class Guide

A factual guide to Chatswood Public School's Opportunity Class — a large, multicultural OC school — plus exactly how entry through the NSW OC Placemen...

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