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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...

Aurora College: NSW's Virtual Selective School and OC Explained — Selective article

Selective 9 min read

08 Aug 2026

Aurora College: NSW's Virtual Selective School and OC Explained

Aurora College is the NSW government's virtual school, delivering opportunity class and selective high school education online to rural and remote stu...

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,...

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...

New OC Classes 2026: Doonside and Guildford West Explained — OC article

OC 6 min read

31 Jul 2026

New OC Classes 2026: Doonside and Guildford West Explained

From Term 1 2026, new composite Year 5/6 OC classes opened at Doonside and Guildford West Public Schools, while Ironbark Ridge and Blaxcell Street had...

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....

Best OC Schools in NSW: How to Choose an Opportunity Class — OC article

OC 6 min read

31 Jul 2026

Best OC Schools in NSW: How to Choose an Opportunity Class

There is no official ranking of NSW OC schools, but the most sought-after Opportunity Classes — Artarmon, Chatswood, Summer Hill, Matthew Pearce, Nort...

Gosford High School: Selective Entry Guide — Selective article

Selective 5 min read

31 Jul 2026

Gosford High School: Selective Entry Guide

A factual profile of Gosford High School — the Central Coast's only fully selective, co-ed public school — plus exactly how entry through the NSW Sele...

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