NSW Selective High Schools

The complete list of NSW Selective High Schools — 49 schools across four categories — for parents preparing children for the NSW Selective High School Placement Test.

Reviewed May 2026. Source: NSW Department of Education.

Fully Selective High Schools 19

Schools where every student is in the academically selective stream.

School Suburb Official site
Alexandria Park Community School Alexandria
Auburn Girls High School Auburn
Baulkham Hills High School Baulkham Hills
Caringbah High School Caringbah
Fort Street High School Petersham
Girraween High School Girraween
Gosford High School Gosford
Hornsby Girls High School Hornsby
Merewether High School Broadmeadow
Normanhurst Boys High School Normanhurst
Northern Beaches Secondary College — Manly Campus North Curl Curl
North Sydney Boys High School Crows Nest
North Sydney Girls High School Crows Nest
Penrith High School Penrith
Smiths Hill High School Wollongong
St George Girls High School Kogarah
Sydney Boys High School Surry Hills
Sydney Girls High School Surry Hills
Sydney Technical High School Bexley

Partially Selective High Schools 25

Schools that operate one or more selective streams alongside comprehensive enrolment.

School Suburb Official site
Armidale Secondary College Armidale
Blacktown Boys High School Blacktown
Blacktown Girls High School Blacktown
Bonnyrigg High School Bonnyrigg
Chatswood High School Chatswood
Elizabeth Macarthur High School Narellan Vale
Gorokan High School Gorokan
Grafton High School Grafton
Granville Boys High School Granville
Karabar High School Queanbeyan
Kooringal High School Kooringal
Leppington High School (PROV)
Macquarie Fields High School Macquarie Fields
Moorebank High School Moorebank
Parramatta High School Parramatta
Peel High School Tamworth
Prairiewood High School Wetherill Park
Richmond Agricultural College (dual campus) Richmond
Rose Bay Secondary College Dover Heights
Ryde Secondary College Ryde
Sefton High School Sefton
Sydney Secondary College — Balmain Campus (Years 7–10) Rozelle
Sydney Secondary College — Blackwattle Bay Campus (Years 11–12) Glebe
Sydney Secondary College — Leichhardt Campus (Years 7–10) Leichhardt
Tempe High School Tempe

Agricultural High Schools 4

Selective high schools where the curriculum emphasises agriculture; most offer boarding.

School Suburb Official site
Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School Tamworth
Hurlstone Agricultural High School Glenfield
James Ruse Agricultural High School Carlingford
Yanco Agricultural High School Yanco

Virtual / Online Selective Provision 1

Aurora College delivers selective high-school classes online via approximately 185 host schools across rural and remote NSW.

School Suburb Official site
Aurora College (online, via host schools)

About this list. AcePath maintains this directory as a parent-friendly summary of the official NSW Department of Education list of selective high schools. Categories, campuses, and provisional placements (PROV) can change between intake cycles — always verify against the official source before submitting an application.

For the authoritative list, see the NSW Department of Education. Looking for primary schools instead? See NSW Opportunity Class (OC) Schools.