List of Selective High Schools in NSW – Ordered by School Type

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Over the years, the number of students applying for selective high school placement in NSW has steadily increased. These applications are for approximately 4,248 available Year 7 places across 21 fully selective schools, 25 partially selective schools including 5 agricultural high schools.

Yearly Selective High School Applicants

Year	Approximate Number of Applicants
2025	17,559
2024	16,487
2023	15,660
2022	15,000
2021	15,355

This upward trend highlights the growing interest among families in accessing academically enriched learning environments provided by selective schools in NSW.

Below is the comprehensive list of selective high schools available across New South Wales order by school type based on agricultural high schools, fully selective, and partially selective.

School	Type	Gender	Number of Places	Address
Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School	Agricultural high school	Boys	110	585 Calala Lane, Tamworth 2340
Hurlstone Agricultural High School	Agricultural high school	Girls and boys	150	Roy Watts Road, Glenfield 2167
James Ruse Agricultural High School	Agricultural high school	Girls and boys	120	17–31 Felton Road, Carlingford 2118
Yanco Agricultural High School	Agricultural high school	Girls and boys	60	Euroley Road, Yanco 2703
Richmond Agricultural College	Partially selective	Girls and boys	30	140 Lennox Street, Richmond 2753
Baulkham Hills High School	Fully selective	Girls and boys	180	Windsor Road, Baulkham Hills 2153
Caringbah High School	Fully selective	Girls and boys	150	Willarong Road, Caringbah 2229
Fort Street High School	Fully selective	Girls and boys	150	Parramatta Road, Petersham 2049
Girraween High School	Fully selective	Girls and boys	120	Gilba Road, Girraween 2145
Gosford High School	Fully selective	Girls and boys	180	Racecourse Road, Gosford 2250
Hornsby Girls High School	Fully selective	Girls	120	Edgeworth David Avenue, Hornsby 2077
Merewether High School	Fully selective	Girls and boys	180	Chatham Street, Broadmeadow 2292
Normanhurst Boys High School	Fully selective	Boys	120	Pennant Hills Road, Normanhurst 2076
Northern Beaches Secondary College, Manly campus	Fully selective	Girls and boys	120	Abbott Road, North Curl Curl 2099
North Sydney Boys High School	Fully selective	Boys	150	Falcon Street, Crows Nest 2065
North Sydney Girls High School	Fully selective	Girls	150	Pacific Highway, Crows Nest 2065
Penrith High School	Fully selective	Girls and boys	150	High Street, Penrith 2750
Smiths Hill High School	Fully selective	Girls and boys	120	Gipps Street, Wollongong 2500
St George Girls High School	Fully selective	Girls	150	Victoria Street, Kogarah 2217
Sydney Boys High School	Fully selective	Boys	180	Cleveland Street, Moore Park, Surry Hills 2021
Sydney Girls High School	Fully selective	Girls	150	Anzac Parade, Surry Hills 2010
Sydney Technical High School	Fully selective	Boys	150	Forest Road, Bexley 2207
Alexandria Park Community School	Partially selective	Girls and boys	30	Park Road, Alexandria 2015
Armidale Secondary College	Partially selective	Girls and boys	30	Crest Road, Armidale 2350
Auburn Girls High School	Partially selective	Girls	30	Hunter Street and Braemar Ave, Auburn 2144
Blacktown Boys High School	Partially selective	Boys	30	Sunnyholt Road & Fifth Ave, Blacktown 2148
Blacktown Girls High School	Partially selective	Girls	30	Fifth Avenue, Blacktown 2148
Bonnyrigg High School	Partially selective	Girls and boys	60	Elizabeth Drive, Bonnyrigg 2177
Chatswood High School	Partially selective	Girls and boys	60	Centennial Avenue, Chatswood 2067
Elizabeth Macarthur High School	Partially selective	Girls and boys	60	Waterworth Drive, Narellan Vale 2567
Gorokan High School	Partially selective	Girls and boys	30	Goobarabah Ave, Gorokan 2263
Grafton High School	Partially selective	Girls and boys	30	Oliver & Mary Streets, Grafton 2460
Granville Boys High School	Partially selective	Boys	30	14 Mary Street, Granville 2142
Karabar High School	Partially selective	Girls and boys	30	Donald Road, Queanbeyan 2620
Kooringal High School	Partially selective	Girls and boys	30	Ziegler Avenue, Kooringal 2650
Macquarie Fields High School	Partially selective	Girls and boys	90	Harold Street, Macquarie Fields 2564
Moorebank High School	Partially selective	Girls and boys	60	Bangalow Avenue, Moorebank 2170
Parramatta High School	Partially selective	Girls and boys	60	Great Western Hwy & Pitt St, Parramatta 2150
Peel High School	Partially selective	Girls and boys	30	Gunnedah Road, Tamworth 2340
Prairiewood High School	Partially selective	Girls and boys	60	Prairie Vale Road, Wetherill Park 2164
Rose Bay Secondary College	Partially selective	Girls and boys	60	Hardy Street, Dover Heights 2030
Ryde Secondary College	Partially selective	Girls and boys	60	Malvina Street, Ryde 2112
Sefton High School	Partially selective	Girls and boys	88	Hector Street, Sefton 2162
Sydney Secondary College – Balmain Campus	Partially selective	Girls and boys	60	Terry Street, Rozelle 2039
Sydney Secondary College – Leichhardt Campus	Partially selective	Girls and boys	60	Balmain Road, Leichhardt 2040
Tempe High School	Partially selective	Girls and boys	60	Unwins Bridge Road, Tempe 2044

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