{"id":258,"date":"2025-10-09T05:19:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T05:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.testroom.com.au\/blog\/?p=258"},"modified":"2025-11-04T10:56:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T10:56:16","slug":"list-of-selective-high-schools-by-postcode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.testroom.com.au\/blog\/list-of-selective-high-schools-by-postcode\/","title":{"rendered":"List of Selective High Schools in NSW \u2013 Ordered by Postcode"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yearly Selective High School Applicants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Year<\/th>Approximate Number of Applicants<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
2025<\/td>17,559<\/td><\/tr>
2024<\/td>16,487<\/td><\/tr>
2023<\/td>15,660<\/td><\/tr>
2022<\/td>15,000<\/td><\/tr>
2021<\/td>15,355<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This upward trend highlights the growing interest among families in accessing academically enriched learning environments provided by selective schools in NSW<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below is the comprehensive list of selective high schools available across New South Wales order by Postcode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

School<\/th>Location<\/th>PostCode<\/th>Type<\/th>Gender<\/th>Number of Places<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
School<\/td>Location<\/td>PostCode<\/td>Type<\/td>Gender<\/td>Number of places<\/td><\/tr>
Alexandria Park Community School<\/a><\/td>Alexandria<\/td>2015<\/td>Partially selective<\/td>Girls and boys<\/td>30<\/td><\/tr>
Armidale Secondary College<\/a><\/td>Armidale<\/td>2350<\/td>Partially selective<\/td>Girls and boys<\/td>30<\/td><\/tr>
Auburn Girls High School<\/a><\/td>Auburn<\/td>2144<\/td>Partially selective<\/td>Girls<\/td>30<\/td><\/tr>
Baulkham Hills High School<\/a><\/td>Baulkham Hills<\/td>2153<\/td>Fully selective<\/td>Girls and boys<\/td>180<\/td><\/tr>
Sydney Technical High School<\/a><\/td>Bexley<\/td>2207<\/td>Fully selective<\/td>Boys<\/td>150<\/td><\/tr>
Blacktown Boys High School<\/a><\/td>Blacktown<\/td>2148<\/td>Partially selective<\/td>Boys<\/td>30<\/td><\/tr>
Blacktown Girls High School<\/a><\/td>Blacktown<\/td>2148<\/td>Partially selective<\/td>Girls<\/td>30<\/td><\/tr>
Bonnyrigg High School<\/a><\/td>Bonnyrigg<\/td>2177<\/td>Partially selective<\/td>Girls and boys<\/td>60<\/td><\/tr>
Merewether High School<\/a><\/td>Broadmeadow<\/td>2292<\/td>Fully selective<\/td>Girls and boys<\/td>180<\/td><\/tr>
Caringbah High School<\/a><\/td>Caringbah<\/td>2229<\/td>Fully selective<\/td>Girls and boys<\/td>150<\/td><\/tr>
James Ruse Agricultural High School<\/a><\/td>Carlingford<\/td>2118<\/td>Agricultural high school<\/td>Girls and boys<\/td>120<\/td><\/tr>
Chatswood High School<\/a><\/td>Chatswood<\/td>2067<\/td>Partially selective<\/td>Girls and boys<\/td>60<\/td><\/tr>
North Sydney Boys High School<\/a><\/td>Crows Nest<\/td>2065<\/td>Fully selective<\/td>Boys<\/td>150<\/td><\/tr>
North Sydney Girls High School<\/a><\/td>Crows Nest<\/td>2065<\/td>Fully selective<\/td>Girls<\/td>150<\/td><\/tr>
Rose Bay Secondary College<\/a><\/td>Dover Heights<\/td>2030<\/td>Partially selective<\/td>Girls and boys<\/td>60<\/td><\/tr>
Girraween High School<\/a><\/td>Girraween<\/td>2145<\/td>Fully selective<\/td>Girls and boys<\/td>120<\/td><\/tr>
Hurlstone Agricultural High School<\/a><\/td>Glenfield<\/td>2167<\/td>Agricultural high school<\/td>Girls and boys<\/td>150<\/td><\/tr>
Gorokan High School<\/a><\/td>Gorokan<\/td>2263<\/td>Partially selective<\/td>Girls and boys<\/td>30<\/td><\/tr>
Gosford High School<\/a><\/td>Gosford<\/td>2250<\/td>Fully selective<\/td>Girls and boys<\/td>180<\/td><\/tr>
Grafton High School<\/a><\/td>Grafton<\/td>2460<\/td>Partially selective<\/td>Girls and boys<\/td>30<\/td><\/tr>
Granville Boys High School<\/a><\/td>Granville<\/td>2142<\/td>Partially selective<\/td>Boys<\/td>30<\/td><\/tr>
Hornsby Girls High School<\/a><\/td>Hornsby<\/td>2077<\/td>Fully selective<\/td>Girls<\/td>120<\/td><\/tr>
St George Girls High School<\/a><\/td>Kogarah<\/td>2217<\/td>Fully selective<\/td>Girls<\/td>150<\/td><\/tr>
Kooringal High School<\/a><\/td>Kooringal<\/td>2650<\/td>Partially selective<\/td>Girls and boys<\/td>30<\/td><\/tr>
Sydney Secondary College – Leichhardt Campus<\/a><\/td>Leichhardt<\/td>2040<\/td>Partially selective<\/td>Girls and boys<\/td>60<\/td><\/tr>
Macquarie Fields High School<\/a><\/td>Macquarie Fields<\/td>2564<\/td>Partially selective<\/td>Girls and boys<\/td>90<\/td><\/tr>
Moorebank High School<\/a><\/td>Moorebank<\/td>2170<\/td>Partially selective<\/td>Girls and boys<\/td>60<\/td><\/tr>
Elizabeth Macarthur High School<\/a><\/td>Narellan Vale<\/td>2567<\/td>Partially selective<\/td>Girls and boys<\/td>60<\/td><\/tr>
Normanhurst Boys High School<\/a><\/td>Normanhurst<\/td>2076<\/td>Fully selective<\/td>Boys<\/td>120<\/td><\/tr>
Northern Beaches Secondary College, Manly campus<\/a><\/td>North Curl Curl<\/td>2099<\/td>Fully selective<\/td>Girls and boys<\/td>120<\/td><\/tr>
Parramatta High School<\/a><\/td>Parramatta<\/td>2150<\/td>Partially selective<\/td>Girls and boys<\/td>60<\/td><\/tr>
Penrith High School<\/a><\/td>Penrith<\/td>2750<\/td>Fully selective<\/td>Girls and boys<\/td>150<\/td><\/tr>
Fort Street High School<\/a><\/td>Petersham<\/td>2049<\/td>Fully selective<\/td>Girls and boys<\/td>150<\/td><\/tr>
Karabar High School<\/a><\/td>Queanbeyan<\/td>2620<\/td>Partially selective<\/td>Girls and boys<\/td>30<\/td><\/tr>
Richmond Agricultural College<\/a><\/td>Richmond<\/td>2753<\/td>Partially selective<\/td>Girls and boys<\/td>30<\/td><\/tr>
Sydney Secondary College – Balmain Campus<\/a><\/td>Rozelle<\/td>2039<\/td>Partially selective<\/td>Girls and boys<\/td>60<\/td><\/tr>
Ryde Secondary College<\/a><\/td>Ryde<\/td>2112<\/td>Partially selective<\/td>Girls and boys<\/td>60<\/td><\/tr>
Sefton High School<\/a><\/td>Sefton<\/td>2162<\/td>Partially selective<\/td>Girls and boys<\/td>88<\/td><\/tr>
Sydney Boys High School<\/a><\/td>Surry Hills<\/td>2021<\/td>Fully selective<\/td>Boys<\/td>180<\/td><\/tr>
Sydney Girls High School<\/a><\/td>Surry Hills<\/td>2010<\/td>Fully selective<\/td>Girls<\/td>150<\/td><\/tr>
Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School<\/a><\/td>Tamworth<\/td>2340<\/td>Agricultural high school<\/td>Boys<\/td>110<\/td><\/tr>
Peel High School<\/a><\/td>Tamworth<\/td>2340<\/td>Partially selective<\/td>Girls and boys<\/td>30<\/td><\/tr>
Tempe High School<\/a><\/td>Tempe<\/td>2044<\/td>Partially selective<\/td>Girls and boys<\/td>60<\/td><\/tr>
Prairiewood High School<\/a><\/td>Wetherill Park<\/td>2164<\/td>Partially selective<\/td>Girls and boys<\/td>60<\/td><\/tr>
Smiths Hill High School<\/a><\/td>Wollongong<\/td>2500<\/td>Fully selective<\/td>Girls and boys<\/td>120<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n


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