Places available in selective high schools

There are 4248 places available in selective high schools across NSW for entry to Year 7 in 2023.

School name Number of places
Alexandria Park Community School + 30
Armidale Secondary College 30
Auburn Girls High School 30
Aurora College (Virtual) # 90
Baulkham Hills High School 180
Blacktown Boys High School 30
Blacktown Girls High School 30
Bonnyrigg High School 60
Caringbah High School 150
Chatswood High School 60
Elizabeth Macarthur High School 60
Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School (Boarder places) 60
Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School (Day places) 50
Fort Street High School 150
Girraween High School 120
Gorokan High School 30
Gosford High School 180
Grafton High School 30
Granville Boys High School 30
Hornsby Girls High School 120
Hurlstone Agricultural High School (Day places) 120
Hurlstone Agricultural High School (Female boarder) 15
Hurlstone Agricultural High School (Male boarder) 15
James Ruse Agricultural High School 120
Karabar High School 30
Kooringal High School 30
Macquarie Fields High School 90
Merewether High School 180
Moorebank High School 60
Normanhurst Boys High School 120
North Sydney Boys High School 150
North Sydney Girls High School 150
Northern Beaches Secondary  College Manly Campus 120
Parramatta High School 60
Peel High School 30
Penrith High School 150
Prairiewood High School 60
Richmond High School - Richmond Agricultural College 30
Rose Bay Secondary College + 60
Ryde Secondary College 60
Sefton High School 88
Smiths Hill High School 120
St George Girls High School 150
Sydney Boys High School 180
Sydney Girls High School 150
Sydney Secondary College  Balmain Campus * 60
Sydney Secondary College  Leichhardt Campus * 60
Sydney Technical High School 150
Tempe High School + 60
Yanco Agricultural High School (Female boarder) 30
Yanco Agricultural High School (Male boarder) 30

Note:

+ Alexandria Park CS, Tempe HS and Rose Bay Secondary College have targeted places available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.

* Sydney Secondary College Balmain and Leichhardt campuses offer places in Years 7-10. Students from these campuses will generally go to Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus for Years 11 and 12.

# Only students who will be enrolled in Year 7 in government high schools in rural areas may apply for Aurora College, the virtual selective high school. This excludes fully and partially selective high schools. See the list of participating schools.

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