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.