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Below is a list of selective and agricultural high schools run by the NSW Department of Education. Entry to these schools is managed by the department's Selective High School and Opportunity Class Placement Unit. In years before, prospective students sit the Selective High School Test during May when students are in Year 6 (in former years March) and are allocated places at selective schools according to their profile mark, which is out of 300, which comprises both exam and school marks, however there is no more marks being provided to applicants. Students may list up to three preferred selective or agricultural high schools they wish to enter.

A number of other government and non-government high schools also select their students based on merit; these include, for example, creative and performing arts schools, and also some private schools.

Schools

School Location Years Selective status
Alexandria Park Community School Alexandria 7–12 Partially
Auburn Girls High School Auburn 7–12 Partially
Baulkham Hills High School Baulkham Hills 7–12 Fully
Blacktown Boys High School Blacktown 7–12 Partially
Blacktown Girls High School Blacktown 7–12 Partially
Bonnyrigg High School Bonnyrigg 7–12 Partially
Caringbah High School Caringbah 7–12 Fully
Chatswood High School Chatswood 7–12 Partially
Conservatorium High School Sydney central business district 7–12 Fully
Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School Calala 7–12 Partial- Agricultural
Fort Street High School Petersham 7–12 Fully
Girraween High School Girraween 7–12 Fully
Gorokan High School Gorokan 7–12 Partially
Gosford High School Gosford 7–12 Fully
Grafton High School Grafton 7–12 Partially
Granville Boys High School Granville 7–12 Partially
Hornsby Girls' High School Hornsby 7–12 Fully
Hurlstone Agricultural High School Glenfield 7–12 Fully- Agricultural
James Ruse Agricultural High School Carlingford 7–12 Fully- Agricultural
Karabar High School Queanbeyan 7–12 Partially
Kooringal High School Kooringal 7–12 Partially
Macquarie Fields High School Macquarie Fields 7–12 Partially
Merewether High School Broadmeadow 7–12 Fully
Moorebank High School Moorebank 7–12 Partially
Normanhurst Boys' High School Normanhurst 7–12 Fully
North Sydney Boys High School Crows Nest 7–12 Fully
North Sydney Girls High School Crows Nest 7–12 Fully
Northern Beaches Secondary College, Manly Selective Campus North Curl Curl 7–12 Fully
Parramatta High School Parramatta 7–12 Partially
Peel High School Tamworth 7–12 Partially
Penrith Selective High School Penrith 7–12 Fully
Prairiewood High School Wetherill Park 7–12 Partially
Rose Bay Secondary College Dover Heights 7–10 Partially
Ryde Secondary College Ryde 7–12 Partially
Sefton High School Sefton 7–12 Partially
Smith's Hill High School Wollongong 7–12 Fully
St George Girls High School Kogarah 7–12 Fully
Sydney Boys High School Surry Hills 7–12 Fully
Sydney Girls High School Surry Hills 7–12 Fully
Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus Rozelle 7–10 Partially
Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus Glebe 11–12 Partially
Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus Leichhardt 7–10 Partially
Sydney Technical High School Bexley 7–12 Fully
Tempe High School Tempe 7–12 Partially
Aurora College Western New South Wales 5–12 Fully
Yanco Agricultural High School Yanco 7–12 Partial- Agricultural

1 Previously known as Manly Boys High School (1954–1983) and Manly High School (1983–2002).
2 Year of amalgamation of Dover Heights High School and Vaucluse High School.
3 Previously known as Malvina High School (1965–2001) and foundation year for selective stream.

Creative and performing arts high schools

The New South Wales Department of Education operates creative and performing arts high schools in communities throughout the state for students who wish to work with creative arts when they grow up. These schools aim to foster excellence in creative arts fields while teaching the same core syllabus as other state-run high schools and are accorded a high degree of autonomy by the department in selecting students and teaching staff. The schools boast specialised facilities and equipment and competition for places is acute.

School Location Years
Campbelltown Performing Arts High School Campbelltown 7–12
Conservatorium High School Sydney central business district 7–12
Granville South Creative and Performing Arts High School Guildford 7–12
Hunter School of the Performing Arts Broadmeadow 3–12
Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School Northmead 7–12
Ku-ring-gai High School North Turramurra 7–12
Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School Penrith 7–12
Newtown High School of the Performing Arts Newtown 7–12
Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts Fairy Meadow 7–12

Sports high schools

The New South Wales Department of Education operates seven specialist sports high schools in local communities across New South Wales. Each of the schools deliver a comprehensive education to local students and, by application and, based on merit and talent, students are selected to participate in each school's talented sports program.

School Location Years
Endeavour Sports High School Caringbah 7–12
Hills Sports High School Seven Hills 7–12
Hunter Sports High School Gateshead 7–12
Illawarra Sports High School Berkeley 7–12
Matraville Sports High School Chifley 7–12
Narrabeen Sports High School North Narrabeen 7–12
Westfields Sports High School Fairfield 7–12

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