Settlement Guide - Selective entry high schools in Australia

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If you are looking for an academically challenging environment for your high-achieving child, you might consider one of the selective entry high schools.


These are highly competitive and result-oriented schools that nurture academic excellence in academically high-performing students.

Selective entry public schools provide economical but highly academic schooling options for gifted students.

Only four states in Australia have selective entry public schools, which provide economical but highly academic schooling options for high achieving students.

Entry into these elite public schools is highly competitive as only limited available places.

New South Wales has 21 fully selective and 26 partially selective schools, which offer nearly 4200 places in Year 7.









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