NSW Selective School Entry Scores 2026 (Estimated)
Estimated placement scores out of 120 for 15 of the most sought-after NSW fully selective high schools, alongside each school's HSC top-achiever rate. Pick a school for a full entry guide, or run your child's practice scores through the calculator to see which schools are in range.
Estimates, not official figures. The NSW Department of Education stopped publishing official cutoffs after 2021. These are modelled from Matrix Education 2025 rankings — use them as rough targets only.
- James Ruse Agricultural HSco-educational · 70.43% HSC top band~105.3/120
- North Sydney Boys HSboys · 71.6% HSC top band~107/120
- North Sydney Girls HSgirls · 60.46% HSC top band~103.4/120
- Baulkham Hills HSco-educational · 51.53% HSC top band~101.8/120
- Sydney Boys HSboys · 54.19% HSC top band~102.3/120
- Sydney Girls HSgirls · 44.24% HSC top band~99.7/120
- Hornsby Girls HSgirls · 51.05% HSC top band~101.3/120
- Normanhurst Boys HSboys · 57.73% HSC top band~102.8/120
- Fort Street HSco-educational · 40.2% HSC top band~98.1/120
- Girraween HSco-educational · 37.83% HSC top band~97/120
- Penrith Selective HSco-educational · 41.66% HSC top band~98.8/120
- Hurlstone Agricultural HSco-educational · 29.39% HSC top band~94.6/120
- Caringbah HSco-educational · 34.36% HSC top band~96.3/120
- St George Girls HSgirls · 29.02% HSC top band~94.3/120
- Sydney Technical HSco-educational · 28.64% HSC top band~94.2/120
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