NSW Selective School Rankings and Entry Scores 2026

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.

Ranking of selective schools

The ranking below uses the Matrix Education 2025 High School Rankings. A higher rank generally needs a higher placement score. Rank #1 is the most competitive of these 15 schools.

  1. #1 North Sydney Boys HS71.6% HSC top band
  2. #2 James Ruse Agricultural HS70.43% HSC top band
  3. #4 North Sydney Girls HS60.46% HSC top band
  4. #5 Normanhurst Boys HS57.73% HSC top band
  5. #6 Sydney Boys HS54.19% HSC top band
  6. #7 Baulkham Hills HS51.53% HSC top band
  7. #8 Hornsby Girls HS51.05% HSC top band
  8. #13 Sydney Girls HS44.24% HSC top band
  9. #17 Penrith Selective HS41.66% HSC top band
  10. #20 Fort Street HS40.2% HSC top band
  11. #26 Girraween HS37.83% HSC top band
  12. #31 Caringbah HS34.36% HSC top band
  13. #43 Hurlstone Agricultural HS29.39% HSC top band
  14. #45 St George Girls HS29.02% HSC top band
  15. #46 Sydney Technical HS28.64% HSC top band

Estimated entry scores

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