NSW opportunity class schools
The Department lists 88 primary schools with opportunity classes for 2028 entry, plus Aurora College's virtual opportunity class. Together they offer 1,840 Year 5 places, the Department's statewide figure. Students join in Year 5 and stay for Years 5 and 6. One application covers up to four schools, and your child receives at most one offer.
Every school, 2028 entry
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria Park Community SchoolAlexandria | Sydney - Inner West | Opportunity class | 30 |
| Alstonville Public SchoolAlstonville | Regional NSW | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Armidale City Public SchoolArmidale | Regional NSW | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Artarmon Public SchoolArtarmon | Sydney - North | Opportunity class | 30 |
| Ashfield Public SchoolAshfield | Sydney - Inner West | Opportunity class | 30 |
| Aurora College | Statewide - Virtual | Virtual opportunity class | 100 |
| Balgowlah Heights Public SchoolBalgowlah | Sydney - North | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Balmain Public SchoolBalmain | Sydney - Inner West | Opportunity class | 30 |
| Bathurst West Public SchoolBathurst | Regional NSW | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Beecroft Public SchoolBeecroft | Sydney - North | Opportunity class | 30 |
| Biraban Public SchoolToronto | Hunter | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Blacktown South Public SchoolBlacktown | Sydney - West | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Blacktown West Public SchoolBlacktown | Sydney - West | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Blaxcell Street Public SchoolGranville | Sydney - West | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Blaxland East Public SchoolBlaxland | Sydney - West | Opportunity class | No 2028 intake |
| Bradbury Public SchoolBradbury | Sydney - South West | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Brookvale Public SchoolBrookvale | Sydney - North | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Camden South Public SchoolCamden | Sydney - South West | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Caringbah North Public SchoolCaringbah | Sydney - South | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Casula Public SchoolCasula | Sydney - South West | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Cessnock West Public SchoolCessnock | Hunter | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Chatswood Public SchoolChatswood | Sydney - North | Opportunity class | 30 |
| Colyton Public SchoolColyton | Sydney - West | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Coonabarabran Public SchoolCoonabarabran | Regional NSW | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Cudgegong Valley Public SchoolMudgee | Regional NSW | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Doonside Public SchoolDoonside | Sydney - West | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Dubbo West Public SchoolDubbo | Regional NSW | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Dural Public SchoolDural | Sydney - North | Opportunity class | 30 |
| Earlwood Public SchoolEarlwood | Sydney - Inner West | Opportunity class | 30 |
| Ermington Public SchoolErmington | Sydney - North | Opportunity class | 30 |
| Georges Hall Public SchoolGeorges Hall | Sydney - South West | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Glenbrook Public SchoolGlenbrook | Sydney - West | Opportunity class | 30 |
| Goonellabah Public SchoolGoonellabah | Regional NSW | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Gosford Public SchoolGosford | Central Coast | Opportunity class | 30 |
| Goulburn West Public SchoolGoulburn | Regional NSW | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Greenacre Public SchoolGreenacre | Sydney - South West | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Greystanes Public SchoolGreystanes | Sydney - West | Opportunity class | 30 |
| Guildford West Public SchoolGuildford | Sydney - West | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Harrington Street Public SchoolCabramatta | Sydney - South West | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Holsworthy Public SchoolHolsworthy | Sydney - South West | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Hurstville Public SchoolHurstville | Sydney - South | Opportunity class | 60 |
| Illaroo Road Public SchoolNorth Nowra | Illawarra | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Ironbark Ridge Public SchoolRouse Hill | Sydney - North | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Jewells Primary SchoolJewells | Hunter | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Kingswood Public SchoolKingswood | Sydney - West | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Leumeah Public SchoolLeumeah | Sydney - South West | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Lindfield East Public SchoolLindfield | Sydney - North | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Lithgow Public SchoolLithgow | Regional NSW | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Maroubra Junction Public SchoolMaroubra | Sydney - East | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Maryland Public SchoolMaryland | Hunter | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Matthew Pearce Public SchoolBaulkham Hills | Sydney - North | Opportunity class | 30 |
| Miranda Public SchoolMiranda | Sydney - South | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Mona Vale Public SchoolMona Vale | Sydney - North | Opportunity class | 30 |
| Moree Public SchoolMoree | Regional NSW | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Moss Vale Public SchoolMoss Vale | Regional NSW | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Neutral Bay Public SchoolNeutral Bay | Sydney - North | Opportunity class | 30 |
| Newbridge Heights Public SchoolChipping Norton | Sydney - South West | Opportunity class | 15 |
| New Lambton South Public SchoolNew Lambton | Hunter | Opportunity class | 15 |
| North Rocks Public SchoolNorth Rocks | Sydney - North | Opportunity class | 30 |
| Penrith Public SchoolPenrith | Sydney - West | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Picnic Point Public SchoolPicnic Point | Sydney - South West | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Port Macquarie Public SchoolPort Macquarie | Regional NSW | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Quakers Hill Public SchoolQuakers Hill | Sydney - West | Opportunity class | 30 |
| Queanbeyan South Public SchoolQueanbeyan | Regional NSW | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Richmond Public SchoolRichmond | Sydney - West | Opportunity class | 30 |
| Rutherford Public SchoolRutherford | Hunter | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Ryde Public SchoolRyde | Sydney - North | Opportunity class | 30 |
| Smithfield Public SchoolSmithfield | Sydney - West | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Soldiers Point Public SchoolSoldiers Point | Hunter | Opportunity class | 15 |
| South Grafton Public SchoolGrafton | Regional NSW | Opportunity class | 15 |
| St Andrews Public SchoolSt Andrews | Sydney - South West | Opportunity class | 15 |
| St Clair Public SchoolSt Clair | Sydney - West | Opportunity class | 15 |
| St Johns Park Public SchoolSt Johns Park | Sydney - South West | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Sturt Public SchoolWagga Wagga | Regional NSW | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Summer Hill Public SchoolSummer Hill | Sydney - Inner West | Opportunity class | 30 |
| Sutherland Public SchoolSutherland | Sydney - South | Opportunity class | 30 |
| Tahmoor Public SchoolTahmoor | Sydney - South West | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Tamworth Public SchoolTamworth | Regional NSW | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Tamworth South Public SchoolTamworth | Regional NSW | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Tighes Hill Public SchoolTighes Hill | Hunter | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Toongabbie Public SchoolToongabbie | Sydney - West | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Toormina Public SchoolToormina | Regional NSW | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Wahroonga Public SchoolWahroonga | Sydney - North | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Waitara Public SchoolWaitara | Sydney - North | Opportunity class | 30 |
| Wentworth Falls Public SchoolWentworth Falls | Regional NSW | Opportunity class | 15 |
| Wilkins Public SchoolMarrickville | Sydney - Inner West | Opportunity class | 30 |
| Wollongong Public SchoolWollongong | Illawarra | Opportunity class | 30 |
| Woollahra Public SchoolWoollahra | Sydney - East | Opportunity class | 30 |
| Wyong Public SchoolWyong | Central Coast | Opportunity class | 30 |
Places, type and students come from the Department's list of opportunity classes (NSW Department of Education, CC BY), checked on 30 October 2026. Regions are our grouping. A school name that links has its own page; the others are added as each page is written and checked. The Department gives OC places as totals; the split between girls and boys follows the gender parity model below.
How the places are shared out
Equal places for girls and boys
From the 2027 intake, every opportunity class offers the same number of places to girls and to boys. In a 15-place class that means 7 places for boys, 7 for girls and 1 on merit, which goes to the highest-scoring remaining student of either gender. If one group cannot fill its share, the spare places go to the other.
The Equity Placement Model
Up to 20% of the places at each school are held for students from four groups. The first 80% of places go on test results alone, and equity students who reach that level outright take one of those. The held places then go to equity students whose results are within 10% of the lowest score that received a first-round general offer. Places that are not filled go back to general applicants. Families do not apply for this; the Department identifies students from the application and its own records, and nobody is told whether an offer came from a held place.
| Group | Places held | Who qualifies |
|---|---|---|
| Low socio-educational advantage | 10% | Attends a school serving a community with high disadvantage |
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | 5% | Identifies as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander |
| Rural and remote | 2.5% | Home address and current school are in a rural or remote area |
| Disability | 2.5% | Receives a supplementary, substantial or extensive adjustment under the national disability data collection |
Source: the Department's fair access page, checked on 30 October 2026. The percentages can change from year to year.
How your list of schools is used
- You list up to four opportunity class schools on one application, in order of preference.
- Your child is considered for every school on the list on test results alone. Listing a school first earns no extra consideration.
- Your child receives one offer at most: from the highest-listed school whose required level they reached. Lower choices then show "Not applicable".
- You cannot decline an offer to take one from a lower choice, so list only schools your child would attend, in the order you would choose them.
Source: the Department's choosing a school page. The full process, with dates, is in our guide to how to apply.
Questions parents ask
What is an opportunity class?
A full-time class for Years 5 and 6 inside an ordinary public primary school, for academically gifted students. The school keeps its mainstream classes alongside it.
How many OC schools can we apply for?
Up to four, in order of preference, on one application. Your child is considered for each on test performance alone and receives at most one offer, from the highest-listed school whose required level they reached.
How are places split in a 15-place class?
Under the Department's gender parity model, 7 places go to boys, 7 to girls and 1 on merit to the highest-scoring remaining student. A 30-place setting offers equal places to girls and boys.
Who can apply for Aurora College's virtual opportunity class?
Only students who will be enrolled in Year 5 at an authorised rural or remote host school, outside areas with an existing opportunity class. Students stay at their own school and join live online lessons.
Why does a school show no 2028 intake?
Blaxland East and Glenbrook Public Schools take new Year 5 students in alternate years. The directory shows whichever one has no intake in the current year.
Free OC practice papers
Sit a free OC practice paper on the same computer-based screen as the test.