Rating for NSW Schools

To promote for a fair and equal learning environment, the Department of Eduation has never encouraged any ratings for schools.
But parents, of course, are still keen to find out the ranking or rating of schools. It is said most of the ratings origin from tutoring schools or colleges.

The following are the unofficial recommendations of good schools.

Some good primary schools
1. Carlingford West Public
2. Murray Farm Public (Carlingford)
3. North Rocks Public
4. Caringbah North Public

Opportunity Class Placement
The Opportunity Class Placement Test is usually taken in Year 4. Places are offered during the final term of Year 4 so that students will be prepared for the following school year.OC classes is not easy to get in. All government primary schools have been zoned to at least one school with opportunity classes if there is one within reasonable distance. Students attending government schools will be notified by their current school of the school(s) with opportunity classes relevant to their application. Non-government primary school applicants and home-schooled applicants are zoned according to their residential suburb.

Unofficial Selective School Ranking
1. James Ruse Agriculture High
2. North Sydney Girls
3. North Sydney Boys
4. Baulkham Hill High
5. Hornsby Girls High
6. Sydney Girls High

Some good Non Selective High Schools
Epping Boys High
Carlingford High
Cheltenham Girls High
Caringbah Girls High

Famous Private Schools
Pymble Girls High
Sydney Grammer
The King School
Tara Girls High
MLC High