Sydney
School catchments in Sydney
28 state schools in Sydney, ranked by demand — 4 are selective-entry or enrolment-managed (you generally need to live in-catchment to enrol).
Selective entry Enrolment-managed
- 1Alexandria Park Community SchoolSecondary1,312
- 2Sydney Boys High SchoolSecondary1,202
- 3Sydney Girls High SchoolSecondary929
- 4Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay CampusSecondary787
- 5Inner Sydney High SchoolSecondary1,160
- 6Newtown High School of Performing ArtsSecondary1,144
- 7Sydney Distance Education High SchoolSecondary561
- 8Ultimo Public SchoolPrimary483
- 9Gardeners Road Public SchoolPrimary393
- 10Bourke Street Public SchoolPrimary381
- 11Erskineville Public SchoolPrimary334
- 12Forest Lodge Public SchoolPrimary307
- 13Crown Street Public SchoolPrimary288
- 14Fort Street Public SchoolPrimary284
- 15Newtown Public SchoolPrimary272
- 16Newtown North Public SchoolPrimary221
- 17Darlinghurst Public SchoolPrimary210
- 18Glebe Public SchoolPrimary193
- 19Conservatorium High SchoolSecondary153
- 20Darlington Public SchoolPrimary147
- 21Paddington Public SchoolPrimary147
- 22Central Sydney Intensive English High SchoolSecondary142
- 23Sydney Distance Education Primary SchoolPrimary124
- 24Green Square Public SchoolPrimary107
- 25Plunkett Street Public SchoolPrimary73
- 26Yudi Gunyi SchoolSpecial29
- 27Observatory Hill Environmental Education CentrePrimary
- 28Royal Prince Alfred Hospital SchoolSpecial
Ranked by enrolment-management status and school size — a demand proxy, not academic results. Sources: the QLD & NSW Departments of Education (school details & enrolments, CC BY 4.0). Figures are the latest published and may have changed.