The Opportunity Class in NSW Opportunity classes are located in selected NSW government primary schools, and focus on the education of students with high academic ability.  The rationale behind these classes is that academically gifted students often learn better in a cohort of students of similar ability, and often have different learning styles which cannot […]

Scholarship Tests Many private schools across Australia offer partial or full-fee scholarships to a select number of academically gifted students.  These scholarships are highly competitive.  Private schools generally award these scholarships on the basis of a scholarship examination administered by the school and an interview.  Each school will set its own scholarship testing day, and […]

What are Selective Schools? Selective high schools are schools which cater for students who are academically gifted.  Such students often struggle to make friends and are often not challenged academically in mainstream high schools.  The selective high school provides an environment in which students are encouraged to reach their high potential, and where they can […]