What is selective education?
Selective education is one of the ways that the department supports students with high academic potential. Selective education includes selective high schools and opportunity classes.
Selective education has many benefits, including:
· Students learn alongside, and form friendships with, other high potential and gifted classmates.
· Special teaching methods allow students to learn at a quicker pace and in more detail.
· Research shows that students benefit both academically and socially when learning with classmates who have similar abilities.
Opportunity classes and selective high schools are not zoned so you can apply to ones outside your catchment area.
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What are opportunity classes?
Opportunity classes are offered in primary school from Years 5 to 6. Parents/carers apply when their child is in Year 4.
You can include up to 2 school choices when you are applying for an opportunity class.