Find a school and understand how enrolment works
Clear profiles of NSW public schools built from official Department of Education data, plus plain-English guides to catchment zones, enrolment and moving with children anywhere in Australia.
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Catchment zones
How school zones work in each stateMoving interstate
Year levels, records and timingHow to enrol
Steps, deadlines and documentsEnrolment rules by state
NSW public schools by area
Blacktown
15 schoolsCampbelltown (NSW)
15 schoolsCanterbury-Bankstown
15 schoolsCentral Coast (NSW)
15 schoolsClarence Valley
15 schoolsCoffs Harbour
15 schoolsCumberland
15 schoolsFairfield
15 schoolsGeorges River
15 schoolsHawkesbury
15 schoolsHornsby
15 schoolsInner West
15 schoolsLake Macquarie
15 schoolsLismore
15 schoolsLiverpool
15 schoolsMid-Coast
15 schoolsNewcastle
15 schoolsNorthern Beaches
15 schoolsParramatta
15 schoolsPenrith
15 schoolsShoalhaven
15 schoolsSutherland
15 schoolsTamworth
15 schoolsThe Hills
15 schoolsTweed
15 schoolsWollongong
15 schoolsBy school type
Primary schools
246 profilesHigh schools
121 profilesCentral and community schools
6 profilesSchools for specific purposes
17 profilesSome of the oldest schools in our directory
West Pennant Hills Public School
Parramatta North Public School
Tamworth Public School
Berkeley Public School
Fairy Meadow Public School
Mount Kembla Public School
Guides
School catchment zones in Australia explained
Intake areas, school zones, catchments and PEAs: what each state calls them, how they work and how to check an address before you move.
How to enrol your child in school in Australia
A step-by-step guide to enrolling in an Australian school: choosing a school, deadlines, documents and what happens after you apply.
Moving interstate with school-age children: a checklist
What changes when you move to another Australian state with children: year levels, enrolment rules, school records and timing.
Moving to Australia: enrolling your children in school
What new arrivals need to know about Australian schools: visa status and fees, English support, documents and choosing where to live.
Government, Catholic and independent schools: the differences
How Australia’s three school sectors differ in governance, enrolment and costs, and what to ask each type of school.
Primary, high, central and specialist schools: school types explained
Infants, primary, high, central, selective and specific-purpose schools: what each type means and how year levels are organised.
Where the data comes from
School profiles use the NSW Department of Education’s public schools master dataset, published as open data under CC BY 4.0. We do not rank schools or publish test results.
About this site →Always confirm with the school
Intake boundaries, enrolment dates and programs change. Use the official tools linked on every page and contact the school before making a decision about where to live.
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