Selective schools · Profile
Sydney Secondary College, Leichhardt: Selective Entry
Sydney Secondary College, Leichhardt Campus is a partially selective co-educational secondary college campus in Leichhardt, Inner West. It offers 60 Year 7 selective places, entered through the Selective High School Placement Test.
The Leichhardt junior campus of Sydney Secondary College — Years 7–10 — running about two selective classes per year that feed into the Blackwattle Bay senior campus.
Sydney Secondary College, Leichhardt Campus at a glance
| Type | Partially selective |
|---|---|
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Suburb | Leichhardt, Inner West |
| Year 7 places | 60, 2027 entry — NSW Department of Education selective-schools list |
| Entry routes | Year 7 via the Selective High School Placement Test.Year 7 is the main selective intake; later-year vacancies (Years 8–10) are filled by the school as they arise. The campus ends at Year 10, after which students continue to the Blackwattle Bay senior campus for Years 11–12. |
| Boarding | None — day school. |
| Official website | leichhardt-h.schools.nsw.gov.au |
How entry works
Year 7 entry to Sydney Secondary College, Leichhardt runs through the statewide NSW Selective High School Placement Test, sat in Year 6. There is no separate school exam and no catchment for selective places — you nominate the school among your preferences, and offers are made from a single statewide placement score. The steps and deadlines are in our application walkthrough.
About one applicant in four receives a selective place across the state. A miss says very little about a capable child — with roughly four applicants for every place, the maths alone means most well-prepared children miss out, and are fine.
Later years: Year 7 is the main selective intake; later-year vacancies (Years 8–10) are filled by the school as they arise. The campus ends at Year 10, after which students continue to the Blackwattle Bay senior campus for Years 11–12.
The last-published entry score — read this honestly
The last time the Department published a per-school minimum entry score was for 2021 entry, on the retired 300-point scale. For Sydney Secondary College, Leichhardt Campus that figure was 187/300 (190/300 the year before).
That is a historical record, not a current cut-off. The test and its scoring have changed since — four equally-weighted components, computer-based, no school-assessment mark — the Department no longer publishes per-school minimums, and it states plainly that there is no set entry score. Treat any "current" cut-off you see quoted for Sydney Secondary College, Leichhardt as an estimate, not a fact.
Where these figures come from, why the Department stopped publishing them, and how to sanity-check any number you read: our cut-off scores guide.
Known for
- A junior campus (Years 7–10) of Sydney Secondary College, established in 2002 as a multi-campus college with an emphasis on middle schooling.
- Runs a selective stream (about two selective classes per year) alongside comprehensive classes.
- Feeds into the senior Blackwattle Bay campus for Years 11–12; historically one of the smallest school sites in NSW by area.
Families near Leichhardt
Other nearby areas: Annandale, Lilyfield, Petersham, Haberfield, Stanmore.