Opportunity Class Placement for 2013 entry

Related Information

Primary Schools with Opportunity Classes
Translated Documents
Selective high schools and opportunity classes: some facts
Opportunity Class Placement Test

Contact Details

Selective High School and Opportunity Class Placement Unit
Locked Bag 5001 Bankstown NSW 1885

Telephone: (02) 9707 6262
Fax: (02) 9707 6265
Email: ssu@det.nsw.edu.au
Enquiries can also be directed to the principal of the public school that your child is currently attending.

Enquiries about courses and programs offered by specific opportunity classes should be addressed to the schools concerned.

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Opportunity Class Placement

ONLINE APPLICATIONS!

Online application for Year 5 opportunity class entry in 2013 opened on Monday 30 April and closed at 9.00 pm on Monday 21 May 2012.

Parents who believe they have extenuating circumstances which prevented them from applying at the appropriate time may submit a late application. To obtain information about the conditions under which a late application may be received by the Unit and to apply online, go to the following link: Online application

New opportunity class from 2013

Balgowlah Heights Public School will offer an opportunity class from 2013.

Introduction to the opportunity class placement process

See below for Mandarin, Cantonese and Vietnamese language versions of this guide.

Year 5 entry to an opportunity class in 2013

The key dates for application for Year 5 entry to an opportunity class in 2013 are as follows:

Activity	Date
Online application opens	30 April 2012
Application packages available in schools	7 May 2012
Online application closes. Paper applications returned to schools	18 May 2012
Principals complete processing of applications	8 June 2012
Test centre advice to parents	11 July 2012
Opportunity Class Placement Test	25 July 2012
Outcome advice	23 October 2012

Links to further information

Translations: Introduction to the opportunity class placement process

Cantonese translation

Mandarin translation

Vietnamese translation

Introduction to the opportunity class placement process