Opportunity classes (Year 5–6)

Opportunity classes are for high potential and gifted students in Year 5 and 6.

Parents apply when students are at the end Year 3 or the beginning of Year 4 for placement in Year 5. It is a 2-year program (Year 5 to 6). Parents cannot apply for Year 6 placement only.

Applications are closed for opportunity class entry in 2026.

Types of opportunity classes

There are 89 opportunity classes in NSW. The types of opportunity classes are:

• primary schools with full-time opportunity classes
• Aurora College – providing online opportunity classes for rural and remote students.

Primary schools with opportunity classes

Find out about the new opportunity classes.

These schools have dedicated opportunity classes for high potential and gifted students.

There are 57 schools located in metropolitan Sydney and 31 schools located in rural or regional centres.

Students attend the opportunity classes full-time in Years 5 and 6.

In most cases, students who accept a place in an opportunity class will leave their current school to attend a school with an opportunity class.

You can apply for opportunity classes that are outside your local enrolment area.

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