Leppington High School (provisional name): how selective entry works

Leppington is partially selective, with selective classes inside a local high school^{1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}. ^{1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published} Its own website describes it as a partially selective high school^{3Leppington High School · 14 October 2026 · Published}, with selective places decided through the NSW selective high school placement process^{3Leppington High School · 14 October 2026 · Published}. You apply to the NSW Department of Education.

The Department's list still calls the name provisional. ^{1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published} The school's own website uses "Leppington High School", so look for that name when you check your application. ^{3Leppington High School · 14 October 2026 · Published}

1. Apply to the Department

   Expected November 2026–February 2027^{4NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Expected} for entry in 2028, with Leppington as one of up to 3^{5NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published} choices.

2. Sit the Selective test

   Expected early May 2027^{4NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Expected}, held only in NSW^{6NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}.

3. Hear the outcome

   Expected August 2027^{4NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Expected}. Offers go by test performance and the order of your school choices^{5NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}.

4. Enrol after accepting

   Leppington says that after you accept a Year 7 offer, you get an email to complete an online enrolment, once an offer is accepted^{7Leppington High School · 14 October 2026 · Published}.

5. Watch the reserve list

   If a family declines a Leppington place, it passes to the next child. ^{8NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}

What will the selective class look like at a new school?

A selective class will sit inside a school that is also taking local students. ^{1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published} The school says selective students typically study together in their core subjects, as part of the whole school^{3Leppington High School · 14 October 2026 · Published}. It also has a whole-school commitment to High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE)^{3Leppington High School · 14 October 2026 · Published}.

The building plan includes specialist workshops for science, wood and metal work, food technology, music and visual arts^{9School Infrastructure NSW · 13 October 2026 · Published}.

What is known about the new school so far?

The facts below come from the Department, its building agency and the school's own website. ^{1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Not published}

The Department lists the school at Rickard Rd Leppington^{1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}. Its building agency gives the full address as 128A Rickard Rd Leppington NSW 2179^{9School Infrastructure NSW · 13 October 2026 · Published}. The school's own website gives 128 Rickard Road, Leppington NSW 2179^{12Leppington High School · 14 October 2026 · Published}.

The school is on a shared site with Leppington Public School^{2NSW Department of Education · 13 October 2026 · Published}. Its map point isn't in the Department's dataset yet. ^{13NSW Education data · 13 October 2026 · Not published}

The Department notes less travel could reduce harm to schoolwork and wellbeing^{5NSW Education · 13 October 2026 · Published}. Eligible students can get free or subsidised travel to and from school^{14Transport for NSW · 13 October 2026 · Published}, and a new school's bus routes are worth asking about early.

Possibly, in later years, through the school's own process. For Years 8 to 11, each school runs its own^{16NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}. ^{16NSW Education · 13 October 2026 · Published}

For Years 8 to 11, Leppington asks families to contact the school directly^{7Leppington High School · 14 October 2026 · Published}. ^{16NSW Education · 13 October 2026 · Published} Its office is open Monday to Friday, 8am to 3pm, during school term^{12Leppington High School · 14 October 2026 · Published}, and its email is leppington-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au^{12Leppington High School · 14 October 2026 · Published}.

The Department asks you to weigh your child's interests and abilities, academic and co-curricular needs, social and emotional needs, and any specialised support^{5NSW Education · 13 October 2026 · Published}. Tick what's true; nothing is saved or sent.

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  Your child wants to go. The Department calls choosing a school your child wants to go to^{5NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published} an important consideration.

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  Starting at a brand-new school suits your child. ^{1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}

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  A small selective class inside a local school suits your child. ^{1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}

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  The practical rooms match what your child enjoys. ^{9School Infrastructure NSW · 13 October 2026 · Published}

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  The trip to Rickard Road works for a day from 9:20 am^{17Leppington High School · 14 October 2026 · Published} to 3:20 pm, or 1:50 pm on Wednesdays^{17Leppington High School · 14 October 2026 · Published}.

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  You plan to visit once the school opens its doors. ^{5NSW Education · 13 October 2026 · Published}

No. There is no set minimum entry score^{8NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}, and a new school has no past results of any kind. The level each year depends on how many children apply, how they perform, the places available and how many offers are declined^{8NSW Education · 13 October 2026 · Published}.

Any "cut-off" you see for Leppington is guesswork. The Department suggests you ask friends, family and your community about their experiences^{5NSW Education · 13 October 2026 · Published}.

The school is due to open on Day 1, Term 1, 2027^{2NSW Department of Education · 13 October 2026 · Published}. Exact dates for Year 7 entry in 2028: Not published^{4NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Not published}. The months below are expected.

1. Day 1, Term 1, 2027^{2NSW Department of Education · 13 October 2026 · Published}

   The school opens

2. November 2026–February 2027 Expected^{4NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Expected}

   Apply, with Leppington on your list

   For a child in Year 5 in 2026.

3. early May 2027 Expected^{4NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Expected}

   The Selective test

4. August 2027 Expected^{4NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Expected}

   Outcomes

If this school is a higher choice than an offer you've accepted, you can stay on its reserve list after 3 December 2026, 3 pm (Sydney time)^{4NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published} only by declining that accepted offer by then. ^{8NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}

We can't measure distances to Leppington, because the Department hasn't published its map point. ^{13NSW Education data · 13 October 2026 · Not published} These are the selective schools the Department places in its two south-western Sydney regions.

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