Aurora College
100 Eton Road, Lindfield NSW 2070
Aurora College is a government secondary school in Lindfield, NSW for Years 7–12. It is a partially selective school. It hosts an opportunity class for Years 5 and 6.
Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Public online sources describe Aurora College as NSW's virtual selective high school, based in Lindfield but serving gifted and high-potential students across rural and remote NSW who lack access to a local selective school. It delivers selective English, Maths and Science classes to Years 7-10 via live virtual lessons, partnering with over 230 host high schools, and provides senior subject options for Years 11-12. It is positioned as extending selective-style education to students otherwise geographically excluded from it.
Often praised
- virtual selective schooling for rural students
- wide network of 230+ partner schools
- senior subject options for remote students
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Aurora College on My School · Why some data is missing
Selective entry
Aurora College is a partially selective school. Entry is by the state placement test in the year before starting; applications open early in the year. The department no longer publishes per-school minimum entry scores.
Aurora College hosts an opportunity class for Years 5 and 6. Placement is by the opportunity class placement test sat in Year 4.
Gifted and accelerated programs
Aurora College Selective High School
Many comprehensive public high schools run their own class or program for high-ability students, under names such as Gifted and Talented, Academic Extension, Academic Excellence (common in Queensland), Enrichment or SEAL. These are not a department program: each school sets its own entry (often a test or application in Year 6) and class size. Listed only where the school's own website describes a dedicated class; check details with the school.
- Entry
- Central Selective Education Team process, highly competitive
Source: department page ↗. Check current entry dates with the school.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindfield College | Lindfield | Public k–12 / combined | 0.0 km | 1,152 | 802 |
| Chatswood High SchoolPartially | Chatswood | Public high school | 1.8 km | 1,137 | 2,146 |
| Roseville College | Roseville | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.8 km | 1,191 | 1,060 |
| St Pius X College | Chatswood | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.1 km | 1,144 | 1,183 |
| Mercy Catholic College | Chatswood | Catholic high school | 2.3 km | 1,134 | 728 |
| Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.3 km | 1,185 | 1,451 |
| Ravenswood School for Girls, Boarding House | Gordon | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.6 km | — | — |
| Killara High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Killara | Public high school | 3.9 km | 1,147 | 1,800 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.