Opportunity class reserve list bands
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If your child has been placed on a reserve list for opportunity class placement, they'll be given a reserve band.
This information is displayed in the ‘Reserve Band’ column of the application dashboard next to the relevant school.
Reserve bands range from Band A to Band E and are based on the way offers were made from the same reserve list positions in the previous year.
It is important to note, that students who are placed on a reserve list for a particular school are not guaranteed an offer.
The reserve bands are designed to help you make educational plans and should be treated only as a guide.
If your child's position on a reserve list is reached, you will receive an email asking you to view the updated outcome in the ‘application dashboard’.
You need to then ‘accept’ or ‘decline’ the placement offer.
If you don't respond by the due date, the offer will lapse and the place will be given to the next eligible student.
If you have accepted a placement offer from one school and have also received another offer from your first-choice school, you can choose to either ‘accept’ or ‘decline’ this new offer.
If you accept the new offer, the original offer is automatically declined.
You may accept an offer while remaining on a reserve list for a higher-choice school until the locking date shown on this page of our website.
If you want to remain on a reserve list for your first-choice school after the advertised locking date, you need to decline your current offer.
Students who have accepted an offer for placement cannot remain on the reserve list for their first-choice school after that date.
If your child is on a reserve list, but you no longer want them to be placed in that school, select ‘withdraw’ from the reserve list in the application dashboard.
Note that you cannot change this decision later.
Visit the Selective high schools and opportunity classes website for reserve list progression updates and additional information.
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Check the Reserve list band showing in your child’s outcome. This may help you get a sense of when you might get an offer.
Please remember, the bands are estimates only. There is no guarantee that you will receive an offer from a reserve list.
Reserve band estimates
Opportunity class reserve bands
| Band | Estimate based on previous year |
|---|---|
| A | within 1 month of the outcome notification |
| B | within 2 months of the outcome notification |
| C | within 3 months of the outcome notification |
| D | during January |
| E | Later than January or no offer made |
Learn more about reserve lists at What do the different outcomes mean?
How long can my child remain on a reserve list?
Your child can remain on a reserve list and be placed up until the end of Term 1 in Year 6. But please note the information below about automatic removal from reserve lists.
Removal from reserve lists – decision due date
If you have accepted an offer and you are on the reserve list for your first choice school, you will be removed from that reserve list on the 'reserve decision date' – see Key dates.
To stay on the reserve list after this date, you will need to decline your accepted offer at your second choice school by the reserve decision date.
Important: If you choose to decline your offer, you cannot get it back again.
Progress of reserve bands for 2025 entry
This table shows which reserve band is currently being offered for each opportunity class.
The list is updated when there is movement from one band to another.
Each reserve band may have several students listed within it.
From Monday, 16 December 2024 applicants on reserve lists can find out how many students are ahead of their child on the list.
To request, use the message feature in your application dashboard, as the Selective Education Unit cannot provide that information via phone or email.
| School with opportunity class | Now offering from Reserve Band: |
|---|---|
| Alexandria Park Community School | C |
| Alstonville Public School | B |
| Armidale City Public School | B |
| Artarmon Public School | B |
| Ashfield Public School | C |
| Aurora College | No reserve list |
| Balgowlah Heights Public School | C |
| Balmain Public School | E |
| Bathurst West Public School | No reserve list |
| Beecroft Public School | E |
| Biraban Public School | B |
| Blacktown South Public School | B |
| Blacktown West Public School | D |
| Blaxcell Street Public School | B |
| Blaxland East Public School | C |
| Bradbury Public School | B |
| Brookvale Public School | C |
| Camden South Public School | E |
| Caringbah North Public School | D |
| Casula Public School | B |
| Cessnock West Public School | B |
| Chatswood Public School | B |
| Colyton Public School | B |
| Coonabarabran Public School | No reserve list |
| Cudgegong Valley Public School | A |
| Dubbo West Public School | No reserve list |
| Dural Public School | B |
| Earlwood Public School | C |
| Ermington Public School | B |
| Georges Hall Public School | B |
| Glenbrook Public School | No placements in 2025 |
| Goonellabah Public School | No reserve list |
| Goulburn West Public School | E |
| Greenacre Public School | B |
| Greystanes Public School | B |
| Gosford Public School | B |
| Harrington Street Public School | E |
| Holsworthy Public School | C |
| Hurstville Public School | B |
| Ironbark Ridge Public School | B |
| Illaroo Road Public School | E |
| Jewells Primary School | C |
| Kingswood Public School | B |
| Leumeah Public School | B |
| Lindfield East Public School | B |
| Lithgow Public School | No reserve list |
| Maroubra Junction Public School | E |
| Maryland Public School | B |
| Matthew Pearce Public School | B |
| Miranda Public School | B |
| Mona Vale Public School | E |
| Moree Public School | No reserve list |
| Moss Vale Public School | D |
| Neutral Bay Public School | E |
| Newbridge Heights | B |
| New Lambton South Public School | E |
| North Rocks Public School | B |
| Penrith Public School | B |
| Picnic Point Public School | E |
| Port Macquarie Public School | E |
| Quakers Hill Public School | B |
| Queanbeyan South Public School | E |
| Ryde Public School | B |
| Richmond Public School | E |
| Rutherford Public School | E |
| Smithfield Public School | B |
| Soldiers Point Public School | C |
| South Grafton Public School | B |
| St Andrews Public School | B |
| St Clair Public School | B |
| St Johns Park Public School | E |
| Sturt Public School | C |
| Summer Hill Public School | C |
| Sutherland Public School | B |
| Tahmoor Public School | E |
| Tamworth Public School | B |
| Tamworth South Public School | E |
| Tighes Hill Public School | E |
| Toongabbie Public School | C |
| Toormina Public School | No reserve list |
| Wahroonga Public School | D |
| Waitara Public School | B |
| Wentworth Falls Public School | B |
| Wilkins Public School | E |
| Wollongong Public School | B |
| Woollahra Public School | C |
| Wyong Public School |
C |