Selective school (New South Wales)
Selective schools in New South Wales, Australia are government high schools operated by the New South Wales Department of Education that accept their students based upon their academic merit.
Sydney Boys High School, a selective school
Fort Street High School (FSHS) is a government-funded co-educational academically selective secondary day school, located in Petersham, an inner western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1849, it is the oldest government high school in Australia and, notably, the first school not founded by a religious organisation. Today, it remains a public school operated by the New South Wales Department of Education. As an academically selective secondary school, it draws students from across greater metropolitan Sydney.
The Wilkins building of the present Fort Street High School
A cigarette card from c. 1920 showing the crest and colours of Fort Street Boys' High School
Fort Street High School in 1872
Science class at Fort Street High School, 1930