Sydney Boys High School

Sydney Boys High School is an academically selective high school conducted by the NSW Department of Education.

The school was founded on October 1 1883 and moved to its current site at Moore Park in 1928. The school is bounded by Moore Park, Anzac Parade, Sydney Girls High School and Cleveland Street.

The school's playing fields (The McKay Sports Ground) are located in Centennial Park.

The school's rowing sheds, the Outterside Centre, which are owned and maintained by the Sydney High School Foundation, are located in Teviot Avenue, Abbotsford.

Virtual Tour

Want to see what Sydney High has to offer? Missed the school's Open Day events?

Our Virtual Tour is now available on demand.

The tour shows just what the school's academic and co-curricular programs can produce.

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Enrolling at Sydney Boys High

Each year, 180 Year 7 boys are selected for entry by reference to a state-wide test administered by the Selective Schools Unit.

Applications for places for Years 8-12 are advertised in the media from late June each year.

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