The NSW education system is organised into primary and high schools and different year levels. Understanding the education system can help you support your child as they go through school.
Understanding the school system
Learn how schools work in NSW, including school types, enrolment policies, testing, selective schools and how students move through the education system.
Schooling information for parents and carers
Read information about schooling for parents and carers.
People at your school
Read information about who you can seek help from in your school.
School enrolment policy changes
Read information about school enrolment changes in different languages.
Anti-racism policy in schools
Read information about the anti-racism approach in schools in NSW in different languages.
National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) information
Read information about the National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN).
The Australian school sectors (SBS)
Listen to information about the Australian school sectors.
Selective entry schools in Australia (SBS)
Listen to information about selective entry schools in Australia.
Community languages schools
Read information about the NSW Community Languages Schools Program (CLSP), which supports community languages schools to deliver classes in more than 60 languages.
Attendance and parent responsibilities
Learn about compulsory school attendance, why regular attendance is important, and what parents and carers must do if their child is absent from school.
Compulsory school attendance
Read information about school attendance in NSW in different languages.
Everyday school attendance matters
Read information about why everyday school attendance matters in different languages.
Completing school absentee notes and notices
Read information about how to complete school absentee notes and notices in different languages.
Student health and wellbeing
Learn about support available to help children feel safe and well at school, including counselling services, trauma support, disability services and health education.
Read information about support available for students impacted by international and national crises.
Read information about school counselling services in different languages.
Read information about how children and young people can cope with traumatic events in different languages.
Read information about the NSW Disability Advocacy Futures Program (DFAP), supporting students with disability and their families to navigate the schooling and services available.
Listen to information about sexual health learning in Australian schools.
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