从明年开始,悉尼有9所公立小学新增加了OC班(Opportunity classes),新州政府试图减轻公立学校过度拥挤的状况,并将招生转移到人口相对较少的学校。这些变化意味着,从2025年起,包括Woollahra Public和Artarmon Public在内的公立小学将取消或减小OC班,而Lindfield East Public, Brookvale Public 和 Maroubra Junction Public等公立小学将为学术上有天赋的学生增加新的OC班。
Students at Lindfield East Public School, one of nine additional Sydney schools that will provide opportunity classes in 2025. LOUISE KENNERLEY
新南威尔士州教育部长Prue Car表示,政府正在扩大分配给更多学校的OC名额,同时让兄弟姐妹就读同一所学校更方便。Car说:“这些新的分配也将减少目前有OC班的学校对移动教室(demountables)的依赖,在这些学校,由于学校招生人数的限制,往往无法接受家庭里的弟弟妹妹入学。被选中的学校更有可能招收学区之外的学生入学。”
总的来说,OC班招生总人数仍然将保持在1840人,但开设OC班的学校数量将增加到87所,其中包括新增加的悉尼的9所学校和在南部高地Moss Vale的1所公立小学。
OC班的设置旨在培养新州最聪明的五年级和六年级学生,而许多家长认为,考入OC班是进精英中学的跳板。在过去的十年里,对OC班的需求飙升,今年有15300名申请者竞争1840人的OC班名额。随着悉尼数百所私人补习学校推广报考OC班准备强化课程,申请人数不断增加,许多补习社为小学生提供模拟入学考试课程,每学期收费600澳元。
根据新的变化, Blacktown West, Brookvale, Lindfield East, Maroubra Junction, Miranda, Penrith, St Clair, Wahroonga 和 Toongabbie 公立小学将新增加一个15名学生的OC班。目前其中一些学校的入学率低于其招生上限的70%。
Balgowlah Heights, Blacktown South, Caringbah North, Colyton和Kingswood公立小学的OC班招生人数将减少一半。开设OC班已愈几十年的Artarmon和Woollahra这两所公立小学,每年的OC招收人数将从60人减少到30人。
North Nowra的Illaroo Road Public School是Shoalhaven地区唯一一所提供OC班的小学,其招生人数也将减少一半,降至15人。新南威尔士州教育部表示,这所学校OC班过去的申请人数一直在稳步下降,去年甚至都没有招满。Illaroo Road Public School的一些OC班学生,甚至从Shellharbour和 Kangaroo Valley远道来上学,所以这次将在南部高地的Moss Vale Public School开设一个新的OC班。
Primary Principals Association主席Robyn Evans说,这一消息对校长们来说是一个惊喜。“新增加OC班的设计是为了帮助重新分配一些OC班名额,特别是那些已经达到或接近饱和的学校,同时也允许家庭里兄弟姐妹能在学区外入学。”
天才儿童教育专家Jae Jung表示,对于那些有长期的计划将孩子送到目前成熟有OC班小学的父母,这样的变化带来后果不小。 他说:“它确实为生活在某些地区的家庭创造了更多的机会,但对于那些已经招收大量OC班学生的小学来说,这将被视为一个巨大的损失。这里面会有赢家和输家。”
Australian Tutoring Association首席执行官Mohan Dhall表示,鉴于对OC班的需求,政府要么寻求扩大更多学校的机会,要么考虑缩减规模,“在所有学校加大对高潜力和资优教育的投资”。“家庭也会担心没有提前很长时间提醒这样的变化。 现实是,改变之后仍然只有1840个OC班名额和每年上万名的申请者。”
Dhall表示,作为一种“基于证据的分流”方式,政府应该考虑对所有学生进行普遍测试,以作为OC班或者天才班的招生方式,这也会消除(单一考试)竞争的因素,”他说。
2018年,新南威尔士州教育部对新州公立精英学校的一项重大审查发现,来自社会经济家庭背景较低的学生、土著学生、残疾学生以及来自乡村和偏远地区的学生,其申请较少。去年推出了一项新的公平模式,为弱势背景学生预留20%的OC班招收名额,今年,将为来自社会经济家庭背景较低的学生提供约350个OC班提前录取名额。
上周教育部长Car表示,政府还将持续加强关注,所有学校都提供高潜力和资优教育项目。新州的教育高潜力学生培养项目于2021年首次推出,旨在培养未考入OC班和精英中学的那些有才华的学生。新州教育部的一位发言人表示,目前只有一半的公立小学有这样的课程,这些课程通常涉及扩展或强化课程,课堂分组或快班课程。发言人说:“政府现正检讨高潜能及资优教育政策,并会在今年稍后提供最新资料。”
Lindfield East Public School的校长Diane Read说,她很高兴她所在的小学被选中,从2025年开始开设OC班,她说这将有助于避免五年级的优秀学生大批流失。她说:“每年,我们四年级学生里有一半人参加OC入学选拔考试。本校开设OC班将有助于把好学生们留住。”
There are 1,840 places available in Year 5 opportunity classes across NSW.Schools with 15 places have one composite opportunity class catering for Year 5 and Year 6 students. Fifteen new students are accepted in Year 5 each year, with fifteen students continuing in Year 6. There are 30 students in the class.
School | Location | Number of Year 5 places in 2025 |
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ALEXANDRA PARK COMMUNITY SCHOOL | Park Rd, Alexandria | 30 |
ALSTONVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL | Main St, Alstonville | 15 |
ARMIDALE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL | Faulkner St, Armidale | 15 |
ARTARMON PUBLIC SCHOOL | McMillan Rd, Artarmon | 30 |
ASHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL | Liverpool Rd, Ashfield | 30 |
AURORA COLLEGE | Rural and remote, virtual opportunity class | 100◊ |
BALGOWLAH HEIGHTS PUBLIC SCHOOL | Lewis St, Balgowlah | 15 |
BALMAIN PUBLIC SCHOOL | Eaton St, Balmain | 30 |
BATHURST WEST PUBLIC SCHOOL | Suttor St, Bathurst | 15 |
BEECROFT PUBLIC SCHOOL | Beecroft Rd, Beecroft | 30 |
BIRABAN PUBLIC SCHOOL | Beckley St, Toronto | 15 |
BLACKTOWN SOUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL | Flushcombe Rd, Blacktown | 15 |
BLACKTOWN WEST PUBLIC SCHOOL | Lancaster Street, Blacktown | 15 |
BLAXCELL STREET PUBLIC SCHOOL | Blaxcell St, Granville | 30 |
BLAXLAND EAST PUBLIC SCHOOL | Old Bathurst Road, Blaxland East | 30 |
BRADBURY PUBLIC SCHOOL | Jacaranda Ave, Bradbury | 15 |
BROOKVALE PUBLIC SCHOOL | Old Pittwater Road, Brookvale | 15 |
CAMDEN SOUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL | Old Hume Hwy, Camden | 15 |
CARINGBAH NORTH PUBLIC SCHOOL | Cawarra Rd, Caringbah | 15 |
CASULA PUBLIC SCHOOL | De Meyrick Ave, Casula | 15 |
CESSNOCK WEST PUBLIC SCHOOL | Cnr Campbell Street and Wollombi Rd, Cessnock | 15 |
CHATSWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL | Centennial Ave, Chatswood | 30 |
COLYTON PUBLIC SCHOOL | Nelson St, Mount Druitt | 15 |
COONABARABRAN PUBLIC SCHOOL | Newell Hwy, Coonabarabran | 15 |
CUDGEGONG VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL | Madeira Rd, Mudgee | 15 |
DUBBO WEST PUBLIC SCHOOL | East St, Dubbo | 15 |
DURAL PUBLIC SCHOOL | Old Northern Rd, Dural | 30 |
EARLWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL | Homer St, Earlwood | 30 |
ERMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL | Winbourne St, West Ryde | 30 |
GEORGES HALL PUBLIC SCHOOL | Pennington Ave, Georges Hall | 15 |
GLENBROOK PUBLIC SCHOOL | Woodville St, Glenbrook | Not available in 2025 |
GOONELLABAH PUBLIC SCHOOL | Ballina Rd, Goonellabah | 15 |
GOSFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL | Faunce St West, West Gosford | 30 |
GOULBURN WEST PUBLIC SCHOOL | Combermere St, Goulburn | 15 |
GREENACRE PUBLIC SCHOOL | Waterloo Rd, Greenacre | 15 |
GREYSTANES PUBLIC SCHOOL | Merrylands Rd, Greystanes | 30 |
HARRINGTON STREET PUBLIC SCHOOL | Harrington St, Cabramatta | 15 |
HOLSWORTHY PUBLIC SCHOOL | Infantry Pde, Holsworthy | 15 |
HURSTVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL | Forest Rd, Hurstville | 60 |
ILLAROO ROAD PUBLIC SCHOOL | Illaroo Rd, Nowra | 15 |
IRONBARK RIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL | Ironbark Ridge Rd, Rouse Hill | 30 |
JEWELLS PRIMARY SCHOOL | Lepton Pde, Jewells | 15 |
KINGSWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL | Second Ave, Kingswood | 15 |
LEUMEAH PUBLIC SCHOOL | Burrendong Rd, Leumeah | 15 |
LINDFIELD EAST PUBLIC SCHOOL | 90 Tryon Road, East Lindfield | 15 |
LITHGOW PUBLIC SCHOOL | Mort St, Lithgow | 15 |
MAROUBRA JUNCTION PUBLIC SCHOOL | Storey Street, Maroubra | 15 |
MARYLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL | John T Bell Dr, Maryland, Newcastle | 15 |
MATTHEW PEARCE PUBLIC SCHOOL | Astoria Park Rd, Baulkham Hills | 30 |
MIRANDA PUBLIC SCHOOL | 3 Sylva Avenue, Miranda | 15 |
MONA VALE PUBLIC SCHOOL | Waratah St, Mona Vale | 30 |
MOREE PUBLIC SCHOOL | Albert St, Moree | 15 |
MOSS VALE PUBLIC SCHOOL | Browley Street, Moss Vale | 15 |
NEUTRAL BAY PUBLIC SCHOOL | Ben Boyd Rd, Neutral Bay | 30 |
NEWBRIDGE HEIGHTS PUBLIC SCHOOL | Lewin & Magree Cres, Chipping Norton | 15 |
NEW LAMBTON SOUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL | St James Rd, New Lambton | 15 |
NORTH ROCKS PUBLIC SCHOOL | North Rocks Rd, North Rocks | 30 |
PENRITH PUBLIC SCHOOL | Corner High Street & Doonmore Street, Penrith | 15 |
PICNIC POINT PUBLIC SCHOOL | Thomas St, Picnic Point | 15 |
PORT MACQUARIE PUBLIC SCHOOL | Grant St, Port Macquarie | 15 |
QUAKERS HILL PUBLIC SCHOOL | Medlow Dr, Quakers Hill | 30 |
QUEANBEYAN SOUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL | Cameron Rd, Queanbeyan | 15 |
RICHMOND PUBLIC SCHOOL | Windsor St, Richmond | 30 |
RUTHERFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL | Weblands St, Rutherford | 15 |
RYDE PUBLIC SCHOOL | Pope St, Ryde | 30 |
SMITHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLExternal link | O’Connell St, Smithfield | 15 |
SOLDIERS POINT PUBLIC SCHOOL | Cromarty Rd, Soldiers Point | 15 |
SOUTH GRAFTON PUBLIC SCHOOL | Vere St, South Grafton | 15 |
ST ANDREWS PUBLIC SCHOOL | Ballantrae Dr, St Andrews | 15 |
ST CLAIR PUBLIC SCHOOL | 4 Timesweep Drive, St Clair | 15 |
ST JOHNS PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL | Sandringham St, St Johns Park | 15 |
STURT PUBLIC SCHOOL | White Ave, Wagga Wagga | 15 |
SUMMER HILL PUBLIC SCHOOL | Moonbie St, Summer Hill | 30 |
SUTHERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL | Eton St, Sutherland | 30 |
TAHMOOR PUBLIC SCHOOL | Bronzewing St, Tahmoor | 15 |
TAMWORTH PUBLIC SCHOOL | Napier St, Tamworth | 15 |
TAMWORTH SOUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL | Petra Ave, Tamworth | 15 |
TIGHES HILL PUBLIC SCHOOL | Elizabeth St, Tighes Hill | 15 |
TOONGABBIE PUBLIC SCHOOL | 59 Fitzwilliam Road, Toongabbie | 15 |
TOORMINA PUBLIC SCHOOL | Cavanba Rd, Toormina | 15 |
WAHROONGA PUBLIC SCHOOL | 71 Burns Road, Wahroonga | 15 |
WAITARA PUBLIC SCHOOL | Edgeworth David Ave, Wahroonga | 30 |
WENTWORTH FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL | Falls Rd, Wentworth Falls | 15 |
WILKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL | Park Rd, Marrickville | 30 |
WOLLONGONG PUBLIC SCHOOL | Church St, Wollongong | 30 |
WOOLLAHRA PUBLIC SCHOOL | Forth St, Woollahra | 30 |
WYONG PUBLIC SCHOOL | Cutler Dr, Wyong | 30 |
Note:
◊ Only students who would be enrolled in Year 5 in an authorised host school in a rural remote area (excluding areas where there is a current opportunity class provision) may apply for Aurora College, the virtual opportunity class.
*Schools with 15 places have one composite opportunity class catering for Year 5 and Year 6 students. Fifteen new students are accepted in Year 5 each year, with fifteen students continuing in Year 6. There are 30 students in the class.
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