Enter your home address in the catchment finder. SchoolRank cross-references the address against the NSW Department of Education's published local enrolment areas to show your zoned government primary and high schools, plus the catchment outline on an interactive map.

No. State (government) schools have catchment zones — students living inside the boundary are guaranteed enrolment. Non-state schools (Catholic, Independent) set their own enrolment policies and do not have catchments. NSW also runs fully-selective government high schools (James Ruse, Sydney Boys, Sydney Girls, North Sydney Boys, Baulkham Hills, etc.) which require an entrance exam and accept students state-wide rather than by zone.

Yes, but it's not guaranteed. Out-of-area applications are accepted only when the school has capacity. In-demand Sydney catchments (Chatswood HS, Carlingford HS, Castle Hill HS, St Ives HS) routinely sit at capacity and rarely take out-of-area enrolments. You can apply directly through the NSW Department of Education's Out of Area Application process.

Catchment boundaries are sourced from the NSW Department of Education's published intake-area datasets and updated when boundaries are formally changed. Always confirm directly with the school before relying on the catchment for a property or enrolment decision.

Properties in popular Sydney catchments (Chatswood, Carlingford, Castle Hill, St Ives, Beecroft) typically command a 10–30% premium over comparable non-catchment property. The price data here is the median house price of the suburb each school sits in — for inner-city catchments where houses are scarce, we show the median apartment price instead.