Opportunity classes (Year 5–6)
Dubbo West Public School has a dedicated opportunity class for high potential and gifted students in Year 5 and 6. Students who accept a place in an opportunity class will leave their current school to attend the opportunity class at Dubbo West Public School.
You can apply for opportunity classes that are outside your local enrolment area.
Parents apply when students are at the end of Year 3 or the beginning of Year 4 for placement in Year 5. It is a 2-year program (Year 5 to 6). Parents cannot apply for Year 6 placement only.
Application guide – opportunity class Year 5 entry in 2026 (PDF 611 KB)
Opportunity class placement timeline (PDF 149 KB)
Applications are now open for selective high school and opportunity class entry in 2026, click here to apply.
Number of school choices allowed
Opportunity class applications allow up to 4 school choices.
You must choose your first choice school, and you may also select up to 3 more schools in case you don't get your first choice.
But please only choose schools you genuinely would like your child to attend – this may be less than the maximum of 4 choices.
Fees
NSW public primary schools that have opportunity classes or host Aurora College classes do not charge attendance fees.
Schools may ask parents to make payments for curriculum-related resources, such as textbooks and materials needed for some subjects. Families may also be asked to make payments to cover the costs of school excursions or sports their child plays.
Who can apply?
Parents and carers can apply for placement if their child is in:
- a NSW public school
- a non-government school
- home study
- an interstate school
- an overseas school.
The Equity Placement Model
The Equity Placement Model helps to make access to opportunity classes fairer for the following under-represented groups:
- students from low socio-educational advantage areas
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students
- students from rural and remote locations
- students with disability.
The model holds up to 20% of places at each school for students from these groups to help increase their participation.
Learn more at Fair access.
Age and school year
For opportunity class placement, students are usually:
- at the end of Year 3 or the beginning of Year 4 at the time of applying
- in Year 4 when sitting the test.
- aged between 9 years and 5 months and 11 years at the time they start Year 5.
For Year 5 opportunity class entry in 2026, students would usually have their birth date between 1 January 2015 and 31 July 2016.