‘Major overhaul’: 20% of selective school places to go to disadvantaged students

Up to 20 per cent of places at the state’s selective schools and gifted classes will be reserved for students from disadvantaged backgrounds in one of the biggest overhauls to admissions at the public system’s highest-achieving schools.

The decision comes as demand for prized spots in opportunity classes rises, with applications for places in gifted year 5 and 6 classes jumping by almost 30 per cent in the past five years.

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