James Ruse Agricultural High School

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James Ruse Agricultural High School (colloquially known as Ruse or JR) is a government-funded co-educational academically selective and specialist secondary day school, located in the Sydney suburb of Carlingford, New South Wales, Australia, known for being the highest academically ranked high school in Australia. The school is one of four New South Wales Government agricultural high schools. The school is especially noted for its academic excellence, ranking 1st out of all New South Wales high schools in 2022 for the 32nd consecutive year since 1991, as well as 1st in the national government NAPLAN tests across Australia since their establishment.There are approximately 835 students enrolled at James Ruse in Year 7 through to Year 12. James Ruse is an academically selective high school; admission to James Ruse in Year 7 is only through the Selective High Schools Test, which is open to all Year 6 NSW students. A small number of students from other high schools are accepted in Year 9, 10 and 11, through application made directly to the school. In 2019, approximately 97% of the student population came from a language background other than English.

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James Ruse Agricultural High School
Baker Street, Sydney Carlingford

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