Separating 'smart' kids from the rest: Do selective schools disadvantage underprivileged students?

Selective secondary schools are supposed to cater for gifted and talented students across all sections of society, but increasingly they are the preserve of children from privileged families. Selective secondary schools have a well-deserved reputation for acadexcellence. In New South Wales, the home of the most selective high schools in the country, eight of the top 10 best-performing schools in the HSC in 2016 were selective. Nicola Heath has more.

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