August 2, 2026 — 7:30pm

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The moon is still shining when 12-year-old Reyansh Shroff leaves for school. To make the bell at the selective Sydney Boys High School from Bella Vista, he must leave by 7am if catching the metro, and 6am if he is being driven.

But he isn’t alone in his early morning migration.

In 2026, across NSW, year 7 selective high school students hail from more than 380 postcodes, 40 more than last year, new figures from the NSW Department of Education obtained under Freedom of Information laws show.

The area from North Sydney…

Read the full article at SMH.COM.AU