Key Dates

Key Dates for the Year 5 Opportunity Class 2027

Please see below for some important dates for starting at our school.

6 November 2025 | Applications open for Year 5 entry in 2026

20 February 2026 | Applications close for Year 5 entry in 2026

April 2026 | Test centre and Test Admission Ticket released - including any reasonable adjustments granted for the test

8–9 May 2026 | Opportunity Class Placement Test (students are allocated to attend one test day only)

15 May 2026 | Illness/misadventure requests due (for the standard testing period between 2-4 May 2025)

22 May 2026 | Opportunity Class Placement Make-up Test for students with an approved illness or misadventure request

29 May 2026 | Last day to submit an illness or misadventure request for the make-up test

5 June 2026 | Last day to change school choices

9 September 2026 | Placement outcomes expected to be released

16 September 2026 at 11:59 pm | Last day to submit an appeal regarding a placement outcome

3 December 2026 at 3:00 pm | Reserve decision date

3 February 2027 | The Year 5 Opportunity Class commences at Neutral Bay Public School

First day of school for Year 5 OC students!

Students meet at 9:10am outside the Neutral Bay Public School Hall.
OC students will be dismissed from the basketball court (near the Bydown Street gate) at 3:15 pm.
Students catching a bus home will be walked to their bus stop by a staff member on the first day of school.