Population
Enrolment at the school is dependent on examinations of Year 6 students from across the state. New students coming in later grades have to sit a similar exam.
The student population of about 975 is divided between boarder students (who reside on the school grounds and originate mainly from country NSW), and day students (who commute mostly from the south western Sydney region). The boarder-day student ratio is roughly 1:3. For sporting and accommodation purposes the school is divided into four houses: Farrer (red), Macarthur (yellow), Wentworth (blue) and Macquarie (green).
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