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title: School intake zones (catchment areas) for NSW government schools
resource: https://publicdata.au/c/nsw-school-intake-zones/
publisher: NSW Department of Education
licence: CC BY 4.0
version: 2026-10-02
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# School intake zones (catchment areas) for NSW government schools

The local enrolment areas of NSW government schools from the NSW Department of Education, as polygon layers. Every child is entitled to enrol at the school whose zone covers their home address. The Department publishes one layer for primary schools, one for high schools and one for zones set to start in a coming year.

Published by NSW Department of Education under CC BY 4.0. NSW Department of Education has not endorsed this site.

## Tables

- [Primary school intake zones, New South Wales](https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-school-intake-zones-primary/): The intake zone polygons for NSW government schools in the primary layer, with the school, catchment type and the school years each zone covers. 1,657 rows, 18 fields. Markdown: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-school-intake-zones-primary/index.md
- [High school intake zones, New South Wales](https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-school-intake-zones-secondary/): The intake zone polygons for NSW government schools in the secondary layer, with the school, catchment type and the school years each zone covers. 443 rows, 18 fields. Markdown: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-school-intake-zones-secondary/index.md
- [Future school intake zones, New South Wales](https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-school-intake-zones-future/): The intake zone polygons the NSW Department of Education has set for a coming enrolment year, with the school, catchment type and the year each zone applies from for each school year. 104 rows, 18 fields. Markdown: https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-school-intake-zones-future/index.md

## Attribution and citation

NSW Department of Education, NSW Government, School intake zones (catchment areas) for NSW government schools, sourced 3 October 2026, https://data.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/nsw-education-school-intake-zones-catchment-areas-for-nsw-government-schools, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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