If money wasnt an issue

[Phteven]

The first academically non-selective school on the Herald's table is the Conservatorium High, in 39th position, followed by Killara High, in 56th place.

I wouldn't read too much into that Bath I'm not sure how the Victorian system works but NSW has a fantastic selective schools system which siphons off many of the high achievers and allows them to meet their full potential in the public system. Obviously those schools are going to occupy most of the top spots. If they didn't they wouldn't be meeting their objective.

ETA - The NSW public school system doesn't just offer academically selective schools it also has Technology High Schools, Sports High Schools, Language Schools and Creative and Performing Arts Schools. I think it's fantastic that students who are gifted in such diverse areas are offered opportunities to pursue their talents.

I think that the best thing about this is that talented students aren't forced to go at the speed of the slowest person in the class which is often the fate of bright students in other systems.