Best secondary schools in Sydney (pref eastern suburbs)

[Nthompson2022]

Hello,

As a family of 4 we are moving  to Sydney, ideally eastern suburbs but open to other areas. My husband is a citizen and our daughter has citizenship from birth. When we relocate next year my daughter will be going into year 7. I’ve looked online to find the best schools but it’s all rather confusing! Ideally we would like to send her to a government funded school but can’t figure out what schools are excellent/outstanding. She attends an outstanding school here in the UK and we would like an equivalent school. Hate the thought of moving for a better life to then find we have gone backwards with her educational setting.
We need to figure out what schools to look at so we can figure out what area to move to. Any help or advice would be so much appreciated.

thanks in advance  

[Quoll]

Where will you be working? Most people look at accommodation based on ease of access to work, services available, affordability, availability and general impression of the area. The school generally slots into place as they very much reflect the socio-economic status of the community. If you wouldn’t want to live in a suburb, you definitely wouldn’t want your kid going to school there. Quite a significant proportion of HS kids are in private education, the majority in the parallel Catholic system. 
You will likely experience what you perceive to be “going backwards” in education but if you’re going to stay in Australia that won’t matter. Pick a suburb you like, can afford and has accommodation available and check out https://www.myschool.edu.au

edited to say, Schools have priority enrolment areas whereby they are obliged to find places for kids living in their catchment area, if you are out of area for a school they may take you but are not obliged to. In NSW there are selective high schools so, like the Asian population, you could put on your tiger mum hat and see if she’s accepted for any of them. The private schools either like a religious affiliation or lots of money.

Edited November 26 by Quoll

[Marisawright]

I second what Quoll said.  The Eastern Suburbs are one of the most affluent areas in Sydney and you're not going to find any rough schools there!