James Ruse Agricultural High School

James Ruse Agricultural High School (colloquially known as Ruse or JR) is a government-funded co-educational academically selective and specialist secondary day school, located in the Sydney suburb of Carlingford, New South Wales, Australia, long known for being the highest academically ranked high school in Australia. The school is also one of four New South Wales Government agricultural high schools.

The school is especially noted for its consistent academic excellence, having ranked 1st out of all New South Wales high schools in the Higher School Certificate for 27 consecutive years from 1996 to 2022, narrowly beaten by North Sydney Boys High School in 2023 and 2024, as well as 1st in the national government NAPLAN tests across Australia since their establishment. Although it ranked 2nd in the HSC in 2023 and 2024, it continues to rank 1st nationally in the NAPLAN.

As of 2025, there are approximately 858 students enrolled at James Ruse in Year 7 through to Year 12. James Ruse is an academically selective high school; admission to James Ruse in Year 7 is only through the Selective High Schools Test, which is open to all Year 6 NSW students. A small number of students from other high schools are accepted in Year 8, 9, 10 and 11, through application made directly to the school. In 2024, approximately 97% of the student population came from a language background other than English.