DISCUSSION about the exclusivity of selective schools hides the inclusive nature of the student communities, the head students of two schools say.

The captains of Baulkham Hills High and Girraween High agree there is an unfair emphasis on elitism placed on the schools.

School captains ... Robert Slater and Mahsa Javam of Girraween High, and Thien Kim Nguyen and Nicholas Graham of Baulkham Hills High. Credit:Kate Geraghty

Robert Slater, of Girraween High, believes there is no difference between selective schools recruiting academic talent and those that focus on sport or the performing arts.

"It is simply an opportunity to develop their particular skill in a tailored environment - it doesn't condemn those outside the selective system to failure," he says.