Education Minister Rob Stokes has ordered a review of the Inner Sydney High School catchment boundaries after angry parents complained that their kids could see the school from their bedroom window but would not be able to attend.

The opening of the 14-storey school in 2020 has been highly anticipated, but parents in inner southern suburbs such as Redfern and Darlington had their hopes dashed when the catchment, announced last week, stopped at Cleveland Street.

Angry parents had complained that their children would have to walk past a brand new school to catch the bus to their closest public high school in Balmain.