Sydney Children's Hospital surgery waiting times
In 2024–25, this public hospital in the Randwick area of New South Wales published median waits from 2 days for craniotomy to 301 days for adenoidectomy.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
Sydney Children's Hospital is a public hospital in the Randwick area of New South Wales. It is part of Sydney Children's Hospitals Network. It reported 54 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 38 surgery types were last reported in an earlier period; they are listed below, with the period the source last carried them.
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Waiting times by surgery
Shortest median wait first. A surgery the source did not publish a figure for is listed after those, and a surgery it did not report at all this period is listed last. Neither is ranked, and neither shows an older figure in place of a current one.
| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craniotomy | 2 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | 2 days | 44 surgeries | not published |
| Dialysis access surgery | 5 days | 170 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 7 days | 95 surgeries | 1.1% |
| Microlaryngoscopy | 11 days | 41 surgeries | not published |
| Nasendoscopy | 13 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction | 21 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Examination of eye under anaesthesia | 25 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Laparoscopy | 26 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Cystoscopy | 28 days | 146 surgeries | 1.4% |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 38 days | 39 surgeries | not published |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 43 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery | 61 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Circumcision | 70 days | 45 surgeries | not published |
| Orchidopexy | 79 days | 78 surgeries | 1.3% |
| Cleft lip and palate - repair of | 80 days | 66 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | 87 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | 120 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Herniorrhaphy | 133 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Myringotomy | 137 days | 89 surgeries | 14.6% |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | 137 days | 89 surgeries | 14.6% |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of | 152 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Osteotomy | 155 days | 28 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 188 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Cervical discectomy and fusion | 219 days | 45 surgeries | not published |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 239 days | 310 surgeries | 25.8% |
| Scar revision | 268 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Hypospadias - repair of | 279 days | 38 surgeries | not published |
| Adenoidectomy | 301 days | 123 surgeries | 41.5% |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Arthrodesis | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast reduction | not published | not published | not published |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) | not published | not published | not published |
| Cranioplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Cystectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Fundoplication | not published | not published | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Insertion of ventricular peritoneal shunt | not published | not published | not published |
| Laminectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Mastoidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Nephrectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Pharyngoplasty | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Procedure for strabismus (squint repair) | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Ptosis - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Septoplasty | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Tendon release | not published | not published | not published |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Toenail surgery | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Total hip replacement | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Ureteric - reimplantation | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Urethra - dilatation of | not published | not published | not published |
| Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) | not published | not published | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Carpal tunnel release last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Chalazion - excision of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Congenital cardiac defect/s - procedure for last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Dacryocystorhinostomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Discectomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Heart valve replacement last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Laryngectomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lithotripsy last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Meatoplasty last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Meniscectomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Muscle or tendon length - change of last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasal cautery last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nerve decompression last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Orchidectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Parathyroidectomy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Probing of naso-lacrimal duct last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pterygium - excision of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Radical neck dissection last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Rhinoplasty last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stapedectomy last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stone/s urinary tract - removal of last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Tenotomy of hip last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Thyroglossal remnant - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Trabeculectomy last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Turbinectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
Urgency categories
Urgency figures cover all planned surgery at the hospital, not one procedure. They are never combined with the procedure figures. Your treating specialist assigns your urgency category — it is not something you choose. What the categories mean, and how every hospital compares.
| Urgency category | Median wait | Treated within the recommended time | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urgent | 6 days | 100% | 873 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 42 days | 80% | 1186 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 268 days | 75% | 1155 surgeries |
Cite this page
In 2024–25, Sydney Children's Hospital published median planned-surgery waits from 2 days for craniotomy to 301 days for adenoidectomy.
Copy-ready citation
Surgery Waits, "Sydney Children's Hospital wait times and waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-childrens-hospital/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-childrens-hospital/), from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals data, CC BY 3.0 AU. Reference period 2024–25, released 28 May 2026.
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.