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Entry to Year 7 in 2025

Applications for Selective High Schools in 2025 have closed.

Students that have been offered a placement for Year 7 in 2025 will be invited to an orientation day- date to be confirmed commencing 9am to approximately 12:30pm. More information about this day will be sent to parents early Term 4.

Click here for more information on  Year 7 enrolment

Key dates for entry to Year 7 in 2026

7 November 2024

Online applications for Year 7 entry in 2026 opens

21 February 2025

Application for Year 7 entry in 2026 closes

2-4 May 2025

Selective high school placement test for 2026

August 2025

Placement outcome advice sent

Further details can be found on the Department of Education selective high schools – Year 7 information page.

View the  map of selective high schools.

View a  list of selective high schools.

Find out more general information about selective high schools

Year 8 to 11 Enrolment Information

Applications for Year 8 to Year 11 2026 entry to Girraween High School will open Wednesday 18th June 2025 and close Friday 25th July 2025 . NO late applications will be accepted. APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED.

To apply for Girraween High School entry 2026, you need to do the following:

1. Download and complete the NSW Department of Education Application Form. This is required. Upload into below google form .

2. Submit 2026 Application form and required supporting documents via google form

by 25 July 2025 at 3pm. No Late Applications will be accepted.

3. Ensure Payment application fee has been paid and copy of receipt is attached to application.

$130 application fee: if you are sitting the exam at Girraween High School (choice 1) or $50 if your child is undertaking HAST at another school that we SHARE RESULTS with. (See list of schools we share with below)

The HAST Selective exam will be held on Saturday 9th August 2025.

Students must compete academically with all other candidates for entry to Girraween High School.

In determining academic merit, the selection committee will consider:

1. The results of the entry test
2. The application with its supporting documentation as listed below.

• Copy of  of Birth Certificate, Australian Citizenship, Permanent Residency Certificate  or Visa.
• Photocopies of student's 2024 half-yearly and yearly reports, and the 2025 half-yearly report.
• Photocopies of last two NAPLAN reports.
• Photocopies of external academic achievements for the past two years.
• Photocopies of evidence of participation in extra-curricular activities.

Please note that we are aware that Naplan and some Half yearly reports may not be available at time of application. These documents can be added later via the Girraween School email address (girraween-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au)

Please ensure that you title the email "Hast Application - Added documentation: CHILDS FULL NAME and YEAR APPLYING FOR"

Any other information supplied by the candidate.

Vacant positions for enrolment in Years 8, 9 and 11 are generally subject to availability due to a current student leaving Girraween High School. In Year 10, an extra class is created. This allows us to create smaller class sizes in Year 10, and also allows the enrolment of a greater number of new students than Years 8, 9 and 11.

You are entitled to apply for entry up to a maximum of 3 selective high schools. Each high school must receive their own application form and the order of preference must be listed the same on all applications. If the test date is the same, the student is to sit the test at their first preference school.

Girraween High School shares results with

• Caringbah High School
• Fort Street High School (Year 11 Exam)
• Gosford High School
• Hornsby Girls High School
• Hurlstone Agricultural High School
• Macquarie Fields High School
• Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus
• Penrith High School
• Sydney Technology High School
• St George Girls High School

Students cannot automatically transfer between selective high schools. If a student is already enrolled at a selective high school and wants to go to another, the parents must fill out an application form for entry and lodge it directly with the selective high school they want their child to attend and follow their application procedures.

Enrolment into Year 12 would, in the majority of circumstances, be an educational disadvantage for the student.  Therefore enrolment into Year 12 would be highly unlikely and would be at the discretion of the Principal and the School's Director Educational Leadership.

Unlike NSW public schools, there are no intake areas for selective classes. Enrolment is on application only. You can apply to up to 3 schools.

Girraween High School Enrolment Policy.

Test procedures

The test focuses on reading comprehension, written expression, mathematical reasoning and abstract reasoning, reasoning. View a copy of the  candidate information bulletin (PDF 374KB) for more information regarding the test.

A  higher ability selection test (HAST) sample question booklet   has been developed in response to candidates wanting to know what the actual test is like. This booklet is suitable for Year 7 and 8.

There is no specific sample question book for Years 9 to 11, however Acer bookshop has advised us that the  Acer scholarship test sample collection of questions  is very similar to HAST test and is an option. this booklet includes a section for junior, middle and senior secondary levels however they do not include abstract reasoning. To purchase an online practice test for level 2 (Year 9 to 10) and level 3 (Year 11), parents will need to create a parent account in the scholarship online application system to purchase.

For further information about these tests please contact Acer.

Phone: 03 9007 2037

All applicants for Year 8-11 are required to sit for the HAST on the specified date unless they are covered by Section 2.5(illness/misadventure) of our Enrolment Policy.

ACER does not make provision for HAST to be undertaken outside of registered centres. This means that applicants must sit for the HAST at Girraween High School or one of the schools which have an agreement to share results. HAST is a secure paper-based test which is not available outside of registered centres. Non-return of materials, and non-standard test conditions pose significant risks to the security of the program. The policy is applied across the board with all HAST requests.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, Girraween High School made accommodations for applicants who could not sit for the HAST due to Government travel restrictions. As all travel restrictions within and into Australia have been removed we are no longer making accommodations for the Covid-19 pandemic as per 3.3 of our Enrolment Policy. Hence, there is no other process for students to be considered outside of the HAST and portfolio process.

Subjects Offered at GHS

The links below give an overview of subjects we offer at Girraween High School. However, depending upon student choice, some offered courses may not run due to minimal interest. Once students are offered a position at this school they will be asked to choose their subjects / electives based on line structure and availability.

Year 9 Subjects Offered

Year 11 Subjects offered.

Other enrolment details for our school

Our school might have extra steps for enrolment. Our office staff are here to help, so contact us if you have any questions.

School contributions

In NSW public schools, all financial contributions are voluntary. Every student has full access to the curriculum, regardless of whether contributions are made.

For more information, see Voluntary school contributions on the Department of Education's website.

Does your child need extra support?

Our learning and support team is here to help. Visit Additional learning support before you complete the enrolment form to learn how we can best support your child.

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