Year 7 Enrolment

Year 7 placements are administered by the Selective Education Team. Year 7 entry into selective schools is determined by the student's results in the Selective High School Placement Test in English (including reading and writing), Mathematics and general ability, together with their primary school's assessment of their performance in English and Mathematics.

Applications for entry into 2025 have now closed. 

Applications for Entry into Year 7

The selective high school placement process for Year 7 is administered by the Selective Education Unit of the NSW Department of Education. All enquiries should be directed to this Unit.

https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/contact-us

For further information, translation or assistance contact:

Selective Education Unit
Department of Education

Email: ssu@det.nsw.edu.au

Telephone: 1300 880 367

Please note applications for 2025 have closed.

Application Process for Entrance into Years 8 – 11, 2026

You must send a separate application to each of the selective high schools in which you are seeking enrolment.

For placement in 2026, applications will open on Wednesday 18 June 2025 and close at 3:00 pm on Friday 25 July 2025. Please note that testing is required for 2026 entry.

Download the Years 8 to  12 entry to selective high schools in 2025 - Application information for parents and carers.

Instructions for St George Girls High School Applications

We recommend you read through the frequently asked questions (FAQ's) list before starting your application. Click here FAQ's

Prior to completing the Application online you will be required to:

1.   Save the following documents as individual PDF files to attach to the Online Google Application Form. Please do not attach any other documents.

• Semester 1/2025 School Report
• Semester 2/2024 School Report
• Birth Certificate
• Australian Passport or Australian Citizenship

2.   The application must be accompanied by payment of either; 

• $130 non-refundable application fee if St George Girls High School is your 1st preference. The application fee pays for the setting and marking of the Higher Ability Selection Test (HAST) by Australian Council Educational Research (ACER) Melbourne; and for the supervision of the test on Saturday 9 August 2025 by external invigilators.
• $50 non-refundable application fee if St George Girls is your 2nd or 3rd preference and the 1st preference is one of the following listed schools co-ordinating their entrance test procedures: 
  • St George Girls High School
    
  • Caringbah High School
    
  • Fort Street High School - Year 11 only
    
  • Girraween High School
    
  • Gosford High School
    
  • Hornsby Girls High School
    
  • Hurlstone Agricultural High School
    
  • Macquarie Fields High School
  • NBSC Manly Selective Campus
    
  • Penrith Selective High School     

Making an Online Payment - https://portal.schoolbytes.education/other-payment/1739

Instructions for Online Payment

Click on the ‘Add item’ button

Select the correct payment for your application e.g. If you are applying for Year 9 in 2026, and St George Girls High School is your first choice, select ‘Year 9/2026 Application Fee $130' (1^st choice).

Click the ‘Add items’ button.

On the next screen, select the ‘Pay Now’ button

On the pop up Pay now screen:

• Click the drop down menu under Payment type and select Other
• Enter the following details
  • Name – enter applicants full name
  • Contact phone number – enter parent/carer contact number that corresponds with application
    
  • Contact email address – enter parent/carer email address that corresponds with application
    

Click the ‘Pay $’ button

You will be redirected to a Service NSW Make a Payment screen where you will be required to enter your credit card details, view the payment summary and click the Pay Now button.

Once confirmed, please make a note of your payment receipt number as you will be required to enter this on to the Online Google Application Form.

3.    Submitting your application (select ONE of the following options only):

• Online Google Application Form (preferred option) – follow the link https://forms.gle/j15egJ4n8vrsVZWA6

 OR 

• Submit in person – Applications may be left at Reception in a sealed envelope during 18 June - 4 July and 22 July - 25 July between 8:30 am – 3:00 pm (school term office hours).
• Please note last opportunity to submit hand in or online applications is 3:00 pm on Friday 25 July, NO EXCEPTIONS. We strongly advise you aim to submit earlier than this date.
  

Please note applications WILL NOT be accepted via email or mail.

4.    Receipt of your application and payment will be acknowledged by St George Girls High School by email.

5.    If your first preference is St George Girls High School, students will sit the HAST at St George Girls High School on Saturday 9 August 2025 commencing at 9:30 am.

For further information regarding the examination paper please refer to the Candidate Information Bulletin available on the HAST Website: https://www.acer.org/shared/hast-2024/HAST-24-SIB-Secondary.pdf this provides useful tips for sitting the test as well as a selection of sample questions. 

Eligibility Criteria:

^{Academic Merit}

In determining academic merit for an offer of placement, the Selection Committee will consider the following criteria:  

• Applicants performance in the HAST which assesses reading comprehension, written expression 1, mathematical reasoning, and abstract reasoning.
• Academic achievement as demonstrated in the two most recent school reports.
• Possible student interview based on performance in the HAST.
• Student to complete Personal Reflection Statement when requested, prior to interview. This must be completed in the student’s own handwriting.

_{Australian Citizenship and Residency Status}

Candidates must be Australian citizens or holders of a visa granting permanent resident status in Australia.

Citizens of New Zealand are eligible for selective high school entry. Permanent residents of New Zealand are considered in the same manner as temporary residents of Australia and are not normally eligible.

If you do not meet these residency requirements at the time of applying but expect to meet them by the time offers are made, you are allowed to apply provided you are already living in Australia.

If your application is successful, you must show original documentation, such as a Certificate of Evidence of Australian Citizenship, birth certificates or visas, before the school can enrol your child. Your child’s offer may be cancelled if it is based on false or misleading information.

_{Residential Address}

Your family must be living in NSW by the beginning of the 2025 school year. If your family normally lives in NSW but you are temporarily out of the state, you should expect to return before the student is enrolled in a selective high school. If you continue to live outside NSW after the 2026 school year begins your application will be considered only if there are vacancies remaining after all suitable applicants from NSW have been placed.

How Many Students Gained Entry to St George Girls from Years 8-11 in 2024?

In 2024, at St George Girls High School, 3 students were invited to enrol in Year 8, 12 places in Year 9,  16 places in Year 10 and 24 places in Year 11. 

This information is provided to parents and students so that they can make an informed choice about whether to proceed with the enrolment application. A further consideration is the distance your daughter may have to travel should she be successful. 

Detailed information regarding the application process from the Selective Education Unit for Years 8-12 entry, including eligibility criteria is available via this link

If you plan to submit your application in person please click on this link to download a copy of the application form.