Student entry in 2025

Placement information for applicants for 2025 entry into selective high schools and opportunity classes.

There have been changes to the application process for entry into selective high schools and opportunity classes from 2026 onwards. These changes are now reflected in the rest of this website (not this webpage).

This webpage ('Current applicants for entry in 2025') contains the correct and relevant information for all current applicants for student entry in 2025.

Please refer to the below information for placement information.

Selective high school – Year 7 entry in 2025

Key dates

Key dates for selective high school entry in 2025

Date Activity
23 August 2024 Placement outcomes released
Late-August 2024 - 7 days after outcome release Results enquiries about Writing test due
Appeals on other grounds due
Early-September 2024 Offers are made from reserve lists
Reserve bands progress available on website
Early-October 2024 Writing test results enquiry outcome released
End-October 2024 Appeals outcomes released
18 December 2024 at 3 pm Reserve decision date (students holding accepted offers are removed from reserve lists at 3:00 pm)

Refer to the application handbook below for information about the placement process for entry in 2025 only.

Opportunity class – Year 5 entry in 2025

Key dates

Key dates for opportunity class entry in 2025

Date Activity
25 October 2024 Placement outcomes released
1 November 2024 Appeals due
Mid-November 2024 Offers are made from Reserve lists
Reserve bands progress available on the website
16 December 2024 Appeals outcomes released
22 January 2025 at 3 pm Reserve decision date (students holding accepted offers are removed from any reserve lists at 3 pm)
17 January 2025 Authority to attend letter available to parents/carers with accepted offer

Refer to the application handbook below for information about the placement process for entry in 2025 only.

Category:

  • Student management and wellbeing
  • Teaching and learning

Topics:

  • High school
  • Primary school

Business Unit:

  • Educational Standards
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