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If your child has been placed on a reserve list for selective high school placement, they will be given a reserve band. This information is displayed in the 'Reserve band' column of the application dashboard next to the relevant school.

It is important to note, that students who are placed on a reserve list for a particular school are not guaranteed an offer.

Reserve bands range from 'band A' to 'band F' and are an estimate of the timeframe in which your child might receive an offer from a school.

These estimates are based on the timing of reserve band offers from the previous year and are designed to help you and your family make educational plans. Importantly, they should only be treated as a guide and may change due to variations in the number and timing of declined offers each year.

If your child's position on a reserve list is reached, you will receive an email asking you to view the updated outcome in the application dashboard. This is where you can choose to 'accept' or 'decline' the placement offer.

Offers are provided for a limited time and will expire if no action is taken before the response due date.

If you have accepted a placement offer from a school and receive an offer from a different school, you can choose to 'accept' or 'decline' the new offer. If you accept the new offer, the original offer is automatically declined. 

You may accept an offer while remaining on a reserve list for a higher choice school until the last day of the school year. To remain on a reserve list for a higher choice school after the last day of the school year, you must decline the current offer. This means that students who have accepted an offer for placement are unable to remain on the reserve list for a higher choice school after that date.

Students who haven't accepted any offers can remain on the selective high school reserve list until the end of Term 1 in Year 7. If you no longer want your child to be placed in a particular school, select ‘Withdraw’ from the reserve list in the application dashboard. Please note that this decision cannot be changed later.

Visit the selective high schools and opportunity classes website for reserve list progression updates and additional information.