14 Oct 2016
Selective high schools cater for highly achieving academically gifted students. These schools help gifted and talented students to learn by grouping them with other gifted and talented students, teaching them in specialised ways and providing educational materials at the appropriate level.
Online applications are now available for Year 5 students to be considered for placement to a selective high school in Year 7 in 2018.
Applications close on Monday 14 November 2016. Late applications will not be accepted.
In NSW there are 17 fully selective high schools, 25 high schools with selective classes (partially selective), a virtual selective stream (for students enrolled in government schools in rural and remote locations) and 4 agricultural high schools offering selective placement in Year 7.
Please note, all students seeking Year 7 entry to a selective high school in 2018 will be required to take the Selective High School Placement Test on the morning of Thursday 9 March 2017.
Further information and the list of selective high schools is available on the Department's internet at: www.schools.nsw.edu.au/shsplacement
If you require further information, please contact the High Performing Students Unit:
Email: ssu@det.nsw.edu.au
Phone: (02) 1300 880 367
Fax: (02) 02 9266 8435