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The selection process
A centralised selection process is used whereby every candidate must sit the entry exam. While each school fills 85% of its Year 9 enrolment based on a candidate’s performance in the exam, there are a range of variables that may affect final offers each year. These include:
Variable entry score from year to year depending on the demand for places at the school and the scores achieved by those candidates who have listed the school as their first preference.
Only a maximum of 4% of students in Year 8 from any one secondary school can be accepted into a selective entry high school, with a maximum of 10% of students from p-9 schools. Candidates currently enrolled in an home, interstate or overseas schools are treated as discrete school cohorts, with a cap on the placements on offer.
Up to 10% of enrolments are filled through the equity consideration category.
Up to 5% of the enrolment will be filled through the principal’s discretion category.
Offers at the co-educational selective entry high schools may also be subject to the use of a special measure to ensure the two co-educational selective entry high schools maintain a gender balance.
