Enrolment

Entry to Year 7

Year 7 entry is administered by the Selective High School and Opportunity Class Placement Unit of the Department of Education and Training:

In October of Year 5, obtain an application form from any government Primary School, Selective School or District Office. Alternatively, the application form can be downloaded from the Selective Schools Unit website:

www.schools.nsw.edu.au/schoolfind/types/selectiveschools.php

• Carefully read the criteria for entry - to ensure that the student is eligible to apply.
• Completed forms are to be sent to the Primary School Principal, if attending a government school, otherwise mail direct to:

Selective High School and Opportunity Class Placement Unit
NSW Department of Education and Training
PO Box 6109
Milperra DC NSW 1891
Tel. 9707 6262 or Fax 9707 6262

• Closing and testing dates are listed on the cover of the Application Form. Placement letters are sent out by the Selective Schools Unit.
• All placements for Year 7 are offered by the Selective Schools Unit. Enquiries should be directed to the Unit by telephone, fax or by email at: ssu@det.nsw.edu.au

 

Entry to Years 8-12

Traditionally, only a few places become available at Girraween High School in Years 8–10. It is unusual for a place to become available in Year 12 at Girraween High School.

An extra class is formed at Girraween High School at the beginning of Year 11 (an extra enrolment of approximately 24 students).

If you are interested in applying for enrolment at Girraween High School and you would like to be offered a position /placed on the waiting list, the procedures are:

1. The Application Form are available after 23 rd June 2008 from:

• the Front Office at Girraween High School
• any selective high school
• the DET Selective High School and Opportunity Class Placement Unit (see contact details above)
• www.schools.nsw.edu.au/schoolfind/types/selectiveschools.php

2. Follow the instructions to complete the application form and attach relevant supporting documents, including:

• The last two school reports
• Certificates for outstanding performance in relevant activities
• Summary of involvement in other activities that may support the application
• Proof of citizenship or permanent resident status

3. Return a copy of the application form and supporting documents to Girraween High School by 31st July2008 (You must send separate applications to all the Selective High schools in which you are seeking enrolment.)

4. All applicants (with the few exceptions mentioned in the next point) will sit for an examination at Girraween' High School which will be held on Saturday, 9 August 2008 commencing at 9:00 a.m. An administration fee of $50 must be paid to Girraween' High School when the application is submitted.

5. A pplicants who apply for both Girraween High and Hornsby Girls High will submit an application to both schools and pay administration fees and sit the test at the school to which they have given highest priority when the applications are submitted. This priority order must be the same on both applications. The schools will exchange information about the test results.

Photograph Identification of the candidate must be presented at the time of the examination.

• The administration fee of $50 pays for the setting and marking of the test by ACER and for the supervision on August 9. Sample Test Questions are available from the school after payment of the administration fee. If candidates wish the sample questions to be posted to their home address, please provide a stamped self-addressed envelope.

• The student's performance in the test and the written application will be considered by the selection committee and will determine the applicant's placement on a short waiting list for enrolment.
  ( NB. At Girraween High School, few vacancies occur in Years 8-10.) Parents and students need to be aware that placement on the waiting list is not a guarantee of enrolment.

• Applicants will be informed in writing of the outcome of their application.

• As vacancies become available, the Principal or representative may consider inviting applicants from the waiting list for interview. The Principal will then determine if an offer is to be made.

• Any student who can satisfy the Selection Committee that circumstances made it impossible for he/she to submit the application form, with supporting documentation, may apply for special consideration and may be interviewed by the Principal. Successful students will be placed on the enrolment waiting list. This will only occur in the most exceptional of circumstances and the Principal's decision will be final.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

1. Academic Merit
   Students must compete academically with all other candidates for entry to a selective high school. In determining academic merit, the selection committee will consider:
• the results of the entry test
• the application with its supporting documentation
• any other information supplied by the candidate.
2. Residence
   Candidates are normally Australian citizens or holders of a visa granting permanent resident status in Australia. Information on Australian citizenship is available on the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs website at: www.citizenship.gov.au.

Official evidence of Australian citizenship may be obtained by the issue of a Certificate of Evidence of Australian Citizenship.

Citizens of New Zealand who are permanently settled in Australia are eligible for entry. Permanent residents of New Zealand are treated in the same manner as temporary residents of Australia.

Further details of residence requirements can be found at http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/learning/7-12assessments/ss_criteria.php

Proof of residence status (original documents) will required before enrolment is confirmed.