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Entry into Year 7

Entry into Year 7 is managed through the NSW Department of Education - High Performing Students Team. Applications open in October of each year (when the applicant is in Year 5). A state wide selective schools test is conducted in March of the following year. Important dates and more information about the selective school placement test can be found .

Entry into Years 8 - 10

Applications for entry into Years 8-10 for 2027 will be open from Wednesday 17 June to Friday 24 July 2026 - during this time frame, you will be able to access the full application requirements on this page.

Entry into Years 8-10 is limited with vacancies occurring only when a current student leaves the school. All applications are reviewed by a selection panel and a short list of twenty applications per year is established. When a place becomes available, selected candidates on the short list will be interviewed and a place offered. There is no entrance test for entry into Year 8 - 10.

To apply for Year 8 - 10 2027 at ÃÈÃÃÉç, the following is required:

1. Before you start your application:

• Ensure you have digital (PDF) copies of your child’s two most recent school reports and most recent NAPLAN report. You will need to upload these when completing your online application.
• For Year 8 applicants if your child sat the Selective Schools test for Year 7 you will also need access to those results.
• For Years 9 and 10 applicants, ensure you know what electives your child is wanting to study in 2027.

2. Submit your application:

• Complete the online .
• You will then receive two emails – one with information on how to make payment and a second with details of what happens next.

3. Make payment:

• Follow the instructions in the email to pay the appropriate application fee online before 1pm on Friday 24 July 2026.
• Instructions on how to make the payment can also be found .

Please note that no late payments or applications will be accepted.

Further information about how to apply can be found .

Entry into Year 11

Applications for entry into Year 11 2027 will be open from Wednesday 17 June to Friday 24 July 2026 - during this time frame, you will be able to access the full application requirements on this page.

All applicants are required to submit an application as well as sit the Acer HAST (Higher Ability Selection Test).

Fort Street High together with eleven other schools coordinate the sitting of the Acer HAST on the same day (Saturday 8 August 2026).

When applying, applicants can list up to 3 schools as their preferences but need to sit the entrance test at the school that is their first preference. If the first preference school is not included in the list of schools doing the Acer HAST, the applicant would then sit the test at their second or third preference school - if that school is part of the same Acer HAST cluster.

Successful applicants will be invited to attend interviews depending on their Acer HAST results and merit of application.

To apply for Year 11 2027 at ÃÈÃÃÉç, the following is required:

1. Before you start your application:

• Ensure you have digital (PDF) copies of your child’s two most recent school reports. You will need to upload these when completing your online application.

• Ensure you know what electives your child is wanting to study in 2027.

2. Submit your application:

• Complete the online .

• You will then receive two emails – one with information on how to make payment and a second with details of what happens next.

3. Make payment:

• Follow the instructions in the email to pay the appropriate application fee online before 1pm on Friday 24 July 2026.

• Instructions on how to make the payment can also be found

4. Prepare for the HAST

• Review the .
• You will receive an email about the test closer to the date.

Further information about how to apply can be found .