Chatswood High School is a dynamic school that has the resources and expertise necessary to develop the skills, knowledge and values that students need to lead productive and rewarding lives in the 21st century.
Enrolment at Chatswood High School
Year 6 into Year 7 Mainstream Enrolment
If your child is currently enrolled in Year 6 in a public primary school, and you wish to apply to enrol in our school in Year 7 of the following year, contact the Year 6 Coordinator at your current school to obtain an "Expression of Interest" form to complete and return to them. The primary school will forward the information to us and we will contact you once a decision has been made about your child's potential enrolment, and next steps.
If your child is currently enrolled in Year 6 in a non-government primary school, and you wish to apply to enrol in our school in Year 7 of the following year, contact us to obtain an 'Expression of Interest' form to complete and return to us. We will contact you once a decision has been made about your child's potential enrolment, and next steps.
Year 7 2025 Mainstream Enrolment
Chatswood High School is only able to enrol students that are currently living within the school's intake zone. Year 6 students who have an older sibling currently enrolled at Chatswood High School in Year 7 to 11 must live within the school's intake zone to apply to enrol.
Please check if your home address is in our intake zone using the following link: https://education.nsw.gov.au/school-finder
Please see the link below for Document Requirements for Mainstream Enrolment into Year 7 2025.
Current Year 7 to 11 Mainstream Enrolment
Parents must bring the required documentation in person to the school office. Please see link below for Document Requirements for considersation of enrolment.
Enrolment staff are available 9am - 2.30pm school days. When all the required enrolment documents have been submitted and processed, an enrolment interview with a Deputy Principal will be arranged to finalise the enrolment application.
Currently, we are only able to enrol mainstream students who are living in our intake zone.
Please check if your street is in our intake zone using the following link: https://education.nsw.gov.au/school-finder
Current Year 7 to 11 Mainstream Enrolment - Document Requirements
Temporary Visa Holders & International Students
Temporary Visa Holders
Temporary residents may be enrolled at a school if the school can accommodate the enrolment. If a school is at capacity, temporary residents must be referred to the next available school/s that can accommodate the enrolment.
Unfortunately, Chatswood High School is unable to enrol any temporary residents as we are at enrolment capacity.
For further information, please click here.
International Students
Unfortunately, Chatswood High School is unable to enrol any International students as we are at enrolment capacity.
DE International is responsible for the enrolment of International Students in NSW government schools and administers the following programs:
- International Students - HSC Graduate Program (visas 571P and 500P)
- Temporary Resident Program (TRP) - students on Visas other than 571P or 500P including dependents of both 500P visa holders and guardian 590P visa holders
CRICOS provider name: NSW Department of Education
CRICOS number: 00588M
Gifted and Talented
Chatswood High School has a proud tradition of gifted education and offers a Selective stream and a Gifted and Talented class in response to the Department of Education and Community's priority policies on Gifted and Talented Children and Accelerated progression. Positions in the Gifted and Talented class are highly competitive and the application process will include testing. These positions are only available to our local area students. This program serves a need of challenging talented students in a local co-educational setting. In addition, it provides added dimension to our aim of providing each student with an excellent academic, cultural, social and physical education.
It is important to note that placements in this class are maintained on the basis of academic performance and students may be moved from this class at any time. This may be for individual subjects or all subjects if a high academic performance is not maintained.
Applications for our Gifted and Talented class in Year 7 next year will open on Monday 12 August 2024. Invitation letters and the Application Form will be sent to all current Year 6 students who reside in our local intake area and have submitted an ‘Expression of Interest’ form (EOI) through their primary school or at our school office. The closing date for applications is Wednesday 4 September 2024. Students will be required to sit an entrance test and this will take place on Monday 14 October 2024 at Chatswood High School.
Please note, applications are only open to students who live in the local intake area for Chatswood High School.
Gifted and Talented Information – Important Dates Year 7 2025
Monday 12 August Term 3, Week 4 |
Applications Open
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Invitation letter and application form will be sent to local intake area families only |
Wednesday 4 September Term 3, Week 7 |
Applications Close
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All application forms with payment must be received by 2pm on Wednesday 4 September 2024 |
Monday 14 October Term 4, Week 1 |
Entrance Test Date | All applicants are required to sit the test at Chatswood High School on this day Arrive 9:30am Test will run until approximately 1:30pm |
mid-November Term 4 |
Gifted and Talented Class Outcomes | Outcome letters and individual test reports sent to families |
Selective Stream
Applications for our Selective stream Year 7 are made through the High Performing Students Unit. The applications close November two years prior to Year 7.
Entry to Year 7 Selective Stream in 2025
Applications closed 20 November 2023.
Selective High School placement test date is 9 May 2024. Placement outcomes are expected to be released late-August 2024.
For further information on Selective High Schools - Year 7 please click on the link below.
Selective Student Enrolments Years 8 to 11 in 2025
Applications open on Friday, 21 June 2024 and close on Friday 26 July 2024.
The Application form will be available HERE when applications open.
(a paper copy is also available from the school office for parents unable to use the internet, as required)
Chatswood High School is a partially Selective High School with a maximum of 60 Selective students enrolled in each Year group.
The number of available places at Chatswood High School in Years 8 to 11 is extremely limited and there are always many more applicants than places available.
If your son or daughter wishes to apply please read the following information:
- TO UPLOAD APPLICATION AND ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS (Applications are now closed)
- Additional Documents Please upload the following documents in pdf format with your application form: 2024 Semester 1 school report, 2023 Semester 2 school report and most recent NAPLAN Report (2023 or 2022)
- Entrance Test All applicants are required to sit the entrance test at Chatswood High school on Monday 19 August 2024 commencing at 8.50 am. COST $110
- Entrance Test Payment Link A payment link to pay the $110.00 test fee will be included in the Receipt of Application email sent to all applicants after submitting their Application form. Payment is due no later than Friday 2 august 2024.
- Citizenship Requirement All applicants must be Australian/New Zealand citizens or holders of a visa granting Permanent Residency status in Australia.
- Closing Date for all applications - Friday 26 July 2024.
| SELECTIVE STUDENT APPLICATION GUIDE YEARS 8 to 11 in 2025 | |
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| Date | What happens |
| June 2024 | Application information is available on the NSW Department of Education website. |
| Friday 21 June 2024 | Applications Open To apply, please upload the Application Form and the additional requirements online through the following school bytes link: Additional Requirements School Reports: copies of Semester 1 2024 and Semester 2 2023 DO NOT EMAIL APPLICATIONS |
| Friday 26 July 2024 | Applications Close All Applications to be submitted to Chatswood High School by this date. |
| Friday 2 August 2024 | Entrance Test Fee payment due by this date. The $110 test fee to be paid via the payment link. |
| Monday 19 August 2024 | Entrance Test All applicants are required to sit the entrance test at Chatswood High School on this day. Time: 8.30am - 12.30pm |
| late September 2024 | Selection Panel meets to consider applications for entry starting in 2025. |
| late October 2024 | Outcome letters emailed to all applicants. |
| November 2024 | Enrolment Interviews conducted for successful applicants |
Out of Area Enrolments
Chatswood High School is currently at enrolment capacity and we are only enrolling local students into our mainstream classes
Our school can help with enrolment queries throughout the year.
Local enrolment area
Check your address on School Finder to see if it is within our local intake area. Most schools have designated local enrolment areas. Note: local enrolment areas are subject to change.
How to enrol
If you live in our intake area and would like to apply to enrol at our school, start by submitting an online enrolment application. Online enrolment is currently only available for Australian or New Zealand citizens and permanent residents.
If you are not able to apply online or you prefer not to, download the paper application to enrol (PDF 768.4KB) form. Please complete the form in English. A translated application to enrol may help you do this.
Online enrolment can also be used for out-of-area enrolment. Please note that out-of-area enrolment procedures are subject to the department’s enrolment policy.
Enrolment applications are finalised at the school.
For more information, visit secondary school enrolment.
For more information, visit:
How to enrol - Year 6 into Year 7
In NSW government schools, applying to move from primary school to high school is a 2-step process that starts with an Expression of Interest. Visit the moving to high school page to learn more about the process.
- If you have received an offer from our school for placement into Year 7 next year, the next step is to visit online enrolment to proceed with the offer and complete the enrolment application.
- If you did not submit an expression of interest or are not eligible, visit online enrolment to start a new application to our school.
- If you submitted your expression of interest using a paper form, or would prefer not to enrol online, use the application to enrol (PDF 768.4KB) form.
Moving to high school
Visit the moving to high school page to find out more about the transition of year 6 students into year 7.
Temporary visas and international students
The Temporary Residents Program has information about eligibility and the forms to complete an application.
Distance education
Distance education is an equity program for students who are geographically isolated or whose individual circumstances prevent them from regularly attending school. Students must meet one of the conditions in the Distance Education Enrolment Procedures to be eligible to access this program as a full-time student.
For more information about educational opportunities in rural areas, visit Rural and distance education.
Area Intake Changes for 2022
Chatswood High School Intake Area Changes
Changes to local intake area in 2022
Chatswood High School's intake area is changing from 2022 onwards.
This change affects new enrolments into our school from 2022.
There is no change for students already attending Chatswood High School in 2021.
For queries about enrolments and policies at please email chatswood-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au or telephone: 02 9419 3611.
Further information on the intake area change is available on the School Finder website at schoolfinder.education.nsw.gov.au.
Look for the red alert message for updated inforamtion as well as the link to the new 2022 intake areas.
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Moving overseas
Moving overseas and need school reports authenticated for DFAT?
Email document.authentication@det.nsw.edu.au to arrange to bring original documents to 105 Phillip Street, Parramatta 2150.