Selective stream

Chatswood High School is a partially Selective High School with a maximum of 60 Selective students enrolled in each year group.

Applications for entry into Year 7 Selective stream are made through the High Performing Students Unit.  Applications close November two years prior to Year 7.

Applications for entry into the Years 8 to 11 Selective Stream are made directly to the school between late June and late July each year for placement starting in Years 8-11 the following year.

Entry to Years 8 to 11 Selective Stream in 2027

Chatswood High school is a partially Selective High School with a maximum of only 60 Selective students enrolled in each year group.

In NSW public high schools, mainstream (comprehensive) classes include all local students learning the standard curriculum, while selective classes group high-performing students together and typically move through content faster and in greater depth.

By Years 10–12, both streams usually study the same Stage 5–6 curriculum (leading to the HSC), but selective classes are academically accelerated and competitive, whereas mainstream classes are more mixed-ability with a broader range of learning needs.

Vacancies

A small number of vacancies in Years 8–11 at Chatswood High School may become available; however, this is dependent on the number of selective students who leave the school during the year. Please note:

· There may be no vacancies in some year groups

· Reserve lists will be created for any future vacancies

· The school is unable to create additional places in any year group

Offers will be made up to the end of Term 1, 2027, if and when vacancies arise.

Key dates for 2027 Yrs 8 - 11 selective class placement

· Applications Open: To be determined

· Applications Close: To be determined

· Edutest entry test date: Saturday 15 August 2026

General information about enrolling in a selective high school

For general information about enrolling in a selective high school please see the Department website.

Residency requirements for all applicants

Your child must meet the residency requirements to enrol at a selective high school:

· Students and their families must be living in NSW by the beginning of the school year of entry.

· Conditions may apply to students who are not citizens or permanent residents of Australia or citizens of New Zealand. Review the conditions at Visa subclasses and enrolment conditions.

Application requirements for Chatswood HS applicants

All applicants are required to:

· Complete Edutest registration and payment ($180) via the Edutest website for 2027 applications when it opens.

· Complete and submit the Chatswood HS online application form, when it opens.

· Students must participate in the Edutest examination as part of their application to Chatswood High School.

How to Apply (DO NOT mail, email or bring documents in-person to the school)

1) Prepare the following additional documents to attach and upload to the 2027 Chatswood High School online application form:

- proof of citizenship or permanent residency

- Most recent NAPLAN result

- School academic reports

• Semester 1 2025
• Semester 2 2025
• Semester 1 2026
• (if Semester 1 2026 report is not yet available, email a pdf copy as soon as possible to Chatswood-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au with Subject ‘2027 Selective Application”. Include you child’s name and the year applied for in 2027)

2) Complete the 2027 online Chatswood HS Application form.

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3) Complete the Edutest test registration and payment (insert link and arrow box) via the Edutest website for 2027 Chatswood High School applications when it opens.

The combined application processing fee and Edutest fee ($180) must be paid by credit card direct to Edutest. General information about Edutest testing is available at the (insert link & name: Edutest parent and student page” box with arrow.

For 2027 applications, students who apply for Chatswood High School and any of the schools listed below will undertake the Edutest exam once.

· Baulkham Hills High School

· James Ruse Agricultural High School

· North Sydney Boys High School

· North Sydney Girls High School

· Sydney Girls High School

Each school will receive the Edutest results for their student applicants. Each school will conduct its own review of the application and contact parents directly.

4) Students are required to participate in the Edutest examination

Date: Saturday 15 August 2026

Start Time: 9:00 am (Arrive at 8.30 am for registration)

Finish time: Approximately 12:30 pm

Test Venue: MPC (Multi Purpose Centre) Chatswood High School 24 Centennial Avenue, Chatswood 2067 (Lower Gate Closest cross street: Dardanelles Rd)

Further information regarding Edutest which be available here soon.

Find out further information about applying for entry into a Selective class in a NSW Government High School in 2026.