2026 Selective HS and Opportunity Class Applications Open

Applications will be open each year from November to February (the following year) for both selective high school and opportunity class placement. Applications for selective high school and opportunity class entry in 2026 will be open from 7 November 2024 to 21 February 2025.

This change to the application period means that parents and carers will now need to apply for opportunity class placement when their child is in Year 3 (or by the end of Week 4, Term 1 when their child is in Year 4). This change applies to students currently in Year 3. For selective high school placement, parents and carers will continue to apply when their child is in Year 5 and can now apply when their child is in year 6 until the end of Week 4, Term 1.

Parents and carers will still apply online using the Selective high school and opportunity class placement application website. There will be no late applications.

KEY DATES - APPLYING FOR ENTRY IN 2026

7 November 2024 to 21 February 2025 - parents and carers apply for selective high school or opportunity class entry in 2026.

2-4 May 2025 - students sit the selective high school or opportunity class placement test for entry in 2026.

Term 3, 2025 - placement outcomes and offers released to parents and carers

Term 1, 2026 - students who gain entry begin attending their opportunity class or selective high school

For further information on selective high schools and opportunity classes including the application process, please refer to the attached link.