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The next NSW Selective test is on 13–14 May 2027 and the OC test on 11–12 May 2027; each child sits on one of those days. Subscribe once and each newly published date is added after we check it.
Checked by the SelectiveReady team on 12 October 2026 · Updated 3 November 2026 · How we check facts
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Which calendar should I add?
Add the calendar for your child's exam; where each school runs its own test, add one for each school you are applying to. Each one holds only dates the Department, the exam body or the school has published, and it grows as new dates are published and we check them.
| Calendar | Dates in it now | Add it |
|---|---|---|
| NSW Selective test | 28 published dates | Google · Apple · Outlook · .ics file |
| NSW OC test | 8 published dates | Google · Apple · Outlook · .ics file |
NSW Selective test: every date and file
- Year 7 AgSTEM Specialty applications at Richmond Agricultural College for entry in 2027 opened on 21 February 2026.
- Applications for Years 8 to 11 entry in 2027, opening date: 17 June 2026. Add this date
- Round 1 of Year 7 AgSTEM Specialty applications at Richmond Agricultural College for entry in 2027 closed at 3 pm on 21 July 2026.
- Applications for Years 8 to 11 entry in 2027, closing date: 24 July 2026. Add this date
- NBSC Manly Campus applications for Years 8 to 11 entry in 2027 closed at 4 pm on 24 July 2026.
- Applications to Parramatta's selective classes for Years 8 to 10 entry in 2027, closing time: 24 July 2026 at 2:45pm.
- Scheduled entrance exam for Normanhurst Boys High School's Years 8 to 11 intake for 2027: 2 August 2026.
- Caringbah's test for Years 8 to 11 entry in 2027: Saturday 8 August 2026.
- Girraween's HAST for Years 8 to 11 entry in 2027: Saturday 8 August 2026.
- Gosford's placement test for Years 8 to 11 entry in 2027, in the school hall: 8 August 2026.
- HAST at Hornsby Girls High School for the 2027 intake, for applicants with the school as first preference: Saturday 8 August 2026.
- Hurlstone's Higher Ability Selection Test for Years 8 to 11 entry in 2027: 8 August 2026.
- HAST for NBSC Manly Campus's Years 8 to 11 intake for 2027: 8 August 2026.
- HAST at St George Girls High School for Years 8 to 11 entry in 2027, for applicants with the school as first preference: Saturday 8 August 2026 from 9:30 am.
- Edutest exam for Baulkham Hills High School's Years 8 to 11 intake for 2027, at the school: Saturday 15 August 2026.
- Edutest entry test for Chatswood's Years 8 to 11 selective entry in 2027: Saturday 15 August 2026.
- Edutest entrance exam for James Ruse's Years 8 to 11 intake for 2027: Saturday 15 August 2026.
- Edutest entry test for North Sydney Girls High School's Years 8 to 11 intake for 2027, in the school hall: Saturday 15 August 2026.
- Selective placement outcomes release for Year 7 entry in 2027: 19 August 2026.
- Placement test for Years 8 to 10 entry in 2027, in the Blacktown Girls High School hall: 1 September 2026.
- Applications for Year 7 Selective entry in 2028, opening date: 5 November 2026.
- Selective reserve decision date for Year 7 entry in 2027: 3 December 2026, 3 pm. Add this date
- Last day to request reasonable adjustments for the Selective test (Year 7 entry in 2028): 15 February 2027.
- Applications for Year 7 Selective entry in 2028, closing date: 15 February 2027.
- Selective High School Placement Test for Year 7 entry in 2028: 13–14 May 2027, each child on one day. Add this date
- Selective make-up test for Year 7 entry in 2028: 11 June 2027.
- Last day to change Selective school choices for Year 7 entry in 2028: 25 June 2027.
- Gosford's placement test for Years 8 to 11 entry in 2028, in the school hall: 7 August 2027.
NSW OC test: every date and file
- OC placement outcomes release for Year 5 entry in 2027: 9 September 2026.
- Applications for Year 5 OC entry in 2028, opening date: 5 November 2026.
- OC reserve decision date for Year 5 entry in 2027: 3 December 2026, 3 pm. Add this date
- Last day to request reasonable adjustments for the OC test (Year 5 entry in 2028): 15 February 2027.
- Applications for Year 5 OC entry in 2028, closing date: 15 February 2027.
- Opportunity Class Placement Test for Year 5 entry in 2028: 11–12 May 2027, each child on one day. Add this date
- OC make-up test for Year 5 entry in 2028: 10 June 2027.
- Last day to change OC school choices for Year 5 entry in 2028: 25 June 2027.
| Calendar | Dates in it now | Add it |
|---|---|---|
| VIC selective entry high schools | 30 published dates | Google · Apple · Outlook · .ics file |
| John Monash | 6 published dates | Google · Apple · Outlook · .ics file |
| VIC SEAL program | 5 published dates | Google · Apple · Outlook · .ics file |
VIC selective entry high schools: every date and file
- Applications for Year 9 entry in 2027, opening time: 10 am on Monday 2 March 2026. Add this date
- Suzanne Cory's prospective parent information evening for 2027 entry: 1 April 2026.
- Applications for Year 9 entry in 2027, closing time: 11:59 pm on Friday 24 April 2026. Add this date
- Deadline for special arrangements requests in the portal for the 2027-entry exam: Friday 24 April 2026.
- Equity consideration forms for 2027 entry were due at the schools 3 weeks before the application close date, with no late forms: Friday 8 May 2026.
- Registration for Melbourne High's Year 10 Edutest test for 2027 entry, closing date: Friday 29 May 2026.
- Advice to families on exam arrangements for the 2027-entry exam: Wednesday 3 June 2026.
- Melbourne High's Year 10 test for 2027 entry, at the school: Monday 15 June 2026.
- Exam for Year 9 entry in 2027: Saturday 20 June 2026. Add this date
- Deadline to upload illness or misadventure forms for the 2027-entry exam: Tuesday 23 June 2026; later requests not considered.
- Last day to change school preferences for 2027 entry: Friday 26 June 2026. Add this date
- Email notice to shortlisted Year 11 applicants to Melbourne High for 2027, by: Friday 31 July 2026.
- Round 1 offers for 2027 entry by email: 10 am on Monday 3 August 2026. Add this date
- Exam reports for 2027 entry in the portal: from 10 am on Monday 3 August 2026. Add this date
- Year 9 offer rounds for 2027 entry, per Suzanne Cory's timeline: 3 August to 15 October 2026.
- Close of Round 1 offers for 2027 entry: 11:59 pm on Monday 10 August 2026.
- Round 2 offers for 2027 entry: Thursday 13 August 2026. Add this date
- Close of Round 2 offers for 2027 entry: 11:59 pm on Monday 17 August 2026.
- Round 3 offers for 2027 entry: Thursday 20 August 2026. Add this date
- Close of Round 3 offers, and end of formal offers, for 2027 entry: 11:59 pm on Monday 24 August 2026.
- Publication of principal's discretion invitations for 2027 entry: 10 am on Thursday 3 September 2026.
- Principal's discretion applications for 2027 entry, closing time: 4 pm on Tuesday 8 September 2026.
- Principal's discretion interview invitations for 2027 entry: Friday 18 September 2026.
- Principal's discretion interviews for 2027 entry: 5 to 14 October 2026.
- Notification of successful principal's discretion candidates for 2027 entry: Thursday 15 October 2026. Add this date
- Deadline for families to email the school's principal with concerns about the 2027-entry principal's discretion process: Thursday 22 October 2026.
- Principal's response to principal's discretion concerns (2027 entry), by: Thursday 29 October 2026.
- Deadline to write to the Department's South Eastern or South Western regional office if concerns remain (2027 entry): Thursday 5 November 2026.
- Suzanne Cory's Year 9 orientation for 2027 entrants: 23 November 2026.
- Regional office's written reply to principal's discretion concerns (2027 entry), by: Thursday 3 December 2026.
John Monash: every date and file
- On-time applications for Year 10 at JMSS in 2027, closing date: 22 May 2026, with a $180 fee. Add this date
- JMSS test for Year 11 entry in 2027: 23 May 2026. Add this date
- Late applications to JMSS for 2027 entry, closing date: 25 May 2026, with a $330 late fee.
- JMSS test for Year 10 entry in 2027: 13 June 2026. Add this date
- Outcome for JMSS applicants for 2027 entry, by: 18 September 2026.
- JMSS offers for 2027 entry finalised by: 31 October 2026.
VIC SEAL program: every date and file
- Keilor Downs College's SEAL test for Year 7 in 2027: Monday 10 August 2026.
- Edutest registrations for University High (2027 entry), closing time: 11:59 pm on Monday 7 September 2026. Add this date
- University High's Edutest aptitude tests for its 2027 Year 7 Acceleration Program: Saturday 12 September 2026, with a $99 fee. Add this date
- Applications for Keilor Downs College's Year 9 SEAL test (2027 entry), at the college office, due by: Wednesday 4 November 2026.
- Keilor Downs College's SEAL test for Year 8 students entering Year 9 in 2027: Wednesday 11 November 2026.
| Calendar | Dates in it now | Add it |
|---|---|---|
| Queensland Academies | 19 published dates | Google · Apple · Outlook · .ics file |
| Brisbane State High | 6 published dates | Google · Apple · Outlook · .ics file |
| Brisbane South Biomedical Academy | 4 published dates | Google · Apple · Outlook · .ics file |
| Albany Creek State High | 2 published dates | Google · Apple · Outlook · .ics file |
| Balmoral State High | No date published yet | Google · Apple · Outlook · .ics file |
| Murrumba State Secondary | 3 published dates | Google · Apple · Outlook · .ics file |
| Palm Beach Currumbin State High | No date published yet | Google · Apple · Outlook · .ics file |
| Robina State High | 7 published dates | Google · Apple · Outlook · .ics file |
Queensland Academies: every date and file
- Only the dates for entry in 2027: Google · Apple · Outlook · .ics file
- Only the dates for entry in 2027: Google · Apple · Outlook · .ics file
- Only the dates for entry in 2028: Google · Apple · Outlook · .ics file
- Only the dates for entry in 2028: Google · Apple · Outlook · .ics file
- Applications for QACI Brilliant Futures (Brisbane), opening date: 27 January 2026.
- Applications for Brilliant Futures Gold Coast, opening date: 2 February 2026.
- On-time applications for QASMT Year 7 in 2028, closing time: 4 pm on Friday 21 August 2026. Add this date
- QASMT Entrance Test for Year 7 in 2028: 5 or 6 September 2026, each child scheduled on either day. Add this date
- QASMT Year 7 in 2028, alternate sitting for children with approved adjustments: 7–8 September 2026.
- Applications for Brilliant Futures Brisbane, closing time: 4 pm on Friday 11 September 2026. Add this date
- Applications for Brilliant Futures Gold Coast, closing time: 4 pm on Friday 11 September 2026. Add this date
- Brilliant Futures Gold Coast admissions test at the Southport campus: Saturday 10 October 2026. Add this date
- Brilliant Futures Gold Coast alternate sitting for approved adjustments: Monday 12 October 2026.
- Brilliant Futures Brisbane alternate sitting for approved adjustments: Saturday 17 October 2026, the same day as the main test.
- Brilliant Futures Brisbane Entrance Test at the QACI campus, Kelvin Grove: Saturday 17 October 2026. Add this date
- QACI information session for Year 10 in 2028: Thursday 29 October 2026 at 5.30 pm Brisbane time.
- QAHS's open day or information evening for Year 10 in 2028: Tuesday 16 February 2027.
- On-time applications for QAHS Year 10 in 2028, closing time: 4 pm on Friday 26 February 2027. Add this date
- QAHS Entrance Test for Year 10 in 2028: Saturday 13 March 2027. Add this date
- QAHS interviews for Year 10 in 2028: Saturday 17 April 2027. Add this date
- QACI's open day for Year 10 in 2028: Saturday 22 May 2027, 10 am to 2 pm.
- On-time applications for QACI Year 10 in 2028, closing time: 4 pm on Friday 4 June 2027. Add this date
- QACI Entrance Test for Year 10 in 2028: Saturday 19 June 2027. Add this date
Brisbane State High: every date and file
- Only the dates for entry in 2027: Google · Apple · Outlook · .ics file
- Only the dates for entry in 2028: Google · Apple · Outlook · .ics file
- Year 6 applications for Year 7 in 2027, opening date: Monday 23 February 2026. Add this date
- Year 6 applications for Year 7 in 2027, closing date: Friday 20 March 2026. Add this date
- Year 6 Academic Selective Entry test for Year 7 in 2027: Monday 27 April 2026. Add this date
- Year 5 applications for Year 7 in 2028, opening date: Monday 11 May 2026. Add this date
- Year 5 applications for Year 7 in 2028, closing date: Monday 15 June 2026. Add this date
- Year 5 test (HAST-P) for Year 7 in 2028: Wednesday 29 July 2026. Add this date
Brisbane South Biomedical Academy: every date and file
- Biomedical Explorers applications for Year 7 in 2028, closing date: Friday 11 September 2026.
- Emailed testing invitations for Biomedical Explorers (Year 7 in 2028): Wednesday 7 October 2026.
- Biomedical Explorers Selective Entry Test (Year 7 in 2028): Tuesday 20 October 2026.
- Biomedical Explorers conditional offers (Year 7 in 2028): Friday 6 November 2026.
Albany Creek State High: every date and file
- Catalyst application date on Albany Creek's form: by Monday 1 June 2026; the school's web page later said applications remained open. Add this date
- Albany Creek's HAST for Catalyst (Year 7 in 2027): 9 am on Saturday 13 June 2026, with another date set for Term 3. Add this date
Murrumba State Secondary: every date and file
- HAST fee for 2026 entry, due by: Wednesday 23 July 2025.
- Murrumba's Engineering Excellence full day and HAST for 2026 entry: Friday 1 August 2025.
- Engineering challenge video for 2026 entry, due date: Friday 15 August 2025.
Robina State High: every date and file
- Robina's first Enrolment and Signature Programs Information Evening of 2026: Tuesday 10 February 2026.
- Round 1 expressions of interest for Kingfisher (Year 7 in 2027), due date: Friday 6 March 2026. Add this date
- Round 1 Kingfisher HAST testing, for successful applicants only: Friday 27 March 2026. Add this date
- Round 2 Kingfisher expressions of interest, due date: Friday 24 July 2026. Add this date
- Round 2 Kingfisher HAST testing: Friday 14 August 2026. Add this date
- Robina's Year 4 Kingfisher Experience Day: Friday 16 October 2026. Add this date
- Robina's Kingfisher Orientation Day (Year 7 in 2027): Wednesday 4 November 2026.
| Calendar | Dates in it now | Add it |
|---|---|---|
| WA GATE test (ASET) | 14 published dates | Google · Apple · Outlook · .ics file |
| WA PEAC | No date published yet | Google · Apple · Outlook · .ics file |
WA GATE test (ASET): every date and file
- Applications for WA Gifted and Talented programs, 2028 intake, opening date: Tuesday 13 October 2026. Add this date
- Parent information evenings for the 2028 intake: 14 October to 23 November 2026. Add this date
- Applications for the 2028 intake, closing time: 6 pm on Friday 5 February 2027, Perth time. Add this date
- Requests for adjusted testing conditions or an ASET exemption, 2028 intake, closing time: 6 pm on 5 February 2027, Perth time. Add this date
- Deadline for families living interstate or overseas to tell the Department where their child will sit the ASET (2028 intake): Tuesday 9 February 2027.
- Emailed outcomes of requests for adjusted conditions in arts workshops (2028 intake): Wednesday 10 February 2027.
- Emailed outcomes of requests for ASET adjusted testing conditions or an exemption (2028 intake): Monday 15 February 2027.
- ASET for Year 6 students (Year 7 entry in 2028) in Perth metro, Bunbury and Albany: Saturday 6 March 2027. Add this date
- ASET for students in Years 8, 9 and 10 (2028 intake) in Perth metro, Bunbury and Albany: Sunday 7 March 2027. Add this date
- ASET in regional WA outside Bunbury and Albany (2028 intake): 8–9 March 2027. Add this date
- ASET testing with adjusted conditions in Perth metro (2028 intake): 16 to 30 March 2027. Add this date
- Deadline to add a languages program as a preference to be considered in Round 1 (2028 intake): Friday 21 May 2027.
- Last day to change preferences in the reserve phase for the 2028 intake: 30 November 2027.
- Reserve lists for the 2028 intake, closing date: 1 December 2027. Add this date
| Calendar | Dates in it now | Add it |
|---|---|---|
| SA IGNITE | 5 published dates | Google · Apple · Outlook · .ics file |
| Adelaide Botanic | No date published yet | Google · Apple · Outlook · .ics file |
| Norwood International | No date published yet | Google · Apple · Outlook · .ics file |
SA IGNITE: every date and file
- Only the dates for entry in 2027: Google · Apple · Outlook · .ics file
- Only the dates for entry in 2028: Google · Apple · Outlook · .ics file
- IGNITE assessment for 2027 entry: Saturday 21 February 2026. Add this date
- Registration opening for the 2027 IGNITE assessment, on the ACER portal: Monday 2 November 2026. Add this date
- IGNITE registration closes at Glenunga for 2028 entry on Sunday 7 February 2027.
- IGNITE registration closes at The Heights for 2028 entry on Friday 12 February 2027, with no late registrations.
- ACER IGNITE assessment for Year 6 students entering Year 7 in 2028: 20 February 2027. Add this date
| Calendar | Dates in it now | Add it |
|---|---|---|
| Darwin High | 6 published dates | Google · Apple · Outlook · .ics file |
| ACT programs | No date published yet | Google · Apple · Outlook · .ics file |
| Tasmania | No date published yet | Google · Apple · Outlook · .ics file |
Darwin High: every date and file
- Applications for 2027 select entry, closing time: 3 pm on Friday 4 September 2026, with no late registrations. Add this date
- For 2027 entry, Year 7 SOHP applicants email the Semester 1 2026 school report and Year 5 NAPLAN report by Friday 4 September 2026.
- Year 10 Centre for Excellence maths testing for 2027: Tuesday 8 September 2026. Add this date
- Year 7 SOHP entry testing for 2027: 8, 9 and 10 September 2026, each applicant choosing one 3 pm session. Add this date
- Year 10 Centre for Excellence science testing for 2027: Thursday 10 September 2026. Add this date
- Year 10 SOHP English testing for 2027: Friday 11 September 2026. Add this date
| Calendar | Dates in it now | Add it |
|---|---|---|
| Every exam in one calendar | 143 published dates | Google · Apple · Outlook · .ics file |
Not sure which exam your child sits? Each calendar's name links to the page that explains its exam. Open a calendar's list to see every date it holds; some dates also have their own file, and some calendars a file for one entry year.
How do I add a calendar to my phone?
Pick the button for the calendar you already use. Google, Apple and Outlook subscribe you, so the calendar updates itself; the .ics file is a one-off copy.
Apple Calendar (iPhone, iPad, Mac)
Tap Apple. Your device's Calendar app opens with the calendar address; confirm to subscribe.
Google Calendar
Tap Google to open Google Calendar on the web, with the calendar address filled in. Confirm to add it.
Outlook
Tap Outlook to open Outlook on the web (outlook.live.com), with the calendar address filled in. Sign in and confirm.
Anything else
Copy the .ics file link and paste it where your calendar asks for a calendar address.
Send this page to the other parent so you both have the same dates. Your calendar app checks for changes on its own schedule, so a new date can take a while to appear.
Can I print a checklist of the NSW dates?
Yes. These are the published dates for the newest NSW entry year, Selective and OC together, in date order. Tick each one off as it passes, and pin it where the family will see it.
| Done | What and when | Calendar |
|---|---|---|
| Applications for Year 5 OC entry in 2028, opening date: 5 November 2026. | NSW OC test | |
| Applications for Year 7 Selective entry in 2028, opening date: 5 November 2026. | NSW Selective test | |
| Last day to request reasonable adjustments for the OC test (Year 5 entry in 2028): 15 February 2027. | NSW OC test | |
| Applications for Year 5 OC entry in 2028, closing date: 15 February 2027. | NSW OC test | |
| Last day to request reasonable adjustments for the Selective test (Year 7 entry in 2028): 15 February 2027. | NSW Selective test | |
| Applications for Year 7 Selective entry in 2028, closing date: 15 February 2027. | NSW Selective test | |
| Opportunity Class Placement Test for Year 5 entry in 2028: 11–12 May 2027, each child on one day. | NSW OC test | |
| Selective High School Placement Test for Year 7 entry in 2028: 13–14 May 2027, each child on one day. | NSW Selective test | |
| OC make-up test for Year 5 entry in 2028: 10 June 2027. | NSW OC test | |
| Selective make-up test for Year 7 entry in 2028: 11 June 2027. | NSW Selective test | |
| Last day to change OC school choices for Year 5 entry in 2028: 25 June 2027. | NSW OC test | |
| Last day to change Selective school choices for Year 7 entry in 2028: 25 June 2027. | NSW Selective test | |
| Gosford's placement test for Years 8 to 11 entry in 2028, in the school hall: 7 August 2027. | NSW Selective test |
Printing this page prints only this section. Without a printer, the same dates are in the NSW calendars above.
What is in each calendar?
Only exact dates that someone official has published. Each date becomes one event in the exam's own time zone, with a link to our page for that exam or state.
| In the calendar | Left out |
|---|---|
| Published exact dates, such as applications opening and test days | Dates we expect but nobody has published yet |
| A reminder a week before and the day before, if your calendar app keeps reminders | Our own advice or practice plans |
| A link to our page for that exam or state | Anything personal, such as your child's test centre |
A calendar with no dates yet still works. Subscribe now, and the dates appear once they are published.
Should I subscribe or download the file?
Subscribe if you can. A subscription updates when a date is published or changes; a downloaded file is a copy of today's dates that never changes.
Download the file only when your calendar can't subscribe, and check the dates page again before each step. The dates pages also explain what each date means and what to have ready.
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Sources and checks
- Application process
- Enrolment
- Selective high schools – Years 8 to 12 applications
- Year 8-11 application for entry
- Selective stream enrolment
- Application and enrolment
- Enrol
- Enrol
- Enrolment
- Enrolment
- Enrolment for Years 8–11 (HAST)
- Application and Enrolment information
- Enrol
- Selective Stream Entry at Chatswood High School
- Enrolment pathways
- Application and enrolment information
- Outcomes
- Selective Enrolment
- Victorian Selective Entry High Schools exam
- Suzanne Cory High School: enrolment information
- Victorian Selective Entry High Schools: Apply
- Melbourne High School: enrol
- Victorian Selective Entry High Schools: Exam day
- Victorian Selective Entry High Schools exam: results and selection
- Selective entry high schools
- John Monash Science School: 2027 Year 10 enrolment policy (PDF)
- John Monash Science School: student enrolment
- SEAL Select Entry & Accelerated Learning
- University High School: Acceleration Program
- Queensland Academies: Brilliant Futures Brisbane
- Queensland Academies: Brilliant Futures Gold Coast
- Queensland Academies: Year 7 enrolments
- Queensland Academies: Year 10 enrolments
- Brisbane State High School: Year 7 2027 enrolment timelines (PDF)
- Brisbane State High School: Year 7 2028 enrolment timelines (PDF)
- Biomedical Explorers Program (Brisbane South State Secondary College)
- Albany Creek State High School: Catalyst application form 2027 (PDF)
- Albany Creek State High School: Programs of Excellence
- Murrumba State Secondary College: Programs of Excellence (PDF)
- Robina State High School: transition calendar 2026 (PDF)
- Key dates and application guidelines
- ASET performance reports
- Gifted and Talented application guidelines, Years 7, 9, 10 and 11 in 2028 (PDF)
- The Heights School: IGNITE prospective families (PDF)
- The Heights School: IGNITE
- Glenunga International High School: Ignite
- Darwin High School: select entry
- Darwin High School: SOHP Years 7 to 9
- SelectiveReady