Auburn Girls High School: how the selective class works

Auburn Girls is partially selective: it has selective classes inside a local high school^{1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}. ^{1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published} A seat in that selective class comes only through the NSW Selective test, and you apply to the NSW Department of Education, not to the school.

Your child sits the test in Year 6^{1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}. Auburn Girls can be one of up to 3^{2NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published} schools on your list, and places go by test performance and the order of your school choices^{2NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}.

1. Apply to the Department

   Expected November 2026–February 2027^{3NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Expected} for entry in 2028.

2. Sit the test

   Expected early May 2027^{3NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Expected}, and held only in NSW^{4NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}.

3. Hear the outcome

   Expected August 2027^{3NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Expected}: one offer at most, from your highest qualifying choice. ^{5NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}

4. Wait on the reserve list, if listed

   When a family turns down an Auburn Girls place, it passes to the next child on the school's reserve list. ^{5NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}

What does partially selective mean at Auburn Girls?

It means the school has two kinds of class. In the selective stream, students typically have classes together for English, mathematics and science^{6Auburn Girls High School · 13 October 2026 · Published}. The other classes are for local girls.

The school runs Selective and Enrichment classes in Years 7 to 10^{7Auburn Girls High School · 13 October 2026 · Published}, so Enrichment classes sit beside the selective ones. In Years 11 and 12 it lists accelerated pathways in Science and Maths for students working well above their year group^{7Auburn Girls High School · 13 October 2026 · Published}.

The school is at Hunter Street and Braemar Ave, Auburn^{1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}, in the Sydney - Parramatta^{9NSW Education data · 13 October 2026 · Published} region. The Department notes that less travel could reduce harm to schoolwork and wellbeing^{2NSW Education · 13 October 2026 · Published}, so try the trip at school times.

The school's travel page has a location map and a link to apply for a travel pass. Students may be eligible for free or subsidised travel to and from school^{10Transport for NSW · 13 October 2026 · Published}. Plan your commute opens the school in your own map app. ^{9NSW Education data · 13 October 2026 · Published}

Possibly, if a place comes up. For Years 8 to 11 you apply directly to the school, usually between June and July^{6Auburn Girls High School · 13 October 2026 · Published}. ^{12NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published} Vacancies depend on students leaving, and some schools have none in some years^{12NSW Education · 13 October 2026 · Published}.

The Department asks you to weigh your child's interests and abilities, academic and co-curricular needs, social and emotional needs, and any specialised support^{2NSW Education · 13 October 2026 · Published}. Tick what's true for your family; nothing is saved or sent.

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  Your child wants to go. The Department calls choosing a school your child wants to go to^{2NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published} an important consideration.

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  A girls' school suits your child for all of high school. ^{1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}

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  Sharing English, maths and science with one selective class suits your child. ^{6Auburn Girls High School · 13 October 2026 · Published}

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  You've looked at the Year 8 language choice. ^{13Auburn Girls High School · 13 October 2026 · Published}

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  The trip to Auburn works both ways at school times.

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  You've visited, or asked the school about a visit. ^{2NSW Education · 13 October 2026 · Published}

No. There is no set minimum entry score^{5NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published} for the Auburn Girls selective class. The result needed shifts each year with how many children apply, how they perform, the places available and how many offers are declined^{5NSW Education · 13 October 2026 · Published}.

A "cut-off" you see online is not a Department figure, and HSC tables describe Year 12, not Year 7 entry. For a feel of the school, the Department suggests you ask friends, family and your community about their experiences^{2NSW Education · 13 October 2026 · Published}.

The selective class runs on the statewide timetable. Exact dates for Year 7 entry in 2028: Not published^{3NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Not published}. The months below are expected.

1. November 2026–February 2027 Expected^{3NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Expected}

   Apply, with Auburn Girls on your list

   For a child in Year 5 in 2026.

2. early May 2027 Expected^{3NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Expected}

   The Selective test

3. August 2027 Expected^{3NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Expected}

   Outcomes

If this school is a higher choice than an offer you've accepted, you can stay on its reserve list after 3 December 2026, 3 pm (Sydney time)^{3NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published} only by declining that accepted offer by then. ^{5NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}

The three nearest, by straight line from the Department's coordinates, are all partially selective like Auburn Girls.

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