Bonnyrigg High School: how its selective stream works

They are offered on the NSW Selective test, run by the NSW Department of Education for every selective school. ^{1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published} You apply to the Department, and Bonnyrigg is one name on your list.

Your child sits the test in Year 6^{1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}. Up to 3^{2NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published} schools fit on the list, and offers turn on test performance and the order of your school choices^{2NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}.

1. One application, several schools

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

2. The Selective test

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

3. One offer, at most

   Expected August 2027^{3NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Expected}, from the highest school on your list your child qualifies for. ^{5NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}

4. Later offers

   If a family declines a Bonnyrigg place, the next child on its reserve list is offered it. ^{5NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}

What are the two streams at Bonnyrigg?

The school has a selective stream and a non-selective stream, with the selective stream running from Year 7 to Year 12^{6Bonnyrigg High School · 13 October 2026 · Published}. In the Department's words, a partially selective school has selective classes inside a local high school^{1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}.

The Department lists the school at Elizabeth Drive, Bonnyrigg^{1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}, in the Sydney - South West^{8NSW Education data · 13 October 2026 · Published} region. The school's travel page gives 431 Elizabeth Drive, Bonnyrigg NSW 2177^{9Bonnyrigg High School · 13 October 2026 · Published}.

That page links bus timetables and the School Opal card; students may get free or subsidised travel to and from school^{10Transport for NSW · 13 October 2026 · Published}. Parking on school grounds is for staff only, and parents are asked not to use the car park for drop-off or pick-up^{9Bonnyrigg High School · 13 October 2026 · Published}. The Department notes that less travel could reduce harm to schoolwork and wellbeing^{2NSW Education · 13 October 2026 · Published}.

Plan your commute opens the school in your own map app. ^{8NSW Education data · 13 October 2026 · Published}

Yes, if there are vacancies. At Bonnyrigg, Years 8 to 11 applications typically open in mid June and close in July^{6Bonnyrigg 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}.

You apply the year before the placement year^{12NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}: in Year 7 for a Year 8 place, for example.

The Department asks you to consider 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 fits; nothing is saved.

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  Your child would like 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 co-ed school suits your child. ^{1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}

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  The elective pattern from Year 8 suits your child. ^{13Bonnyrigg High School · 13 October 2026 · Published}

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  Drop-off works without the school car park. ^{9Bonnyrigg High School · 13 October 2026 · Published}

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  The school's CHEER values sit well with your family. ^{14Bonnyrigg High School · 13 October 2026 · Published}

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

No. There is no set minimum entry score^{5NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}, for Bonnyrigg or any other selective school. The level shifts every year with how many children apply, how they perform, the places available and how many offers are declined^{5NSW Education · 13 October 2026 · Published}.

HSC league tables describe Year 12 results; they don't set Year 7 entry. The Department suggests you ask friends, family and your community about their experiences^{2NSW Education · 13 October 2026 · Published}.

Bonnyrigg's selective intake follows the statewide dates. 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 Bonnyrigg on the list

   For children in Year 5 in 2026.

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

   Selective test day

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

   Offers

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 first three are nearest by straight line from the Department's coordinates. Leppington, a new partially selective school, has no published location yet, so it isn't measured.

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