Moorebank High School: how its selective places work
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Moorebank High School is a co-ed, partially selective school in Moorebank, with 301NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published Year 7 selective places for girls and 301NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published for boys for entry in 2027. The NSW Selective test decides who is offered them.
Moorebank's selective places come from the Selective test. A free section needs no account.
How does Year 7 selective entry to Moorebank happen?
Moorebank's Year 7 selective places are offered by the NSW Department of Education, using the Selective test. 1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published You don't apply to Moorebank itself. You make one online application and can name up to 32NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published schools.
Your child sits the test in Year 61NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published. Offers then follow test performance and the order of your school choices2NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published.
One application to the Department
Expected November 2026–February 20273NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Expected for entry in 2028.
Places that open up
If a Moorebank offer is declined, the next child on its reserve list is offered the place. 5NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published
What does "comprehensive, partially selective" mean here?
Moorebank calls itself a comprehensive, partially selective secondary school for Years 7 to 126Moorebank High School · 13 October 2026 · Published. In the Department's terms, the school has selective classes inside a local high school1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published.
Your child would study alongside local students in the same school, with selective classes of their own.
How many places are there for girls and for boys?
Moorebank has 301NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published Year 7 selective places for girls and 301NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published for boys for entry in 2027. Girls and boys get equal numbers: the Department sets equal places for girls and boys from the 2027 intake7NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published.
girls, Year 7 selective classes, entry in 2027
boys, Year 7 selective classes, entry in 2027
Offers to girls and boys are still based on test performance7NSW Education · 13 October 2026 · Published. Unfilled places go to the other gender7NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published.
Equity Placement Model
The Department holds up to 20%7NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published of places for four under-represented groups. The test still decides who is offered them.
No family priority
An older child at Moorebank doesn't help a younger one get in. 1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published
Where is Moorebank High School, and how do students get there?
The Department lists the school at Bangalow Avenue, Moorebank1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published, in the Sydney - South West8NSW Education data · 13 October 2026 · Published region.
The school's travel page lists no bus routes. It points families to School Finder and the student travel pass, which can give free or subsidised travel to and from school9Transport for NSW · 13 October 2026 · Published. Check the trip yourself: the Department notes that less travel could reduce harm to schoolwork and wellbeing2NSW Education · 13 October 2026 · Published.
Plan your commute opens the school in your own map app. 8NSW Education data · 13 October 2026 · Published
Who can apply for Moorebank's selective places?
Any child sitting the Selective test can list Moorebank. Selective places don't depend on your address: you can apply to any selective school, in or out of your area1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published.
Families must be living in NSW by the start of the entry year3NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published. Conditions may apply to non-citizens3NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published. There's no charge: applying is free10NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published.
What about local enrolment and the Extension Class?
Local students join the non-selective stream through the school's Enrol page. 1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published Moorebank also runs an Extension Class for students with a non-selective enrolment, focused on high potential in the intellectual and social-emotional domains11Moorebank High School · 13 October 2026 · Published.
From 2027 the Extension Class replaces the Enrichment Class12Moorebank High School · 13 October 2026 · Published. It is a school program, not a selective place. 11Moorebank High School · 13 October 2026 · Published
Can my child join the selective stream after Year 7?
Sometimes, if a place opens. For Years 8 to 11, Moorebank uses the school's own application form, submitted during the application period11Moorebank High School · 13 October 2026 · Published. 13NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published Vacancies depend on students leaving, and some schools have none in some years13NSW Education · 13 October 2026 · Published.
| Moorebank, Years 8 to 11 | What applies |
|---|---|
| The last round, for entry in 2027 | 17 June 202613NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published to 24 July 202613NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published |
| Where the application goes | to the school itself13NSW Education · 13 October 2026 · Published |
| What's assessed | academic performance in the application, and any test the school sets13NSW Education · 13 October 2026 · Published |
| Possible outcomes | an offer, a place on the reserve list, or unsuccessful13NSW Education · 13 October 2026 · Published |
| The next round | Not published13NSW Education · 13 October 2026 · Not published |
The school's Enrol page asks you to check back for changes to its dates. You apply the year before the placement year13NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published.
Where should Moorebank go in your list of choices?
Name only schools you would genuinely like your child to attend2NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published, in your real order of preference, up to 32NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published. Ranking Moorebank higher gives it no extra weight. 2NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published Order your choices.
Sefton is one of the two nearest selective schools. Imagine a family puts Moorebank first and Sefton second.
| Moorebank as choice 1, Sefton as choice 2 | The result |
|---|---|
| Your child reaches Moorebank's level | A Moorebank offer; Sefton shows "not applicable". 5NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published |
| Your child reaches Sefton's level, not Moorebank's | A Sefton offer, possibly with a place on the Moorebank reserve list. 5NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published |
| Your child reaches neither | No offer. 5NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published |
Declining Sefton to wait for Moorebank carries no certainty of a later reserve offer2NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published.
Is Moorebank a good fit for your child?
Whether Moorebank is good for your family depends on your child. The Department suggests weighing your child's interests and abilities, academic and co-curricular needs, social and emotional needs, and any specialised support2NSW Education · 13 October 2026 · Published. Tick what fits; nothing is kept.
Your child wants to go. The Department calls choosing a school your child wants to go to2NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published an important consideration.
A comprehensive school with selective classes suits your child. 6Moorebank High School · 13 October 2026 · Published
Your child is happy to study French early in high school. 14Moorebank High School · 13 October 2026 · Published
Your child would enjoy debating or design challenges. 12Moorebank High School · 13 October 2026 · Published
The daily trip to Moorebank works without a school bus. 8NSW Education data · 13 October 2026 · Published
You've been on a tour or to an open day. 11Moorebank High School · 13 October 2026 · Published
What does Moorebank say about itself?
Beyond class, its students take part in the Premier's Debating Challenge and the Game Changer Challenge, which uses design thinking12Moorebank High School · 13 October 2026 · Published. For families thinking of enrolling, it offers a school tour, open day, information session or orientation program11Moorebank High School · 13 October 2026 · Published. We link to its pages, and we have no tie to the school.
Which languages does Moorebank teach?
The school offers French and Modern Greek14Moorebank High School · 13 October 2026 · Published. Every student studies French, for the mandatory 100-hour language course in Stage 414Moorebank High School · 13 October 2026 · Published.
Ask the school which language courses run in the later years.
Is there a minimum score or ranking for Moorebank?
No. There is no set minimum entry score5NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published for Moorebank, so no "selective score" to aim at. The level changes every year with how many children apply, how they perform, the places available and how many offers are declined5NSW Education · 13 October 2026 · Published.
| Searched for | Known |
|---|---|
| The Moorebank selective score | No set minimum entry score5NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published |
| How far its reserve list goes | Not published5NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Not published |
| Moorebank's ranking | Not published1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Not published |
HSC rankings describe Year 12 results in past years. They don't set Year 7 entry. For reviews, the Department suggests you ask friends, family and your community about their experiences2NSW Education · 13 October 2026 · Published.
Does Moorebank charge fees?
No attendance fees. Selective schools charge no attendance fees, except boarding1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published, and Moorebank has no boarding. The application, the test and enrolment are all free10NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published.
School contributions are at the discretion of parents and carers15NSW Education · 13 October 2026 · Published. In 2026 the Department caps them at A$11015NSW Education · 13 October 2026 · Published for secondary schools.
Excursions and specialist programs can cost extra. 15NSW Education · 13 October 2026 · Published
When are the next dates for Moorebank?
Moorebank's selective intake runs on the statewide dates. Exact dates for Year 7 entry in 2028: Not published3NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Not published. The months below are expected.
November 2026–February 2027 Expected3NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Expected
Apply, with Moorebank on your list
For children in Year 5 in 2026.
early May 2027 Expected3NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Expected
Test day
August 2027 Expected3NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Expected
Outcomes
On the Moorebank reserve list for entry in 2027 and holding another offer? 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
How can my child prepare for Moorebank's selective test?
It's the same Selective test for every school. The Department says coaching is not necessary16NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published; a small amount of preparation3NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published is enough. It warns that too much coaching can harm wellbeing16NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published.
Try our free practice test: the 416NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published sections, timed like the real test, with one full practice test with results, with a free account17SelectiveReady · 12 October 2026 · Published. It can't tell you whether Moorebank will offer your child a place.
Which selective schools are near Moorebank?
These three are the nearest by straight line, from the Department's coordinates. Sefton and Bonnyrigg are almost equally close.
| School | Type | Address |
|---|---|---|
| Sefton 8NSW Education data · 13 October 2026 · Published | Partially selective1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published | Hector Street, Sefton1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published |
| Bonnyrigg 8NSW Education data · 13 October 2026 · Published | Partially selective1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published | Elizabeth Drive, Bonnyrigg1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published |
| Hurlstone 8NSW Education data · 13 October 2026 · Published | Agricultural high school – day places and boarding places1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published | Roy Watts Road, Glenfield1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published |
Questions parents ask about Moorebank
Is Moorebank High School selective?
Partly. It is one of 271NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published partially selective high schools in NSW, so it has selective classes and local classes. 1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published
Does Moorebank take girls?
Yes. It is co-ed, with 301NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published selective places for girls for entry in 2027.
Does Moorebank have an open day?
The school says it offers a school tour, open day, information session or orientation program11Moorebank High School · 13 October 2026 · Published. Contact the school to find out what's on.