Normanhurst Boys High School: how selective entry works

By the Selective test alone. Normanhurst Boys is fully selective and unzoned. ^{1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published} You apply to the NSW Department of Education, which runs the test and makes the offers, and you can list up to 3^{2NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published} schools.

The test comes in Year 6^{1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}. Offers follow test performance and the order of your school choices^{2NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}. The school adds that there is no other waiting list and no sibling rights^{3Normanhurst Boys HS · 13 October 2026 · Published}.

1. Apply in Year 5

   Online, to the Department. For entry in 2028, expected November 2026–February 2027^{4NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Expected}.

2. Test in Year 6

   Expected early May 2027^{4NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Expected}, at centres only in NSW^{5NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}.

3. One offer

   Expected August 2027^{4NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Expected}. Your child gets the highest choice they qualify for. ^{6NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}

4. Waiting on the reserve list

   A Normanhurst Boys place declined by one family is offered to the next child on the list. ^{6NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}

What is school life like at Normanhurst Boys?

Two languages start together. Students take both French and Japanese in Year 7, then one of them in Year 8^{7Normanhurst Boys HS · 13 October 2026 · Published}.

Sport is compulsory in Years 7 to 11^{8Normanhurst Boys HS · 13 October 2026 · Published}, with Wednesday sport for every student, grade or recreational^{8Normanhurst Boys HS · 13 October 2026 · Published}. The school's debaters meet Hornsby Girls High School, which it calls its sister school^{9Normanhurst Boys HS · 13 October 2026 · Published}, for social debates.

The school is on Pennant Hills Road, Normanhurst^{1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}, in the Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby^{11NSW Education data · 13 October 2026 · Published} region. The nearest selective school is Hornsby Girls ^{11NSW Education data · 13 October 2026 · Published}, which Normanhurst Boys calls its sister school. ^{9Normanhurst Boys HS · 13 October 2026 · Published}

Its travel page covers travel passes, the Assisted School Travel Program and car parking, but names no bus routes or stations. Plan the trip at school times yourself.

The Department notes less travel could reduce harm to schoolwork and wellbeing^{2NSW Education · 13 October 2026 · Published}. Plan your commute opens the school's location in your map app. ^{11NSW Education data · 13 October 2026 · Published}

Yes, a few boys do each year. Places are filled through an application with an entry test in literacy and numeracy and a review of supporting documents^{3Normanhurst Boys HS · 13 October 2026 · Published}, run by the school itself. ^{13NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}

The school's guide to numbers: usually no more than five places in a year group, but usually 10 to 15 for entry into Year 9 and into Year 11^{3Normanhurst Boys HS · 13 October 2026 · Published}.

You need a separate application for each school^{13NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published} if you also apply elsewhere. Dates for entry in 2028: Not published^{13NSW Education · 13 October 2026 · Not published}.

Think about 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; nothing is saved or sent.

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  Your child wants to go. The Department says a school your child wants to go to^{2NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published} matters.

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  Six years at a boys' school feels right to your child.

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  The trip along Pennant Hills Road works morning and afternoon.

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  French and Japanese both suit your child in Year 7. ^{7Normanhurst Boys HS · 13 October 2026 · Published}

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  Your child is happy with compulsory sport through Year 11. ^{8Normanhurst Boys HS · 13 October 2026 · Published}

No cut-off is published. There's no set minimum entry score^{6NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}, and the result needed differs year to year.

Rankings you find online use HSC results from past Year 12 students, which say nothing about Year 7 entry. The Department suggests you ask friends, family and your community about their experiences^{2NSW Education · 13 October 2026 · Published} instead of relying on reviews.

Year 7 dates are set by the Department for every selective school. Exact dates for Year 7 entry in 2028: Not published^{4NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Not published}. The months below are expected.

1. November 2026–February 2027 Expected^{4NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Expected}

   Apply, listing Normanhurst Boys

   For a child in Year 5 in 2026.

2. early May 2027 Expected^{4NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Expected}

   Selective test day

3. August 2027 Expected^{4NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Expected}

   Offers and reserve lists

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)^{4NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published} only by declining that accepted offer by then. ^{6NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}

The first three are nearest by straight line from the Department's coordinates. The last two are the nearest other fully selective boys' schools.

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