Sydney Technical High School: how entry for boys works

Sydney Tech fills all of its Year 7 places from the Selective test. ^{1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published} You make one online application to the NSW Department of Education, and Sydney Tech can be one of up to 3^{2NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published} schools on it.

The Department offers places by test performance and the order of your school choices^{2NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}. Your child sits the test in Year 6^{1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}, and the same test counts for every school you name.

1. Apply while your child is in Year 5

   For entry in 2028, applications are expected November 2026–February 2027^{3NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Expected}. No late applications^{3NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}.

2. The test, in Year 6

   Expected early May 2027^{3NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Expected}. On computers provided by the Department^{4NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}.

3. The outcome

   Expected August 2027^{3NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Expected}, in your application dashboard^{5NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}. At first, a child holds one offer at most. ^{5NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}

4. A reserve list, if your child is on one

   When a family turns down a Sydney Tech place, it passes to the next boy on the Sydney Tech reserve list. ^{5NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}

Sydney Tech is on Forest Road, Bexley^{1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}, in the Sydney - Inner South West^{7NSW Education data · 13 October 2026 · Published} region. It was founded in 1911^{8Sydney Technical HS · 13 October 2026 · Published}, and its history spans three sites: Ultimo, Paddington and Bexley^{8Sydney Technical HS · 13 October 2026 · Published}.

For trains, the school's travel page names Hurstville station, then a walk or a bus to school^{9Sydney Technical HS · 13 October 2026 · Published}. Eligible students can get free or subsidised travel to and from school^{10Transport for NSW · 13 October 2026 · Published}.

The Department points out that a school close to home means less travel, more time for other activities^{2NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}. Plan your commute opens the school in your own map app. ^{7NSW Education data · 13 October 2026 · Published}

Yes, when a place comes up. Sydney Tech runs its own entry for Years 8 to 11. ^{12NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published} Places in Years 8 to 10 open only when a current student leaves^{13Sydney Technical HS · 13 October 2026 · Published}, and the school also opens additional places in Year 11^{13Sydney Technical HS · 13 October 2026 · Published}.

Apply in the year before the placement year^{12NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}. For questions about tests or the next round, the school's Enrol page points you to its enrolments officer.

The Department suggests you 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}. Use this list at home; nothing is saved.

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

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  A boys' school suits your child. ^{1NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published}

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  The morning and afternoon trip to Bexley works for your family.

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  Your child is ready to start senior courses early, in Year 10. ^{14Sydney Technical HS · 13 October 2026 · Published}

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  Your child would enjoy clubs at lunch and after school. ^{14Sydney Technical HS · 13 October 2026 · Published}

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  You've looked around, in person or online. ^{13Sydney Technical HS · 13 October 2026 · Published}

No. The Department has no set minimum entry score^{5NSW Education · 12 October 2026 · Published} for Sydney Tech or any other selective school. The level needed shifts each year with who applies and how they go.

A Sydney Tech "cut-off" quoted online is not a Department number. HSC results are about past Year 12 students, not about how boys win Year 7 places.

Sydney Tech shares its dates with every selective school. 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 and list Sydney Tech

   For a child in Year 5 in 2026.

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

   Your child sits the Selective test

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

   Outcomes arrive

For entry in 2027, Sydney Tech reserve offers can come until the end of Term 1 2027^{17NSW Education · 18 October 2026 · Published}. 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 the closest selective schools, by straight line from the Department's coordinates. The last three are the other fully selective boys' schools.

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