ASET results: how the report and offers work
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ASET performance reports for the 2028 intake are expected by email in June 20271WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Expected, with four standardised scores and a Total Standard Score. Academic offers go on the Total Standard Score only2WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published, in 23WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published rounds, then reserve lists.
What happens at the results stage?
Results come in a set order: the report, two rounds of offers, then reserve lists. Every message comes by email2WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published, so keep checking your inbox and junk folder.
Apply and sit the ASET
Done by 6 March 20271WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published for most Year 6 children.
You are here: the performance report
Four standardised scores and a total. 2WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published
Round 1 and Round 2 offers
A child gets at most one offer in each round, for the highest preference your child qualifies for3WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published.
Reserve lists
Open until 1 December 20271WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published.
Enrolment at the school
After an Authority to Commence Enrolment email3WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published.
When do results and offers arrive for the 2028 intake?
Reports are expected in June 20271WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Expected, and Round 1 offers later the same month. Months marked expected are the Department's timing for the cycle, not set days.
21 May 20272WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published
Last day to add a languages preference for Round 1
June 2027 Expected1WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Expected
Performance reports by email (expected)
June 2027 Expected1WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Expected
Round 1 offers by email (expected)
July 2027 Expected1WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Expected
Round 2 offers by email (expected)
August 2027 Expected1WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Expected
Emails to families with no offer (expected)
30 November 20273WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published
Last day to change preferences in the reserve phase
1 December 20271WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published
Reserve lists close
Still to be confirmed: the deadline for results check requests 1WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Not published and the deadline for first-round responses. 1WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Not published The key dates may be subject to change1WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published.
What does the performance report show?
It shows a standardised score for each of the 4 tests and a Total Standard Score2WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published. The Total Standard Score is the total of the 4 standardised scores2WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published, and all 4 tests are worth the same2WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published.
| On the report | What it means |
|---|---|
| A standardised score per test | One each for reading comprehension, communicating ideas in writing, quantitative reasoning and abstract reasoning4WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published. Each compares your child's result with a group of high-performing students who applied2WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published. The scores are not percentages or percentiles2WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published. |
| Total Standard Score (TSS) | the total of the 4 standardised scores2WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published. Academic places go on the Total Standard Score only2WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published. |
| Estimate tables | tables of estimated TSS ranges for possible Round 1 academic offers and languages interviews2WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published. They are a guide, not a promise. |
| What it leaves out | A rank, a percentile or a pass mark. 2WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published |
A top score is extremely rare2WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published on any test. Scores that look low next to school reports are common, because the ASET measures learning potential, not achievement against the WA Curriculum3WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published.
How are academic offers made?
Places go from the highest TSS down until each program is full. A TSS of at least 209.52WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published is normally needed to be considered, and reaching it doesn't promise a place. A few programs with low student numbers have been approved for a lower benchmark. 2WA Education · 14 October 2026 · Published
the lowest TSS considered for an academic program
formal rounds of offers, then reserve lists
preferences at most, and one offer per round at most
Offers are based on performance in the assessments, your preferences and the number of vacancies3WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published. Arts and languages work differently.
| Program type | How the score is used |
|---|---|
| Academic | the Total Standard Score only2WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published, from 209.52WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published up |
| Languages | A total of 80% ASET and 20% interview3WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published |
| Arts | The TSS is 20% of the arts score3WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published, and there is no minimum TSS2WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published |
What did past offers need?
The Department publishes each program's minimum entrance score from past years: the lowest score that received an offer, after all offers were completed2WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published. Perth Modern School is the program parents ask about most.
Can we change preferences after the report?
Yes, within limits. After the report you may ask for limited changes: a new order, or a replaced preference2WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published. An arts program can be added only if your child completed the arts testing2WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published.
During the offer rounds, changes are possible only for a program your child met the criteria for and hasn't declined or left unanswered3WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published. Ask the Department at gtsu@education.wa.edu.au or 9264 43071WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published.
Can we ask for a results check?
Yes. A check is free, and you have 73WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published days from the release of scores to ask. It involves checking the data matches your child, re-checking the multiple-choice answers by hand, and a review of the writing by the chief marking supervisor2WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published.
Timing
Round 1 doesn't wait
Round 1 offers go out on the original scores3WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published.
A higher score
It may count in Round 22WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published.
A lower score
What usually explains a low score
The Department points to the test's difficulty and the strong group who sit it2WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published.
A results check is not for illness or a problem on the day. That is a misadventure review, asked for within 74WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published days of the test.
How do we answer an offer?
Reply by the deadline you are given, or the offer is withdrawn3WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published. An offer that has been withdrawn cannot be reinstated3WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published.
Accept a lower preference, "yes reserve"
You can accept the lower offer and stay on the reserve list for higher preferences3WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published, if your child meets their criteria.
Decline a lower preference
Your child is kept on the reserve list for higher preferences3WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published.
Families moving to WA need evidence of a permanent move to WA3WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published before they can enrol.
What if there is no offer?
The email to families without an offer explains the reserve phase and reserve list cut-offs3WA Education · 14 October 2026 · Published. For academic programs there is a minimum TSS, above which a child can stay on the reserve list3WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published.
Preferences can still change in the reserve phase until 30 November 20273WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published. After 1 December 20271WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published, places that free up go to later intakes3WA Education · 14 October 2026 · Published.
Tell your child plainly that the ASET is built to be hard, and that one morning's test doesn't measure who they are. The next chance is the Year 9 intake in 20303WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published, with a new application and new testing3WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published.
How does this play out for real families?
A TSS above the minimum, no Round 1 offer
Your child's TSS is above 209.52WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published, but no Round 1 offer arrives.
That can happen when preferred programs fill at higher scores. A second round and reserve lists come next. 2WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published
An offer for the second preference
Round 1 brings an offer for your second preference, and your child still hopes for the first.
You can accept with yes reserve, or decline, and stay on the reserve list for the first preference. 3WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published
One score looks wrong
Writing came back much lower than you expected.
Ask for a results check within 73WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published days. The chief marking supervisor reviews the writing. 2WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published
Taken ill during the test
Your child became unwell partway through the ASET and struggled to finish.
That is a misadventure review, not a results check: ask within 74WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published days of the test.
What can't be known?
This year's cut-offs can't be known before each round, and nobody can predict an offer from a report. The scores are not percentages or percentiles2WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published, and no rank is given.
What you can know: the minimum to be considered, your preferences, and every date the Department has set.
Questions parents ask about ASET results
What is a good ASET score?
There is no pass mark. A TSS of at least 209.52WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published is needed to be considered for an academic program, and places then go from the highest score down.
Is the TSS a percentage?
No. It is the total of the 4 standardised scores2WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published, and those scores are not percentages or percentiles2WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published.
Can a results check cost my child an offer?
Yes. A lower score may cost your child an existing offer2WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published. The Department notes that every score is already checked several times before release2WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published.
Who can I ask about our child's result?
The Department's Gifted and Talented team at gtsu@education.wa.edu.au or 9264 43071WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published. We can't see or change any result.