Perth Modern School: how selective entry works
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Perth Modern School is Western Australia's only fully academically selective co-educational senior high school1Perth Modern · 12 October 2026 · Published, with 2252WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published Year 7 places for 2028 entry. Every place comes through the ASET, next sat on 6 March 20273WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published.
How does a child get a place at Perth Modern?
Only through the ASET. Entry is only by the Department's selective entrance test1Perth Modern · 12 October 2026 · Published, and the school says the Department alone: it takes applications, runs testing and offers places1Perth Modern · 13 October 2026 · Published. You apply to the Department, not to the school.
Your child sits the ASET in Year 6
On 6 March 20273WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published in Perth metro, Bunbury and Albany.
Places go by Total Standard Score
From the highest score down. 5WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published
Enrol after an offer
After an offer, the school's enrolment officer emails you about enrolling1Perth Modern · 13 October 2026 · Published.
How many places are there, and who is selected?
Perth Modern has 2252WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published Year 7 places for 2028 entry. It has no local catchment2WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published, so every student is selected.
Year 7 places, 2028 entry
students in total, by the school's own count
the year the school opened
That changes the classroom. At other academic programs, children are grouped with Gifted and Talented classmates in English, Maths, Science and Humanities and Social Sciences2WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published. At Perth Modern they are grouped in all subjects2WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published.
What lowest scores did past offers need?
The Department publishes each year's lowest offer score: the lowest score that received an offer, after all offers were completed5WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published. Perth Modern's has been well above the 209.55WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published needed to be considered at all.
| Year 7 entry | Lowest TSS offered |
|---|---|
| 2025 entry | 244.345WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published |
| 2024 entry | 247.25WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published |
| 2023 entry | 242.525WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published |
| 2022 entry | 245.565WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published |
| 2021 entry | 242.615WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published |
| 2020 entry | 240.065WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published |
| 2019 entry | 240.135WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published |
| 2018 entry | 237.785WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published |
| 2017 entry | 237.005WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published |
| 2016 entry | 233.865WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published |
What is learning like at Perth Modern?
The school describes an academic program that lets children move at their own pace. Its teachers are trained in the GERRIC gifted education modules6Perth Modern · 13 October 2026 · Published.
Faster when ready
The program includes moving through content faster when ready (curriculum telescoping)8Perth Modern · 13 October 2026 · Published.
Acceleration
Students may take subject or whole-year acceleration, decided with families8Perth Modern · 13 October 2026 · Published.
Music for every Year 7
Values
The school names Courage, Curiosity, Compassion, Commitment and Collaboration8Perth Modern · 13 October 2026 · Published.
These are the school's own words, linked rather than copied: read its academic program and transition pages.
How did Perth Modern become selective?
It opened in 19117Perth Modern · 13 October 2026 · Published and began entrance exams in 19127Perth Modern · 13 October 2026 · Published. In 19587Perth Modern · 13 October 2026 · Published, it became a comprehensive high school.
Academically selected students came back in 20077Perth Modern · 13 October 2026 · Published, first into Years 8, 10 and 11. Today it is Western Australia's only fully academically selective co-educational senior high school1Perth Modern · 12 October 2026 · Published. The school tells the full story on its history page.
Where is Perth Modern, and can country students attend?
The school is at 90 Roberts Road, Subiaco WA 60081Perth Modern · 12 October 2026 · Published. Plan your commute opens the address in your own map app.
Regional students who win a place can board at City Beach Residential College1Perth Modern · 12 October 2026 · Published. Country students can also stay home: Perth Modern teaches the online academic program for country students10WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published, open to regional students living outside the Bunbury or Albany region10WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published.
Can my child join after Year 7?
Sometimes. There are limited places in Years 9, 10 and 11; none in Year 121Perth Modern · 12 October 2026 · Published. Later entry goes through the same ASET: children in Years 8 to 10 sit it on 7 March 20273WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published. 11WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published
Once your child is in, Gifted and Talented programs run to the end of Year 12, except languages and the online program, which end after Year 102WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published.
Are there scholarships at Perth Modern?
Yes, for families who need help. The school lists Year 7 Equity Scholarships from the Sphinx Foundation, for students facing financial hardship12Perth Modern · 13 October 2026 · Published, and only students with a Gifted and Talented offer12Perth Modern · 13 October 2026 · Published can apply.
The Department also lists the Olive A Lewis Scholarship and the Bob Hawke Regional Academic Scholarship2WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published for academic programs. Attending is free: Gifted and Talented programs are fully Government funded2WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published.
When can we visit, and who do we ask?
Perth Modern plans information sessions for prospective parents in February 2027–March 202713Perth Modern · 13 October 2026 · Published, which may be after applications close on 5 February 20273WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published. Don't wait for a session to apply. The Department's parent information evenings run 14 October 2026–23 November 20263WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published.
School tours are held during term time and run by specially trained students13Perth Modern · 13 October 2026 · Published. Book on the school's tour page.
Questions about the school go to PerthModern.Enrolments@education.wa.edu.au or (08) 9392 68051Perth Modern · 13 October 2026 · Published. Questions about applications, testing and offers go to the Department at gtsu@education.wa.edu.au or 9264 43073WA Education · 13 October 2026 · Published.
Is Perth Modern a good fit for your child?
Talk it through with your child before you set your preferences. Tick what's true; nothing is saved or sent.
Your child wants a school where every class is a Gifted and Talented class.
The daily trip to Subiaco works, or boarding or the online program suits you.
Your child would enjoy music, which every Year 7 student takes.
You've booked a tour, or been to a Department information evening.
You've listed preferences in order of what you most want4WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published.
When are the next dates for Perth Modern?
Perth Modern uses the same Gifted and Talented dates as every program. For 2028 entry:
5 February 20273WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published
Applications close
At 6 pm Perth time3WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published.
6 March 20273WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published
The ASET for Year 6
June 2027 Expected3WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Expected
Round 1 offers by email (expected)
1 December 20273WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published
Reserve lists close
Questions parents ask about Perth Modern School
Is Perth Modern public or private?
Public. Gifted and Talented programs run at public secondary schools 11WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published, and they are fully Government funded2WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published.
Does living in Subiaco help?
No. Perth Modern has no local catchment2WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published, and there is no advantage for living in the school's catchment2WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published.
What score does my child need?
Nobody can say before the offers. The minimum to be considered is 209.55WA Education · 12 October 2026 · Published, and past lowest offers are in the table above.