Gosford High School is an academically selective high school.
Students seeking enrolment into Year 7 at Gosford High School must sit the selective schools test.
Placements are offered by the NSW Department of Education High Performance Unit based on the results of that test.
Applications for Year 7 entry in 2026 are now closed.
Application for entry into Year 7 is determined by an examination set by the High Performing Students Unit of the NSW Department of Education.
The Selective High School Placement Test for Year 7 2026 will be held between 2nd and 4th May 2025.
For detailed information regarding Year 7 entry:
Year 7 application process, information and application link
Selective high schools information link :
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APPLICATIONS FOR YEARS 8 TO YEAR 11 2026 OPEN 18TH JUNE 2025
The following information is provided for information purposes only.
- Applications for Years 8-11, 2026 close on 25th July 2025 at 2:00pm sharp. No applications will be accepted after this time.
- The placement test in the GHS school hall on 9th August 2025.
- The Selection Committee will meet to consider 2026 applications in September 2025.
- Outcome advice to applicants forwarded by Australia Post in September / October 2025.
Gosford High School and the schools listed below coordinate their entry test procedures for Years 8 to 11.
- Caringbah High School
- Fort Street High School - Year 11 only
- Girraween High School
- Hornsby Girls High School
- Hurlstone Agricultural High School
- Macquarie Fields High School
- Manly Selective Campus
- Sydney Technical High
- Penrith Selective High School
- St George Girls High School
Application can be made to a maximum of three selective high schools. To gain entry to the above selective schools in Years 8-11 your child will need to sit the Higher Ability Selection Test (HAST)developed by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) in Melbourne.
If your first preference is Gosford High School, you will need to apply and pay for the test at Gosford High School prior to the closing date. Your child will then sit the test at Gosford High School.
You must send separate applications to all the Selective High schools in which you are seeking enrolment.
An administration fee of $50 is required to lodge an application at Gosford High School if we are NOT your first choice.
Payment Link - Please Choose one option
$140.00 - For students sitting the test at Gosford High School
$50.00 - Administration fee if Gosford is not your first choice
TEST VENUE: Gosford High School hall
TEST DATE: 9th August 2025
COST OF TEST: $140.00
All applicants must bring a photo ID to the exam.
Download Years 8-11 Application Form within the open dates listed above.
Along with the application the following information is also required.
- A covering letter
- A copy of your child's birth certificate, citizenship certificate or passport and visa documents
- Copies of the last 2 years reports
- Half yearly report for 2025 (If 2025 half yearly report is not available before closing date, please send in your application with all the other required documents with a covering letter explaining the half yearly report will be forwarded as soon as practicable)
- Copies of the most recent NAPLAN results (2025 results can be emailed to the school when available)
- Copies of achievements/awards
- Also attach copies of any relevant documentation that supports the progress of the student
Due to the volume of applications we are not able to accept them electronically and no late applications will be accepted.
GHS Guidelines for Review of Years 8-11 Placement Decisions
Moving overseas
Moving overseas and need school reports authenticated for DFAT?
Email document.authentication@det.nsw.edu.au to arrange to bring original documents to 105 Phillip Street, Parramatta 2150.