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CALENDAR & EVENTS

Selective Test Date

Find your pathway. Plan your next step.

Explore Victorian selective and accelerated learning entry by year level, with official application links for every school.

Year 7 entry

SEAL & accelerated learning programs

School-based programs for students entering secondary school. Names and selection processes differ: SEAL, ALPHA, ACE, HALE and Acceleration Programs are not one shared entrance examination.

47 schools are listed below, including metropolitan and regional programs. SEAL Academy membership confirms the program listing, not a new examination date. Confirm the school placement requirements before applying for program testing; a program application does not replace a Year 7 school placement application.

Year 9 entry

Victoria’s four selective entry high schools

Students usually apply while in Year 8 through the central Victorian selective entry process. These four schools share the Year 9 entrance examination.

2027 examination for 2028 Year 9 entry: the next examination date has not yet been announced in the official sources checked. Follow the Department of Education and ACER for registration updates.

Year 10 entry

Specialist science & selective school entry

John Monash Science School offers a specialist science and mathematics pathway. The four selective entry high schools also manage Year 10 applications directly.

Apply through the individual school. Availability, assessments and deadlines vary; do not use the central Year 9 examination date for these applications.

Year 11 entry

Senior science & selective school pathways

Explore Elizabeth Blackburn Sciences, John Monash Science School and senior entry opportunities at the four selective entry high schools.

Year 11 admission is managed by each school and depends on its selection requirements and available places. Contact the school about the next intake and subject suitability before registering.