Enrolling in a
Selective Entry School

What is a Selective Entry School?

Victoria’s four Selective Entry High Schools are the only Victorian public schools exclusively designed for academically talented students. As proud government schools, each Selective Entry High School has a unique profile with the core purpose of nurturing academic excellent in young adults in Years 9 to 12. Unlike SEAL schools, or schools offering “selective” acceleration programs, Suzanne Cory’s cohort is entirely based on selective entry, and does not engage in streaming. Rather, all students at Suzanne Cory High School are considered academically and intellectually gifted, and undertake an accelerated curriculum designed to challenge and stimulate students of high academic ability.

Suzanne Cory is a government public high school and does not charge any tuition fees. To learn more about what fees may be charged by government public schools, please click here.

Who can enrol?

Suzanne Cory High School accepts approx. 200 students at Year 9 level, and approx. 30 students at Years 10 and 11, each year. Suzanne Cory is not zoned; our student body is drawn from suburbs all across Melbourne. Entry to the school is contingent on sitting and successfully passing an entrance exam, which is conducted by the Victorian Department of Education. Students who have not sat an exam will not be considered for admission.

Suzanne Cory does not take international students. To be eligible to sit the entrance exam, students must be:

• in Year 8 (to qualify for intake at Year 9);
• an Australian citizen, or hold permanent residency status.

Entrance examinations occur mid-year for enrolment in the following year. For example, if your child wishes to enrol in 2022, they will need to sit the entrance exam in mid-2021. The school does not handle enrolment directly, and all enquiries for enrolments at Year 9 should be directed to the Selective Entry Unit.  Applications to sit this years’ examination have opened. Please visit the Department of Education and training website here to apply.

Suzanne Cory also accepts student intake at Year 10 and Year 11. The number of places available varies from year to year (between 10 and 20, on average), and is dependant on existing student numbers. Entry at Year 10 and Year 11 is also contingent on sitting and successfully completing an entrance examination. As with Year 9 intake, entrance exams occur mid-year for enrolment in the following year. Applications to sit this years’ examination will open soon for Year 10 and 11.

Any questions?

If you have any questions in regards to enrolment at Suzanne Cory High School, please email enrol@suzannecoryhs.vic.edu.au.

You can also download our information booklet now for more information about our school.

2022 Enrolment Information Session

Suzanne Cory High School’s Information Evening was held on Tuesday 23rd March 2021.

If you would like access to the recording, please email communications@suzannecoryhs.vic.edu.au for the details.