Selective School Ranking and Entry Marks

by admin | 07th March 2017 |

Baulkham Hills High School has the highest selective entry cut off mark

UPDATE: For 2018 selective high school entry marks click here.

UPDATE: For Selective School entry marks for the 2018 Year 7 intake, please click here.

Selective Schools have proven again that they are the top-ranking schools in the HSC results. For many parents, it is THE school they want their child to be in. And with good reason!

Below is a table that shows the state top-scoring schools in the HSC results.

Here are some points that worth noting.

The top five schools are state selective schools.
In the 20 schools, 12 of them are selective state schools, the rest are private (high-cost schools).
This top performance of selective school is consistent over the years.

The State’s Top-Scoring Schools in 2016

The table below shows the selective schools HSC ranking in 2016. Quite an impressive ranking for the selective schools!

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Source: SMH http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/hsc-results-2016-james-ruse-agricultural-high-school-tops-the-hsc-for-the-21st-year-running-20161215-gtbnwa.html

The Selective Schools HSC Ranking in 2016

Source: SMH http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/hsc-results-2016-james-ruse-agricultural-high-school-tops-the-hsc-for-the-21st-year-running-20161215-gtbnwa.html

Performance is not an issue once students are in selective school. The issue, as many parents know, is getting into a selective school.

Many parents are not aware of what the entry mark for selective school is made of. Here is a table to explain it.

Some Facts on Selective School Entry Marks

The Mark Breakdown

Component	School Assessment Score	Test Score	Total
English (Reading Comprehension and Writing	50	50	100
Mathematics	50	50	100
General Ability	No School Scores	100	100
Total	100	200	300

Schools provide the school assessment scores out of 100 in English and Maths, based generally on the student’s performance in Year 4 and up to mid-year of Year 5.
Students’ school marks account for one-third of their score out of 300.
The school assessment scores for English and Mathematics rank all candidates from a particular school applying for selective high school placement in order of merit, showing the relative gaps between the students.

For each test component, the test score is scaled to a mean of 60 and a standard deviation of 12. In other words, the average score correct out of 45 for Reading is scaled to 60 out of 100 and all other scores are calculated relative to that score of 60.

Selective Schools Entry Marks for 2016* (alphabetical order)

Source DET

Note: These are the entry marks for selective high schools. See entry marks for Opportunity Class primary schools here.

Rank	School	Minimum Entry Score	Status	Area
23	Alexandria Park Community School	170	Partially	Alexandria
43	Armidale High School	160	Partially	Armidale
44	Auburn Girls High School	160	Partially	Auburn
1	Baulkham Hills High School	231	Fully	Baulkham Hills
28	Blacktown Boys High School	182	Partially	Blacktown
26	Blacktown Girls High School	179	Partially	Blacktown
34	Bonnyrigg High School	166	Partially	Bonnyrigg
16	Caringbah High School	191	Fully	Caringbah
15	Chatswood High School	195	Partially	Chatswood
38	Duval High School	160	Partially	Armidale
39	Elizabeth Macarthur High School	161	Partially	Narellan
7	Fort Street High School	211	Fully	Petersham
10	Girraween High School	210	Fully	Girraween
36	Gorokan High School	160	Fully	Lake Haven
24	Gosford High School	180	Fully	Gosford
40	Grafton High School	160	Partially	Grafton
41	Granville Boys High School	160	Partially	Granville
8	Hornsby Girls High School	212	Fully	Hornsby
12	Hurlstone Agricultural High School	200	Fully	Glenfield
2	James Ruse Agricultural High School	239	Fully	Carlingford
37	Karabar High School	160	Partially	Queanbeyan
42	Kooringal High School	163	Partially	Kooringal North
30	Macquarie Fields High School	174	Partially	Macquarie Fields
27	Merewether High School	182	Fully	Broadmeadow
33	Moorebank High School	167	Partially	Moorebank
9	Normanhurst Boys High School	210	Fully	Normanhurst
4	North Sydney Boys High School	225	Fully	Crows Nest
6	North Sydney Girls High School	212	Fully	Crows Nest
11	Northern Beaches Secondary College (Manly Campus)	204	Fully	North Curl Curl
19	Parramatta High School	192	Partially	Parramatta
45	Peel High School	160	Partially	Tamworth
14	Penrith High School	200	Fully	Penrith
31	Prairiewood High School	166	Partially	Wetherill Park
32	Rose Bay Secondary College	164	Partially	Dover Heights
20	Ryde Secondary College	186	Partially	Ryde
17	Sefton High School	189	Partially	Sefton
25	Smith’s Hill High School	186	Fully	Wollongong
13	St George Girls High School	195	Fully	Kogarah
5	Sydney Boys High School	212	Fully	Moore Park
3	Sydney Girls High School	214	Fully	Surry Hills
29	Sydney Secondary College (Balmain Campus)	179	Partially	Rozelle
22	Sydney Secondary College (Leichardt Campus)	179	Partially	Rozelle
18	Sydney Technical High School	191	Fully	Bexley
21	Tempe High School	180	Partially	Tempe
35	Virtual Selective High School (Aurora College)	170