Open Days
Hurlstone Agricultural High School does not provide Open Days or tours of our facilities to prospective students and their families, or the general public.
Enrolment
Hurlstone Agricultural High School is a fully selective high school. We provide highly gifted students with the best educational opportunities to achieve academically, to develop socially and to demonstrate the skills that are required to succeed in later life. We utilise our farm for agricultural education to encourage lifelong learning. Selective high schools are unzoned so parents can apply regardless of where they live.
Our school can help with enrolment queries throughout the year.
Year 7 Applications for Hurlstone Agricultural High School
Entry into Year 7 2026
Applications for Year 7 entry into a selective high school are open from 7 November 2024 and close on 21 February 2025.
Changes for 2025 will be that, the application time is slightly longer, however this means no late enrolments and the test will now be online.
Boarding early entry applicants will come from this application process.
The Selective High School tests are conducted over a 3-day period from 2 to 4 May 2025. Students will need to attend one test date only.
Further information regarding entry into Selective High Schools is available at the following link:
Further information regarding information specific to boarding applicants:
Telephone: 1300 880 367
Email: ssu@det.nsw.edu.au
Entry into Years 8 to 11, 2026
Applications for Years 8 to 11 entry to Hurlstone Agricultural High School in 2026 open on Wednesday, 18 June 2025 and the closing date is Friday, 25 July 2025. Applications must be received at Hurlstone Agricultural High School by 3:00pm on Friday, 25 July 2025.
We do not accept enrolments into the Year 7 or 12 academic year.
Application Process – Years 8 to 11
Detailed information regarding the application process for Years 8 to 11 entry, including eligibility criteria, is listed below:
1. Download Application Form (PDF) available from Wednesday, 18 June 2025.
2. Complete the form, listing up to three schools you are applying for in preferential order. A separate application needs to be made for each of the schools on your application (e.g. check each school’s website for their application details).
3. Include:
· Photocopies of the two most recent school academic reports (e.g. Semester 2, 2024 and Semester 1, 2025)
· The most recent NAPLAN results i.e. 2024/2025 (depending on Year Group)
· Photocopies of evidence of co-curricular activities over the past two calendar years (maximum of 10 pages)
· Photocopies of competition certificates (e.g., ICAS, etc., over the past two years)
No original documents will be accepted. Please provide copies in your application.
4. Applications may be submitted at each school listed on your application, along with payment (see additional information below). Submit your completed application with relevant documentation for Hurlstone Agricultural High School as follows:
· Submit in person to the Hurlstone Agricultural High School reception by 3.00pm Friday, 25 July 2025. Please note, the school will not be able to accept in-person applications on Monday, 28 July 2025.
· Mail Application (including bank cheque or money order made out to Hurlstone Agricultural High School with your child’s name as the Reference) to Hurlstone Agricultural High School, Roy Watts Road, Glenfield NSW 2167. All applications mailed on Friday, 25 July 2025 must be post marked with the date 25 July 2025 by the Post Office for applications to be accepted.
Note: Express Post envelope is required.
No late applications, and no supporting documentation will be accepted after the closing date of Friday 25 July 2025.
We will not accept faxed or emailed applications.
5. All applicants to Hurlstone Agricultural High School will receive an “Acknowledgement of Payment Letter” on successful submission of application.
6. Students will complete the Higher Ability Selection Test (HAST) on Saturday 9 August, 2025 at the school that is their first preference on the application. (See below – The HAST)
Selection is based on the following criteria:
· Performance in the ACER Higher Ability Selection Test (HAST), and;
· An assessment by the Enrolment Committee of your child’s application, including support documentation outlined in 3.
After assessment by the Enrolment Committee, an interview at the school may be offered to your child. Please be aware an invitation for interview does not constitute an offer of placement.
Please be advised that there will be positions available at Hurlstone Agricultural High School in Years 8, 9, 10 & 11. A Reserve list will be maintained until the end of Term 1, 2026.
The Enrolment Committee will also establish a short Reserve list in order of priority, based on the outcome of its selection process. Outcome advice will be sent to applicants by email when the Enrolment Committee has concluded its determinations.
No refunds will be issued due to illness or misadventure.
There is no alternate date for exam.
Boarder Applications
All Boarder applications will be assessed by the Principal to ensure that they meet the boarding criteria before the application is accepted. Please ensure you indicate that you are applying for Boarder Entry when you submit your application package.
Boarder Applications will close on 2 August 2025, for remote and rural boarders only.
Additional Information to Support Submissions and Payment
The Selective High Schools listed below are co-ordinating their entry test procedures for Years 8 to 11 on Saturday, 9 August 2025:
· Hurlstone Agricultural High School
· Caringbah High School
· Fort Street High School (Year 11 only)
· Girraween High School
· Gosford High School
· Hornsby Girls High School
· Macquarie Fields High School
· Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus
· Penrith High School
· St George Girls High School
· Sydney Technical High School
These listed schools are utilising the Higher Ability Selection Test (HAST), prepared by the Australian Council of Educational Research (ACER). The HAST Student Information Bulletin below provides you with further details about the test.
If your first preference is Hurlstone Agricultural High School, you will need to apply and pay $130 which is payable on submission of application. This fee covers all examination costs. Your child will then sit the test at Hurlstone Agricultural High School on Saturday, 9 August 2025. The payment must be made before the closing application date of Friday, 25 July 2025.
If Hurlstone Agricultural High School is your second or third preference, you must still submit a completed application package to us so we can register your preference and pay $50, which is payable on submission of application. You cannot sit the HAST test at Hurlstone Agricultural High School if we are not your first preference.
If your first preference is not Hurlstone Agricultural High School, you must apply, pay for, and sit the test at the school you nominate on your application form as your first preference. If you wish to apply for selective schools not on the above list, please make direct contact with the individual school. You may apply for entry to a maximum of three selective high schools in total.
Payment Examples
The amount of money that is paid to apply depends on the order preference of the schools on your application. You will sit the test at Hurlstone Agricultural High School if it is your first preference. Payment is made using EFTPOS at the time of application submission. No on-line payments will be accepted. No refunds will be issued after Friday, 25 July 2025.
| Preference | Action |
|---|---|
1st Preference – Hurlstone Agricultural HS
|
Payment of $130 to Hurlstone Agricultural HS Applicant will sit the HAST Test at Hurlstone Agricultural HS |
1st Preference – HAST school (see the list above) 2nd Preference – Hurlstone Agricultural HS |
Payment of $50 to Hurlstone Agricultural HS Applicant will sit the HAST Test at Preference 1 School |
1st Preference – NOT a HAST school 2nd Preference – Hurlstone Agricultural HS |
Payment of $130 to Hurlstone Agricultural HS Applicant will sit the HAST Test at Hurlstone Agricultural HS |
1st or 2nd Preference – HAST school 3rd Preference – Hurlstone Agricultural HS |
Payment of $50 to Hurlstone Agricultural HS Applicant will sit the HAST Test at either Preference 1 School or Preference 2 School |
1st Preference – NOT a HAST school 2nd Preference – NOT a HAST school 3rd Preference – Hurlstone Agricultural HS |
Payment of $130 to Hurlstone Agricultural HS Applicant will sit the HAST Test at Hurlstone Agricultural HS |
The Higher Ability Selection Test (HAST)
The HAST will be conducted on Saturday, 9 August 2025. For administrative purposes, all candidates sitting the test at Hurlstone Agricultural High School must be present at school by 9:00am. The test will commence at 9:30am at Hurlstone Agricultural High School and is expected to conclude no earlier than 12:30pm.
Hard copy or card of student photo identification will be required on the day of the test. Please note digital identification will NOT BE ACCEPTED. A current passport or a student (school) photograph ID card is acceptable.