Victorian Selective Entry Score Calculator — your profile.

The four selective entry high schools

Around 1,000 Year 9 places are available each year across the four schools, against roughly 5,000 to 6,000 applicants, an acceptance rate near 16 to 20%. You rank all four schools in preference order, and the process places you at the highest-ranked school where your ranking is competitive.

Selection is competitive ranking with no published cut-off score. The exact thresholds move each year with the strength of the cohort. Always confirm the current process with ACER and the Victorian Department of Education.

Reasoning over memorisation

Since 2023 ACER runs the exam, and it no longer requires knowledge beyond Year 8. The five sections reward genuine reasoning, reading and problem-solving under tight time pressure rather than memorised content. Numerical Reasoning, in particular, tests how you think rather than what you know.

One exam, four schools, ranked preferences

You sit a single exam and nominate all four schools in order. Because the schools differ in competitiveness, your preference order matters: listing a slightly less competitive school can secure a place that a top-only list would miss.

Different from NSW

Victoria has only four selective schools and entry is at Year 9, unlike the NSW system with around 47 schools and Year 7 entry. If you are in NSW, use the NSW selective test calculator instead.