As an academically selective school, James Ruse Agricultural High School has a rigorous admissions process. Applicants must be Australian or New Zealand citizens or permanent residents of NSW.
Numbers are limited by accommodation to 120 in each of Year 7 and 8 with an increase in Years 9, 10 and 11. Students are not admitted into Year 12. All information is available on the Department of Education website.
School Tours
James Ruse Agricultural High School runs campus tours during school hours for prospective families an in-person opportunity to see the school in day to day operation. Tours will still run even if it rains.
We are hosting on campus School tours in 2024.
Tours, led by our Years 8-10 Student Tour Ambassadors, run for approximately 1 hour then followed by an information session with the Principal, or Deputy Principal if she is unavailable.
Please use the booking link to register.
If you require more information please do not hesitate to email the Development Manager at jamesruse.developmentmanager@gmail.com
The High Performing Students Unit of the Department of Education conducts an entrance test in May of Year 6 for entry into Year 7 the following year. All Year 7 applications must now be completed online. Please follow the links below:
Application for entry into Year 7 is to be made in October to November when the student is in Year 5 and the test will be administered in early May when the student is in Year 6. For example, students wishing to enter Year 7 2025 must apply by November 2023.
2025 Years 8-11 Applications will open on 21 June 2024.
Key dates for our 2025 enrolment intake for Years 8-11 are listed below:
Applications Open: Friday 21 June 2024
Applications Close: Friday 26 July 2024, 3pm AEST
Edutest entry test date: Saturday 10 August 2024
For general information about enrolling in a selective high school please see the Department website.
Your child must meet the residency requirements to enrol at a selective high school:
For information about the selection and enrolment process please click: James Ruse Agricultural High School Process for Enrolment Years 8-11.
As of May 2024, we expect no vacancies for Year 8 2025.
The online form for applications to James Ruse Agricultural High School for 2025 will open on 21 June 2024.
Please do not mail, email or bring documents in person to school.
The online application will require the following as individual attachments:
Attachments may be PDF, DOC, DOCX, PNG, JPG, JPEG or GIF files.
In addition, students must participate in the Edutest examination as part of their application to JRAHS.
Test date: Saturday 10 August 2024
Start time: 9:00 am (Arrive at 8:45 am for registration)
Finish time: Approximately 12:30 pm
Test Venue:
J.C Hoskin Auditorium
James Ruse Agricultural High School
17-31 Felton Road, Carlingford
(closest cross street is Baker Street)
Test registration and payment via the Edutest website for 2025 applications will open on 21 June 2024.
The combined application processing fee and Edutest fee ($150) must be paid by credit card direct to Edutest. General information about Edutest testing is available at the Edutest parent and student page at this link.
For 2025 applications, students who apply for James Ruse Agricultural High School and any of the schools listed below will undertake the Edutest exam once.
Each school will receive the Edutest results for their student applicants. Each school will conduct its own review of the application and contact parents directly.
On the test day, students must bring:
No calculators are permitted.
The test will include sections on:
Each section is 30 minutes long.
Online practice tests are available for purchase from the Edutest website. Overseas students please contact remote@edutest.com.au at least 3 weeks prior to test date to arrange a local testing location.
An internal school selection panel of educators convenes to evaluate applications. Interviews may be held to determine outcome.
We do not accept enrolments in the Year 12 academic year.
Email document.authentication@det.nsw.edu.au to arrange to bring original documents to 105 Phillip Street, Parramatta 2150.
address
17-31 Felton Road
Carlingford NSW 2118
telephone 02 9871-7126
At James Ruse Agricultural High School we acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of this nation and the Burramattagal of the Darug Nation as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which our school is built. We pay our respect to elders both past, present and emerging and any First Nations people present here today.
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