Our school can help with enrolment queries throughout the year.
Local enrolment area
Check your address on School Finder to see if it is within our local intake area. Most schools have designated local enrolment areas. Note: local enrolment areas are subject to change.
How to enrol
If you live in our intake area and would like to apply to enrol at our school, start by submitting an online enrolment application. Online enrolment is currently only available for Australian or New Zealand citizens and permanent residents.
If you are not able to apply online or you prefer not to, download the paper application to enrol (PDF 768.4KB) form. Please complete the form in English. A translated application to enrol may help you do this.
Online enrolment can also be used for out-of-area enrolment. Please note that out-of-area enrolment procedures are subject to the department’s enrolment policy.
Enrolment applications are finalised at the school.
For more information, visit secondary school enrolment.
For more information, visit:
How to enrol - Year 6 into Year 7
In NSW government schools, applying to move from primary school to high school is a 2-step process that starts with an Expression of Interest. Visit the moving to high school page to learn more about the process.
- If you have received an offer from our school for placement into Year 7 next year, the next step is to visit online enrolment to proceed with the offer and complete the enrolment application.
- If you did not submit an expression of interest or are not eligible, visit online enrolment to start a new application to our school.
- If you submitted your expression of interest using a paper form, or would prefer not to enrol online, use the application to enrol (PDF 768.4KB) form.
Moving to high school
Visit the moving to high school page to find out more about the transition of year 6 students into year 7.
Temporary visas and international students
The Temporary Residents Program has information about eligibility and the forms to complete an application.
Distance education
Distance education is an equity program for students who are geographically isolated or whose individual circumstances prevent them from regularly attending school. Students must meet one of the conditions in the Distance Education Enrolment Procedures to be eligible to access this program as a full-time student.
For more information about educational opportunities in rural areas, visit Rural and distance education.
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
Application Process
Entry to school in Year 7
The High Performing Students Unit of the Department of Education conducts an entrance test in mid-March 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:
- Telephone: 1300 880 367
- Email: ssu@det.nsw.edu.au
- Information about entry to Year 7 in Selective High Schools is available on the department website.
Application for entry into Year 7 is to be made in November when the student is in Year 5 and the test will be administered in March when the student is in Year 6. For example, students wishing to enter Year 7 2024 must apply by November 2022.
Entry to School in Years 8 to 11
2025 Years 8-11 Applications are now closed.
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.
For information about the selection and enrolment process please click: James Ruse Agricultural High School Process for Enrolment Years 8-11.
Please note the section on Residency requirements.
- Students seeking to enrol in selective high schools must be Australian citizens or holders of a visa granting permanent resident status in Australia. Citizens of New Zealand are also eligible for selective high school entry.
- All applicants must provide evidence of their citizenship status. Acceptable documents include
- Australian passport
- Certificate of Australian citizenship
- Australian birth certificate showing at least one parent born in Australia
- Permanent residency visa.
- Find a list of visas and their eligibility for placement in selective high schools in the Visa sub-class and enrolment conditions. You can obtain a Certificate of Evidence of Australian Citizenship or a Visa grant notice to prove your visa status to the school.
The online form for applications to James Ruse Agricultural High School for 2025 is now closed.
This is our preferred method of receiving applications.
Complete and attach documents as requested.
Attachments may be PDF, DOC, DOCX, PNG, JPG, JPEG or GIF files.
The online application will require as individual attachments:
- proof of citizenship or permanent residency as described above
- completed application form downloaded from the Department website
- completed JRAHS Additional Information 2024 form (2025 form to be uploaded soon)
- school academic reports for
- Semester 1 2024
- If Semester 1 2024 report is not available, email it as soon as possible to Jamesruse-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au with the subject ‘2025 Application’. Include your child’s name and the year applied for in 2024.
- Semester 2 2023 and Semester 1 2023
- most recent NAPLAN result.
- VALID Science 8 or VALID Science 10 if available
- Selective Schools or OC test result if available
- evidence of cocurricular activities for past 2 years only
- Eg Chess, Music, Debating, Sport
- evidence of external academic achievements for past 2 years only
- Eg ICAS, RACI, AMT competitions. Include detailed results as well as certificate.
- other supporting documents
- Eg letter of recommendation, academic history if overseas
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 12:00 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 is now closed.
The combined application processing fee and Edutest fee ($130) 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.
- Baulkham Hills High School
- North Sydney Boys High School
- North Sydney Girls High School
- Sydney Girls High School
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:
- a photo ID,
Acceptable ID includes current school photo/library card or passport. - two lead pencils,
- black or blue pen.
No calculators are permitted.
The test will include sections on:
- Verbal Reasoning
- Numerical Reasoning
- Reading Comprehension
- Mathematics and
- Written Expression.
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 to arrange a local testing location.
An internal school selection panel of educators convenes to evaluate applications. Interviews may be held to determine outcome.
Entry to School in Year 12
We do not accept enrolments in the Year 12 academic year.
Moving overseas
Moving overseas and need school reports authenticated for DFAT?
Email document.authentication@det.nsw.edu.au to arrange to bring original documents to 105 Phillip Street, Parramatta 2150.