2026 Years 8-11 Applications are open.
Key dates for our 2026 enrolment intake for Years 8-11 are listed below:
Applications Open: Wednesday 18 June 2025
Applications Close: Friday 25 July 2025, 3pm AEST
Edutest entry test date: Saturday 16 August 2025
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:
- Students and their families must be living in NSW by the beginning of the school year of entry.
- Conditions may apply to students who are not citizens or permanent residents of Australia or citizens of New Zealand. Review the conditions at Visa subclasses and enrolment conditions.
For information about the selection and enrolment process please refer to James Ruse Agricultural High School Process for Enrolment Years 8-11.
Start your James Ruse Agricultural High School Application for Years 8 to 11 2026 when it opens on 18 June 2025.
Please do not mail, email or bring documents in person to school.
The online application will require the following as individual attachments:
- proof of citizenship or permanent residency
- completed JRAHS Additional Information 2026 form
- school academic reports for
- Semester 1 2025
- If Semester 1 2025 report is not available, email it as soon as possible to Jamesruse-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au with the subject ‘2026 Application’. Include your child’s name and the year applied for in 2026.
- Semester 2 2024 and Semester 1 2024
- most recent NAPLAN result.
- VALID Science 8 or VALID Science 10 if available
- Selective Schools or OC test results 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 creative writing sample, academic history if overseas, letter of recommendation from a community member outside current school
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 16 August 2025
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)
Complete test registration and payment via the Edutest website for 2026 applications when it opens on 18 June 2025.
The combined application processing fee and Edutest fee ($160) must be paid by credit card direct to Edutest. General information about Edutest testing is available at the Edutest parent and student page.
For 2026 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 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.
