Application and enrolment information
Fort Street High School is a fully academically selective coeducational secondary school. Entry is competitive and based on academic merit. There is a maximum enrolment of 150 students in each of Years 7-10. There are between 160 and 170 students in each of Years 11 and 12. Fort Street High School does not have a local area intake.
Students interested in enrolling must be Australian Citizens or Permanent Residents of Australia. Citizens of New Zealand are eligible for selective high school entry. All successful applicants will be required to show original documentation such as certificates of evidence or Australian Citizenship, birth certificates or visas before enrolment can be finalised.
Offers of enrolment will be terminated if placement is made using false or misleading information.
Learn more about the application and enrolment process for Fort Street High School:
Entry into Year 7
Entry into Years 8 - 10
Applications for entry into Years 8-10 for 2026 have now closed. Applications for entry in 2027 will open mid June 2026.
Entry into Years 8-10 is limited with vacancies occurring only when a current student leaves the school. All applications are reviewed by a selection panel and a short list of twenty applications per year is established. When a place becomes available, selected candidates on the short list will be interviewed and a place offered. There is no entrance test for entry into Year 8 - 10.
Further information about how to apply can be found here.
Entry into Year 11
Applications for entry into Year 11 2026 are now closed. Applications for entry in 2027 will open in mid June 2026.
All applicants are required to submit an application as well as sit the Acer HAST (Higher Ability Selection Test). Fort Street High together with eleven other schools coordinate the sitting of the Acer HAST on the same day. When applying, applicants can list up to 3 schools as their preferences but need to sit the entrance test at the school that is their first preference. If the first preference school is not included in the list of schools doing the Acer HAST, the applicant would then sit the test at their second or third preference school - if that school is part of the same Acer HAST cluster.
Successful applicants will be invited to attend interviews depending on their Acer HAST results and merit of application.
Further information about how to apply can be found here.
To learn more about our school, please watch the virtual tour below.
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Visit us before you enrol
Starting a new school is a big step. We're here to help make the transition a smooth and positive experience for every student and their family.
Open mornings are an opportunity for prospective students and parents to get a better understanding of Fort Street's values and educational philosophy.
We will be holding the following Open Mornings and Evening in 2025. Bookings are essential and places are limited to 2 per family.
Wednesday Nov 19, 2025 - 9.30am - 11am
Bookings open Wednesday Nov 5th at 9am. Bookings can be made here:
https://www.trybooking.com/CZFSZ
Bookings are essential and places are limited to 2 per family.
Successful applicants will be invited to an orientation day in Term 4. Families will be sent specific date and program information closer to the date.
Year 7 orientation is held on the same day as all public high schools.
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