Key dates and applicant guidelines

Key dates and applicant guidelines

Key dates, applicant guidelines and information to support you through the application, testing and placement processes.

Key dates and guidelines are updated regularly and are subject to change. We have updated the:

Application and related correspondence dates for students entering Year 7 in 2026 (Students in Year 6 in 2025). 

Year 7 application key dates
Applications for Gifted and Talented programs open Monday 14 October 2024 
Parent information evenings Tuesday 15 October to Thursday 21 November 2024 
Applications for Gifted and Talented programs close

11:59 pm Sunday 9 February 2025 

Deadline for ASET and arts adjusted testing conditions requests Monday 17 February 2025 
Deadline for ASET exemption requests

Monday 17 February 2025 

Outcome of arts adjusted testing conditions requests emailed

To be confirmed

Outcome of ASET exemption requests emailed

Tuesday 18 February 2025 

Outcome of ASET adjusted testing conditions requests emailed To be confirmed
Deadline for adding new program preferences for Round 1 consideration

Arts programs: before testing has occurred 

Languages programs: Thursday 22 May 2025 

Academic programs: Tuesday 17 June 2025

Deadline for changing existing program preferences for Round 1 consideration Tuesday 17 June 2025 
Deadline for adding new program preferences for Round 2 consideration

Languages programs: Tuesday 17 June 2025 

Academic programs:  Friday 11 July 2025 

Deadline for changing existing program preferences for Round 2 consideration Friday 11 July 2025 

These dates may be subject to change.

All correspondence will be sent via email.

Testing and related correspondence dates for students entering Year 7 in 2026 (Students in Year 6 in 2025).

Arts testing details emailed (Perth metro and regional WA) Staggered throughout Term 1, 2025
ASET standard conditions testing details emailed (Perth metro, Albany and Bunbury only) Early March 2025 
ASET adjusted conditions details emailed (Perth metro only)

Early March 2025 

ASET standard conditions testing date – Perth metro, Bunbury and Albany Saturday 15 March 2025 
ASET standard and adjusted conditions testing dates – regional WA excluding Bunbury and Albany Monday 17 March to Tuesday 18 March 2025 
ASET adjusted testing conditions testing dates – Perth metro only Tuesday 25 March to Thursday 3 April 2025 
Media Arts workshop date To be confirmed
Media Arts call-back date To be confirmed
Dance audition date – John Curtin College of the Arts To be confirmed
Dance audition date – Hampton Senior High School To be confirmed
Dance call-back date – John Curtin College of the Arts

To be confirmed

Music instrument viewing date – John Curtin College of the Arts To be confirmed
Music instrument viewing date – Churchlands Senior High School To be confirmed
Music audition by USB submission instructions emailed To be confirmed
Deadline for Music audition USB recording submissions To be confirmed
Visual Arts workshop at Kalamunda Senior High School To be confirmed
Visual Arts workshop at John Curtin College of the Arts To be confirmed
Visual Arts workshop at Balcatta Senior High School To be confirmed
Visual Arts workshop at Applecross Senior High School To be confirmed

Music Theatre audition date

To be confirmed

Music Theatre call-back date To be confirmed
Drama workshop date

To be confirmed

Drama call-back date

To be confirmed

Interviews for Arts programs Throughout Term 2, 2025 
Languages interviews commence Early June 2025
Deadline for lodging a testing-related illness, incident or misadventure review request Within 7 days of the child’s affected test 

These dates may be subject to change.

All correspondence will be sent via email.

 

Results and related correspondence dates for students entering Year 7 in 2026 (Students in Year 6 in 2025). 

Year 7 result key dates
Deadline for lodging a testing-related illness, incident or misadventure review request Within 7 days of the child’s affected test
ASET performance reports emailed Early June 2025
Deadline for results check requests Mid June 2025
Round 1 offers emailed Late June 2025
Round 1 responses due Early July 2025
Results check outcomes emailed Mid July 2025
Round 2 offers emailed Late July 2025
Round 2 responses due End July 2025
Unsuccessful notifications for all programs emailed Early August 2025
Reserve lists close Monday, 1 December 2025

These dates may be subject to change.

All correspondence will be sent via email.

 

Application and related correspondence dates for students entering Years 9, 10 and 11 in 2025 (Students in Years 8, 9 and 10 in 2024).

Years 9, 10 and 11 application key dates

Applications for Gifted and Talented programs open

Monday 14 October 2024 

Parent information evenings commence

Tuesday 15 October to Thursday 21 November 2024 

Applications for Gifted and Talented programs close

11:59 pm Sunday 9 February 2025

Deadline for ASET and arts adjusted testing conditions requests

Monday 17 February 2025 

Deadline for ASET exemption requests

Monday 17 February 2025 

Outcome of arts adjusted testing conditions requests emailed

To be confirmed

Outcome of ASET exemption requests emailed

Tuesday 18 February 2025
Outcome of ASET adjusted testing conditions requests emailed To be confirmed
Deadline for adding new program preferences for Round 1 consideration

Arts programs: before testing has occurred 

Languages programs: Thursday 22 May 2025 

Academic programs: Tuesday 17 June 2025 

Deadline for changing existing program preferences for Round 1 consideration

Tuesday 17 June 2025 
Deadline for adding new program preferences for Round 2 consideration

Languages programs: Tuesday 17 June 2025 

Academic programs:  Friday 11 July 2025

Deadline for changing existing program preferences for Round 2 consideration Friday 11 July 2025

These dates may be subject to change.

All correspondence will be sent via email.

 

Testing and related correspondence dates for students entering Years 9, 10 and 11 in 2025 (Students in Years 8, 9 and 10 in 2024).

Years 9, 10 and 11 testing key dates

Arts testing details emailed (Perth metro and regional WA applicants)

Staggered throughout Term 1, 2025

ASET standard conditions testing details emailed (Perth metro, Albany and Bunbury only)

Early March 2025

ASET adjusted conditions testing details emailed (Perth metro only)

Early March 2025

ASET standard conditions testing day – Perth metro, Bunbury and Albany

Sunday 16 March 2025

ASET standard and adjusted conditions testing dates – regional WA excluding Bunbury and Albany

Monday 17 March to Tuesday 18 March 2025 
ASET adjusted testing conditions testing dates – Perth metro only Tuesday 25 March to Thursday 3 April 2025 

Media Arts workshop date

To be confirmed

Media Arts call-back date To be confirmed
Dance audition date – John Curtin College of the Arts

To be confirmed

Dance audition date – Hampton Senior High School To be confirmed
Dance call-back date – John Curtin College of the Arts To be confirmed
Music audition by USB submission instructions emailed To be confirmed
Deadline for Music audition USB recording submissions To be confirmed
Visual Arts workshop at Kalamunda Senior High School To be confirmed
Visual Arts workshop at John Curtin College of the Arts To be confirmed
Visual Arts workshop at Balcatta Senior High School To be confirmed
Visual Arts workshop at Applecross Senior High School To be confirmed
Music Theatre audition date To be confirmed
Music Theatre call-back date To be confirmed
Drama workshop date To be confirmed

Drama call-back date

To be confirmed

Interviews for Arts programs Throughout Term 2, 2025
Languages interviews commence Early June 2025
Deadline for lodging a testing-related illness, incident or misadventure review request Within 7 days of the child’s affected test

These dates may be subject to change.

All correspondence will be sent via email.

 

Results and related correspondence dates for students entering Years 9, 10 and 11 in 2026 (Students in Years 8, 9 and 10 in 2025). 

Years 9, 10 and 11 results key dates

Deadline for lodging a testing-related illness, incident or misadventure review request

Within 7 days of the child’s affected test

ASET performance reports emailed

Early June 2025

Deadline for results check requests

Mid June 2025

Round 1 offers emailed

Late June 2025

Round 1 responses due

Early July 2025

Results check outcomes emailed

Mid July 2025

Round 2 offers emailed

Late July 2025

Round 2 responses due

End July 2025

Unsuccessful notifications for all programs emailed

Early August 2025

Reserve lists close

Monday 1 December 2025

These dates may be subject to change.

All correspondence will be sent via email.

 

Important dates

Contact our team

Contact our team

For more information about Gifted and Talented Secondary Selective Entrance programs, call 9264 4307 or email gtsu@education.wa.edu.au

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