High School Placement Timeline
Year 6 to 7 Placement Timeline
Information Packs available from 22 April 2025
Term 2: Tuesday 22 April 2025 – Friday 4 July 2025 | |
| by Thursday 24 April 2025 | -Primary schools distribute the Year 6 to 7 Placement Information Pack 2025-26 to all families of Year 6 students. |
| by Friday 9 May 2025 | -Parents/carers submit the Application for Year 7 Placement 2026 to primary schools. |
| Tuesday 1 July 2025 | -Using the Placement Notification Template, primary schools inform parents/carers of their child’s Year 7 placement offer for the 2026 school year. The Year 7 Placement Acceptance Slip must be included and, where relevant, the Appeal Form. |
| from Wednesday 2 July 2025 | -Secondary schools may commence distributing transition and orientation information to parents/carers of students who have a Year 7 placement offer for 2026. |
Term 3: Monday 21 July 2025 – Friday 19 September 2025 | |
| Friday 25 July 2025 | -Closing date for parents/carers to lodge a written appeal with their preferred secondary school. |
| by Tuesday 5 August 2025 | -Using the applicable Appeal Outcome Template, secondary schools notify parents/carers of the outcome of their appeal. |
| by Tuesday 12 August 2025 | -Parents/carers return their Year 7Placement Acceptance Slip to their child’s primary school. |
| Tuesday 19 August 2025 | -Closing date for parents/carers to lodge a written appeal with the applicable Regional Director, where they have been unsuccessful with their appeal to their preferred secondary school. |
| Term 4: Monday 6 October 2025 – Friday 19 December 2025 | |
| by Friday 10 October 2025 | -Regions notify parents/carers in writing of the outcome of the Regional Director appeal. This only applies to appeals received by the closing date. |
| by Tuesday 14 October 2025 | -Parents/carers who had indicated an intention to appeal to the Regional Director must submit an updated Year 7 Placement Acceptance Slip to their child’s primary school to finalise their enrolment. |
| by Friday 31 October 2025 | -Primary schools must send a revised Placement Confirmation Summary to relevant secondary schools where parents/carers had indicated their intention to appeal. |
| Tuesday 9 December 2025 | -Secondary schools host an Orientation Day for Year 6 students. |
FAQs
My child will not be going to a government secondary school. Do I still have to complete the application form?
Yes, all parents and carers of Year 6 students currently attending a government primary school should complete the Application for Year 7 Placement 2026. You can use the form to tell your primary school that you have a confirmed place at a non-government school or are awaiting confirmation.
If you do not complete the form, your child will receive a placement offer from their local school.