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St George Girls HS

St George Girls HS is a fully selective girls high school in Kogarah, NSW, offering 150 Year 7 places each year, ranked #45 in NSW for HSC results.

Selective type
Fully selective
Enrolment
Girls
Location
Kogarah, NSW
Year 7 places / year
150
NSW HSC rank
#45
HSC success rate
29%

How competitive is St George Girls HS?

Entry is highSt George Girls HS is a strongly contested fully-selective place. With around 150 places offered each year and an HSC state ranking of #45, places are allocated by placement score, not a fixed mark. There is no published cut-off: the effective threshold floats each year with the strength of the applicant pool and the number of places. How selective scores really work →

The Selective Placement Test for St George Girls HS

Entry to St George Girls HS is decided by the one statewide NSW Selective High School Placement Test (sat in Year 6), made up of four equally-weighted components:

Reading45 minutes — comprehension and interpretation across several text types.
Mathematical Reasoning40 minutes — applied problem-solving, not curriculum recall.
Thinking Skills40 minutes — logic, deduction and critical reasoning.
Writing30 minutes — one typed response, assessed on ideas and control of language.

The Thinking Skills section is the least familiar to most students — see how to prepare for it. Key dates are on the placement timeline.

Preparing for St George Girls HS

See where your child stands against the St George Girls HS test format with a free, scored readiness check — then practise the exact question types with adaptive daily sets.

Free readiness checkSee practice plans

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Frequently asked questions

Is St George Girls HS fully or partially selective?
St George Girls HS is a fully selective school. Its entire intake is selected on academic merit through the NSW Selective High School Placement Test.
How many selective places does St George Girls HS offer?
St George Girls HS offers approximately 150 Year 7 places each year through the placement process.
Does St George Girls HS have a published cut-off score?
No. NSW does not publish cut-off scores for any selective school, including St George Girls HS. Whether a child receives an offer depends on their placement score relative to other applicants and the places available that year.
Is St George Girls HS co-educational?
St George Girls HS is a girls school.