St George Girls High School: Selective Entry Guide

St George Girls High School is a fully selective public school for girls in Kogarah, southern Sydney, and a long-established academically selective school with a strong statewide reputation. Founded in 1916, it draws high-achieving students from across the St George area and beyond. If it's on your child's preference list, here's an honest profile and a clear explanation of how entry works.

School Snapshot

• Type: Fully academically selective public high school, girls only
• Years: 7–12
• Location: Victoria Street, Kogarah, in southern Sydney
• Enrolment: roughly 930 students
• Established: 1916
• Motto: Dieu et Droit — "God and Right"

What the School Is Like

St George Girls describes its mission as "fostering exceptional educational outcomes for high potential learners since 1916." Alongside the traditional motto, the school today foregrounds a values framework it calls "Dragon PRIDE" (Proactive, Respectful, Inclusive, Diligent, Emotionally Resilient). It's a long-established, academically selective girls' school with a broad co-curricular program.

Academic Reputation

St George Girls has a strong statewide reputation for high academic achievement. As with every selective school, it's worth being precise: the NSW Department of Education does not publish official rankings or entry cut-off scores, so any specific rank or number online is unofficial. The reliable summary is that it is a well-regarded, high-performing selective girls' school.

How Entry Works

Year 7 — the main entry point

St George Girls High School offers 150 Year 7 places for 2027 entry, according to the NSW Department of Education.

Most students join in Year 7 through the NSW Selective High School Placement Test, sat in Year 6. The test is computer-based and covers Reading, Mathematical Reasoning, Thinking Skills and Writing.

You nominate up to three selective schools in order of preference on the one application. Your preference order doesn't change your odds at any single school — it only decides which offer you receive if your child qualifies for more than one.

A single-sex school — the 2027 gender rule doesn't change entry here

St George Girls is a girls-only school, so the NSW gender parity model that splits places 50/50 at co-educational selective schools from 2027 does not change how places are allocated here. Entry is decided purely by placement-test performance among girls applying.

Later-year entry

Like other selective schools, later-year places may open when vacancies arise, through the Department's later-year placement process. Year 7 remains by far the main entry point.

Getting There

The Kogarah campus is on Victoria Street, a short walk from Kogarah station on the T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line. As a selective school it draws girls from across the metropolitan area rather than a local catchment.

What a Competitive Application Looks Like

There's no published cut-off, so aim for a strong, balanced result across all four sections of the placement test. A lopsided result can be overtaken by a more even one. The most reliable preparation is consistent practice with realistic, exam-style questions in the same computer-based format used on test day.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is St George Girls High School?

On Victoria Street in Kogarah, in the St George area of southern Sydney, near Kogarah station.

What score do you need to get in?

There's no officially published cut-off, and any specific number online is an unofficial estimate. Entry is decided by placement-test performance.

Does the 2027 gender balance change affect St George Girls?

No. The 50/50 split applies to co-educational selective schools. As a single-sex girls' school, St George Girls allocates places purely on placement-test performance.

Can you apply here and to other selective schools at the same time?

Yes. You list up to three selective schools in order of preference on one application. Order doesn't affect your chances at any single school.

Is there entry other than in Year 7?

Later-year places may open when vacancies arise, but Year 7 is by far the main entry point.

Related reading

• Selective High School Test dates 2028
• How selective placement scores are calculated
• The selective reserve list explained
• Gender parity in NSW selective schools from 2027

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