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SAIL Selection Assessment Day

SAIL Assessment Day

Academic Assessment Placement Test

The Academic Assessment Placement Test has been designed to allow students to demonstrate their abilities across a range of areas, including reading, mathematical reasoning, thinking skills and writing. To be eligible to sit the test, students must have completed the EOI and paid the test administration fee to the NHS office through our online portal. This information can be found on our HPaGE webpage.

On the test day, students must bring:

  • two 2B pencils, an eraser and a pencil sharpener 
  • a clear bottle of water to keep under the desk during the test 
  • any items approved as adjustments for disability, including anaphylaxis kits containing an EpiPen, the Action plan for anaphylaxis and the medication. 
  • Students who wear glasses and those who require asthma inhalers and spacers, tissues, diabetes equipment, or FM transmitters should bring them to the test.

Key Dates:

  • Friday March 14, 2025: Expressions of Interest open.
  • Friday May 9, 2025: Expressions of Interest close.
  • Wednesday June 18, 2025: Academic Assessment.

Students are required to make their own way to and from NHS on June 18. This event will run from 8.30am-12.30pm, parents/carers can pick up and drop off at the front of NHS (Parkway Avenue entrance). Cost $15.