A partially selective public high school for boys in Blacktown, in Sydney’s west, for Years 7 to 12. Partially selective means it has selective classes alongside classes for local students. Here’s how to get in, how its students do in the HSC (the exams at the end of Year 12), and what the school is like.
Bing’s Academy is independent of the school. Every figure here is from a public source, named under each section.
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The selective stream is a set of classes for students offered a selective place, most of them through the Selective test in Year 6. In Years 8 to 10 a few places may come up; often there are none, and successful applicants go on a reserve list.
What the school says: “It should be noted that often there are no vacancies in Years 8 to 10 and successful candidates may be placed on a reserve list.” The school’s website, read 28 October 2026
Year 7 places go through the Department’s Selective test. Selective places in Years 8 to 10 go through the school’s own application and a selection panel, with no test.
The Year 7 dates are the Department’s official dates. Last round closed on 24 July 2026 (the school’s pages say 1 pm and 2 pm). The school hasn’t announced its 2028 dates yet.
| Question | Selective stream | Everest Program |
|---|---|---|
| Who chooses | For Year 7, the Department, by the Selective test | Blacktown Boys |
| Test | Yes: the Selective test, on a computer in Year 6 | The school doesn’t publish whether there’s a test or what applications are judged on: ask. |
| Who can apply | Families living in NSW | Only boys enrolled at the school. A Year 6 child applies once his Year 7 enrolment is complete. |
| How to apply | Apply online to the Department | Hand the Everest application and supporting documents to the school office. |
| When | 5 November 2026 to 15 February 2027, for Year 7 in 2028 (official) | Last round, for Year 7 in 2027, applications closed at 1 pm on Friday 25 September 2026. |
The dates for the classes are last round’s; the next round isn’t announced yet.
Source: NSW Department of Education (Year 7; who can apply); Blacktown Boys High School’s website and enrolment documents (Years 8 to 10; other classes), read 28 October 2026.
The HSC is the set of exams at the end of Year 12. Each HSC subject is marked out of 100. The school’s yearly report lists the average mark of its Year 12 students in each subject, next to the NSW average. Subjects with fewer than 10 students are not listed. The marks cover every Year 12 student at Blacktown Boys, whichever classes they were in.
Source: the school’s 2025 annual report, NSW Department of Education (CC BY 4.0). These results are shown on their own. We don’t rank or compare schools by results.
A Band 6 is the top result in an HSC subject. Here is what the count tells you, and what it doesn’t.
Source: NESA’s HSC merit lists, 2021 to 2025, counted by Bing’s Academy. The counts cover the whole school, not only the selective stream. These counts are shown on their own. We don’t rank or compare schools by results.
Source: the school’s 2025 annual report; NSW Department of Education school data, 2 October 2026 (CC BY 4.0); Google Maps and Transport for NSW.
No. For Years 8 to 10 there is no test: a selection panel looks at the school’s own application form, reports and certificates.
30 selective places in Year 7, all for boys. From the Department’s list (read 28 October 2026).
No. Only the selective stream is. The figures on this page cover the whole school.
The Department doesn’t publish one. It changes every year, depending on who applies.
Of the 22 students we taught who sat the Selective test in 2026, 17 received an offer of a selective place (not always at this school). We will never promise a place: the Department marks the exam and the cut-offs move every year. What we can promise is that you will know where your child stands, for Year 7 or for joining later.
