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The Mac.Robertson Girls’ High School Entrance Exam 2027
The Mac.Robertson Girls’ High School (Mac.Rob) is the only girls’ school among Victoria’s four selective entry high schools. It takes students mainly in Year 9, and entry is conditional on the selective entry exam sat in Year 8.
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How entry to Mac.Rob works
- Mac.Rob accepts students mainly at Year 9, with approximately 300 places each year. Entry at Year 9 is conditional on successfully completing the entrance exam.[1]
- Students must sit the exam in the year before enrolment: to start in 2027, a student applied for and sat the exam in 2026.[1]
- Mac.Rob is not zoned. It accepts students from all across Victoria who have applied for and completed the selective entry exam.[1]
- Years 10 and 11: a limited number of students each year (approximately 2 to 7), depending on vacancies, which may not be offered every year. Entry at these years is by entrance exam, application, shortlist and interview.[1]
Year 9 entry: the same process for every selective entry high school
- Year 9 entry to all four selective entry high schools is decided by one centralised selection process that includes an entrance exam. ACER runs the application and the exam for the Victorian Department of Education.[2]
- Students sit the exam in Year 8, the year before they would start. They must not have sat the Year 9 entry exam before.[2]
- 85% of places are offered by rank from exam performance. Up to 10% are offered on exam performance plus the equity conditions, and up to 5% at the discretion of each school’s principal.[2]
- No more than 4% of students from a single source school (the Year 8 school) are offered standard and principal discretion places.[2]
- Offers are made in rounds. Most places are filled in the first round.[2]
- Applications are free for families with a valid health care card or pensioner concession card, and for First Nations families.[2]
The Year 9 entrance exam format
Mac.Rob uses the Victorian selective entry exam, sat in Year 8.
| Part | Time |
|---|---|
| Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning | 60 min |
| Break | 20 min |
| Reading and Verbal Reasoning | 55 min |
| Short break | 5 min |
| Writing | 40 min |
- The exam tasks take 2 hours and 35 minutes. With registration and breaks, ACER says the exam takes about four hours to administer.[3]
- Multiple-choice questions plus written tasks. The knowledge needed in any section does not go beyond the Year 8 curriculum.[3]
- ACER publishes a set of sample questions to download, and notes they are not necessarily as difficult as the exam.[3]
Key dates
Official dates for the next round are not all published yet. Estimates are marked.
How to practise for the Mac.Rob entrance exam
Timed practice papers, marked instantly, with an explanation for every question. There are 120 VIC Selective Entry papers in all, including one free paper in every subject.
| In the exam | Practise with |
|---|---|
| Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning | Mathematics papers and Numerical Reasoning papers |
| Reading and Verbal Reasoning | Reading Comprehension papers and Verbal Reasoning papers |
| Writing | Not covered: we do not mark writing |
Each subject has its own timed papers, so a student can work on one skill at a time. To build stamina for the 60- and 55-minute parts, sit two papers back to back: Mathematics then Numerical Reasoning, or Reading then Verbal Reasoning. Our papers stay within the Year 8 curriculum; harder papers add reasoning steps, not later-year topics.
More about Mac.Rob
Other schools that use the same Year 9 test
Questions about the Mac.Rob entrance exam
What exam do you sit to get into Mac.Robertson Girls’ High School?
For Year 9 entry, the Victorian selective entry high schools exam, run by ACER. It has three parts: Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (60 minutes), Reading and Verbal Reasoning (55 minutes) and Writing (40 minutes). The same exam is used for all four selective entry high schools.
When is the Mac.Rob entrance exam in 2027?
The 2027 date has not been announced. The 2026 exam was held on Saturday 20 June 2026, so we expect June 2027. The schools say applications for Year 9 entry in 2028 open in March 2027.
How many students does Mac.Rob take each year?
About 300 at Year 9, according to the school, plus a small number (approximately 2 to 7) at Years 10 and 11 when vacancies occur.
What score do you need to get into Mac.Rob?
Neither the school nor the Department of Education publishes a cut-off score. 85% of places are offered by rank from exam performance, up to 10% through the equity category and up to 5% at the principal’s discretion.
Is Mac.Rob zoned?
No. The school says it is not zoned and accepts students from all across Victoria who have applied for and completed the selective entry exam.
Sources
Official pages only, checked 30 September 2026. EduSpark is not connected with The Mac.Robertson Girls’ High School, ACER, EduTest or the Department of Education. Check the official pages before applying.
- [1]The Mac.Robertson Girls’ High School: Who can enrol?
- [2]Victorian Government: Selective entry high schools (eligibility, selection policy, key dates)
- [3]ACER: Prepare for the Victorian selective entry high schools exam (format, timing, sample questions)
- [4]Melbourne High School: Enrol
- [5]Suzanne Cory High School: Enrolment information
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