Co-educational school · Werribee
Suzanne Cory High School Entrance Exam 2027
Suzanne Cory High School is a co-educational selective entry school for Years 9 to 12 in Werribee. It accepts about 200 students at Year 9 through the selective entry exam sat in Year 8, and uses EduTest for Years 10 and 11.
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How entry to Suzanne Cory works
- Entry depends on sitting and passing an entrance exam, conducted by ACER for Year 9 and by EduTest for Years 10 and 11, on behalf of the Victorian Department of Education. Students who have not sat an exam are not considered.[1]
- Each year the school accepts approximately 200 students at Year 9, a minimum of 26 at Year 10 and up to 24 at Year 11. It does not enrol students at Year 12.[1]
- Year 11 entry has two streams, International Baccalaureate or Arts, Humanities and LOTE, with up to 12 places per stream.[1]
- Suzanne Cory is not zoned; its students come from suburbs across Melbourne.[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
Suzanne Cory 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 Suzanne Cory 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 Suzanne Cory
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Questions about the Suzanne Cory entrance exam
What exam do you sit to get into Suzanne Cory High School?
For Year 9, the Victorian selective entry high schools exam, run by ACER: Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (60 minutes), Reading and Verbal Reasoning (55 minutes) and Writing (40 minutes). For Years 10 and 11, the school uses a test conducted by EduTest.
When is the Suzanne Cory 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 school says ACER applications for Year 9 entry in 2028 open in March 2027.
How many students get into Suzanne Cory each year?
The school accepts approximately 200 students at Year 9, a minimum of 26 at Year 10 and up to 24 at Year 11.
What score do you need to get into Suzanne Cory?
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.
When do Suzanne Cory results and offers come out?
Offers are made in rounds; in 2026 they ran from 3 August to 15 October. The school says Year 9 test results are not sent to families until after the final offer round.
Sources
Official pages only, checked 30 September 2026. EduSpark is not connected with Suzanne Cory High School, ACER, EduTest or the Department of Education. Check the official pages before applying.
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